~ The Edvealional Messenger
izes the big steamer when it is once started. But the most com-
mendable tope of Tife is that of the “tue” life, the purpose of which
i= to direct the course of others. We cannot all he big boats. but
we can all be tug boats thru the love and help of God, Tuy boats
are needed. Even God cannot do pron hin Himself, He has ape
pointed vou and I to do the work of tugging for others Without
vou aed [ihe worl will fail, God's eht <n tfiieien: without the
muttiphicity of our diner Hehts,
And after the closing word, ° veep vou searehiiocht burning al-
wavs, inorder to hehold your opportunitios of ageing for these wo
need vou, we each hehted our individaal candles,
Those who had known Jesus for over ten vears, lighted their cans
dles first, then those who had known Him nine vears, after them,
and =o on down to the ones who had just come to know Hint this
week of praver., The room crew brighter, impressing upon ony
minds the statement. “Even the light of God cannot do the work
alone, Our lights are needed,”
Alter highting our candles we formed one great ervele abont the
room, and clasping hands, we knelt and sang “Blest he the Tie
That Binds our Hearts in Christian Love, and =ilently passed ont,
I. (4.
(Cond igened trope Doge J)
Each dav she was his sweetheart true.
(hy tippiest tiptoe, <oft and still,
The dapper page crept near, ntl
He felt a rose on the window sill.
Attached to the rose was a verse, =o fre,
The rose 1s red, the violets Tae:
Sugar Is sweet, and =o are vou,
If vou love me as I love you,
No knife can cut our love in two,”
T was trite, but the best he could do.
When the maiden finds the rose.
Llosy pink her sweel face grows,
The strong-box gift to the strong-hosx went;
The rose from heart to heart was sent.
They sav a river, whate'er its course,
Cun rise no higher than 1s source,
J. M.