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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Peep of Day - -Author: Mrs. Favell Lee (Bevan) Mortimer - -Release Date: January 5, 2017 [EBook #53894] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PEEP OF DAY *** - - - - -Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - -[Illustration: THE INFANT JESUS.] - - - - - The Peep of Day - - - By the Author of - “Line Upon Line,” “Precept Upon - Precept,” Etc. - - - PHILADELPHIA - HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - LESSON. PAGE. - 1. Of the body 7 - 2. Of a mother’s care 10 - 3. Of the soul 14 - 4. Of the good angels 17 - 5. Of the wicked angels 20 - 6. The world, Part I 25 - 7. The world, Part II 28 - 8. The world, Part III 30 - 9. Adam and Eve 35 - 10. The first sin 37 - 11. The Son of God 40 - 12. The Virgin Mary 43 - 13. The birth of Jesus 46 - 14. The shepherds 47 - 15. The wise men 49 - 16. King Herod 50 - 17. The temptation 52 - 18. The twelve disciples 56 - 19. The first miracle 59 - 20. Several miracles 61 - 21. The sinner and Simon 63 - 22. The storm at sea 65 - 23. Jairus’ daughter 67 - 24. The loaves and fishes 69 - 25. The kindness of Jesus 73 - 26. The Lord’s Prayer 75 - 27. Jesus foretells his death 77 - 28. Lazarus 79 - 29. Jesus enters Jerusalem 83 - 30. The Temple 85 - 31. Judas 87 - 32. The Last Supper, Part I 89 - 33. The Last Supper, Part II 92 - 34. The Last Supper, Part III 94 - 35. The garden 97 - 36. Peter’s denial 100 - 37. Pontius Pilate 103 - 38. Death of Judas 107 - 39. The Cross, Part I 108 - 40. The Cross, Part II 111 - 41. The Cross, Part III 113 - 42. The soldiers 115 - 43. The grave 116 - 44. The resurrection 119 - 45. Mary Magdalene 121 - 46. The two friends 123 - 47. Thomas 128 - 48. The dinner 130 - 49. The ascension 134 - 50. Peter in Prison 136 - 51. John 142 - 52. The Judgment Day 146 - - - - -PREFACE. - - -THIS little work aims to be the very least of all;—not in _size_, but -in the humility of its contents. It aims at the superlative degree of -littleness; and in this point seeks to resemble the least watch ever -made—the least picture ever painted—the tiniest flower that ever grew. -It desires to be among books as the humming-bird among birds. - -As soon as a child’s mind is _capable_ of receiving _systematic_ -instruction, this humble work attempts to convey it. - -From a very early period a pious mother will, by _casual_ remarks, -endeavor to lead her child to the knowledge of his Creator and -Redeemer; and in due time she will impart _systematic_ instruction. It -may be at _three_ years of age—it may _not_ be till _five_—that the -child is prepared to listen to these little lessons. But—sooner or -later—he will give evidence of his immortality by willingly hearkening -to discourse concerning the INVISIBLE—the ETERNAL—the INFINITE. - -The simplicity of the language may seem unworthy of the sublimity -of the subject treated of in these pages; and some may smile at the -contrast;—but the little one will not smile—except with joy to hear -of his Heavenly Father, and of his Incarnate Redeemer; for the merry -inmates of the nursery are capable of tasting higher pleasures than -toys and dainties can afford. - - - - -THE PEEP OF DAY. - - - - -LESSON I. - -OF THE BODY. - - -DEAR CHILDREN:—You have seen the sun in the sky. Who put the sun in the -sky?—God. - -Can you reach up so high?—No. - -Who holds up the sun that it does not fall?—It is God. God lives in -heaven; heaven is much higher than the sun. - -Can you see God?—No. Yet He can see you, for God sees everything. - -God made everything at first, and God takes care of everything. God -made you, my little child, and God takes care of you always. - -You have a little body; from your head down to your feet, I call your -body. - -Put your hand before your mouth. What do you feel coming out of your -mouth? It is your breath. You breathe every moment. When you are -asleep, you breathe. You cannot help breathing. But who gives you -breath? God does everything. God gave you this little body, and he -makes it live, and move, and breathe. There are bones in your body. God -has made them strong and hard. There are some bones for your arms, and -some bones for your legs. There is a bone for your back, and more bones -for you sides. - -God has covered your bones with flesh. Your flesh is soft and warm. -In your flesh there is blood. God has put skin outside, and it covers -your flesh and blood like a coat. Now all these things, the bones, and -flesh, and blood, and skin, are called your body. How kind of God it -was to give you a body. I hope that your body will not get hurt. - -Will your bones break?—Yes, they would, if you were to fall down from a -high place, or if a cart were to go over them. - -If you were to be very sick, your flesh would waste away, and you would -have scarcely anything left but skin and bones. - -Did you ever see a child who had been sick a very long while? I have -seen a sick baby. It had not round cheeks like yours, and a fat arm -like this. The baby’s flesh was almost gone, and its little bones were -only covered with skin. God has kept you strong and well. - -How easy it would be to hurt your poor little body! - -If it were to fall into the fire, it would be burned up. If hot water -were thrown upon it, it would be scalded. If it were to fall into deep -water, and not be taken out very soon, it would be drowned. If a great -knife were run through your body, the blood would come out. If a great -box were to fall on your head, your head would be crushed. If you were -to fall out of the window, your neck would be broken. If you were not -to eat some food for a few days, your little body would be very sick, -your breath would stop, and you would grow cold, and you would soon be -dead. - -You see that you have a very weak little body. - -Can you keep your own body from being sick, and from getting hurt? - -You should try not to hurt yourself, but God only can keep your body -from all harm, from fire and water, from wounds and bruises, and all -kinds of sickness. Kneel down and say to God, “Pray keep my poor little -body from getting hurt.” God will hear you, and go on taking care of -you. - - My little body’s made by God - Of soft warm flesh and crimson blood: - The slender bones are placed within, - And over all is laid the skin. - - My little body’s very weak; - A fall or blow my bones might break: - The water soon might stop my breath; - The fire might close my eyes in death. - - But God can keep me by his care; - To him I’ll say this little pray’r: - “O God! from harm my body keep, - Both when I wake and when I sleep.” - - - - -LESSON II. - -OF A MOTHER’S CARE. - - -I HAVE told you about your little body. Was your body always as big as -it is now?—No. Once it was very small indeed. - -What were you called when your body was very small?—A baby. - -Now you can take a little care of yourself, but then you could take no -care at all. Can babies walk, or talk, or feed themselves, or dress -themselves?—No. - -But God sent you a person who took great care of you when you were a -baby. - -Who was it?—Your dear mother; she took care of you then. She nursed you -in her arms, and fed you, and took you out in the air, and washed you, -and dressed you. Do you love your mother?—Yes. - -I know you do. But who gave you a mother? It was God who sent you to a -kind mother. - -A little while ago there was no such little creature as you. Then God -made your little body, and he sent you to your mother, who loved you as -soon as she saw you. It was God who made your mother love you so much, -and made her so kind to you. - -Your kind mother dressed your poor little body in neat clothes, and -laid you in a cradle. When you cried she gave you food, and hushed you -to sleep in her arms. She showed you pretty things to make you smile. -She held you up, and showed you how to move your feet. She taught you -to speak, and she often kissed you, and called you sweet names. - -Is your mother kind to you still?—Yes, she is, though she is sometimes -angry. But she wishes to make you good: that is why she is sometimes -angry. - -Your mother has sent you to this nice school, and she gives you supper -when you go home. I know she will be kind to you as long as she lives. - -But remember who gave you this mother. God sent you to a dear mother, -instead of putting you in the fields, where no one would have seen you -or taken care of you. - -Can your mother keep you alive?—No. - -She can feed you, but she cannot make your breath go on. - -God thinks of you every moment. If he were to forget you, your breath -would stop. - -Do you ever thank your mother for her kindness?—Yes. You often say, -“Thank you,” and sometimes you put your arms around her neck, and say, -“I do love you so much, dear mother!” Will you not thank God who gave -you a mother, and who keeps you alive? You should kneel down when you -speak to God; then you should say, “O God, how good you have been to -me! I thank you, and love you.” - -Would God hear your little thanks?—Yes, God would hear and be pleased. - - Who fed me from her gentle breast, - And hush’d me in her arms to rest, - And on my cheeks sweet kisses press’d? - My Mother. - - When sleep forsook my open eye, - Who was it sang sweet hush-a-by? - And rock’d me that I should not cry? - My Mother. - - Who sat and watch’d my infant head, - When sleeping on my cradle bed, - And tears of sweet affection shed? - My Mother. - - When pain and sickness made me cry, - Who gazed upon my heavy eye, - And wept for fear that I should die? - My Mother. - - Who ran to help me when I fell, - And would some pretty story tell, - Or kiss the place to make it well? - My Mother. - - Who taught my infant lips to pray, - And love God’s holy book and day, - And walk in wisdom’s pleasant way? - My Mother. - - And can I ever cease to be - Affectionate and kind to thee, - Who wast so very kind to me? - My Mother. - - Ah no! the thought I cannot bear, - And if God please my life to spare, - I hope I shall reward thy care, - My Mother. - - When thou art feeble, old, and gray, - My healthy arm shall be thy stay, - And I will soothe thy pains away, - My Mother. - - And when I see thee hang thy head, - ’Twill be my turn to watch thy bed, - And tears of sweet affection shed, - My Mother. - - For God, who lives above the skies, - Would look with vengeance in his eyes - If ever I should dare despise - My Mother. - - - - -LESSON III. - -OF THE SOUL. - - -HAS God been kind to dogs? Has he given them bodies?—Yes. - -Have they bones, and flesh, and blood, and skin?—Yes. - -The dog has a body as well as you. Is the dog’s body like yours?—No. - -How many legs have you?—Two. - -How many legs has the dog?—Four. - -Have you got arms?—Yes, two. - -Has the dog got arms?—No, it has no arms, nor hands. But the dog has -legs instead. Your skin is smooth, but the dog is covered with hair. - -Is the cat’s body like yours?—No; it is covered with fur. - -Is a chicken’s body like yours? How many legs has the chicken?—Two. - -And so have you. But are its legs like yours?—No; the chicken has very -thin, dark legs, and it has claws instead of feet. - -Have you feathers on your skin? Have you wings? Is your mouth like a -chicken’s beak? Has the chicken any teeth?—No; the chicken’s body is -not at all like yours. Yet the chicken has a body—for it has flesh, and -bones, and blood, and skin. - -Has a fly got a body?—Yes, it has a black body, and six black legs, and -two wings like glass. Its body is not at all like yours. - -Who gave bodies to dogs, horses, chickens, and flies? Who keeps them -alive? - -God thinks of all these creatures every moment. - -Can a dog thank God. No; dogs and horses, sheep and cows, cannot thank -God. - -Why can not they thank God? Is is because they cannot talk? - -That is not the reason. - -The reason is, they cannot think of God. They never heard of God. They -cannot understand about God. - -Why not?—Because they have no _souls_, or spirits, like yours. - -Have you got a soul?—Yes, in your body there is a soul which will never -die. Your soul can think of God. - -When God made your body, he put your soul inside. Are you glad of that? -When God made the dogs, he put no soul like yours inside their bodies, -and they cannot think of God. - -Can I see your soul?—No; I cannot see it. No one can see it but God. He -knows what you are thinking of now. - -Which is the best, your soul or your body?—Your soul is a great deal -the best. Why is your soul the best?—Your body can die, but your soul -cannot die. - -Shall I tell you what your body is made of?—Of dust. God made the dust -into flesh and blood. - -What is your soul made of?—Your soul, or spirit, is made of the breath -of God. - -That little dog will die some day. Its body will be thrown away. The -dog will be quite gone when its body is dead. But when your body dies, -your soul will be alive, and you will not be quite gone. - -Where would you be put if you were dead?—Your body would be put in a -hole in the ground, but your soul would not be in the hole. Even a baby -has a soul, or spirit. - -One day as I was walking in the streets, I saw a man carrying a box. -Some people were walking behind, crying. There was a dead baby in the -box. Was the soul of the baby in the box?—No; its soul was gone up to -God. - -Will you not thank God for giving you a spirit? Will you not ask Him to -take your spirit to live with him when your body dies? - -Say to God, “Pray, take my spirit to live with Thee when my body dies -and turns into dust.” - - CHILD. - Tell me, mamma, if I must die - One day, as little baby died; - And look so very pale, and lie - Down in the pit-hole by his side? - - Shall I leave dear papa and you, - And never see you any more? - Tell me, mamma, if this is true: - I did not know it was before. - - MAMMA. - - ’Tis true, my love, that you must die; - The God who made you says you must; - And every one of us shall lie, - Like the dear baby in the dust. - - These hands, and feet, and busy head, - Shall waste and crumble quite away; - But though your body shall be dead, - There is a part which can’t decay. - -What is that part which can’t decay? It is your soul. - -Your body will decay; it will turn into dust; but your soul will live -forever: it will never decay. - - - - -LESSON IV. - -OF THE GOOD ANGELS. - - -YOU know that God lives in heaven. He has no body, for he is a spirit. - -Does he live in heaven alone?—No; angels stand all round his throne. - -What are angels? - -Angels are spirits. They are bright like the sun, but they are not so -bright as God, for he is brighter than the sun. The angels are always -looking at God, and it is God that makes them shine so bright. - -They sing sweet songs about God. They say, “How good God is! how wise! -how great!” - -There is no night in heaven, for the angels are never tired of singing, -and they never wish to sleep. They are never sick, and they will never -die. - -They never weep; there are no tears upon their cheeks, but sweet -smiles, for angels are always happy. - -If the angels were naughty, they would be unhappy. Naughtiness always -makes people unhappy. The angels are quite good. They love God very -much, and mind all he says. - -They have wings, and can fly very quickly. God sends them down here to -take care of us. As soon as God tells an angel to go, he begins to fly. -They are very strong, and can keep us from harm. - -Should you like the angels to be near you at night? Do you know this -pretty verse or hymn? - - I lay my body down to sleep, - Let angels guard my head, - And through the hours of darkness keep - Their watch around my bed. - -You must ask God to send the angels, for they never go, except when God -sends them. - -God is their Father. They have not two fathers, as you have. The angels -are the children of God, and live in God’s house in heaven. When you -mind what your father tells you, then you are like the angels who mind -God. - -The angels love us very much. They wish us to grow good, and to come to -live with them in heaven. When a child is sorry for its naughtiness, -and prays to God to forgive it, the angels are very much pleased. - -When a little child who loves God falls sick, and is going to die, -God says to the angels, “Go and fetch that little child’s soul up to -heaven.” Then the angels fly down, the little darling shuts its eyes, -it lays its head on its mothers bosom, its breath stops;—the child is -dead. Where is its soul? The angels are carrying it up to heaven. - -How happy the child is now! Its pain is over; it is grown quite good; -it is bright like an angel. It holds a harp in its hand, and begins -to sing a sweet song of praise to God. Its little body is put into a -grave, and turns into dust. One day God will make its body alive again. - -Dear children, will you pray to God to send his angels to fetch your -souls when you die? - - Around God’s glorious throne above - The happy angels stand, - And ever praise the God they love, - And fly at his command. - - Their faces, like the sun, are bright, - And sweetest smiles they wear; - They never sleep; there is no night, - Nor need of candle there. - - But though the angels live so high, - They love us men below, - And hope to see us in the sky - In garments white as snow. - - And when a dying infant lies - Upon its mother’s breast, - The angels watch it while it dies, - And take its soul to rest. - - - - -LESSON V. - -OF THE WICKED ANGELS. - - -WHEN did God begin to live in heaven? God always lived in heaven. - -Once there was no such little child as you, but there always was God. - -Once there was no sun, but there always was God. - -Once there were no angels, but there always was God. - -No one made God; God was the first of all things, and God made -everything. - -A very long while ago God made the angels. How many angels did he make? -No one could tell how many. There were more than could be counted. They -were all good and happy. - -But some of the