The Sabbath-school lessons have been discontinued. The Lesson Quarterly may be obtained, containing three months' lessons and notes, for five cents. Address, Pacific Press, Mountain View, Cal. The Sunday-school lessons will continue.
(1) “MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. (2) And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel. (3) For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them. (4) And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall My name be for ever. (5) And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah. (6) He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards; he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke Him to anger. (7) And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of the tribes of Israel, will I put My name for ever; (8) neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from all the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances given by Moses. (9) And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.
(10) “And Jehovah spoke to Manasseh, and to His people: but they gave no heed. (11) Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (12) And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. (13) And he prayed unto Him; and He was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah He was God.”
Golden Text.—“Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.” Prov. 14:34.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) How old was Manasseh when he became king of Judah? How long did he reign? Verse 1. Note 1. (2) What is said of his conduct? Verse 2 Note 2. (3) How did his actions contrast with those of his father? Verse 3. Note 3. (4) What specially blasphemous thing did he do? Verse 4. (5) To what else did he build altars? In what place? Verse 5. Note 4. (6) What cruel sacrifices did Manasseh offer? And what other heathen practises did he follow? How did God regard such acts? Verse 6; Deut. 18:9-14. Note 5. (7) Of what further presumption was he guilty? What had God said to David regarding this house? Verse 7. (8) What gracious promise had the Lord made in this connection? On what condition? Verse 8; Ps. 132:11-14. Note 6. (9) How did the people's actions compare with those of the heathen nations? Verse 9. Note 7. (10) What did the Lord do to restrain Manasseh's wicked course? Verse 10. Note 8. (11) Then what chastisement came upon Manasseh and his people? Verse 11. Note 9. (12) When in the distress of captivity, what did Manasseh do? Verse 12. Note 10. (13) How was the penitent's prayer regarded in heaven? Then what did Manasseh know? Verse 13. Note 11.
NOTES.
1. Manasseh was the son of the good King Hezekiah, but he became the wickedest ruler that ever sat on the throne in Jerusalem; yet he was permitted to reign a greater length of time than any other king.
2. The “high places” were idolatrous sanctuaries, which were originally built on the hills, but came to be applied to heathen shrines in any locality.
3. Baalim.—Baal was the title of the chief god of the Canaanites, which was worshiped in various places under somewhat different conditions; hence the plural form, “Baalim.” “Asheroth” signifies “groves,” or groups of wooden images, or symbols. They were of a licentious appearance or significance, connected also with the worship of the Phœnician goddess of love. “The host of heaven” refers to the sun, moon, and chief stars, together with the twelve signs of the zodiac. The main worship was by altars, on which incense was burned (Jer. 19:13). The sun was worshiped with the face toward the east (Eze. 8:16), and that is why the Lord had the tabernacle built so that the worshipers would have their backs to the east, or sun-rising, so they should not even seem to worship the sun. Israel and Judah were led into idolatry through their alliances with the heathen, beginning as far back as Solomon’s time. 1 Kings 11:1-8.
4. “The two courts” were the outer court of the people, and the inner court of the priests. Thus the sacrifices to idols were offered alongside the altar dedicated to the sacrifices to Jehovah.
5. In sacrificing his children to Moloch (2 Kings 23:10) in the valley of the son of Hinnom, Manasseh followed the example of his grandfather Ahaz (2 Chron. 28:1-3). In fact the greater part of his reign was a return to the wicked course of Ahaz, rather than to follow the better course of his father, Hezekiah.
6. “If only they will observe to do all that I have commanded.” These are always the conditions of special blessings. All that men can do in the matter of obedience is by faith. So that it is always, to the child of God, “according to thy faith be it unto you.” Obedience to the Gospel means obedience to the law. Rom. 3:31; Rev. 14:12; Gal. 3:6; Ps. 119:172; Gen. 26:5.
