"Such a man was Christopher Columbus—a man of faith and prayer; He had prayed that God would direct him in the discovery of a new route to India. God answered that prayer in a richer, greater measure than Columbus ever knew, for to him whose life had been one of devotion and communion with God, was given a name above all other names written in the world's list of navigators and discoverers! He prayed for a great blessing. God gave him a greater one. As the Santa Maria entered the harbor of the little island of San Salvador and the crews of the three vessels, numbering 120 in all, knelt and thanked God for His great mercies, Columbus believed he had reached a distant coast of India. [Draw the ground and trees, [Fig. 51].] But, in truth, it was infinitely more than that—he had found A NEW WORLD! [Add "A New World," completing [Fig. 51].] Such was the blessing which God gave to Christopher Columbus. Such is the blessing he will give to all who trust Him and love Him. Always does the true Christian receive more than that for which he asks, for the human mind cannot know the thoughts of God or of His love for those who give their lives wholly into His keeping."
THE THIEF OF CHARACTER
—Meditation
—Conscience
The Unholy Thought Robs Life of Its Choicest Treasures—The Voice of Conscience.
THE LESSON—That as we use care in the selection of our confidential friends, so, also, should we guard the choice of our thoughts.