angels grew bad. They left off loving God, and grew -proud, and disobedient. - -Would God let them stay in heaven after they were bad? No; he cast them -out, and put them in chains and darkness. - -One of these bad angels was called Satan. He is the chief, or prince of -the bad angels. He is called the devil. - -The devil is very wicked, and hates God. He can never go back to heaven -again, but he comes here where we live, and he brings the other devils -with him. - -We cannot see Satan, because he is a spirit, but he is always walking -about, and trying to make people naughty. - -Satan loves mischief; he does not wish to be good. It pleases Satan to -see people in pain and in tears; but it pleases him best to see them -naughty, because then he thinks that they will come and live with him -in his dark place. He wishes that there should be a great many people -in hell, so he tries to make us do wicked things, and keep us from -praying to God. - -I cannot tell you how very bad Satan is. He is very cruel, for he likes -to give pain. He is a liar and teaches people to tell lies. He is -proud, and wishes people to mind him more than God. He is envious, and -cannot bear to see people happy. - -The devil hopes very much that you will come and live with him when you -die. He knows that if you are bad like him, you will live with him. So -he tries to make you like himself. When you are in a passion, you are -like the devil. When you say, “I don’t care,” you are like the devil. -When you think yourself good, you are proud like the devil. - -Can God keep you from minding the devil? Yes; he can: for God is a -great deal stronger than Satan. Besides this, God is always near you, -for God is everywhere. Now Satan cannot be everywhere at the same time. -It is true that Satan has a great many angels who go where he tells -them; and that Satan and his angels come near you very often. But God -is always with you; he is before you and behind you, and on every side -of you; he is about your bed when you sleep, and about your path when -you walk. Therefore you need not be afraid of Satan; only ask God to -help you, and he will do so. - -Satan is much stronger than you are; but God is stronger than all. If -anybody were to come to hurt you when you were alone, you would be -frightened; but if you saw your father coming you would run to him, and -you would not be frightened any more. Now God is our father; he can -keep Satan from hurting you. Pray to him, and say, “O dear father, keep -me from being wicked like the devil, and from going to hell.” - - Satan was once an angel bright - And worship’d God on high; - But now he dwells in darkest night - And endless misery. - - Daring his God to disobey, - He lost his happy state: - Sinners above could never stay - Around God’s throne to wait. - - Thousands of angels with him fell, - Who own him as their king; - Hoping with us to share their hell, - They tempt our souls to sin. - - CHILD. - - God, unto thee I’ll lift my pray’r, - (He’ll hear an infant cry,) - “Save me, O Lord, lest I should share - In Satan’s misery.” - -_On the subjects of the preceding Lessons._ - - God lives on high—beyond the sky, - And angels bright—all clothed in white, - The praises sing—of heaven’s king. - - This God can see—both you and me; - Can see at night—as in the light; - And all we do—remembers too. - - ’Tis he bestows—my food and clothes, - And my soft bed—to rest my head, - And cottage neat and mother sweet. - - And should not I—forever try - To do what He—has ordered me, - And dearly love—this Friend above? - - I always should—be very good: - At home should mind—my parents kind; - At school obey—what teachers say. - - Now if I fight—and scratch, and bite, - In passions fall—and bad names call, - Full well I know—where I shall go. - - Satan is glad—when I am bad, - And hopes that I—with him shall lie - In fire and chains—and dreadful pains. - - And liars dwell—with him in hell, - And many more—who cursed and swore, - And all who did—what God forbid. - - And I have not—done what I ought; - I am not fit—with God to sit. - And angels bright—all clothed in white. - - I will confess—my naughtiness, - And will entreat—for mercy sweet - O Lord! forgive—and let me live. - - My body must—be turned to dust. - Then let me fly—beyond the sky, - And see thy face—in that sweet place. - - - - -LESSON VI. - -THE WORLD.—PART I. - -GENESIS i. 1-10 - - -THIS large place we live in is called the world. It is very beautiful. -If we look up we see the blue sky, if we look down we see the green -grass. The sky is like a curtain spread over our heads, the grass like -a carpet under our feet, and the bright sun is like a candle to give us -light. It was very kind of God to make such a beautiful world, and let -us live in it. - -God was in heaven, and all his bright angels around him, when he began -to make the world. God’s Son was with him—for God always has a Son, -just like himself. - -His Son’s name is Jesus Christ. He is as good and as great as God his -Father. The Father and the Son are God: they always lived together, -and they love each other exceedingly. The Father and the Son are one -God, and they made the world. - -How did God make the world?—By speaking. First of all, God made the -light. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. No one can -make things by speaking but God: God made things of nothing. He only -spoke, and the light came. - -Then God made the air. You cannot see the air, but you can feel it. The -air is everywhere. You can sometimes hear the noise it makes, for you -hear the wind blow, and the wind is air. - -Next God put some water up very high. The clouds are full of water, and -sometimes the water comes down, and we call it rain. - -God made a large deep place, and filled it with water. God spoke to the -water, and it rushed into the deep place. God called this water the sea. - -The sea is very large, and it is always moving up and down, and tossing -itself; but it cannot get out of the large deep place in which God has -put it; for God said, “Stay there.” - -When the wind blows hard, the sea makes a loud noise, and roars. - -God made some dry land for us to walk upon: we call it ground. We could -not walk upon the sea nor build houses on the sea: but the ground is -hard, and firm, and dry. - -Now I have told you of five things that God made:— - -1. The light. 2. The air. 3. The clouds. 4. The sea. 5. The dry land. - -Let us praise God for making such a large and beautiful world. - - ’Twas God who made this world so fair, - The shining sun, the sky, the air; - ’Twas God who made the sea, the ground, - And all the things I see around. - - When he began the world to make, - These were the mighty words he spake; - “Let there be light;” his voice was heard, - And the obedient light appeared. - - The angels saw the light arise, - And with their praises filled the skies. - “How great our God! How wise! How strong!” - Such is their never-ending song. - - - - -LESSON VII. - -THE WORLD.—PART II. - -GENESIS i. 11-19. - - -WHEN God made the dry land, there was nothing on it: it was bare. So -God spake, and things grew out of the ground. - -Trees came out of it; they were covered with green leaves of different -shapes. Some were called oak trees, and some were called elm trees, and -some beech trees. And some bore nice fruit, such as plum trees, apple -trees, orange trees and fig trees. - -Vegetables grew out of the earth; potatoes and beans, cabbages and -lettuces: they are called vegetables. - -Corn came out of it. Some corn is called wheat, and some corn is called -barley, and some is called oats. The ears of corn bend down when they -are ripe, and look yellow like gold. - -God made the soft green grass to spring up, and flowers to grow among -the grass: flowers of all colors, and of the sweetest smell. The yellow -buttercup, the white lily, the blue violet, and the rose, the most -beautiful of all flowers. - -I have told you of five sorts of things that grow out of the earth: - -1. Trees. 2. Vegetables. 3. Corn. 4. Grass. 5. Flowers. - -The world looked very beautiful when it was covered with grass and -trees. But only God and the angels saw its beauty. - -Afterward God placed the sun in the sky, and bade it shine all day, and -go from one end of the world to the other. God made the moon to shine -at night, and he covered the sky with stars. - -You never saw anything so bright as the sun. It is very large indeed, -only it looks small, because it is a great way off. It cannot fall, for -God holds it up. God makes it move across the sky. Did you ever hear -this pretty verse about the sun?— - - My God, who makes the sun to know - His proper hour to rise, - And to give light to all below, - Doth send him round the skies. - -The moon does not shine as brightly as the sun, for God lets it be dark -at night, that we may rest and sleep soundly. - -Who could count the stars?—No one but God. He knows their names and -their number too. When we look at the moon and stars, let us think, -How great God is! Yet he cares for the little birds, and loves little -children. - - CHILD. - - I saw the glorious sun arise - From yonder mountain gray; - And as he travel’d through the skies, - The darkness went away; - And all around me was so bright, - I wish’d it would be always light. - - But when his shining course was done - The gentle moon drew nigh, - And stars came twinkling, one by one, - Upon the shady sky. - Who made the sun to shine so far, - The moon and every twinkling star? - - MAMMA. - - ’Twas God, my child, who made them all - By his almighty skill; - He keeps them, that they do not fall, - And guides them as he will: - That glorious God who lives afar, - In heaven, beyond the highest star. - - - - -LESSON VIII. - -THE WORLD.—PART III. - -GENESIS i. 20-25. - - -GOD had made a great many things, but none of these things were alive. -At last he made some living things. He spoke, and the water was filled -with fishes, more than could be counted. - -Some were very small, and some were very large. Have you heard of the -great whale? It is a fish as long as a church. Fishes are cold, and -they have no feet, and they cannot sing, nor speak. - -God made some creatures, more beautiful than fish, to fly about in -the air. The birds:—they perched upon the trees, and sang among the -branches. - -Birds have wings, and are covered with feathers of all colors. The -robin has a red breast; the goldfinch has some yellow feathers; and the -jay some blue ones: but the peacock is the most beautiful of birds. It -has a little tuft upon its head, and a long train that sweeps behind; -sometimes it spreads out its feathers, and they look like a large fan. -The thrush, the blackbird and the linnet can sing sweetly: but there -is one bird that can sing more sweetly still—it is the nightingale. At -night, when all the other birds have left off singing, the nightingale -may be heard in the woods. - -Some birds swim upon the water; such as geese, and ducks, and the -beautiful swan, with its long neck and its feathers like the snow. - -Some birds are very tall. The ostrich is as tall as a man. It cannot -fly like other birds, but it can run very fast indeed. - -The eagle builds its nest in a very high place. Its wings are very -strong, and it can fly as high as the clouds. - -The gentlest of the birds is the dove. It cannot sing, but it sits -alone and moans softly, as if it were sad. - -I cannot tell you the names of all the birds, but you can think of the -names of some other kinds. - -There is another sort of living creatures, called insects. God made -them come out of the earth, and not out of the water, like fishes. -Insects are small, and creep upon the earth; such as ants. Some insects -can fly also; such as bees and butterflies. The bee sucks the juice -of flowers, and makes wax and honey. How gay are the wings of the -butterfly! they are covered with little feathers, too small to be seen. - -All the insects were good and pretty when God made them. - -[Illustration: CHRIST RAISING TO LIFE THE LITTLE MAID.] - -At last God made the beasts. They came out of the earth when God spoke. -Beasts walk upon the earth; the most of them have four legs. You know -the names of a great many sorts of beasts. Sheep and cows, dogs and -cats, are beasts. But there are many other sorts besides: the squirrel -that jumps from bough to bough, the rabbit that lives in a hole -underground, and the goat that climbs the high hills; the stag with his -beautiful horns, the lion with his yellow hair, the tiger, whose skin -is marked with stripes. The elephant is the largest of beasts, the lion -is the strongest, the dog is the most sensible, the stag is the most -beautiful, but the lamb is the gentlest. The dove is the gentlest of -the birds, and the lamb is the gentlest of the beasts. - -Now God had filled the world with living creatures, and they were all -good; even lions and tigers were good and harmless. I have told you of -four sorts of living creatures: - -1. Fishes. 2. Birds. 3. Insects. 4. Beasts. - -All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you. They -can move and breathe. God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive. -The Lord is good to them all. - - When God first clothed the earth with green - And sprinkled it with flow’rs, - There was no living creature seen - Within its pleasant bow’rs. - - Soon by his word God fill’d the earth, - And waters underneath, - With things above the plants in worth, - That feel and move and breathe. - - The fishes, cover’d o’er with scales - In ocean swiftly glide; - With their vast tails the wondrous whales - Scatter the waters wide, - - The birds among the branches sing, - And chief the nightingale: - The peacock shines with painted wing, - The dove does softly wail. - - Insects with humming fill the air, - And sparkle in the sun: - The butterfly by colors fair - Surpasses every one. - - The beasts tread firmly on the ground; - The goat has nimble feet, - The stag’s with branching antlers crown’d; - The lamb’s most soft and sweet. - - Pleasure the whole creation fills; - They leap, they swim, they fly; - They skim the plains, they climb the hills, - Or in the valleys lie. - - With herb for meat the Lord provides - His numerous family; - The lion with the lamb abides, - The dove and hawk agree. - - In all the woods and no sound of strife, - Or piteous moans arise; - None takes away his fellow’s life, - And none expiring lies. - - Those happy days, alas! are past, - And death has entered here; - Why did they not forever last, - And when did death appear? - - - - -LESSON IX. - -ADAM AND EVE. - -GENESIS i., 26, to the end of Chap. ii. - - -NOW I shall tell you of the last thing God made. - -God took some of the dust of the ground, and made the body of a man; -then he breathed on it, and gave it a soul; so the man could understand -about God. Adam was quite good like God. Adam loved God very much. - -God put him in a very pretty garden, full of trees covered with fruit. -This garden was called the garden of Eden. God showed Adam all the -beasts and birds, and let Adam give them what names he pleased. He said -to Adam, I give you all the fishes, and insects, and birds, and beasts; -you are their master. So Adam was king over all things on the earth. - -God said to Adam, You may eat of the fruit that grows on the trees in -the garden. Still God did not let him be idle, but told him to take -care of the garden. You see how very kind God was to Adam. - -But Adam had no friend to be with him; for the beasts and birds could -not talk to Adam. Then God said he would make a woman, to be a friend -to Adam. So God made Adam fall fast asleep. God took a piece of bone -and flesh out of his side, and made it into a woman. When Adam woke, he -saw her. He knew that she was made of his flesh and bone, and he loved -her very much. Her name was “woman,” and afterwards her name was Eve. - -You have heard of all the things God made. They were all beautiful: -and all the living things were quite happy; there was no pain, and no -sighing, and no sin in all the world. - -God had been six days in making the world. And when he had finished it, -he rested on the seventh day, and made no more things. - -The angels saw the world that God had made: they were pleased, and sang -a sweet song of praise to God. Jesus Christ the Son of God was pleased, -for he loved Adam and Eve. - -How did I know about the world being made? It is written in the Bible, -which is God’s own book. - -Let us count over all the things that God made: - -1. Light. 2. Air. 3. Clouds. 4. Sea. 5. Dry land. 6. Things that grow -out of the earth. 7. Sun, moon, and stars. 