7. “More evil than did the nations.”—When a child of God goes back to the world, his last state is worse than before he knew God at all. So it is with the backslidden church. Carrying the worship of idols into the house of God was more than the heathen had done; and worshiping idols, and practising the other heathen orgies under the light of truth was also worse than the heathen had done.
8. It was in rejecting the Word of the Lord by His prophets that Manasseh gave no heed to God when His reproof came. See 2 Kings 21:10.
9. When men refuse reproof by the spirit of prophecy, there is no more that can be done but to bring chastisement upon them. “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, tho one rose from the dead.” Luke 16:31.
10. When in the distress of captivity the king was convinced that it would have been better for him to have followed the good example of his father than the evil course of his grandfather. So he turned to Jehovah, and sought for forgiveness. Heb. 12:6-11.
11. The chastisements of the Lord upon His people are always that they may be brought to know Him—a knowledge that is “life eternal.” John 17:3. It was also through chastisement that Nebuchadnezzar was brought to know that “the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.” Dan. 4:25, 32. Through chastisement David and Saul of Tarsus were brought to a saving knowledge of Christ.
LESSON 5.—JULY 30.—MANASSEH'S SIN AND REPENTANCE.
OUR WORK AND WORKERS.
By Editor
A CAMP-MEETING is announced for August 3-13, at Mattoon, Ill.
AT the recent camp-meeting held at Tunesassa, N. Y., five candidates were baptized by Brother C. Meleen.
JUNE 18, Dr. Holt and Dr. Law Keem and wife left San Francisco for China, to labor in that great and needy field.
AT the quarterly-meeting of the church at Buffalo Gap, Texas, three sisters were baptized by Brother N. J. Etheredge.
ON the 8th inst., Brother John Isaac, until recently a laborer in South Dakota, sailed from New York for Germany, to become a helper in that field.
DURING the late session of Minnesota Conference, Brethren E. W. Catlin, F. A. Detamore, M. S. Reppe, and P. A. Hanson were ordained to the Gospel ministry.
RECOGNIZING that "the spirit of religious legislation is on the increase," Minnesota Conference has decided to choose a religious liberty secretary, and instruction on this line may be increased in like measure.
IN the Pacific Coast Recorder, Brother D. T. Fero reports the organization of a church of fourteen members at San Luis Obispo, Cal., on the 9th ult. The next day two members were added by baptism. Later in the day four candidates were baptized at Arroyo Grande, four miles distant.
IT was a blessed privilege that Brother George W. Rine enjoyed at Healdsburg, Cal., recently, of baptizing three of his children, aged respectively, thirteen, eleven, and nine years. Brother and Sister Rine attribute this result largely to the good influence of Healdsburg church-school teachers.
OF the work in Arkansas, Brother H. Clay Griffin reports the baptism of five candidates at Frisco, with several others in prospect. Also that ten persons have accepted the faith at Winfrey. He began tent-work at Bentonville on the 2d inst., preparatory to the camp-meeting which is to be held there August 17-27. He solicits a good supply of our literature for free distribution in Bentonville during his meetings. All who can respond to this call, sending matter post-paid, will do a good work. Brother Griffin expresses high appreciation of the weekly visits of the SIGNS, as a "source of strength and comfort" in his work.
FROM A RESCUE WORKER.
Mrs. Florence Roberts, well and favorably known in this state as the field secretary of Beth-Adriel Home, San Jose, sends us the following note of appreciation:
HEALDSBURG, June 5, 1905.
It is with sincere appreciation that I address my many friends of the Seventh-day Adventist churches, who have been, and are, so cheerfully responding to the appeal I am making for aid toward the liquidation of the debt on the Beth-Adriel home for girls and women who desire to reform. Ours is a non-sectarian Christian home, and "whosoever will, may come." Like you, I am looking for the near-coming of my Lord. In the meanwhile my earnest prayer is that we may be used of Him to snatch a few more brands from the burning, and be the means of laying a few more trophies at His feet.
In Christian love and fellowship, from
SISTER FLORENCE ROBERTS,
"Beth-Adriel," Park Ave., San Jose, Cal.
