Contents

Affecting Scene in a Saloon[388]
A Good Lesson Spoiled[192]
A Kind Word[67]
A Life Lesson[178]
A Mountain Prayer-meeting[144]
An Instructive Anecdote[214]
Another Commandment[71]
A Retired Merchant[90]
A Rift in the Cloud[286]
Be Just Before Generous[99]
Benevolent Society[199]
Bread Upon the Waters[280]
Caught in the Quicksand[112]
Christ Our Refuge[47]
Company Manners[36]
Effect of Novel Reading[95]
Evening Prayer[342]
Every Heart Has Its Own Sorrow[324]
Grandmother's Room[230]
Hard Times Conquered[185]
Herrings for Nothing[275]
How It Was Blotted Out[166]
Live Within Your Means[127]
Look to Your Thoughts[397]
Lyman Dean's Testimonials[251]
Make It Plain[83]
"My House" and "Our House"[138]
Nellie Alton's Mother[393]
Never Indorse[170]
Only a Husk[151]
Out of the Wrong Pocket[131]
Over the Crossing[304]
Put Yourself in My Place[312]
Richest Man in the Parish[296]
Ruined at Home[157]
Speak to Strangers[360]
Story of School Life[221]
Success if the Reward of Perseverance[291]
Susie's Prayer[32]
The Belle of the Ballroom[40]
The Fence Story[310]
The Happy New Year[346]
The Indian's Revenge[11]
The Infidel Captain[319]
The Little Sisters[368]
The Major's Cigar[363]
The Premium[58]
The Record[25]
The Right Decision[29]
The Scripture Quilt[354]
The Ten Commandments[81]
The Widow's Christmas[374]
The Young Musician[244]
Tom's Trial[50]
Unforgotten Words[263]
With a Will, Joe[385]
"What Shall It Profit?"[115]
Why He Didn't Smoke[217]

Poems

A Christian Life[89]
Alone[341]
An Infinite Giver[137]
Believe and Trust[39]
Consolation[111]
Did You Ever Think?[279]
Do With Your Might[387]
Forgive and Forget[318]
Good-Bye—God Bless You![165]
Life That Lasts[213]
Loving Words[362]
Mother[28]
"Once Again"[114]
Our Neighbors[66]
Our Record[373]
Reaping[216]
Song of the Rye[156]
Stop and Look Around![309]
The Dark First[130]
The Father Is Near[285]
The Lord's Prayer[342]
The Master's Hand[49]
The Shadow of the Cross[46]
The Way to Overcome[169]
To-Day's Furrow[98]
Walking With God[303]
Watch Your Words[177]
What Counts[57]
What to Mind[367]
Your Call[274]

List of Illustrations

Home, Sweet Home[Frontispiece]
While He Slept His Enemy Came and Sowed Tares Among the Wheat[44]
Christ Blessing Little Children[76]
Christ the Good Shepherd[124]
Paul at Athens[172]
Pure Religion Is Visiting the Fatherless and Widows in Their Affliction[207]
Grandmother's Room[240]
Come Unto Me[278]
Christ in the Home of Mary and Martha[300]
He Is Not Here; He Is Risen[336]
God Be Merciful to Me a Sinner[354]
Announcement to Shepherds[376]

Pledges