8. Living creatures. - - - - -LESSON X. - -THE FIRST SIN. - -GENESIS iii. - - -ADAM and Eve were very happy in the garden of Eden. They talked to each -other, and walked together, and they never quarreled, and they praised -God for all his kindness to them. - -God used to talk with them sometimes. They were pleased to hear his -voice, for they were not afraid of him. - -There was one thing that God had told them not to do. There was a tree -in the middle of the garden. Some beautiful fruit grew upon it; but God -said to Adam and Eve, You must not eat of the fruit of that tree; for -if you eat of it, you shall die. Adam and Eve liked to obey God, and -they did not wish to eat of this fruit. - -You know that the wicked angel, Satan, hates God, and he hated Adam and -Eve. He wished to make them naughty, that they might go to hell and -be burned in his fire. So he thought he would ask them to eat of that -fruit. He went into the garden, and looked like a serpent. He saw Eve -alone near the tree. He said to her, Why do you not eat of this fruit? - -Eve answered, No, I will not; we must not eat of that fruit. If we do, -God has said we shall die. Then the serpent said, You shall not die; -the fruit will make you wise. - -Eve looked at the fruit, and thought it seemed nice and pretty, and she -picked some and ate it; and she gave some to Adam, and he ate it. - -It was very wicked of them to eat this fruit. Now they were grown -naughty, and did not love God. - -Soon they heard God speaking in the garden; then they were frightened, -and they went and hid themselves among the trees. But God saw them; for -he can see everywhere. - -So God said, Adam, where art thou? Then Adam and Eve came from under -the trees. - -God said to Adam, Have you eaten of the fruit that I told you not eat? -And Adam said, It was this woman who asked me to eat some. - -And God said to Eve, What is this that thou hast done? And Eve said, -The serpent asked me to eat. - -God was very angry with the serpent, and said he should be punished -forever and ever. - -God said to Adam and Eve, You shall die. I made your bodies of dust, -and they will turn to dust again. - -God would not let them stay in the sweet garden. He made them go out. -He would not let them come back. He told one of his bright angels to -stand before the gate with a sword of fire and to keep Adam and Eve out -of the garden. - - Near Eden’s land in days gone by, - A lovely garden stood: - The trees were pleasant to the eye; - The fruit was good for food. - - Two holy creatures spent their days - Within that garden fair: - In love they dwelt; they sang God’s praise, - And humbly knelt in prayer. - - In that sweet land one tree was placed, - Their faithful love to try - “That fruit,” said God, “you shall not taste: - Who eats shall surely die.” - - O why did Eve to Satan’s lies - So readily attend? - Upon the fruit why fix her eyes, - Then pluck it with her hand? - - No more shall Eve or Adam stay - Within that garden fair - An angel stands to guard the way, - That none may enter there. - - - - -LESSON XI. - -THE SON OF GOD. - -GENESIS iii. 14-15. - - -ARE you not very sorry to hear that Adam and Eve were turned out of the -garden? - -It was not so pleasant outside of the garden. A great many weeds and -thistles grew outside; but in the garden there were only pretty flowers -and sweet fruits. - -Adam was forced to dig the ground till he was hot and tired, for he -could not always find fruit upon the trees. - -Now Adam felt pain in his body sometimes; and his hair became gray, and -at last he was quite old. - -Eve was very often sick and weak, and tears ran down her cheeks. Poor -Adam and Eve! if you had obeyed God you would have been happy forever. - -Adam and Eve knew that they must die at last. God gave them some little -children; and Adam and Eve knew that their children must die too. God -had told them that their bodies were made of dust, and that they must -turn to dust again. - -But there was something more sad still. They were grown wicked. They -did not love praising God, as they once had done, but they liked doing -many naughty things. They were grown like Satan; so Satan hoped that -when their bodies were put into the ground, their spirits would be with -him; for Satan knew that the wicked could not live with God in heaven. - -And they would have gone to hell, and all their children too, had not -God taken pity upon them. God, who is very kind, had found out a way to -save them. - -To his Son, a long, long while before, God had said, Adam and Eve and -all their children must go to hell for their wickedness, unless you -die instead of them. My beloved Son, I will send you; you shall have a -body; you shall go and live in the world, and you shall obey me, and -you shall die for Adam and his children. - -The Son said to his Father, I will come: I will do all that you desire -me to do. It is my delight to obey you. - -So the Son promised that he would die for Adam and Eve, and for their -children. - -How kind it was of the Father to spare his dear Son, whom he loved so -very much! How kind it was of the Son to leave his throne of light, his -bright angels, and his dear Father, and to take a body and to die! - -You know that we are some of Adam’s children’s children. It was for us -that Jesus came to die. We are wicked, and we should go to hell, if -Jesus had not promised to die for us. We ought to love the Father and -the Son, because they had pity on us. - -Let us praise God with the angels, and say,— - -“We thank thee, O Father, for thy tender love, in giving up thine only -Son. - -“We thank thee, O Son, for thy tender love, in coming down to bleed and -die.” - -The Father waited a long while before he sent his Son down to be a man. - -All the time the Son waited in heaven he thought of what he promised to -do; but he would not go and be a man till his Father pleased to send -him. - - Adam has sinn’d: and on the ground - Shall thorns and thistles grow; - His body lies in dust; his soul— - Ah! whither shall it go? - - Shall one who dared to disobey, - With God forever dwell? - When angels sinn’d God did not spare, - But cast them down to hell. - - Yet long before the world was made - Our God contrived a plan, - By which his sinful soul to save, - And pardon guilty man. - - The Father said his Son should die, - The Son replied, “I will: - A feeble body I will take; - This body men shall kill.” - - Father, how great thy love to man, - To send thy Son from high! - How great thy love, O glorious Son, - To come, and bleed, and die! - - - - -LESSON XII. - -THE VIRGIN MARY. - -LUKE, i. 26-55. - - -GOD told Adam and Eve that he would send his Son down some day to die -for them. But Adam and Eve did not love God; for they were grown wicked. - -Could God make them good? - -Yes; he could: for there is the Holy Spirit in heaven, and the Holy -Spirit could come into them and make them good. - -You know, my little children, we are wicked, and God can make us good -with his Holy Spirit. If God puts his Holy Spirit in us, we shall not -go to hell, and live with Satan. - -I hope you will ask God to give you his Holy Spirit. Say to God, O -give me thy Holy Spirit, to make me good! - -Adam had a great many children and grandchildren, and they had more -children; at last the world was full of people—more people than you -could count. - -After Adam and Eve had been dead a long while, and when the world was -full of people, God said to his Son, Now, my beloved Son, go down into -the world. - -But God chose that his Son should be a little baby at first—because -everybody is a little baby at first. - -God sent his Son to be the baby of a poor woman. This woman’s name was -Mary. Mary had no little children. She was a good woman and loved God. -God’s Holy Spirit was in her, and made her meek and gentle. - -One day an angel came to her. When Mary saw the bright angel, she was -frightened: but the angel said, “Fear not, Mary; God loves you. He will -send you a baby, that shall be the Son of God. You shall call his name -Jesus. He will come to save people from Satan.” - -Mary was much surprised at what the angel said. She thought she was not -good enough to have such a baby as the Lord Jesus. - -When the angel was gone back to heaven, Mary sang a sweet song of -praise to God for his goodness. - -Mary said, My soul praises God, and my spirit is glad because of my -Saviour. - -Mary called her baby her Saviour, for she knew that he would save her -from hell. - - I wonder not that Mary fear’d - When Gabriel to her appear’d: - How could she know he came to bring - So sweet a message from his King? - - Full long the Son in heaven had stay’d - Since first the promise had been made - To shed his blood for Adam’s sin, - And happiness for man to win. - - But yet the Son had ne’er forgot, - And what he said he changed not; - The time was come he should be born, - And in this world should live forlorn. - - Mary shall be the mother dear, - Who in her arms the child shall bear; - The angel came this news to bring, - And Mary listen’d wondering. - - And did the Lord a poor maid choose— - And all the great and rich refuse? - High honors God delights to place - On those who humbly seek his face. - - - - -LESSON XIII. - -THE BIRTH OF JESUS. - -LUKE, ii. 1-7. - - -MARY had a husband called Joseph. He was a good man, and very kind to -Mary. - -Now before Mary’s baby was born, a great king said that everybody must -have their names written down. So Mary and Joseph left their house, and -went a great way off. At last they came to a town called Bethlehem. - -It was night. Where could they sleep? They went to an inn, and said, Do -let us in. We have come from a great way off. - -But the master of the inn said, I have no room in my inn for you. - -What could poor Mary do? Must she sleep in the street? Mary said she -would sleep in the stable, if the master would let her. - -So Mary and Joseph went into the stable. There were cows and asses in -the stable. - -While Mary was in the stable, God sent her the little baby he had -promised her. She knew he was the Son of God, though he looked like -other little babies. - -She wrapped him in some long clothes, called swaddling clothes; but -she had no cradle for him to sleep in, and she could not lay him on the -ground, lest the beasts should tread upon him; so she put him in the -manger, and she sat by him to take care of him. - -How dearly Mary loved this sweet babe! - -This baby had not a naughty heart, as other babies have. Jesus had no -sin, but was quite meek and lowly. Yet other babies have cradles and -soft pillows, while Jesus lay in a manger. - -I will tell you a verse to say to your little baby brother when you -rock his cradle: - - Soft and easy is thy cradle;— - Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay - When his birthplace was a stable, - And his softest bed was hay. - - - - -LESSON XIV. - -THE SHEPHERDS. - -LUKE, ii. 8-20. - - -THERE were some fields near Bethlehem. On the night when Jesus was -born, some shepherds were sitting by their sheep in those fields. Why -did they sit up at night? To keep their sheep from the wolves and -lions which walk about at night. There are no lions where we live, but -near Bethlehem there were some. - -These shepherds saw a great light. A beautiful angel came from heaven. -The poor shepherds were afraid; but the angel said, Fear not, I have -sweet news to tell you. God has sent his own Son from heaven to save -you from hell. He is a baby now, lying in a manger. Go to Bethlehem, -and you will find him. - -When the angel had done speaking, hundreds and hundreds of bright -angels filled the sky, and began singing and praising God for having -sent his Son to save men. - -At last the angels went back to heaven, and the shepherds were left -alone. - -Did they stay with their sheep? No; they said, Let us go and see the -Son of God. - -They ran to Bethlehem, and went to the stable of the inn. There was -a babe in the manger; Mary and Joseph were sitting by. The shepherds -said, This is the Son of God. Angels have spoken to us to-night, and -told us where to find him. - -All the people in Bethlehem were much surprised when the shepherds told -them about the angels and the Son of God. - - Blessed Babe! what glorious features! - Spotless, fair, divinely bright: - Must he dwell with brutal creatures? - How could angels bear the sight? - - Was there nothing but a manger - Wretched sinners could afford, - To receive the heavenly stranger? - Did they thus affront the Lord? - - See the kinder shepherds round him - Telling wonders from the sky; - Where they sought him, there they found him. - With his virgin mother by. - - See the lovely babe a-dressing, - Lovely infant, how he smiled! - When he wept, the mother’s blessing - Sooth’d and hush’d the holy child. - - - - -LESSON XV. - -THE WISE MEN. - -MATTHEW ii. - - -THERE were some wise and rich men. They lived a great way from -Bethlehem. They knew that God had sent his Son to be a babe but they -did not know where to find him; so God put a beautiful star in the sky, -and God made it move toward the place where Jesus was. So the wise men -left their houses, and set out on a long journey; but first they said, -Let us bring some presents for the Son of God: for he is a king. They -took some gold, and some sweet-smelling stuff to burn. They looked at -the star as they went. At last it stopped over a house in Bethlehem. -The wise men were very glad indeed. They longed to see the Son of God. -They went in, and there they saw Mary and her child Jesus: they fell -down, and began to praise him, and to call him the Son of God, and the -King. - -They took out their presents, and gave them to him. Mary was poor; but -now she had some money to buy things for her little baby. - - - - -LESSON XVI. - -KING HEROD. - -MATTHEW, ii. LUKE, ii. 51, 52. - - -THERE was a very wicked king called Herod. He lived a little way from -Bethlehem. He heard that a babe was born in Bethlehem, and that some -people said that the babe was a king. - -Now Herod did not like that there should be any other king besides -himself. Herod did not like that even the Son of God should be king. -So Herod said, I will kill this babe that is called a king. - -Herod knew that this babe was in Bethlehem; but there were many babes -in Bethlehem, and Herod did not know which was the babe that was called -a king. - -Some people knew which it was; but they loved Jesus, and they would not -tell Herod. A very wicked thought came into Herod’s mind. He thought, I -will kill all the babes in Bethlehem. Do you think God would let Herod -kill his Son? No. God knew what Herod meant to do. God sent one of his -bright angels to speak to Joseph when he was asleep. - -The angel said, A wicked king wants to kill the baby. Get up, Joseph; -take Mary and the baby a great way off. So Joseph got up quickly; he -took his ass, he put Mary on it, and she held the baby. It was dark -when they set off. Nobody saw them go. - -The next morning some men came with swords. Herod had sent them. They -were come to kill all the babies. They opened every door, and said, -Is there a baby here? Then they snatched it from its mother, and -killed it, and the poor mother cried bitterly. Had you walked down the -streets, you would have heard nothing but women weeping and crying -out, My pretty babe is dead; I shall never see it more! - -Was Jesus killed? - -No: he was gone far away. His Father, God, had sent him away. Herod -could not kill him, for God would not let him die so soon. - -At last King Herod died. Then God sent an angel to speak to Joseph when -he was asleep. The angel said, Joseph, go back to your own country; -Herod is dead. So Joseph took the ass, and Mary, and the sweet child, -Jesus, and they all came back to their own country. - -Joseph was a carpenter. Jesus lived with Joseph and Mary, and minded -all they said. He was a wise child, and loved to think of God. God his -Father loved him, and everybody loved him, because he was so meek and -kind. The older he grew the more they loved him. - - - - -LESSON XVII. - -THE TEMPTATION. - -MATTHEW iv. 1-11. - - -AT last Jesus grew to be a man. He knew that he must go from place to -place, and teach people about God. - -But first he went into a place by himself—called a wilderness. He had -no house to sleep in there, no friend to speak to, no food to eat. In -the night it was cold, in the day very hot. - -There were no men, but there were lions, wolves and bears. At night -they roared and howled; but Jesus trusted in his Father. - -He ate nothing for forty days and forty nights, God kept him alive. -When Jesus was alone, then he spoke in his heart to his dear Father. - -At last someone came and spoke to him. - -Who was it? - -Not a man, not a bright angel, not God; it was Satan. I do not know how -he looked. He was come to tempt Jesus to do wickedly, and not to mind -God his Father. Satan knew that Jesus was hungry. He said to him, Turn -these stones into bread! but Jesus would not, for God had promised to -feed him himself. - -After that, Satan took Jesus to the top of a great building, that was -much higher than a church. It is dreadful to be on the top of a very -high place; it makes one tremble to look down from the top. - -Satan said to Jesus, Throw yourself down from this place; your Father -will send his angels to keep you from being hurt, for you know that he -has promised to take care of you. - -Would Jesus have done right had he thrown himself down? No: Jesus knew -that his Father would be displeased if he threw himself down; and Jesus -always did the things that pleased his Father. - -Then Satan took him to the top of a very high hill. He showed him the -most beautiful things in the world, gardens and houses, ships and -carriages, and fine clothes and feasts. He said, Look at these fine -things. I will give them all to you. You shall have all the world for -your own; only kneel down and call me God. - -But Jesus said, I will pray to my Father, and not to you. - -Jesus loved his Father better than all the things in the world. - -Adam and Eve minded Satan, and disobeyed God; but Jesus did all his -Father had told him. Adam was disobedient, Jesus was obedient. - -Then Satan went away, and angels came from heaven and fed Jesus. - -Satan goes about, trying to make children naughty. A lion could only -eat your body, but Satan wants to have your soul and body in hell. -Satan hates you. He is your enemy. But God is stronger than Satan. Say -to God, Keep me from minding Satan, and God will keep you. - - Upon that mountain’s height - Two mighty princes stand; - Jesus the Prince of Light, - Satan at his right hand. - Below them lies the prospect fair - Of all earth holds of rich or rare. - - Tables are seen around, - Spread with delicious meats; - Gardens where fruits abound, - And thousand tempting sweets: - Silver and gold and precious stones, - Chariots and palaces and thrones. - - Satan did once prevail - On Eve to disobey: - And now why should he fail - To tempt the Lord astray? - For Eve abundant food possess’d, - While Christ with hunger is distress’d. - - In vain the tempter tries - The Saviour to deceive, - For Jesus left the skies - Our misery to relieve: - His Father dear he sought to please, - Nor wish’d for earthly joy and ease. - - He had