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Care of Lamps
By Macbeth
The dealer who sells lamp-chimneys to last, is either a shrewd or an honest man.
MACBETH.
How to take care of lamps, including the getting of right-shape chimneys, is in my Index; sent free.
MACBETH, Pittsburgh.
A YOUNG SOLDIER.
HAROLD had finished his breakfast and was listening to what his father was saying to his mother. "Randall has asked me to keep a lookout on matters down at the lighthouse. Old Jacobs has been ailing for a few days, and they are looking for a substitute. He is trying to brave it through, and begs to be let alone as long as he can keep up. Randall has agreed to let him hold on if he can. Toward evening every day Jacobs is to run up a flag as a signal if he is able to attend to the lights. But Randall is out of range of the place, so he has asked me to watch for it as I come out from the city. In case it is not flying I am to let him know at once. Now, what I want to get at is this—I'm not coming out until the later train, and I wish you would look for it, and in case it fails to appear send a quick message to Randall. You could send John Garvey. Not a minute must be lost after six o'clock. But as the old man has stood it out so long, I think he will pull through."
"I will remember," said mother.
"Harold," she said later in the day, "I am going over to see Mrs. Brand this afternoon. Can I depend on you to look at the lighthouse as you come home?"
"Yes, without fail," said Harold.
The family was spending the summer in a cottage by the sea, and Harold was going for a day along the shore in company with some friends. It was a day long to be remembered, with its delights in the way of fishing, bathing, and the sailing of small boats.
As the sun was sinking low the others took leave of Harold, their home lying some distance farther down the shore than his own. Crossing from the beach to the rising ground, he would have a view of the lighthouse. As he rounded some rocks on the coast and came within view of the lighthouse, he saw with one glance that the safety signal was not flying, and the gravity of the situation forced itself upon him. With a swift run he made his way to the lighthouse.
The poor old keeper, unknown to himself, or to any one else, had been fighting against a threatened course of fever. With the sturdy obstinacy of many of his class, he had resisted all suggestions of a doctor. As Harold now entered the little house he saw that there was no doubt of the old man being seriously ill. He lay on a lounge, his eyes glowing with fever, and began motioning eagerly to Harold with swift, incoherent speech.
Harold was alarmed with the wild gesturing, and could only make out the words "carbon" and "lights" from the indistinct muttering. But he needed no words.
"I know!" he cried, trying to reassure the old man. "I'll go and send some one."15
With swift steps he was out of the house and speeding across the sand.
"Where's John?" he asked, as he breathlessly entered the barn in which John worked. His answer was a dismal groan.
"I'm here," at length came a voice from a pile of hay in one corner. "Somebody left a pitchfork in the hay, and it ran into my foot."
"O John! Old Jacobs is sick and there is no one to fix the light! and I came over to get you to go over to Mr. Randall's on Ripstaver."
"Somebody's got to go." John spoke with energy as he tried to rise, but fell back as his injured foot touched the floor.
"I must go," said Harold. "Rip will not be long going."
"You never could ride him."
"But I must." With eager hands Harold began reaching up to a nail for the bridle. John gazed at the boy, not knowing what to do. Then, seeing the determined light in his eyes, he made his best effort to assist him, with all the while a running fire of protest.
"You may have your head, now, Rip," said Harold, laying a firm grasp on the reins.
On sped Ripstaver, his hoofs seeming to spurn the ground. His rider felt almost dizzy as the trees and fences flew by. A part of his way lay over a bridle path through a strip of woods, and here he had to lean his head down on the horse's neck and grasp his mane. But Ripstaver never failed to obey the guidance of the small hands, and but little valuable time had been spent before Harold drew him up at Mr. Randall's door and told his story.
"And twilight already setting in! Well, my boy, you've done a good work coming here on that horse. Now you can keep it up by letting me have him to go to the lighthouse. If I cut straight to the beach, I can make it pretty quickly."
