308 (4) “ Hymn of Motherhood should be cherished by every mother: “0, all-creative love! thy Anger touches my leaping pulses to diviner heat: What am 1 that thy thought of life should bloom In me, in me thy tide of life should beat! Beat strong within me, God-tide in high passion, With quickening spirit, carth-bDorn essence greet! Fountain of life! flow though me pure and sweet! “0, allsustaining love! cone close beside me, Me, so unworthy of this wondrous gift. Purge me, refine me, try me as hy fire, Whiten mie as white as snow in glaciers vift, That neither spot, nor stain, nor blemish darken These elements that now to being drift. Inspire, sustain me, all my soul uplift!” It 1s said that the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” Not only so, but the hand that rocks the cradle shapes destinies for eternity, as foretold by the ancient seer, “ The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did butld the house of Israel, and do thou worthily in Iiphratab, and be famous m Bethlehem.” Ruth 4: 11. Discouraged, faltering mother, look up and be joyful in God. ¢ Children No longer view your labor of love as drudgery. are an heritage of the Lord.” The mother may not be appreciated by the husband and the world while time lasts, but eternity will bring the reward of unfading glory, which wilt outshine that of the king of an earthly throne. His king- dom, like the burning meteor, passes with things of time, and is no more; but not so with the true mother, who builds, not for time, but for eternity She may shape the child for an unending life full ©“ of joy and pleas- also. 3 ures for evermore.” Surely “ strength and honor are her clothing.” RR. A. UNDERWOOD. © ———— ae “ Mex will understand one another when they all know God.” ATLANTIC ONION GLEANER VICTORY OVER THE BEAST. Much about getting the victory over the has been said and written beast having seven heads and ten horns, also over the image, or the two-horned beast. These represent two great powers having principles antagonistic to the work of God and against his people. Dut there 1s an- other power which may be called “another beast,” which has worked, and still does work, havoc, not only to God's professed people, but to all niankind who scrve him. This beast “debt.” The debt- beast has a mark which he places in we will name the foreheads or in the hands of wor- lis Is “anxiety.” shipers. mark in the forchead In the hand it comes in the shape of unpaid pledges, bills, mortgages, notes demanding interest, and the like. All who worship this beast or forehead or in their hand, will be receive his mark in their plagued day and night to the end. Tt is but proper to note in passing that this debt-bDeast has an image, which all are warned not to worship or serve. The image is the plan or No man can get the victory over the the planning to run into debt. beast until he gets it over the image. We are m the closing days of God’s great work wn the earth, and Seventh- day Adventists profess to be doing a thorough business preparatory to meeting the records in the judgment. It is encouraging to note that as a g denomination, and a people the pres- ent truth motto is coming to be, “ We are determined to gain the victory over every debt.” Jor some time we have been looking forward ansiously to the time when we could sing the The Tord has oreatly blessed our efforts to cut off “jubilee song” the educational portion. He has also blessed in the Christiana Publishing House matter. ‘That will soon be a thing of the past. He has greatly blessed in our foreign mission matters, and our missionaries are being more promptly paid. With faith providence this people in Gods overruling whom the Lord has called out to carry the work to its grand finish will soon sce the image and the beast overcome and destroyed. When we gain the victory over these, then we shall see the mark disappear from the forcheads, and in its place the seal of that peace which 1 “ passcth all understanding.” T.et no one now say, “'I'here is a lion in the way.” Rather let us all say, “We are well able to go up and possess the land.” A. E. Pracs, The FIELD MAINE CAMP-MEETING. THE to be held at Waterville, Me., from August 21 to Tis meeting 1s September 1. We trust that prepara- tions to attend this meeting will im- mediately begin. Already rich bless- ings are being experienced by many of our people, especially those engaged tn selling « Christ’s Object Lessons.” The spirit of prophecy has said that “great blessings” will come to those who take hold of this work. This statement is being verified rapidly mn our midst, and why could we not all expect a very ¢ Pentecost” at our an- nual meeting if we would faithfully perform our trust. May all come to this mecting, bringing rich experi- enees from the * harvest field.” Pr. F. BickNeLr, C——— — VIRGINIA CONFERENCE AND CAMP-MEETING, ANNUAL THe nineteenth annual scssion of the Virginia Conference will convene in connection with the camp-meeting to be held at Lynchburg, Virginia, August 8-18, 1902. The first meeting of the session will be held Sunday, August 10, at 9 a. m. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the or-