seen brighter things, - And sweeter joys had known, - Where angels touch the strings - Around his Father’s throne. - And shall he from that throne descend - Before the evil one to bend? - - No! He will hunger bear, - And suffer sharpest pain, - Till God shall hear his prayer, - And his weak life sustain. - And lo! ashamed the tempter flies, - And angels feed him from the skies. - - - - -LESSON XVIII. - -THE TWELVE DISCIPLES. - -MARK, i. 16-20. - - -WHEN Jesus was a man, he began to teach people about his Father. Jesus -used to preach. - -Where did he preach? - -Sometimes he preached to people in a place like a church; sometimes -he preached in the fields; sometimes he sat on the top of a hill and -preached; and sometimes he sat in a ship, and the people stood by the -edge of the water to hear him. Jesus did not always live in the same -place: he used to walk about from one place to another. - -Did Jesus walk about alone? No; he had twelve friends always with him. -He called them his twelve disciples. - -How many are twelve? Let us count the little children in this room. -Here are twelve. Jesus had just so many disciples. - -One was called Peter, and another John, and another James, and another -Thomas. I will not tell you the names of all, lest you should forget -them. - -Peter was a fisherman. He had a little ship, and he used to catch fish -in the day and in the night. James and John had another little ship, -and they used to catch fish. - -One day Jesus passed by their ships, and Jesus saw Peter and his -brother Andrew throwing a net into the sea to catch fish, and Jesus -said to them, Come with me. And Peter and Andrew left their nets, and -their ships, and went with Jesus. - -And Jesus went a little further, and he saw James and John sitting in -their ship, mending the holes in their nets, and Jesus said to them, -Come with me; and they left their nets and went with Jesus. - -Jesus called what people he pleased to come with him. - -Shall I tell you why Jesus chose to have twelve friends always with -him? What do you think was the reason? - -Jesus wished to teach them about God his Father, that they might teach -other people about him. They liked being with him, and listening to his -words. Would you have liked to be always with Jesus? - -When Jesus was alone with his disciples, he used to tell them secrets -about God and heaven. They loved him very much indeed; they called him -Master, and Lord. Jesus loved them still more than they loved him, and -he called them his friends. - -Jesus used to give them part of his things. But Jesus had no house to -live in, and he had very little money. Sometimes Jesus and his friends -were very much tired with walking far, and sometimes they were very -hungry and thirsty. But kind people often asked them to come into their -houses, and gave them food. Other people laughed at Jesus, and called -him names. - -Were the disciples good?—They were bad like us; but Jesus put his -Spirit into them, and made them better. The disciples were not quite -good like Jesus; they often quarreled with each other, and sometimes -they were unkind to poor people. - - How happy they who shared the bread - Of Jesus here below! - From place to place he traveled, - And they with him did go. - - What though they never had a place - Where safely to abide, - They saw their loving Master’s face, - And followed by his side. - - They heard him preach from hills and ships - Of things to men unknown; - But sweeter words dropped from his lips - When they were all alone; - - For then he would the things explain - They could not understand, - That heav’nly wisdom they might gain, - And teach it through the land. - - CHILD. - - ’Tis true I can not here below - With thee, my Saviour, dwell; - To heaven I one day hope to go, - And there to know thee well. - - - - -LESSON XIX. - -THE FIRST MIRACLE. - -JOHN, ii. 1-11. - - -I TOLD you that some people used to ask Jesus to come into their -houses. I shall now tell you of a man who did ask Jesus. This man gave -a feast, and Jesus came to the feast. Mary, the mother of Jesus, came; -and the disciples came. There were a great many more people besides at -the feast. - -There was some wine for the people to drink: but there was so little, -that very soon it was all gone. - -Jesus knew that the wine was gone. Could not Jesus give the people more -wine?—Yes; for he made the world and all things in it. - -There were some large stone jars in the room. Jesus said to the -servants, Fill the jars with water, and they filled them quite full. - -Then Jesus said, Take some, and give it to the master to drink. The -servants did so; but Jesus had turned the water into wine. - -When the master had tasted it, he said, What nice wine this is! Where -did it come from? - -The servants told him how Jesus had told them to fill the jars with -water. Then all the people at the feast knew that Jesus had turned the -water into wine. - -This was the first wonder that Jesus did; it was called a miracle. - -Why did Jesus do miracles? To show people that he was the Son of God. - -The disciples now felt quite sure that Jesus was the Son of God. - - Once Jesus to a marriage went; - The numerous guests surround the board, - When lo! they find the wine is spent;— - This—Mary hears, and tells the Lord. - - Before the guests’ astonished eyes - Christ makes his heavenly glory shine; - The thing desired he soon supplies. - And changes water into wine. - - How ready does our Lord appear - Our fond desires to satisfy! - And all that we can wish for here - He is well able to supply. - - - - -LESSON XX. - -SEVERAL MIRACLES. - -LUKE, vi. 11-16. - - -AFTER Jesus had turned the water into wine, he did a great many -wonders. He made blind people see, and deaf people hear, and dumb -people speak, and lame people walk. - -When Jesus came to a place, all the sick people crowded round him. - -Jesus did not send them away because they disturbed him, but he cured -them all—yes—every one. - -This was the way in which he cured one blind man. He said, See! and the -man could see that moment. - -This was the way in which he cured a man who was deaf and dumb. Jesus -put his fingers into his ears, and touched his tongue, and looked up to -his Father in heaven, and said, Be opened! and immediately the string -of his tongue was loosed, and he could speak plainly. - -Once Jesus saw a poor sick man lying on a bed, and Jesus said to him, -Should you like to be made well? The poor man said he wished very much -to be made well. Then Jesus said, Get up, carry your bed, and walk. The -man tried to get up, and he found that he could; for Jesus gave him -strength. - -One day Jesus was in a place like a church; he was preaching; when he -saw a poor woman whose back was bent, so that she could not lift up her -head. Jesus said, Woman, I have made you well; and then Jesus touched -her with his hands, and her back grew straight, and she began to praise -God. - -Sometimes Jesus made dead people alive again. That was more wonderful -than making sick people well. - -Once Jesus was walking on the road. A great many people were walking -after him, for people liked to see him do wonders, and to hear him -talk. They met some men carrying a dead man to put him in the ground. - -A poor old woman came after, crying very much. She was the mother of -the dead man. He was her only son. Jesus was very sorry to see her cry. -He came up to her and said, Do not cry, and then he touched the coffin. -There was no top to it; the dead man was lying in it. - -Jesus said, Get up, young man. He sat up and began to speak. Then Jesus -said to his mother, Here is your son. - -All the people were surprised, and said, This must be the Son of God. -He can make dead people live again. - - - - -LESSON XXI. - -THE SINNER AND SIMON. - -LUKE, vii. 36 to end. - - -WHY did Jesus come into the world?—To save us from hell. - -But why did God say that people must go to hell?—Because everybody was -naughty. - -Jesus can forgive people their naughtiness, and make them good. But -Jesus will not forgive people who are not sorry. I will tell you of a -proud man who was not sorry, and of a poor woman who was sorry. - -A rich proud man asked Jesus to come and dine with him. Why did he ask -Jesus? he did not love him;—he only asked him, that he might hear him -talk: but Jesus said he would come. - -The proud man treated Jesus very unkindly. He gave him no water to wash -his feet, put no sweet ointment upon them, gave him no kiss. - -A poor woman, who had been very naughty, saw Jesus go into the rich -man’s house. She came up behind Jesus, and began to cry for all her -naughtiness. She knew Jesus could forgive her, and she loved Jesus. - -She had brought a box of ointment with her: she stooped down, and her -tears fell upon Jesus’ feet, and with her tears she washed them: she -wiped them with her long hair, and then poured the sweet ointment upon -them, and kissed them. - -[Illustration: JESUS AND THE DOCTORS.] - -The rich man looked at the woman very angrily; he knew she had been -very naughty, and he was angry at seeing Jesus so kind to her. - -But Jesus said to the proud man, This woman has been very naughty: but -I have forgiven her, and she loves me very much. She loves me a great -deal more than you do. You gave me no water for my feet; but she has -washed my feet with her tears. You gave me no kiss; but she has kissed -my feet ever since I came in. You gave me no ointment; but she has -poured very sweet ointment upon my feet. - -Then Jesus spoke kindly to the woman, and said to her, Your sins are -forgiven. - -So Jesus comforted this poor woman, but the proud man and his friends -grew still more angry. - -Jesus will forgive your sins if you are sorry, and if you ask him; but -if you think yourself good, he will not forgive you; for Jesus cannot -bear proud people. Though you are but a little child, you have done a -great many wrong things; and you do not deserve to go to heaven. Oh, I -hope Jesus will forgive you! I hope the Holy Spirit will come into -your heart, and make you feel very sorry for your sins. Then Jesus will -forgive you, and you will love him, as this poor woman did. - - - - -LESSON XXII. - -THE STORM AT SEA. - -LUKE, viii. 22-25. - - -JESUS often went into a ship with his disciples. Peter had a ship of -his own, and John had another ship, and they liked to lend their ships -to Jesus. - -Once they were all in a ship when the wind blew very hard and the water -moved up and down, and came over the ship. The disciples were afraid -that they should be drowned. - -Jesus had fallen asleep, and was lying on a pillow. The noise of the -wind and of the water had not awakened him. - -His disciples ran to him and cried, O Master! do you not care for us? -will you let us die? - -Then Jesus got up and said to the wind, Wind be still! and he said -to the water, Be still! The wind left off blowing, and the water was -smooth and quiet. - -Then Jesus said to his disciples, Why are you afraid? Why did you not -believe that I would take care of you? - -Jesus knew that they were tossed about, and he would have kept them -safe, though he was asleep. - -The disciples said to one another, Jesus is the Son of God; even the -wind and the water obey him. - - The disciples, with Jesus their Lord, - At sea in a vessel were toss’d; - The winds loudly blew, the waves roar’d; - They fear’d that they all should be lost. - - The waters rush’d into the ship: - For Jesus all eagerly look: - He lies on a pillow asleep— - Had he his disciples forsook? - - Not so; while he slept he still thought - Of them, and their bitter distress: - His merciful eye slumbers not, - But watches his children to bless. - - He rises his work to perform: - The wind and the waters obey: - Soon hush’d is the terrible storm, - The hurricane passes away. - - How ready is Jesus to save! - How strong is his arm to protect! - His mercy we ever will crave; - And deliv’rance will ever expect. - - - - -LESSON XXIII. - -JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER. - -LUKE, viii. 41 to end. - - -A RICH man came to Jesus and fell down at his feet and said, I have one -little girl, and she is very sick; pray come and make her well. Jesus -went with the rich man. - -When they were near the house, some servants came out and said, The -little girl is just dead; no one can make her well now. - -But Jesus said, Do not be afraid; I can make her well. - -Jesus said to the father and mother of the little girl, Come with me -into the house. Peter, James, and John, you may come in, but no one -else. - -So they went up into the room where the little girl was lying in bed. A -great many people were in the room, playing sad music, and singing sad -songs, and crying, because the child was dead. But Jesus said, Leave -off crying. The girl is only sleeping: she is not dead. Jesus said she -was asleep, because he meant to make her alive so soon again. But the -people laughed at Jesus, and said, She is dead, and they would not -believe that he could make her alive again. - -Jesus said, These people must be put out of the room. So he sent them -out, and shut the door; but he let the father and mother, and Peter, -and James, and John, stay in the room. He took the little girl’s hand, -and said, Arise! At first she sat up, and then she rose up out of bed, -and walked about the room. She was twelve years old. Jesus then said, -Bring her something to eat. - -The father and mother were much surprised at what had happened. - - Hark! ’tis a father crying, - And this is what he saith: - “My little daughter’s lying - Just at the point of death.” - - The Saviour soon consented - To come and heal the maid; - Nor was he e’en prevented - By hearing she was dead. - - He found the people weeping - Because her breath was gone; - And when he said, “She’s sleeping,” - They laughed him to scorn. - - The Lord no sinful mocker - Would suffer to remain; - Then by the hand he took her, - And bade her rise again. - - Ah! see the maid arising - According to his word; - Does not the deed surprising - Show Jesus to be Lord? - - See in their fond embraces - The parents clasp the maid; - Ashamed are now the faces - That mocked at what he said. - - - - -LESSON XXIV. - -THE LOAVES AND FISHES. - -MATTHEW, xiv. 13-22. - - -ONCE Jesus went into the wilderness with his disciples, and a great -many people came after him; then Jesus preached to the people, and told -them about his Father, and how he himself had come down from heaven to -save them from Satan. They listened to him from morning till night. - -When it was getting dark, the disciples came to Jesus and said, Will -you not send the people home, for it is late? - -But Jesus knew that the people had had nothing to eat all day, and he -did not like to send them home tired and hungry. So he said to his -disciples, Cannot you feed them? - -No, said they; we have only five loaves and two small fishes, and see -how many people there are! - -But Jesus said, Make them sit down on the grass, and bring the loaves -and fishes to me. So the disciples made them all sit down. - -There were a great many people, as many as would fill ten churches—five -thousand men, besides women and little children. How tired the little -children must have been! it was time for them to have their supper and -go to bed. We shall hear how Jesus fed all these people. - -They sat down on the green grass. Jesus took the loaves and fishes; -first he lifted up his eyes to his Father, and thanked him for the -food, and then he took a piece of bread and gave it to Peter, and said, -Feed all those people sitting there; and he gave another piece to John, -and said, Feed those people; and he gave a piece of bread and fish to -each of the disciples, and told each to feed some people. - -One little piece of bread would not be enough for all the children in -this room; but Jesus made the bread enough for all the people. Everyone -had enough, and they threw upon the grass a great many little pieces. -But Jesus said to his disciples, Take some baskets, and pick up the -crumbs; and they filled twelve baskets full of little bits of bread. -Then Jesus told the people to go home. - -What a wonder Jesus had done! Yet you know that he feeds you, my little -children, and all the people in the world. - -How does he feed you?—He gives you bread. - -Of what is bread made?—Of flour. - -Of what is flour made?—Of corn. - -Who makes corn?—God makes the corn. - -Of what does he make it?