Harold had thought of that. He had anticipated a good deal of pleasure in riding Ripstaver home, now that he felt more at home on his back. But it was not that which made his heart sink. Three miles to walk home, but neither was that the trouble. His way lay through those woods, deep and lonely, and darkness coming on. Only to one person, the one who never laughed at his fears, would Harold ever have owned his shrinking dread of going through the heavy shadows.
"I'll be back by ten and take you home, if you'll wait," Mr. Randall called back.
But then his mother would be anxious because of his absence. No one at home knew where he was.
With a firm step he struck in the quiet way.
"You are a brave boy," his mother said, as he told his story. "You will probably never know, for our Lord has ordered that the result of much that we try to do should be hidden from us until the Great Day; but it may be that you have saved lives by your quick, brave action."
"But, mother," Harold gazed at her with a troubled look, "you're mistaken about me. You think I'm brave, but I'm not. I was afraid you wouldn't believe it of me, mother, but I was afraid—yes, most of all—of going through the woods."
"My little hero," mother put a very tender arm around him, "don't you know that the bravest men are those who see a danger and yet never turn back from it? And just so a boy is brave who casts his fear behind him, and does his duty in spite of it."—Exchange.
EDUCATION IN THE HOME. No. 10.
By Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle
BY MRS. L. D. AVERY-STUTTLE.
'I DO,' interrupted Mrs. Jones, 'I see that in order to be at all consistent, we must begin the day at evening, or give up this text; truly I can see no consistency in claiming the sacredness of any day merely because of the Lord's Supper being eaten on that day. But there is one text yet,—I think you say there are eight in which the first day is mentioned; let us hear that one, Mr. Hartman.'
'We have just one more prop, mama,' interrupted Josie, glancing archly at Mrs. Wilber, 'what will you do if that breaks?'
Mrs. Wilber did not reply, but listened intently while Mattie read:
'Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.'
'Well now, I thought I'd find the text I was looking for; doesn't this prove that they held meetings every Sunday, and took up their collections just exactly as we do,—doesn't it, Mr. Hartman?' questioned Mrs. Wilber with a gratified nod in the direction of Mrs. Jones.
'Well, what is your opinion, Mr. Wilber? you have n't had much to say, so far; what do you find in this text to prove that the Sabbath has been changed from the seventh day, which God originally sanctified at Creation, to the first day of the week?'
'Let me read this text myself; I think I can get a better understanding of it that way;' and Mr. Wilber read from the Book which his wife was holding, carefully and slowly:
'Well, to be honest, neighbor, I don't see anything much in it,—only I had always thought that very likely this language referred to the Sunday collection plate,—but somehow it doesn't seem quite so clear as I thought it did. In fact, I never noticed those little words 'lay by him' before. It would indicate quite plainly, I think, that they were to put aside at their own homes as much as they could spare for the relief of the poor brethren, and then—'
'Then they would all give their offerings to him, of course,' interrupted Josie. 'I believe, mama, that our last prop seems to be gone.'
'But,' smiled grandma, 'even in case there were some meetings held on the first day, I think it has been conclusively proven that this would not make it a holy Sabbath.'
'Well, this all seems very strange to me indeed, I admit, I can't understand it,' sighed Mrs. Wilber. 'But this I know: my good old father was one of the most godly men who ever lived,—and he always kept Sunday very strictly, and brought me up to do the same. If it was wrong, it's strange he didn't see it.'
'I don't consider it strange one bit, Mrs. Wilber,' said Mrs. Hartman. 'You know Martin Luther's father was a good man, and yet he brought his son up to be a strict papist. But Luther did not see all the light there is in God's Book. Not one of the reformers could God entrust with all of His truth. Some of that which was hidden from Luther was revealed by the Spirit to subsequent reformers,—like Knox and Calvin and Whitefield and the Wesleys,—and we need not plume ourselves even yet as having 'attained,' but simply following on to know the Lord.'
While her mother was speaking, Elsie was rapidly turning the leaves of her well-thumbed Bible. 'I think I have a passage here, father, if I may read it, which is right to the point. It is Acts 17: 30.'
