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As the western hills were cast- Xow he had gone among the
ing lengthening (-hadows in the ciowd upon the shore and no one
placid water of Galilee, a woman could tell into what mad thing the
and her daughter might have been e\-il spirit \vould lead him,
seen standing in the doorway of Then strange rumors reached
their home in a little Gadarenc vil- the village, J'csus had healed the
lage,
sick even as in Galilee, had even
The mother was yet young in cast out devils, and a swine herder
years, but the hair graying abjut ran doAvn the street telling in
the temples, the plaintive stoop of breathless fashion huw his herd out
her shoulders and th? line^ about on the hills above' the village had
her mouth, showed' that trouble suddenly broken awav from them
was more than a visitor in their and rushed into the lake, Anothhome.
The girl was but a child, er late coiner could tell how he
but as shei stood with her arm had seen the madman break into
about her mother her eyes were the crowd until he w'as in the
filmy with unwaitied tears. Strange very pieeence of Jesus, .Might it
news had just come to this village not be that one who had done such
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yeais, she knew that her prayers
A r o u n d t h e O l d A r m C h a i r . were answered. Father had come
home at la.-t and in the do.rway
HOW FATHER CA.ME HO AIE, him to the hills, where hg lived
of
his
their humble home, with his
l'i\" Prof. J, Al. Coleman, wietched life among tli; tombs.
arms ab'Out those two who were
the world to him, he told taem
of a greater love which had given
llim back to them. The setting
sun slipped behind tne Galilean
hills wh.;'Se shadow-s bridged the
home, A neighbor passing by had wonderful things might even cure
said that Jesus had crossed the this man whom none could either across the basin-lake; each onen
lake that afternoon and that a tie or tame. As one looked at the watching to see which boat would
great crowd was gathered about mother they could see that she was get to lend first. This they tried
him on the eastern shore. He also praying, what she had so often several times, sometimes Tiptoe's
told how as he was at his work on prayed before, but now with a new boat getting to the e dge of basinlake
flirst, and, sometimes Fire^
the hillside, watching the crowd hope in her heart. Could Jesus,
below, he had seen the woman's who had cooled the burning sufhusband
rushing with mad leaps ferer in Simon's home and healed as much fun to watch them.
glow's, but each time it was just
down the hillside, his face streaked the rotten flesh of the lepers, could Then came the next fairy trick:
with blood, his hands filled with he not give her back her husband? blowing out the candle with their
stones which he threw savagely at Sin had blighted their home. eyes shut. First Bertha tried, and
any one who came in his way. Might not Jesus, who said he had
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fairy," laughed Bertha.
This was the reason they stood conre to take away sin, set them very small circle and blew with a Valuable Book Free
Mamma helped them to enjo;
waiting for whatever new sorrow free? So she doubted and hoped great "puff" she had to try three The Mears Ear Phone book—mailed
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might be in store for them. The and prayed and waited. The girl times before she blew the candlefairy
away.
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Hallowe'en
all the
fairy
causes of
games.
deafness:
The;
tells
thanked how to stop the her progress when of the they malady gave and how he to
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her husband had pledged their the foot of the hill caught her could show Bertha just how that
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faith and how they had come to mother's hand with the cry, "fathlive
in this spot, so dear to them er's coining," Carefully the wom-
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jn's eyes searched the company un- pursed his lips, and swelled out his
But the man had not kept faith til she too could pick him out. At cheeks until he looked so funny iRESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH 01
with his girl wife. He had fallen least the neighbo-rs did not seem that Bertha had to laugh. Finally
WILL CASKEY. •
into evil ways with the bad com- to be afraid of him now\ for they he blew real hard and then opened
Wliereas, God, in Ms infinite wit
dom, lias seen fit to call from ou
panions which may be found in were crowded close abut him and his eyes. The candle-fairy was
midst a beloved friend and brother, b
every neighborhood, until the he seemed to be telling them something
that mother and daughter thing they wished to hear. She Once a,gain he tried, this time Resolved, 1st, That in his remova
still there.
it
•;
dreaded most was his home' com- heard one man laugh, while anothing.
A ice and sin had so de- er nearer at hand was cursing his
loyal and devoted to his Master an
getting so excited he raised right we have lost a leader, one who wa
up on his toes, spread out his
whose earnestness and enthusiasi
bau'ched his soul that even his com- hick in the loss of swine. Now hands and blew so hard that when were an inspiration to us all,
panions in sin had fallen away her eyes could single out the face he opened his eyes the candlefairy
was gone. He had really selves to the Master's service, tha
2nd, That we reconsecrate ou:
from him. He had become the of the man she loved, the matted
terror of the village. The soft hair hair hanging about it, the clothes blown out the candle in trying
we may be ready when the call come
that was carefully combed low on which he had torn in his frenzy
to us.
twice.
Srd, That We extend our deepes
"the woman's forehead failed to flapping about him in the evening
hide the mark of a cruel blow and wind. Nearer he came and she
the child must always be a cripple could mark that his head was
because of her father's passion. For flung up now, his hands no longtheir
own safety the villagers had er clenched, "God of Abraham,"
trie'd to fetter his feet, time and she prayed, "give me back my husagain
had chained him to the wall band," and as he came closer so
in his home, but no means had been that she could look in his eyes and
found to keep the madman in see the old love light that had been
hounds. Finally they had driven hidden through iso many weary
lake, while all the western sky was
flooded W'-ith a crimson tide uf
glor)''. It was the evening time
and it was lig'ht.
THE FAIRIES OF HALLOW­
E'EN.
By Mrs. A, Clinton.
(Concluded from last issue.)
So w hen Hallowe'en really came
the children sailed their shell boats
as they planned to do. They had
great fun when they played Fireglow
and Tiptoe started off to sail
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They roasted chestnuts in the sympathy to the bereaved family an
fireplace among the coals, too. commend them to Christ, "The Frlen
When one chestnut popped right that sticlieth closer than a brother."
4th. That a copy ot these resoli
out at them, they laughed and
tions be sent the bereaved famil!
clapped their hands. Bertha said that a copy be enrolled on the mil
a chestnut-fairy jumped out of his utes of the •society, and that a cop
house where he had been shut up be sent to The Christian Nation.
a very long time,
VIDA CATHCART,
LENA PETERSON,
"What was he shut up for?" inquired
Barton,
U. D. McKEOWN,
CommJttei