—Of nothing. God makes things of nothing. Jesus -is God, and makes the corn grow; so you see that Jesus feeds you. If -he did not make corn grow in the fields we should die. But he will not -forget us. He even remembers the little birds. They are too silly to -plow, or to sow corn, or to reap or to put corn into barns, yet God -does not let them starve. The birds cry to God, and he hears them, and -lets them find food. Now God loves us much better than he loves the -little birds, because we have souls; so he will certainly hear us when -we pray to him. - -If your mother had no bread in her cottage, and if she could get no -money to buy some, yet God would hear her, if she loved him. He would -not let her starve. Will you not ask God for bread every day, and say, -Give me this day my daily bread? - -We ought to thank God for the food we eat: before we eat breakfast, or -dinner, or supper, we should say, I thank thee, O Lord, for this nice -food. - - Behold where on the green hill spread, - Close by the water-side, - The hungry multitudes are fed, - At peaceful eventide. - - Upon the grass they sit at ease, - In rows of ten times ten, - Women with children on their knees, - Besides five thousand men. - - In list’ning they had spent the day; - Their homes far distant lie: - They would have fainted by the way - Without this kind supply. - - The Lord, whose words they came to hear - Has pity on their need, - He loves the weary heart to cheer, - The hungry poor to feed. - - He gives them of his little store - By his disciples’ hands: - Though little, he can make it more, - For all things he commands. - - ’Tis he provides the beasts with food, - To him the ravens cry: - He watches over us for good, - And does our need supply. - - He once himself did hunger bear, - For forty days alone: - And still the hungry are his care; - He hears them when they groan. - - - - -LESSON XXV. - -THE KINDNESS OF JESUS. - -MATTHEW, xv. 21-28. MARK, x. 13-16. - - -I TOLD you that the disciples were sometimes unkind; but Jesus was -always kind. Once a poor woman came crying after Jesus, saying, O Lord, -I have a little daughter who is very sick. Jesus did not answer her at -first, and the disciples were unkind, and wished her to be sent away. -She cried so loud, they said to Jesus, Do send her away. - -The poor woman fell down at Jesus’ feet, and said, Lord, help me! And -Jesus had pity on the woman, and said, I will do what you wish. - -The poor woman was glad to hear this, and she went home, and found that -her daughter was quite well. - -Another time the disciples were unkind to some little children. Some -poor women brought their children to Jesus, but the disciples were -standing round, and they would not let the women come near. Go away, -they said; you must not bring the babies here to trouble us. But Jesus -heard them speak, and was very angry with the disciples. Jesus would -not let the children go away. - -He said to the disciples, Suffer them to come to me; do not send them -away. - -Then he took the children in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and -prayed to his Father, and blessed them. - -O happy little children, to be taken into the arms of Jesus. - -Jesus loves meek and gentle children. They are Jesus’ lambs. Jesus is -their shepherd, and he will take them to heaven when they die. - - Young children once to Jesus came, - His blessing to entreat; - And I may humbly do the same - Before his mercy-seat. - - For when their feeble hands were spread, - And bent each humble knee, - “Forbid them not,” the Saviour said; - And so he says to me. - - If babes so many years ago - His tender pity drew, - He will not surely let me go - Without a blessing, too. - - Then while his favor to implore - My little hands are spread, - Do thou thy sacred blessing pour - Dear Jesus, on my head. - - - - -LESSON XXVI. - -THE LORD’S PRAYER. - - -WHEN Jesus was in the world, he loved to think of his Father in heaven. -He liked to be alone, that he might pray to his Father: sometimes the -tears ran down his cheeks while he prayed. One night Jesus prayed all -night alone upon the top of a high hill. - -Sometimes Jesus prayed to his Father while his disciples stood near and -listened. - -Once when Jesus had been praying with them they said, Lord, teach us to -pray. Then Jesus taught them a little prayer. - -It was this: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name; thy -kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven: give us -this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive -them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but -deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the -glory, forever and ever. Amen. - -I know, little children, that you say this prayer night and morning. -Your mothers taught you to say it. But did you know who said it first? -It was Jesus, the Lord: so it is called “The Lord’s Prayer.” It is a -very beautiful prayer, for Jesus said it; but it is hard for children -to understand it. - -What is the meaning of “Hallowed be thy name?” Let God’s name be -praised. - -What are “trespasses?” Trespasses are sins. - -Ask God to forgive your sins, or your trespasses. - -Do you ever pray to God when you are alone? - -You may pray to him in any PLACE—in the house or in the garden. - -You may pray to him at any TIME—in the night or in the middle of the -day. - -You may ask him for anything you want, just as you ask your father. - -What will you ask him for? Will you ask him to give you bread, and -clothes, and a house to live in? - -Yes, ask him for these things, but most of all—ask him for his Holy -Spirit. - -It is better to have the Holy Spirit than to have all the toys, all the -money, all the flowers, all the birds, all the beautiful things in the -world. - -Why is it better? - -Because the Holy Spirit will make you love God, as the angels do, and -will make you live forever and ever. - -Will you say this little prayer to God?—“O my Father, pray give me thy -Holy Spirit, for Christ’s sake.” - - Our Father, seated in the sky, - Thy holy name be praised still: - Be thou obeyed as King most high, - Let men, like angels, do thy will. - - Do thou our daily bread supply: - Forgive our sins as we forgive: - Yet help us still from sin to fly: - Great, glorious King, forever live! - - - - -LESSON XXVII. - -JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH. - -MATTHEW, xvi. 21 to end. - - -JESUS knew everything that would happen, and he knew that he must soon -die. - -He used to tell his secrets to his disciples; so he took them into -a place by themselves, and said, I soon shall leave you: the wicked -people will take me, and bind me with ropes, and beat me, and laugh at -me, and nail me on a cross; but I shall soon be alive again. - -The disciples could not bear to hear Jesus talk of dying, for they -loved him very much. They all looked very sad, and Peter said, You -shall not die; but Jesus said, I must die to save men, and to please my -Father. - -The Father had desired Jesus to die, and he would not disobey his -Father. - -Most of the people who wished to kill Jesus, lived in a great town -called Jerusalem. - -Jesus used to go to Jerusalem very often, and he used to preach there. - -Why did some people hate Jesus?—Because he told them of their -wickedness. - -He used to say to them, You do not love God, who is my Father, but you -are proud and vain. You wish to kill me. You tell lies. You are unkind -to poor people. You pretend to love God, but while you are saying your -prayers, you are thinking how good you are. Your hearts are full of -wickedness. You are the children of the devil. - -Jesus wished them to turn from their wickedness. It grieved him to see -how they hated his Father, and that they would not turn from their -wicked ways. - -The wicked people were angry with Jesus, and said, God is not your -Father. But Jesus said, He is my Father, and I came down from heaven, -where he lives, and I shall go back to him some day. - -At last the people took up stones to throw at him: but Jesus did not -choose to die yet, so he easily got away and went to a place where they -could not find him. - -There he staid with his disciples a good while. - - - - -LESSON XXVIII. - -LAZARUS. - -JOHN, xi. 1-17. - - -JESUS staid with his disciples in a place by himself. The wicked -people, who wanted to kill him, could not find him, but Jesus’ friends -knew where he was. - -Jesus had more friends besides his disciples. - -One of his friends was called Lazarus. Lazarus had two sisters; their -names were Martha and Mary. These three all lived together. They all -three loved Jesus, and Jesus loved them. Jesus used often to come and -see them, and sit in the house and talk to them. Martha liked to make -a fine dinner when Jesus came, but Mary liked to sit and listen to his -sweet words. - -At last Lazarus fell very sick. - -Martha and Mary loved their brother Lazarus very much indeed. They knew -that Jesus could make Lazarus well; so they sent a man to tell Jesus -that Lazarus was sick. - -The man went a great way to look for Jesus. Lazarus grew worse and -worse. At last he died. His friends wrapped white cloths round his -face, and his arms and his legs, and put him in a great hole, and -rolled a stone before it. - -Martha and Mary waited and longed for Jesus to come. - -Four days passed, and at last Jesus came. Martha and Mary did not think -that Jesus would make Lazarus alive again, for he had been dead so -long; so they sat upon the ground and cried. - -When Martha heard that Jesus was on the road a little way off, she came -to Jesus and said, If you had been here, my brother had not died; and -even now you could make him alive. - -Then Jesus said, Your brother shall rise again. - -Yes, said Martha, I know he will rise again at the last day, when all -the dead people rise. - -Martha was afraid that Jesus would not choose to make Lazarus alive -soon; but she knew that he was able to do it. - -Martha went back to the house, and found Mary still sitting on the -ground, and a great many friends round her. - -Martha whispered in her ear, and told her that Jesus wanted to speak to -her. So Martha and Mary went together, and found Jesus waiting for them -in the road. - -Mary’s friends went with her, and they cried; and Mary cried very much -indeed: and when she saw Jesus she fell down at his feet and said, -Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died. - -Jesus was very sorry to see her so unhappy, and to see so many people -crying: he felt very sad indeed, and he sighed very deeply. Jesus does -not like to see anyone in trouble, he is so kind. - -Then Jesus said, Where have you put Lazarus? - -Martha and Mary and their friends said, Come and see; and they showed -him the way. - -As Jesus walked along, the tears rolled down his cheeks. - -At last they came to the grave. It was a hole, and a very large stone -was before the hole. - -Then Jesus said, Take away the stone. - -Martha thought that Jesus was going to look at Lazarus lying dead; and -she said, Do not go in: his flesh has a bad smell by this time. He has -been dead four days. But Jesus told her to believe that he could make -him alive. - -They then rolled away the stone. - -Then Jesus lifted up his eyes to his Father in heaven, and thanked him -for helping him to do wonderful things. - -A great many people were standing by, looking at Jesus, and wondering -what he would do. - -Poor Martha and Mary were longing to see Lazarus alive again. - -Then Jesus spoke loud and said, Lazarus, come forth. - -Lazarus heard, though he was dead; for the dead hear the voice of -Jesus. He got up and walked to the door of the hole. His hands were -tied with cloths, and his feet wrapped round with cloths, and a cloth -was over his face. - -But Jesus said, Undo the cloths. - -How pleased Martha and Mary must have been to see his face again! How -they must have thanked the Lord Jesus for his kindness! - -The people who saw all this were surprised, and said, Jesus must be the -Son of God. - - Why flow the blessed Saviour’s tears? - Is it because the cross he fears? - Because he knows he soon shall die, - And shall within the cold grave lie? - - He weeps to see the sisters weep - Of Lazarus, who lies asleep; - So tender is his heart, and kind, - That all from him may pity find. - - CHILD. - - When I see others full of fears, - I will remember Jesus’ tears; - And not upon my pleasures think, - While their sad hearts with sorrow sink. - - - - -LESSON XXIX. - -JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM. - -MATTHEW, xxi. 1-11, 14-17. - - -WHICH was the greatest miracle that Jesus ever did? It was making -Lazarus alive again; because he had been dead four days. - -Many of the wicked people who hated Jesus heard of it; but they only -hated him the more. They said, We must kill him soon, or everyone will -believe that he is the Son of God. - -Jesus knew that they wanted to kill him, and so he went again and hid -himself in a place they did not know of. They looked for him, but they -could not find him. - -But could Jesus always stay in that little quiet place, where he was -hid with his disciples? No. He came down to die for us. He only waited -till the time came for him to die. Then he said to his disciples, -We must go to Jerusalem, and I shall be laughed at, and beaten, and -killed; but I shall come out of my grave after three days. - -The disciples did not like to hear this; but they chose to go with -Jesus wherever he went. - -Jesus walked fast along the road; at last he came near Jerusalem. Then -he stopped and said to his disciples, I shall ride into Jerusalem upon -an ass. Jesus had no ass of his own; he always walked from place to -place. But Jesus could put it into a man’s heart to lend him one. - -He said to two of his disciples, Go along the road a little way, and -you will see an ass and a young ass tied, and a man standing near; -bring the ass and the young one to me, for I know that the man will let -them come. - -So the two disciples went: when they had gone a little way they saw an -ass tied up, and a young one. They began to untie the ass; but a man -standing near said, Why do you untie the ass? - -They said, The Lord hath need of them; and then the man let them go. - -I suppose that man loved the Lord Jesus, and liked to lend him his -things. - -The two disciples brought the two asses to Jesus. They took off some of -their clothes, and put them on the young ass, and Jesus sat upon it. - -A great many people came out of Jerusalem to see Jesus, for they had -heard of his making Lazarus alive again. The people began to praise -Jesus, and call him king. They took off some of their clothes, and laid -them down upon the road for the ass to tread upon; and they picked -branches off the trees that grew near, and laid them too on the road. - -So Jesus came to the great town of Jerusalem: all the people came -into the streets to look at him, and even the little children began -to praise him, and to call him King. The proud men, that hated Jesus, -were very angry at hearing all these praises. They did not like to hear -Jesus praised. They came to him and said, Why do you let these children -call you king? - -But Jesus liked to hear the children sing his praise, and he would not -tell them to be silent. - -Jesus loved little children, and these little children loved Jesus. - - - - -LESSON XXX. - -THE TEMPLE. - -LUKE, xix. 47, 48; xx. 19, 20; xxi. 37, 38. - - -THERE was a large place in Jerusalem, like a great church, called the -Temple. It was white outside, and very beautiful. The doors were open -all day, and people used to go in to pray to God. It was God’s house: -Jesus used often to be there with his disciples. Poor blind and lame -people came to him there, and Jesus cured them all, and talked to them -about his Father. - -The little children sang his praises in the Temple. All day long Jesus -taught the people about God, and they listened to what he said, and -liked to hear him. - -The wicked and proud men came to the Temple to laugh at Jesus, and to -speak rudely to him; but he bore all as meekly as a lamb. - -At night he left the Temple, and went out of the town to a high hill, -where he prayed to God alone in the dark. - -The wicked men longed to catch Jesus to kill him. They said to each -other, How can we get him? the people will not let us take hold of him -if they see us, or we would go to the Temple to catch him. If we could -find him alone in the dark, then we would put ropes on him, and take -him to the judge. This is what the wicked people said to each other as -they sat together. - - Within the Temple fair and grand, - (Where holy men are wont to pray,) - Behold the gentle Saviour stand, - Teaching sweet wisdom all the day. - - And many round him fondly press, - The blind, the lame, the weeping poor, - Who suffer sickness or distress, - Or grace or pardon would implore. - - But see, another troop is near, - And much his words their pride displease; - Like hungry lions they appear, - Who long a gentle lamb to seize. - - The Saviour all their malice knows, - And how his precious life they seek; - But still his lips he will not close, - Because his Father bade him speak. - - Nor does his heav’nly patience fail, - Nor does he cease his love to show; - But while they mock, and jeer, and rail, - He strives to save their souls from woe. - - CHILD. - - And if, when trying to be kind, - I too should with unkindness meet, - O let me show a patient mind, - And ever let my words be sweet! - - - - -LESSON XXXI. - -JUDAS. - -JOHN, xii. 6. MATTHEW, xxvi. 3, 4, 14-16. - - -JESUS had twelve disciples. Did they all love him? - -Peter loved Jesus, and John loved him, and all the rest loved him, but -one; his name was Judas. He did not love Jesus, but only pretended to -love him. He was like the devil. - -Did Jesus know how wicked Judas was? Yes, he saw into his heart; but -the disciples thought Judas was good; for Judas used to kiss the Lord -Jesus, and speak kindly to him, and talk about God like the rest. - -But Judas loved something; he loved money. He wanted to get a great -deal of money. - -He was covetous, and he was a thief. The disciples had a bag, and when -they had money they put it in the bag; and all the disciples put their -money in the same bag. But there was very little money in the bag, for -they were very poor. Judas used to take care of the bag, and he used to -steal some of the money out of it, and keep it for himself; but no one -found him out, or thought he was a thief, except Jesus, and he knew it -well. - -Judas was always thinking, How shall I get money? - -One day, when the proud men were sitting together, Judas came in. Judas -said to them, You want to find Jesus when he is alone: will you give me -some money, and I will show you where he goes at night? - -The proud people said, Yes, we will. - -Judas said, How much money will you give me? - -They said, Thirty pieces of silver. - -Then Judas said, Some night I will bring you to Jesus when he is alone. - -The wicked people were very glad to hear this. - -Now, thought they, we shall soon catch him and kill him. - -Judas went back to Jesus, but he did not tell the disciples what he had -done. Jesus knew what he had been doing; for Jesus could see all his -thoughts, and he knew all that Judas did, both in the day and in the -night. Yet Jesus did not tell Judas that he knew his wicked plans. - - - - -LESSON XXXII. - -THE LAST SUPPER—PART I. - -LUKE, xxii. 7-14. JOHN, xiii. 1-17. - - -JESUS said to his