'To be sure, Elsie. I am more than glad to see the interest shown by our dear children in these readings, and not only this, but that our neighbors, here, have been so kind as to come in to study God's Book with us. But read the verse, if you please.'
'It is simply proof that God does not give all the light to any one people—but that when the light does come, they will be held responsible for it. It is a part of Paul's discourse on Mars Hill. They objected that Paul seemed to be a setter forth of strange gods, because he preached Jesus unto them—a god whom neither they nor their learned fathers had worshiped or even known. But Paul says: the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent.'
'I dare say,' said John, 'that these fellows thought it very strange that their fathers had never heard of these things.'
'You see, wife,' said Mr. Wilber, 'these folks have a verse of Scripture to read on every occasion.'
'Well, I can't say anything against that, I'm sure,—it's a very good habit. But there is one verse I remember of reading somewhere,—I think St. John said something about being in the Spirit on the Lord's day,—what day was that if not Sunday,—the day of our Lord's resurrection?'
'I think Beth can tell us, can't you, dear, which day the Lord's day is?' said grandma; to which Beth, glad of an occasional chance to join in the conversation, replied promptly:
'For the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.'
'Good, Beth; then which day does the Lord Himself call His day?'
'The seventh, or Saturday, grandma.'
'O, father,' said Mattie, 'to-day at school our teacher spoke something about our being so particular about keeping Saturday; and said she wondered how you would explain the verse that says everybody may keep the day for sabbath that he is persuaded in his own mind is right. I told her I didn't know there was such a verse; is there, father?'
'Yes,' interrupted Mrs. Jones, with a sidewise glance at Mrs. Wilber, 'yes, yes; there is such a verse somewhere. I've often heard my mother quote it.'
'Well, it is to be hoped that she quoted it more correctly than our Mattie has,' said Bro. Hartman. 'Let us turn to the fifth and sixth verses of Romans 14, and see what Paul really does say. Elsie, you may read.'
'One man esteemeth one day above another; another man esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.'
'Not a word is said here about the Sabbath of the Lord. The apostle could not have referred to it, because in another place he declares that the law is holy and the commandment holy and just and good. But by studying the context, we see that evidently some members of the early church who had been brought up by strict Jewish parents could scarcely understand that the ceremonial law, with its new moons and feast days, its passovers, its rites, and its ceremonies, had been nailed to the cross of the great Antitype, Christ our Saviour; and it was this truth that the apostle was trying to make plain.'
'Well,' said Mr. Jones, 'I for one am very deeply interested in these subjects, and we shall certainly continue to attend these meetings—my wife and I.'
'Yes,' said Mrs. Wilber, as they rose to go after a brief but earnest prayer by Bro. Hartman, 'yes, we will come, but I tell you, Mr. Hartman, I am going to do as I said I should, and find that text commanding the observance of the first day,—it must be there!' and with a hearty good night, the family of Brother and Sister Hartman were once more left alone to talk over the events of the evening by themselves.
THE WHITE LIGHT OF LIFE'S EVENING.
By John Parker
A SNOW-RIM on my brow,
But summer in my heart;
My feet are weary now—
Soon earth and I must part.
But God has made my pathway bright;
And now, at evening time, there's light.
A staff of easy grasp
Supports my yielding limbs;
He bids my faith to clasp
Its hold and trust on Him.
His will and care are my delight;
And, lo, at evening time there's light.
Like winter suns that shine
E'en through the cloudy rifts,
His love and favor now are mine,
Rich in my Father's gifts.
I may not fear; there is no night;
Behold, at evening time there's light!
My outer vision's dim,
My inward eye is clear;
My every thought of Him
Disperses every fear.
I know life's outcome will be right,
For now at evening time there's light.
Rev. John Parker.
"WHAT MADE THEM GREAT?"
