To the
CHILDREN OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTO WHOSE HAPPY FACES
I HAVE LOOKED, FROM WEEK TO WEEK,
FOR SO MANY YEARS,
AND WHO HAVE LISTENED SO EAGERLY FOR THE SPOKEN
WORD, THOUGH NEVER SO UNWORTHY,
This little Volume
IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED,
WITH A PRAYER
THAT IT MAY BE INDEED
TO THEM
STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN.
CONTENTS.
| I. | Jan. | 7. | Mother knows best | [7] |
| II. | ″ | 14. | Led into Sin—and out | [14] |
| III. | ″ | 21. | Naughty Dick | [21] |
| IV. | ″ | 28. | The Little Red House | [27] |
| V. | Feb. | 4. | “Dot” | [35] |
| VI. | ″ | 11. | Choosing a Master | [42] |
| VII. | ″ | 18. | Tod’s Stratagem | [50] |
| VIII. | ″ | 25. | The Helping Hand | [57] |
| IX. | March | 4. | Bell’s Bargain | [65] |
| X. | ″ | 11. | Walking with God | [72] |
| XI. | ″ | 18. | Brown-Haired Bess | [79] |
| XII. | ″ | 25. | Maybee’s Stepping-Stones | [81] |
| SECOND QUARTER. | ||||
| I. | April | 1. | Better than “a Rich Cousin.” | [91] |
| II. | ″ | 8. | Tryphosa | [99] |
| III. | ″ | 15. | Playing “Injuns” | [107] |
| IV. | ″ | 22. | Greedy Bell and Honest Bennie | [115] |
| V. | ″ | 29. | God’s Side the Strongest | [123] |
| VI. | May | 6. | Stronger than Papa | [131] |
| VII. | ″ | 13. | Real “Minding” | [133] |
| VIII. | ″ | 20. | And the Last, First | [139] |
| IX. | ″ | 27. | Phosy’s Work | [145] |
| X. | June | 3. | Phosy’s Hymn | [154] |
| XI. | ″ | 10. | Maybee’s Rebellion | [155] |
| XII. | ″ | 17. | “Because” | [163] |
| XIII. | ″ | 24. | Why Fred was Punished | [168] |
| THIRD QUARTER. | ||||
| I. | July | 1. | Farmer Vance | [170] |
| II. | ″ | 8. | Telling the Tidings | [177] |
| III. | ″ | 15. | Jesus’ Name | [184] |
| IV. | ″ | 22. | The Invitation | [190] |
| V. | ″ | 29. | Dick’s “Yoke” | [195] |
| VI. | Aug. | 5. | Maybee’s Pledge | [206] |
| VII. | ″ | 12. | The “New Song” | [216] |
| VIII. | ″ | 19. | The Wonderful Book | [223] |
| IX. | ″ | 26. | Aunty McFane’s Hymn | [230] |
| X. | Sept. | 2. | How to be Good | [232] |
| XI. | ″ | 9. | Bell’s Bible-reading | [240] |
| XII. | ″ | 16. | What Cousin Mate Said | [249] |
| XIII. | ″ | 23. | “Christ” or “Self” | [253] |
| XIV. | ″ | 30. | Miss Lomy’s Sermon | [256] |
| FOURTH QUARTER. | ||||
| I. | Oct. | 7. | How not to be Troubled | [264] |
| II. | ″ | 14. | Tod’s “Persecute” | [268] |
| III. | ″ | 21. | Will Carter | [276] |
| IV. | ″ | 28. | How Dick carried the Day | [283] |
| V. | Nov. | 4. | How Farmer Vance reasoned | [290] |
| VI. | ″ | 11. | Farmer Vance’s “Leading” | [297] |
| VII. | ″ | 18. | Almost Persuaded | [302] |
| VIII. | ″ | 25. | Needle Rock | [304] |
| IX. | Dec. | 2. | The Rescue | [312] |
| X. | ″ | 9. | Will’s Debt | [319] |
| XI. | ″ | 16. | Mr. Blackman | [324] |
| XII. | ″ | 23. | Maybee’s “Preach” and Practice | [329] |
| XIII. | ″ | 30. | Uncle Thed’s Christmas Plan | [340] |