disciples, I am going soon to be killed, but before I -die I shall eat a supper with you in Jerusalem. - -Then Jesus said to Peter and John, Go and get the supper ready; but -they said, Where shall we get it ready? For Jesus had no house in -Jerusalem: but Jesus knew how to find a room. - -So Jesus said to Peter and John, Go into Jerusalem, and you will meet a -man carrying a jug; go after him: he will go into a house. The master -of the house will lend me a room. Tell him that I am going to die, and -that I want to eat a supper with my disciples. - -Then Peter and John went into Jerusalem. - -Whom did they meet? A man carrying a jug. - -They followed him. He went into a house. Peter and John went in after -him, and they said to the master of the house, Jesus wants a room to -eat supper in with his disciples before he dies. - -Then the master took them up stairs, and showed them a large room, with -a table in it, and seats all round the table, and a jug, and a basin to -wash their feet in, and a cup and dishes. - -Then Peter and John got some bread and wine and other things, and -made the supper ready; and they went back and told Jesus (who was a -little way in the country) that supper was ready. So Jesus and all his -disciples came to the house in the evening; they went up stairs, and -they all sat down. - -Jesus loved John better than all the rest, and John sat next to Jesus. - -After they had been a little while at supper, Jesus got up and took a -towel, and tied it round his waist; and he took a jug and poured water -into a basin, and he began to wash his disciples’ feet, and to wipe -them with the towel round his waist. - -But when he came to Peter, Peter said, You shall never wash my feet. - -Peter thought it was too kind of Jesus to wash his feet, as if he -were a servant; but Jesus was not proud, but loved to be kind to his -disciples. - -Then Jesus said to Peter, If I wash you not, you cannot be mine; but I -have made you clean already. Jesus had made Peter’s heart clean. - -Then Peter was glad that Jesus should wash his feet. - -All the disciples had clean hearts, except Judas, and his heart was -full of wickedness; Satan was in it. Yet Jesus washed Judas’ feet. He -was kind even to wicked Judas, who hated him. - -When Jesus had washed all the disciples’ feet he sat down again, and -began to talk to them. - -He said, Do you know what I have done to you? I have washed your feet, -though I am your Lord and Master. I wish to teach you to be as kind to -each other as I have been to you. - - When the sad hour was almost come, - That Jesus must depart, - He gathered in an upper room - Those dearest to his heart. - - Ah! great was their astonishment - When, rising from his seat, - Upon the floor he lowly bent - To wash his servants’ feet. - - Beside the board again he sat, - And thus expressed his mind: - “If I, your Lord, upon you wait, - O should not you be kind? - - “O! let the love that I have shown - By you remembered be; - And by _your_ love let it be known - That you belong to me.” - - - - -LESSON XXXIII. - -THE LAST SUPPER—PART II. - -JOHN, xiii. 21-30. - - -YOU know the wicked thing that Judas meant to do. Jesus knew that he -would bring the wicked people to take him and kill him. Jesus had been -very kind to Judas, and Jesus was sorry that he was so wicked. - -As Jesus was sitting at supper, and all the twelve disciples sitting -round, he said, One of you will give me to the wicked men to be killed! -one of you, my disciples. - -All the disciples were very sorry, and Peter said, Is it I? and John -said, Is it I? and each of them said, Is it I? but Jesus did not tell -them which. - -Now John was leaning his head on Jesus’ bosom, and Peter whispered to -John and said, Do ask the Lord which it is that will show the wicked -people where he is? - -So John whispered and said, Which is it? - -And Jesus said, The one that dips the bread in the sop with me. - -For there was a dish of sauce on the table, and Jesus dipped his bread -in it, and as he dipped it one of the disciples put his hand in the -dish too. Which was it? - -Judas: he dipped his bread in the dish with Jesus. So John knew which -it was that was so wicked. - -Then Jesus said to Judas, Go, and do what you mean to do. - -And Judas got up and went out of the room. - -Where did he go? - -He went to the wicked people, to bring them to Jesus in the dark. But -the disciples thought he was going to buy something at a shop, or to -give money to the poor. - - One night the Saviour said, - “My hours to live are few: - I soon shall be betray’d, - My friends, by one of you.” - “Lord, is it I?” - They all do cry. - - Beloved above the rest, - John lean’d his gentle head - Upon the Saviour’s breast, - And, softly whisp’ring, said, - “Lord, tell me who - This thing shall do?” - - “One of this little band,” - The Saviour, answ’ring, said, - “Will hither reach his hand, - And dip with me his bread. - Who dips with me, - The same is he.” - - - - -LESSON XXXIV. - -THE LAST SUPPER—PART III. - -MATTHEW, xxvi. 26-36. JOHN, xiv. 1-4; xviii. 1-3. - - -AFTER supper Jesus took some bread and broke it in little bits, and -gave a piece to each of the disciples, and said, This is my body: I am -going to die: eat this, and think of me. - -Then Jesus poured some wine into a cup, and told them all to drink out -of it. He said, This is my blood; I shall soon bleed and die; drink -this, and think of me. - -Jesus said, I shall not eat supper with you again before I die. I am -going to my Father; I must leave you, but I shall come back again. - -Then they all sang a hymn. - -Afterward Jesus got up from the table and went down stairs into the -street, and the disciples followed him. It was dark; but Jesus talked -to them as they went along. He said, I am going to die to-night, and -you will all leave me. - -But Peter said, I will not leave you; I will go to prison with you; I -will die with you; but I will never leave you. - -Jesus said to him, Yes, you will, Peter; you will say that you do not -know me; you will say that you are not my friend. This night, Peter, -you will say so, before the cock crows. (For cocks crow in the morning -when it is light.) - -Jesus talked sweetly to his disciples. He said, Do not be sorry because -I am going away. I shall go back to my Father, and I shall soon come -back to you. When I am in heaven, I shall get ready a place in heaven -for you. I command you to love one another, and I will send the Holy -Spirit to comfort you. - -At last Jesus came to a garden. He had often been to that garden with -his disciples, and wicked Judas knew the place. - -Where was Judas now? - -He was with the wicked, proud men. - -You will soon hear how he came to the garden, and how he brought the -_servants_ of the wicked men with him. For these wicked men meant to -send their servants to catch Jesus. - - “This is my flesh,” the sorrowing Saviour said, - And, as he spoke, he gave the broken bread: - “This is my blood,” and then he bade all drink, - And of their dying Master ever think. - - “This night I die: this night my body’s bruised; - This night by wicked men my name’s abused; - And even you, my dearest friends, shall fly, - And leave your Master all alone to die.” - - His friends in sorrow heard; then promised - With him they fondly loved their blood to shed; - And Peter loudest said, “With thee I’ll die,” - And little thought he should his Lord deny. - - CHILD. - - Sometimes I think I never will offend, - By doing wrong, my best, my heav’nly Friend; - How soon my heart forgets! To God I’ll pray - For grace to keep me in his holy way. - -[Illustration: CHRIST’S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM.] - - - - -LESSON XXXV. - -THE GARDEN. - -MATTHEW, xxvi. 30-57. JOHN, xviii. 1-12. - - -WHEN Jesus was come to the garden, he told all his disciples to stop in -one place till he came back, except three that he took with him. - -Who were they? - -Peter, James, and John. He took them further on in the garden, and then -said to them, I feel very sad indeed. I am going to pray. Do you stay -here. Do not go to sleep, but pray while I am praying. - -Then Jesus went a little way off by himself, and fell upon the ground, -and began to pray to his Father to help him. He ended his prayer by -saying, O Father, do thou what thou wilt, not what I will. - -He prayed very earnestly, and he felt so unhappy that the blood came -out of his skin, and fell on the ground. Then he got up and went back -to Peter, and James, and John, but he found them asleep. He waked them, -and told them to pray. - -Then he went back and prayed again to his Father, to help him in his -great sorrow; then he came back to his disciples, but they had fallen -asleep again. - -Then Jesus prayed again, and his Father sent an angel from heaven to -comfort him. I do not know what the angel said, but I know the angel -loved him, and could speak sweet words to him, and tell him how his -Father loved him. The angel did not stay long; he soon went back to God. - -Then Jesus came again to his disciples, and found them still asleep. -But Jesus waked them and told them to get up; for Judas is near. - -While Jesus was saying this, a great many people were seen walking in -the garden. These were the servants of the proud men in Jerusalem. They -had swords, and sticks, and lanterns in their hands. And Judas went -before them to show them where Jesus was. But Judas came up slily to -Jesus, and gave him a kiss, pretending to love him. - -Jesus knew what Judas was doing, and he said, Friend, why do you come -here? and why do you kiss me? - -Jesus did not run away, but he went up to the wicked men, and said, -Whom are you looking for? - -They said, For Jesus. - -He said, I am he. - -When he said that, God made all the wicked people fall upon their backs -upon the ground. Then Jesus could have run away; but he chose to stay, -that he might die for sinners. - -The wicked people soon got up; God let them get up; but Jesus said to -them, If you want to have me, you must let my disciples go away. - -It was kind of Jesus to think of them, and they were frightened and -glad to get away; they did not wish to stay to die with Jesus. - -But Peter took a sword and cut off one of the wicked men’s ears. Peter -wished to fight; but Jesus said, Put up your sword. If I were to pray -now to my Father, he would send thousands of angels to help me. Then -Jesus touched the man’s ear, and made it well. - -Why did not Jesus pray to God to send the angels? - -Because he chose to die to save us. Had the angels come, and taken -Jesus back to heaven, then we should all have gone to hell. - -Peter and all the rest of the disciples ran away, and left Jesus quite -alone with the wicked men. They took ropes, and tied his hands and -feet, and they led him away into Jerusalem; and he went along meekly as -a lamb. - - - - -LESSON XXXVI. - -PETER’S DENIAL. - -MATTHEW, xxvi. 57 to end. - - -THE wicked proud men, who hated Jesus, had sat up all night. They had -sent their servants with some soldiers to fetch Jesus. They were in -a fine house seated on seats round the room, talking together, and -longing for Jesus to be brought. - -They said one to another, We will have him killed when he comes—we will -take him to the judge. - -At last Jesus came in with the wicked servants. The proud men were glad -to see him. They made him stand up in the midst of the large room. Then -they spoke roughly. Are you the Son of God? they said. - -And Jesus said, Yes, I am; and one day you will see me coming in the -clouds with the angels. - -Then the wicked men were angry. - -Do you hear what he says? they cried out. He calls himself the Son of -God! He must be taken to the judge to be killed. - -Jesus stood meekly all this while, and hardly spoke a word. - -What was become of his disciples? They had run away. - -Had Peter run away? Peter said he would die with Jesus. But he ran away -too. - -At last Peter thought, I will go and look for Jesus; I should like to -see what the wicked men are doing to him. - -So Peter came to Jerusalem, and into the fine house. He came into the -hall first: the wicked servants were sitting round a fire in the hall; -a door was open, and through the door Peter could see Jesus. There he -was, standing before the wicked men. Peter hoped that nobody would know -that he was one of Jesus’ disciples, lest he should be killed. But as -Peter was sitting by the fire, warming himself, a maid said to him, You -are one of the disciples of Jesus. - -Then Peter was frightened, and said, No, I am not; I do not know the -man you speak of. - -Then Peter got up, and went outside the door; but another maid said to -him, I am sure you are one of the disciples of Jesus. - -Peter said, I am not. So Peter went back again to the fire, and began -talking with the servants. - -But some of them remembered having seen Peter in the garden, and -they came to Peter and said, We are certain that you are one of the -disciples. I saw you in the garden, said one. - -Then Peter began to swear, and to say that he was not. - -While Peter was speaking so wickedly he heard a cock crow. Then Peter -remembered what Jesus had said, and he looked at Jesus, and Jesus -turned round his face and looked at Peter. It was such a look! Jesus -did not speak, but his look seemed to say, Is this Peter, my friend, -who said he would die with me? Is this his love for me? Does he say he -does not know me? - -Peter felt very sorry; he felt as if his heart would break, and he went -out of the house, and began to cry very much indeed. For Peter did -really love Jesus; only Satan had tempted him to be so wicked as to say -he did not know him. - -If Peter had prayed in the garden instead of going to sleep, he would -have behaved better. But Christ had often prayed for Peter, that Satan -might not get his soul at last. - - When Peter sat within the hall, - To see what should his Lord befall, - He said he never knew the man, - And e’en to curse and swear began. - His sorrowing Master turn’d his head, - And by his look he sweetly said, - “Does Peter say he knows me not? - Has Peter then my love forgot?” - - Soon Peter wept most bitterly - That he had dared his Lord deny. - His Lord is mine: I love him too, - Oh! may I prove to him more true! - But if I sin, oh! grant that I - May weep like Peter, bitterly; - And may it pierce me like a sword, - To think I’ve griev’d my dearest Lord. - - - - -LESSON XXXVII. - -PONTIUS PILATE. - -JOHN, xviii. 22 to end. MATTHEW, xxvi. 67, 68. JOHN, xix. 1-16. - - -ALL night long, Jesus stood in the great room; he heard all Peter said, -and that must have grieved him. The wicked people were like lions and -tigers, and Jesus like a lamb. They looked at him as if they hated him. - -Once when he spoke, a servant slapped his face; but he bore this meekly. - -The judge was not up yet, for it was night; so the wicked people were -forced to wait till the morning. - -That night the servants came round Jesus and beat him, and pushed him, -and laughed at him, and even spat in his face. - -When the morning came, the wicked people said, Now we will bring him to -the judge. - -So they went out of their fine house and took Jesus with them. - -The judge sat upon a high seat in the hall. His name was Pontius -Pilate. The judge did not know Jesus. The judge said, What has he done? - -The wicked people said, He calls himself a king. - -Then Pilate said to Jesus, Are you a king? And Jesus said, Yes, I am. -But Pilate thought that he looked very good, and he did not want to -punish him. - -Then the wicked men made a great noise, and said, You must crucify him. - -Pilate said, No, I will beat him, and that will be enough. So Pilate -gave Jesus to some soldiers, who took him into a house and beat him -with knotted ropes, (this way of beating is called scourging,) and all -the blood ran down his back. Then the cruel soldiers laughed at him -because he said he was a king. They took off his own clothes, and put -some fine clothes on him such as kings wear, purple and red. - -Then they said, We must put a crown on his head. So they took prickly -thorns, sharp like pins, and twisted them together, and made a crown, -and put it on his head. - -They said He must have a scepter, (for kings hold something called a -scepter in their hands), so they put a reed in his hand for a scepter; -then they took it from him, and beat him on the head: and they knelt -down to him laughing, and said, O king! O king! - -Pilate saw the soldiers tormenting him, and he brought Jesus into the -street, where the wicked people were, and he showed Jesus to them, and -said, Look at your king. - -Pilate hoped they would be sorry to see him so ill-used; blood upon his -forehead from the thorns, and his back scourged, and dressed in fine -clothes to mock him: but the wicked people were cruel like tigers. - -Said they, Crucify him! Crucify him! All the people cried out, Crucify -him! though Jesus had always been so kind to them. - -Will you crucify your king? said Pilate. - -He shall not be our king, the people said. There was a very great noise -in the street, from the people all speaking at once. - -Then Pilate thought he would please the wicked people, and he said, -Take him and crucify him. Then the people were glad. But first the -soldiers took the fine clothes off Jesus, and put his own clothes on -him again. - -How wicked it was of Pilate to let him be crucified! Pilate thought -Jesus was good, yet he let him be killed to please the people. - - What! is there none to take _his_ part - Who silent, trembling, bleeding, stands? - Not one to cheer his broken heart, - Or snatch him from those cruel hands? - - A thousand voices lifted high - Now fill with horrid shouts the air— - “Away with him and crucify!” - Nor does _one_ friend for him appear. - - Behold how men his love reward! - His tender flesh the scourge has torn, - His gentle hands are bound with cord, - His head is crown’d with prickly thorn. - - But why did God the Father let - His only son be treated thus?