By Editor
Our Times, a bright little monthly digest of news for teachers, published by E. L. Kellogg & Co., of New York, asks the above question, and thus continues: "What made Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Webster, Lincoln, and others who have shone in our country's history as statesmen, great?—They achieved greatness through the steady, persistent study, through months and years, of current history, . . . They not only read the newspapers [far fewer and better in their days than now], but the signs of the times." And the signs of the times men ought to read now, not in the garish, deceitful light of this world, but in the light of God's "more sure word of prophecy." And you will find the signs of the times set forth in the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. The paper is published for that very purpose.
DWARFED PUPPIES.
THIS is how diminutive dogs are produced in Paris: Snatched from its mother's breast when it is but a few hours' old, the puppy is put on an alcoholic diet instead of a purely milk diet. When it reaches a certain age, alcohol, under different forms, is poured in profusely. The young dogs do not die, but, what is far more important, they do not develop. They soon cease to grow. By coupling these products, the lilliputian animal is obtained after two or three generations. The children of men are often deprived of their proper size in the same manner, tho without the same design. Suckled on alcoholic milk, and dosed afterwards with gin or with frequent sips of beer from parents' jugs on the way from the public house, they never attain their proper height.—Exchange.
LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS.
PROF. LEWIS SWIFT, the astronomer, was at one time in charge of the Warner Observatory, Rochester, N. Y., writes Rev. Dr. Samuel Campbell in the Homiletic Review. There was in Rochester a sculptor by the name of Mundy, whose sight was almost gone, but Dr. Swift determined to make him see a star once more. It was winter, and magnificent Sirius, brightest of all the fixed stars, was shining in the south. Swift led Mundy into a dark alley, set up the instrument, trained it on Sirius, and bade him look. He did, but reported that he could not see a thing. The darkness was dense, but, observing a street lamp burning at the corner of the alley, the astronomer suspected that even its feeble flame was blurring what was left of the vision of his friend. He ran and turned it out. Groping his way back through the inky darkness, he again adjusted his instrument, most carefully fixed the focus, and bade Mundy look again. It was a thrilling moment; for then that eye, that for long had seen little of earth and none of heaven, received the flood of light that poured down upon it from a far-away world, and the sculptor exclaimed in a rapture, "I see it, I see it!"
God puts us in darkness that we may see His lights up yonder; even then the effort often fails, because of the extreme insensibility of our spiritual vision. When one light after another has been withdrawn from our earthly comforts, if He at last turn out the only one that is left, it may be the darkness of earth that will finally reawaken our vision to the glory of heaven.—Selected.
SALARIES OF CLERGYMEN.
[Leslie's Monthly Magazine, for November.]
SOME clergymen receive eighteen hundred dollars a year for their services, when the church is a large one, situated in a growing city. Those in the smaller towns have yearly salaries ranging from four hundred to twelve hundred dollars—salaries which they are not always able to collect. In a group of two hundred churches, including a fair average of city, small city, and country, parishes in and about New York, the average salary is seven hundred and twenty-five dollars. Such a condition is not attractive to a young, college-bred man who, tho unselfishly earnest for the church, is human, with ambitions for the comfortable home that his abilities ought to earn. The result is the repeated statement that the inferior men are going into the ministry; that "if a man can't do anything else, he either teaches or preaches; and that if he can't teach, he preaches." And yet it is doubtful if there is a field for practical achievement in America as large as that offered by the Protestant ministry.
"MY FATHER KNOWETH."
By L. W.
[L. W., in Christian Herald.]
PRECIOUS thought, my Father knoweth,
In His love I rest;
For whate'er my Father doeth
Must be always best.
Well I know the heart that planneth
Naught but good for me;
Joy and sorrow interwoven,
Love in all I see.
Sweet to tell Him all, He knoweth,
Roll on Him the care,
Cast upon Himself the burden
That I can not bear.
Then without a care oppressing,
Simply to lie still,
Giving thanks to Him for all things,
Since it is His will.
O, to trust Him then more fully!
Just to simply move
In the conscious, calm enjoyment
Of the Father's love.
Knowing that life's checkered pathway
Leadeth to His rest,
Satisfied the way He taketh
Must be always best.
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