"THE NAILS ARE GONE, BUT THE MARKS ARE LEFT."
A little boy, whose father desired to see him a good child, was told one day that a nail should be driven into a post whenever he should do an act that was wrong; and when he should do a good deed, he might pull one out.
The little fellow tried to be good, and, though there were a number of nails driven into the post, after a while not one remained.
How happy must Benny have been when he saw the last nail disappear from the post!
His father was greatly pleased, and was congratulating his son, when he was surprised to see that he was weeping; and very touching was the remark he made—"Ah! the nails are all gone, but the marks are left!" Was not this contrition?
BIBLE SUBJECTS FOR EACH SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 2. Commit to memory Isa. viii. 12.
Sept. 9. Commit to memory Isa. viii. 20.
Sept. 16. Commit to memory Isa. viii. 13.
Sept. 23. Commit to memory Isa. viii. 14.
Sept. 30. Commit to memory Isa. viii. 17.