— - He sent his Son to pay our debt, - And suffer all this pain for us. - - ’Twas I deserved, O dearest Lord, - My flesh should be with scourging torn, - My little hands be bound with cord, - _My_ head be crown’d with prickly thorn. - - And now what can I do for him - Who suffer’d all this pain for me? - Whene’er I feel or hear of sin, - I’ll think, O dearest Lord, of thee. - - Nor shall my hand in anger strike, - When thy dear hands for me were bound; - Nor shall my head with passion shake, - When thine with prickly thorns was crown’d. - - And when I hear one smiling tell, - Of sinful things that men have done, - I will not smile, but sorrow feel, - Because sin bruis’d God’s only Son. - - - - -LESSON XXXVIII. - -DEATH OF JUDAS. - -MATTHEW, xxvii. 3-5. - - -WHERE was Judas all this while? The wicked people had given him the -money, thirty pieces of silver: but Judas could not be happy. - -Ah! thought he, I have killed my good Master! what a wicked thing I -have done! - -Judas felt that he could not like the money: he could not bear to keep -it, because he had done such a wicked thing to get it. So Judas went -to look for the wicked men. They had been sitting up all night talking -against Jesus: but now they were in God’s house—the Temple. - -Judas brought the thirty pieces of silver in his hands, and threw them -down on the floor near the wicked men. Judas said, I have done a very -wicked thing. - -But the men did not care for _that_: all they wanted was to get Jesus -killed. - -They picked up the pieces of silver from the floor, and went and bought -a field with the money. - -And where did Judas go? - -He went out to the field to kill himself. He did not go and ask Jesus -to forgive him, but went and hanged himself. I suppose he tied a rope -around his neck, and fastened the rope to a tree. Afterward he fell -down from the tree, and his body burst, and his blood was poured out on -the ground. O what a horrible sight it must have been! But it was more -horrible to think where Judas’ soul was gone. It was gone to hell—to -Satan. - -It was very wicked of Judas to hang himself, instead of praying to God -to forgive him. - -Judas is in the wicked place now; and Jesus will judge him at the last -day, and say, Depart, you cursed! - - - - -LESSON XXXIX. - -THE CROSS—PART I. - -LUKE, xxiii. 26-34. - - -THE wicked people were very glad when Pilate said Jesus was to be -crucified. They made a cross of two great pieces of wood like boards, -and made Jesus carry it. They took him out of Jerusalem into the -country. The wicked people came with him. - -Jesus was so weak that he could hardly walk, and the cross was so heavy -that he could not carry it. He would have dropped down on the way, if a -man had not helped him to carry the cross. - -There were a few people who were sorry for the Lord Jesus. - -Some women, who loved him very much, came crying after him. Jesus heard -them crying, and he turned round and spoke very kindly to them. - -He said, Do not cry for me; cry for yourselves, and for your children. -Why did Jesus tell them to cry for themselves? Ah! Jesus knew how God -would one day punish the people in Jerusalem for their wickedness. - -At last Jesus came to the top of a hill. Then the soldiers made Jesus -lie upon his cross, and they put nails in his hands, and nails in his -feet. So they nailed him to the cross. Then the soldiers made a hole in -the ground, and stuck the cross in it. - -They had taken off Jesus’ clothes; and when he was on the cross four -soldiers tore the clothes in four pieces, and each took a piece: but -when they looked at his coat they said, We will not tear it, because -there is no seam in it; then one of the soldiers took it for his own. -So the wicked people took everything away from Jesus. - -Was Jesus very angry with them? - -No, he was meek as a lamb. He prayed to his Father while he was upon -the cross; he could not lift up his hands, but he could speak to God. -He prayed for these wicked people, and said, Father, forgive them; for -they know not what they do. - - “Father, forgive,” the sufferer cries, - “Because they know not what they do.” - To Heaven he lifts his dying eyes: - Was such a prayer e’er heard below? - - Tell me for whom the Saviour prays? - For those who bear him deadly hate, - Who spat upon his lovely face, - And pierced his blessed hands and feet, - - And does the Saviour pray for these? - Ah! then I see that I should pray - For all who hurt me, vex, or tease, - By spiteful things they do or say. - - Alas! I feel my heart’s inclin’d - To do to them as they to me, - And by my words and deeds unkind - To let all such my anger see. - - Yet _I_ have sinn’d against my God, - And disobey’d ten thousand times: - Am I prepar’d to feel his rod - Avenging my ten thousand crimes? - - And thus he says he’ll deal with me - If I’m unwilling to forgive; - For only those _like_ Christ shall see - The glorious place where angels live. - - - - -LESSON XL. - -THE CROSS—PART II. - -LUKE, xxiii. 35-43. - - -PONTIUS PILATE wrote these words on the top of Jesus’ cross: This is -the King of the Jews. - -Who were the Jews? - -The people who lived in Jerusalem were called Jews. - -All the wicked people laughed when they read these words; they shook -their heads, and pouted their lips at Jesus, and said, If you are the -Son of God, come down from the cross. - -Could Jesus have come down? - -He could do everything; but he chose to stay to die for sinners. - -The wicked people said, If God loved him, he would not leave him to die -on the cross. - -But his Father let him die to save us. - -There was a cross on each side of Jesus, and a thief nailed upon each -cross. One of these thieves laughed at Jesus; he said, Why do you not -save us, if you are the son of God? - -The other thief was sorry for his sins, and he loved Jesus. - -The thief who was sorry said to the other thief, We have been naughty, -we deserve to be crucified; but Jesus is quite good. Then he spoke to -Jesus, and said, Remember me when you come to be king. - -And Jesus said, You shall be with me in heaven to-day. So Christ heard -the poor thief’s prayer; for Jesus died that he might save all who -believed that he was the Son of God. - -If you go to heaven you will see that poor thief. - - Upon the hill where Jesus died - A thief was plac’d on either side, - Each nail’d upon a tree. - The one revil’d Christ’s name in death, - The other cried, with dying breath, - “O Lord! remember me.” - - The Saviour heard the poor thief’s prayer, - And promis’d he would take him where - Our God and angels dwell. - Alas! his life was spent in sin: - What joy a heaven at last to win - And to escape from hell! - - And oh! for him what glad surprise - When heavenly glories met his eyes, - And Christ array’d in light! - He just had seen the dying pains, - That had releas’d his soul from chains - And everlasting night. - - Ah! sure of all the hosts that sing - The praises of their heav’nly King, - His voice will loudest sound: - For when just trembling on the brink - And just about in hell to sink, - Pardon and grace he found. - - - - -LESSON XLI. - -THE CROSS—PART III. - -JOHN, xix. 25-30. MATTHEW, xxvii. 45-54. - - -JESUS’ mother, Mary, stood near the cross. She came to see her son die. -She was very sorry; she felt her heart full of pain at the sight. - -She loved her dear, good son, who had been kind to her ever since he -was a baby, and had never done one thing wrong, and she knew he was the -Son of God. Jesus was sorry to see his mother’s grief. - -John had come to the cross, and he was standing near Mary. Jesus wished -John to take care of his mother, now that he was going to leave her. So -he said to his mother, Behold thy son. And he said to John, Behold thy -mother. John knew what Jesus meant, and he took Mary to be his mother, -and made her live with him. Jesus loved his mother, and thought of her -when he was dying. - -Jesus was full of pain, and it was very hot. He said, I thirst! and the -soldiers took a sponge, and dipped it in vinegar, and put it on a reed -and gave it to Jesus. - -Jesus just tasted the vinegar, and said, It is finished! and then he -died. His spirit went to his Father, but his body hung upon the cross. - -It was three o’clock in the afternoon when Jesus died. He had been -nailed to the cross all the day. Before Jesus died, God had made it -very dark, to show he was angry with the wicked people. And God made -the earth shake, and the people were frightened; and when Jesus was -dead, some of them said, This must have been the Son of God. - - Mary beholds one dying there, - Whom in her arms she once did bear, - And to her bosom press. - On her he casts his pitying eye, - For who should now _his_ place supply, - And cheer her loneliness? - - The loving John shall be her son, - And cherish her till life is done, - Within his humble home: - And oft together they shall speak - Of him who, once despis’d and weak, - At last in clouds shall come. - - Oh! gentle Lord, how great the love - Which made thy tender pity move, - E’en in the hour of death! - O let me show my parents dear - The same kind love and thoughtful care, - Until their latest breath. - - - - -LESSON XLII. - -THE SOLDIERS. - -JOHN, xix. 32-37. - - -AT last the soldiers came to see if Jesus and the two thieves were -dead, that they might bury them before night. The soldiers looked at -one thief, and they saw that he was not dead; so they broke his legs, -and that killed him. Then they looked at the other thief, and they saw -he was not dead; so they broke his legs. Then they looked at Jesus, -and they saw he was dead, so they did not break his legs: but one of -the soldiers took a long stick with a sharp point at the end, called a -spear, and put it in his side; and out of his side blood and water came -flowing upon the ground. John was standing near, and he saw the blood -poured out. Do you remember how Jesus, at supper the night before, had -poured wine in a cup, and said, This is my blood, which is shed for -sinners? - -Now his blood was poured out. - -The spear made a hole in Jesus’ side. There was a hole in his side, -and a hole in each hand, and a hole in each foot; and his forehead was -pricked with thorns, and his eyes had shed many tears, and blood had -come from his skin. All this he suffered for us, that God might forgive -us our sins. - - - - -LESSON XLIII. - -THE GRAVE. - -JOHN, xix. 38 to end. LUKE, xxiii. 55, 56. MATTHEW, xxvii. 60. - - -THERE was one rich man who loved Jesus; his name was Joseph (not Mary’s -husband, this was another Joseph); he had a garden, and in the garden -he had made a grave: perhaps he meant to be buried there himself when -he came to die. - -But now Joseph thought, I should like to put the Lord Jesus in my -grave. It was a very nice grave, and no one had ever been put there yet. - -So Joseph went to Pontius Pilate, and said, I want the dead body of -Jesus: may I take it down from the cross, and keep it myself? - -And Pilate said, Yes, you may have it. - -Then Joseph was glad. He bought some nice white clean linen. What do -you think that was for? To wrap Jesus in. And he bought some spices -(sweet-smelling things that grow out of the ground), and he brought -some men with him, and they took the nails out of Jesus’ hands and -feet, and, took his body down from the cross. Then Joseph wrapped a -cloth round his head, and another cloth round his waist, and he put -sweet spices on him; and then some men carried him along to Joseph’s -garden. - -In the garden there was a high place called a rock, and a hole in the -rock, like a hole in a wall; and they walked into this large dark hole, -and they laid Jesus down quite alone. Now he was at rest; he felt no -pain, no sorrow: the wicked people were not near; and there lay the -Lord in his quiet grave. The men took a very large stone and stopped up -the hole, so that nobody could get in. No beast, no bird, could touch -the Lord Jesus. There were trees and flowers near him in this sweet -garden, and there were angels there watching over him, though no one -could see them. - -Where were the poor women who loved Jesus? - -They had been looking at him on the cross. How they must have cried -when they saw him bleed, and heard him cry out to God! - -The poor women had seen the men take him down from the cross. They had -followed the men into the garden; they had seen him put so carefully in -his grave. - -They said to each other, Let us get more spices, and make sweet -ointment to put on the Lord Jesus. - -Joseph had put some spices, but they wanted to put more. So they went -home and made nice ointment. - - In the cold grave the Saviour is sleeping, - While angels bright are watching near; - At home his loving friends are weeping, - For they have lost their Master dear. - - His painful suff’rings now are ended; - His wounded body is at rest; - His soul, from ev’ry ill defended, - Reposes on his Fathers breast. - - - - -LESSON XLIV. - -THE RESURRECTION. - -MARK, xvi. 1-6. LUKE, xxiv. 3-10. MATTHEW, xxviii. 9, 10. - - -ONE morning very early, when Jesus had been dead only two days, the -poor women came into the garden. It was not quite light yet, for the -sun was just rising. - -As the women walked along with their ointment they said to each other, -How shall we get into the grave? The men put a large stone before it; -the stone is so big, we cannot roll it away. The women did not know -what to do. - -At last they came to the grave, but the stone was rolled away. The -women were quite surprised. Then they were afraid some wicked people -had rolled it away, and stolen the body of Jesus. This made them very -sad; they looked into the grave, and saw that Jesus was not there. Soon -they saw two beautiful angels standing by them. Their faces were bright -like the sun, their clothes whiter than snow. - -The women trembled when they saw the angels; but the angels spoke -sweetly and kindly to them, saying, Do not be afraid; we know that you -are looking for Jesus. He is not here now; he is alive. Do you not -remember how he said he would come to life again, after he had been -crucified? - -Come, said the angels, and look at the place where Jesus lay. Run -quickly, and tell his disciples that Jesus is alive, and that they -shall see him very soon. - -The women were very glad indeed; they ran as quickly as they could to -tell the disciples. But as they were running, whom do you think they -saw? Jesus himself! He did not look as he once had looked; no tears -were on his cheeks; they were all wiped away. He was not weak and faint -as when he had carried his cross. He never could be sick any more; nor -could he ever die again. - -How much pleased the women were to see him! They knelt down on the -ground, and held his feet that he might not go away, and they called -him their Lord and their God. Yet still they felt a little afraid; but -Jesus told them not to be afraid. Jesus said: Go, tell my brothers that -I shall soon see them again. - -Whom did Jesus call his brothers? - -His disciples. He had forgiven them for having run away when the wicked -men took him. - -The poor women ran, as Jesus had told them, to the disciples, and said, -We have seen angels; we have seen the Lord Jesus! He is walking about, -and you will see him soon. But the disciples would not believe the -women. - - - - -LESSON XLV. - -MARY MAGDALENE. - -JOHN, xx. 1-19. - - -I HAVE told you of two Marys; Mary the mother of Jesus, and another -Mary, the sister of Lazarus. But there was another still, called Mary -Magdalene. She came very early to the grave, before the other women -came. She looked into the grave, but saw no angels; so she came running -back, and told Peter and John that Jesus was not in his grave. I am -afraid, said Mary Magdalene, that some wicked people have taken him -away, and that we shall not be able to find him. - -So Peter and John began to run as fast as they could, but John ran the -fastest, and he came first to the grave. He stooped down and peeped in, -and he saw the clothes lying in the grave. - -Soon after Peter came, and he went down into the grave, and he saw the -clothes neatly folded, and the cloth that was round Jesus’ head lying -in a place by itself. Then John went in, too; and John thought of what -Jesus had said about being alive again. - -It is all true, thought John; he is alive, and has left his grave. - -Then Peter and John came out of the grave, and went to their own house; -but they saw no angels, nor did they see Jesus. - -Where was Mary Magdalene all this time? - -She was standing crying outside the grave: she was quite alone; for -Peter and John were gone home. - -At last she stooped down and looked into the grave, and she saw a -beautiful sight—two angels, one sitting where Jesus’ head had been, and -one where his feet had been! - -The angels said to Mary, Why do you cry? but still she went on crying, -and said, Some people have taken away the Lord Jesus, and I cannot find -him! - -When she had said this, she heard a man behind her saying, Why do you -cry? - -She did not know who it was that spoke; she thought perhaps it was the -gardener. If you have taken him, said she, tell me where you have put -him, and I will take him away. - -The man said, Mary! She knew that voice, and turning round she looked, -and saw that it was Jesus. How glad she was to see her Lord and Master, -whom she loved! But Jesus could not stay with her. He told her to go -and tell his dear disciples that he was alive. I am soon going up to my -Father in heaven; but I shall see my disciples first. - -Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples. They were all crying, but -they would not believe what Mary said. - -Mary was glad that she had gone to look for Jesus. She was the first of -all the people who saw Jesus after he was alive again. - - - - -LESSON XLVI. - -THE TWO FRIENDS. - -LUKE, xxiv. 13-48. - - -IT was early in the morning that the women went to look for Jesus. In -the evening two good men were taking a walk