Many things are being shaken to-Jday in church and state; we stand, ike Israel in the days we are con-dering, in days when good men Jare trembling about the future of Jour Christian civilization, One of the most pressing needs ix the revival of family religion, we should Ihave no fear for the future of Great, Britain or of the British Empire if the mothers of our homes were more after the pattern of Hannah, Tt is great thing when a prodigal boy ike Augustine is brought from the far country to the Father's home through a mother's prayers and but it is 'a greater thing still when a boy Tike Samuel never strays from the fold, but from a child ministers unto the Lord.
And then we are told about his Jschoolmaster. There is a touch of pathos in that part of the story. Eli was " wearied, discouraged, dis Jappointed ud man. His own sons had become his shame, so that he shed that he had buried them when they were little ones. He felt there was nothing to live for and his life was going down with sorrow the grave. And then came this child and there was something to live for and work for again, On the child the old man poured out his affection and gave all his remaining strength. And the child developed wonderfully under " those jworn but tender hands. He must thave "been a gocd schoolmaster though he was no great good at Janything else, It must have been his counsels and infiteace mainly that shaped the Ind's character and conipped the boy for his life work.
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