of him, we become stronger. When we are tempted, the story of his victory makes us brave; when we are sad, the story of his cheerfulness makes us bright; when we are cold-hearted, the story of his love makes us warm; when we do wrong, the story of his goodness makes us ashamed and penitent.

What do you mean by calling Jesus your Saviour?

We mean that the thought of his great loveliness makes us wish to be lovely, pure, and sweet, and so saves us from being foolish and wicked.

Should you not, then, be grateful for Jesus?

Oh, yes! more than for anybody else, except our father and mother: sometimes even more. than for them; for he teaches us to love what is right; he makes it seem noble to love our fellowbeings, and he makes it seem best of all to love God.

What rule for a perfect life did Jesus give? The Golden Rule.

Will you recite to me the Golden Rule?

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. It tells us to return good for evil.

Is there a Silver Rule? and what is it?
The Silver Rule bids us return good for good.
Is there an Iron Rule? and what is it?
The Iron Rule bids us return evil for evil.
Is there a Brazen Rule? and what is it?
The Brazen Rule bids us return evil for good.

What does Jesus say about the Golden Rule? He says that they who obey it do all that can be asked of them, even by God himself.

Can little children obey this rule?

Yes; just as well as men and women, or as angels, can. They can return good for evil; they can bless those that curse them; they can pray for those that abuse them; they can be kind to those that hate them.

Then little children may be perfect Christians? Certainly all that render good for evil are perfect Christians.

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A CHILD'S CREED.

BELIEVE that I am a child of God, my heavenly Father, who created me, who preserves me, who loves me as his child.

I believe that Jesus was my heavenly Father's best-beloved Son; and that I shall be well beloved, as he was, if I become like him.

I believe that God, and all good angels, and all good men and women, and all good children, are helping me all the time to lead a holy life.

I believe that my faults may be corrected; and my sins, if I repent of them sincerely, and try to be good, will be forgiven and forgotten.

I believe that I cannot be happy or good alone, but only as others are happy and good.

I believe that we make a heaven in our homes by our kindness and love.

I believe that I shall not die when my body dies.

I believe that there will be a heaven hereafter for all good children.

I believe that all children will at last become good, and will go to heaven, to be happy in God's love forever.

GOLDEN WORDS.

To be spoken together by Teacher and Children.

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EAVEN is first a temper, and then a place.

Little children, love one another.

If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink.

Bless them that curse you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Be not wise in your own conceit.

Better a dish of the plainest food, where love is, than the richest meat and hatred therewith.

Speak gently to all, no matter to what class they belong.

Let not him think he is loved by any who loves

none.

If your companion is doing wrong, teach him

kindly, and show him his mistake. If you cannot do this, blame yourself.

The sincerity that is not loving springs from love that is not sincere.

They who love to be feared fear to be loved.

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.

If one will be just, let him see his neighbor's case with his own eyes, and his own case with his neighbor's eyes.

Every one is as much to himself as we are to ourselves.

Live with your friends as if you would keep them from being your enemies, and with your enemies as if you would compel them to be your friends.

Rather be forsaken by a friend than forsake

one.

Cherish the good in all people, and be glad you have found it.

Self-love will always correct too much sympathy. See that there is sympathy enough to correct self-love.