together in the country. -As they walked they talked about Jesus. They had not seen him since he -was alive again: they did not know he was alive. They talked about his -dying on the cross. It made them very sad to speak about it. At last -a man came and spoke to them; they thought he was a stranger, yet he -seemed to be a kind man. - -He said, Why do you cry? I see you are talking of something very sad. - -Yes, said these good men, we are talking of something sad. Did you -never hear of Jesus? What wonderful things he did, how he cured the -blind, and dumb, and sick; and how he taught people about God? And all -the people loved him; but at last he was crucified. We thought he had -been the Son of God: but now we are afraid he was not, for he is dead, -and we are afraid that we shall never see him again. - -The kind stranger was sorry to see these good men cry. He began to talk -to them, and to tell them that Jesus was the Son of God, and that he -had been crucified to save men, and that he would rise again, and go -back to his Father. - -This kind stranger said a great deal more. He knew all the verses in -the Bible, and told these men a great many things they did not know. -They liked to listen to the stranger, they did not feel so sad while he -was talking. - -At last these men came to their own house: it was in the country. The -stranger seemed as if he was going on: but the good men said to him, -Pray stay at our house; it is getting dark. Come and sup with us, and -sleep here: pray, pray come in. - -Then the stranger said he would come in. - -The men went into a room where there was a supper. They all three sat -down together around the table. The stranger took some bread and broke -it, and began to pray to God; and then the two men found out who the -stranger was. - -It is the Lord! they cried; and so it was. They looked towards him, but -they could see him no more. He opened not the door, but yet he was gone. - -Then the men thought of all that Jesus had said. How sweetly he talked -to us! they said; did we not feel our hearts quite warm, while he -talked to us? they said; did we not feel our hearts quite warm, while -he was speaking about the Bible, and telling us the meaning? - -Do you think these men went to bed that night? O no! they could not -sleep. Let us go, said they, and tell the disciples about our seeing -Jesus. So they left the supper, and set out in the night. They walked -quickly, and soon came to Jerusalem. - -The disciples were all shut up in a room together. They had locked the -doors to prevent the wicked people getting in: but they let these good -men come in. The disciples were at supper. - -We have seen Jesus! said these good men. He has walked with us, and -talked with us; but we did not know him till he sat down with us at -supper, and broke some bread, and gave thanks to his Father. The -disciples said, Some women have seen him, and Peter has seen him. - -But while they were eating supper and talking about Jesus, they looked -and saw Jesus standing in the middle of the room. Though the door was -locked, yet he had come in. - -How do you think the disciples felt? They were frightened: they could -not believe that it was indeed Jesus himself. - -Jesus spoke kindly to them. Why are you afraid? he said. Look at my -hands and feet. It is I myself. Then Jesus showed his disciples the -marks that the nails had made in his hands and feet, and the hole that -the spear had made in his side. - -Then the disciples saw that it was their own dear Master. They were -glad, very glad, to see him: they had been crying ever since they had -lost him. They saw that he had forgiven them for having run away. He -said nothing to them about it: he had even forgiven Peter. He knew that -Peter loved him, and that he was very sorry. - -The disciples were so much surprised to see Jesus, that they could -hardly believe that he was alive. Jesus knew that they did not quite -believe; so he said, Have you anything to eat? Then the disciples gave -him a piece of fish and some honey from their supper; and Jesus took -them and began to eat, that the disciples might see that he was really -alive. - -Then afterward he talked to them, and told them why he had died, and -that he was going back to his Father to pray for them. - -That was a pleasant night for the poor disciples. It was not like that -sad night when Jesus was so sorrowful in the garden. His sorrows were -over, and he never would feel pain any more. - - There are but three around that table met: - ’Tis their last meal, for now the sun has set, - One breaks the bread. I know that lovely face, - That voice—but lo! he’s vanished from the place. - - “Was it an angel? No, it was the Lord. - He lives again—he is to us restor’d.” - What joy now fills these hearts that late were fill’d - With fears! Ah, now forever—ever still’d! - - “Well might our hearts burn in us by the way - While Jesus spake,” the fond disciples say; - “How sweet was his discourse! we little thought - That it was he. How strange we knew him not! - - “But stranger far that we did not believe - That he would rise again! Could _he_ deceive? - O no, he is the faithful and the true, - And what he says he evermore will do.” - - Were these their thoughts? And such too will be mine. - When I in glory see my Saviour shine. - For though I know he ever lives to save, - I sometimes doubt his word, and fear the grave. - - - - -LESSON XLVII. - -THOMAS. - -JOHN, xx. 24 to end. - - -YOU have heard how the disciples saw Jesus in the evening. One of the -disciples was not there when Jesus came. His name was Thomas. I do not -know why he was not there. - -When the disciples saw Thomas next, they said to him, We have seen -Jesus. On Sunday night we saw him. He came into the room as we were -sitting together, and he spoke to us. We are sure it was Jesus himself, -because he showed us the marks of the nails in his hands and feet, and -the hole in his side where the spear went in. - -But Thomas would not believe the disciples. He said, I do not think you -saw Jesus himself. He died upon the cross. I never will believe, except -I put my fingers into the marks of the nails, and put my hand into the -hole in his side. - -It was very wrong of Thomas to speak in this way. He should have -remembered that Jesus had promised to be alive again. - -Jesus heard Thomas speak, though Thomas could not see him. But Jesus -was always with the disciples and heard all they said, because he is -God. - -Next Sunday evening the disciples were in a room together. Thomas was -there too. The doors were locked to keep the wicked people out; but the -disciples knew that Jesus could come in. And he did come. They saw him -standing in the middle of the room. He spoke kindly to them, and said, -Peace be unto you! - -Then he spoke to Thomas. Come, said he to Thomas, here are my hands; -put your finger in the marks: and here is the hole in my side; put your -hand in it. - -Now Thomas knew that Jesus had heard him speak so naughtily, and he -felt ashamed and sorry. He saw it was Jesus himself, and he cried out, -My Lord and my God! - -Then Jesus said to Thomas, Now you have seen, you believe. Blessed are -they who have not seen, and yet have believed. - -Jesus quite forgave Thomas for what he had said, because Thomas really -loved Jesus. - - And can the Lord be risen? - The doubting Thomas said; - And has he broke the prison - Where lately he was laid? - Unless I feel, unless I see, - I never can believe ’tis he. - - Come, feel these wounded places, - To Thomas Jesus said; - Come see the certain traces - Of blood that I have shed. - Behold, I stand before your eye, - Oh! do you now believe ’tis I? - - My Lord, thou art living, - And cloth’d in white array, - The Holy Spirit giving - To all who humbly pray: - And though I neither feel nor see, - I still believe that thou art he. - - - - -LESSON XLVIII. - -THE DINNER. - -JOHN, xxi. 1-19. - - -JESUS told his disciples to go a great way into the country, and he -said, I will come and see you again. So the disciples went away from -Jerusalem, and they went into the country. They came to the place where -they had once lived, by the water side. They had some ships on the -water, and they used to catch fish when they were in the ships. - -One night Peter said to the disciples, I shall go and fish; and the -disciples said, We will go with you. So they got into a ship, and all -night long they tried to catch fish, but they could not catch any. - -In the morning they were tired and hungry. They looked up, and saw a -man standing near the water side. They did not know who the man was. - -The man called out to them and said, Children, have you anything to eat? - -The poor disciples said, No; for they had caught no fish all night. - -The man said, Let down your net on the right side of the ship, and you -shall find some fish. - -They did as the man told them, and they caught such a number of fishes -in the net, that they could hardly lift it out of the water. - -Now John found out who the man was: he said to Peter, It is the Lord. - -Peter was very glad, and he jumped into the water, and swam first -to Jesus. The other disciples came soon after in their little ship, -with their nets and their fishes. Jesus knew that they were tired and -hungry. By the water side there was a fire, and some fish on the fire, -and some bread. How kind it was of Jesus to give some food to his poor -hungry disciples! - -Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fishes that you have caught. So -Peter went and took up the net and found it full of great fishes: one -hundred and fifty-three. - -This was a great miracle that Jesus had done. Then said Jesus to the -disciples, Come and dine. So they all sat down to dine together. Then -Jesus took the bread, and gave some to each; and he took the fish, and -gave some of it to each. - -Now the disciples were quite sure that it was Jesus who was feeding -them. This was the way they used to dine together before Jesus had -died. Now he was alive, they dined together again: but they knew he was -not going to stay long with them. - -When they had all finished eating, Jesus said to Peter, Do you love me? - -Peter said, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. - -Then Jesus said, Feed my lambs, (that is, Teach other people to love -me. Go and tell people about my dying for them). - -You, my little children, are Christ’s lambs, and I feed you when I talk -to you about Christ. I feed your souls, and the food is the love of -Jesus. - -Peter did love Jesus, and Jesus knew he did. Yet Jesus said again, Do -you love me? Peter said again, Lord, you know I love you. Then Jesus -said, Feed my sheep. - -Jesus asked Peter once more the same thing, Do you love me? - -Peter was afraid Jesus did not believe him, and this made him sorry. He -said, Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you. - -Jesus said again, Feed my sheep. - -If Peter loved Jesus he would do what Jesus bade him, and go and teach -people. - -Do you love Jesus, my little children? What would you answer if Jesus -said to you, Do you love me? Could you say to Jesus, Look into my -heart, and you will see that I love you? If you do really love him, you -will hate lies and passions, and you will try to be kind and gentle, -and to please Jesus all the day. - -Why did Jesus ask Peter so often whether he loved him? Why did he ask -him three times over? - -Peter had said he did not know Jesus three times over. So Jesus wanted -to hear him say he loved him three times over. - -Then Jesus told Peter what would happen to him when he was old. Jesus -said to Peter, When you were young, you walked about where you liked; -but when you are old some men will take you, and stretch out your -hands, and carry you where you do not like to go. - -Jesus meant that Peter would be crucified; men would stretch out his -hands on a cross, and nail him as they had done Jesus. Wicked people -would crucify Peter because he loved Jesus; but Peter would never say -again that he did not know Jesus. - -Peter was not proud now as he used to be. And Peter would pray to God -to keep him from sin. - - - - -LESSON XLIX. - -THE ASCENSION. - -MATTHEW, xxviii. 16 to end. LUKE, xxiv. 46 to end. ACTS, i. 4-14. - - -JESUS used to come and see his disciples after he was made alive again; -but he did not live always with them, as he once had done. - -He told them he was soon going up to his Father. When I am gone, you -must tell people about me. You must tell the people who crucified me, -that I will forgive them if they are sorry. The Holy Spirit will come -down from heaven, for my Father has promised to send him down soon: -Wait at Jerusalem till he come. I will always be with you, though you -do not see me. Some day I shall come back again. - -The disciples asked Jesus when he would come back; but Jesus would not -tell them when. - -One day Jesus and his disciples walked together to the top of a hill. -Jesus began to pray with his disciples, and he lifted up his hands and -blessed them. While he was doing this he was taken up to heaven, and -a cloud hid him at last from the eyes of his disciples. They still -looked up, and saw the cloud go higher and higher till they could -see it no more. But still they went on looking. Then they heard some -persons speaking to them; they looked to see who it was, and they saw -two angels standing by them. The angels were dressed in white shining -clothes. They said, Why do you look so long at the sky? Jesus will come -some day again. So the disciples went back to Jerusalem, to wait for -the Holy Spirit. - -Perhaps you think they were very unhappy, now Jesus was gone? No, they -were not. They knew he was gone to get a place in heaven ready for -them, and that they should live with him forever; and this made them -glad. - - Blessed Lord, I see thee praying, - While thy friends around thee stand, - Clouds I see thy form conveying - To thy Fathers own right hand. - Angels now thy friends are cheering - With bright hopes of thy return: - Looking for thy sweet appearing, - Why should they thine absence mourn? - - - CHILD. - - Art thou, Lord, for me preparing - In thy Fathers house a place? - Thy sweet prayers I would be sharing, - Lest I should forsake thy ways. - Saviour dear, I long to see thee - On the clouds in glory ride, - From all sorrow come to free me, - And to place me by thy side. - - - - -LESSON L. - -PETER IN PRISON. - -ACTS, ii. xii. 1-23. - - -WHAT had Jesus promised to send when he was gone back to his Father? - -The Holy Spirit. - -And he did send the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. Then the disciples -began to speak of Jesus to all the wicked people. - -They said to them, You have crucified the Son of God. He is alive, and -is gone up to sit on his Fathers throne; but he will forgive you, and -give you the Holy Spirit. - -Some of the wicked people were sorry for what they had done to Jesus, -and begged God to forgive them; and some of the wicked people were not -sorry, but tried to kill the disciples. - -A wicked king cut off the head of James with a sword, and then shut up -Peter in prison, meaning to kill him soon. - -Did you ever see a prison? - -It is a dark place with great doors, and bars, and walls all round. - -Some soldiers took Peter, and put chains on his hands, and chains on -his feet, and they locked the door of the prison. Men sat at the door, -that no one might get in. - -Peters friends were very unhappy because he was in prison; but they -could not take him out. Yet there was one thing they could do; they -could pray to God to save Peter, and so they did. Peter’s friends sat -up at night and prayed to God. - -The wicked king said, To-morrow I shall have Peter killed. But God -would not let Peter be killed. So God told one of his beautiful angels -to go and let Peter out of the prison. The angel could go into the -prison without opening the doors. - -It was night when the angel came. Peter was asleep. On each side of him -there was a soldier, and Peter was chained to them both. You would not -like to sleep in a prison with soldiers near you, and chains on your -hands; but Peter knew that God loved him, and that he was safe. - -So the angel came. It was dark in the prison. - -Could Peter see the angel? - -Yes; for the angel was bright like the sun, and made the prison light. - -The angel touched Peter on the side, and lifted him up, and the chains -fell off Peter’s hands. - -He told Peter to put on his clothes; and Peter did so. Then the angel -said, Follow me. So the angel walked first, and Peter followed him. -They went through the prison; but the men at the doors did not see -Peter go out, for God made them sleep. Peter was quite surprised; he -thought he was dreaming, and that he did not see a real angel. - -At last Peter came to a great iron gate. It was fast locked; but the -angel took no key to open it. It opened of itself, and let Peter and -the angel go through. - -Now they were in the street. Still the angel went on, and Peter came -after him; but they did not speak a word. - -All the people were asleep, and did not know that a bright angel was -walking in the street. The angel only walked down one street, and then -he went back to heaven, and left Peter standing alone in the street, in -the dark. - -Peter stood some time thinking to himself, What a wonderful thing has -happened! I was shut up in prison; but God has sent his angel to let me -out. The king meant to kill me to-morrow, but now I shall not be killed. - -I know that Peter thanked God for his kindness. Peter did not stay all -night in the street. He went to the house of a good woman whom he knew, -and he knocked at the door. - -Were the people in the house asleep? - -No, they were all awake, though it was night. - -Why were they not in bed? - -This good woman had heard how the king would kill Peter to-morrow; so -she and her friends were praying for Peter, and while they were praying -they heard a knock: it was a strange thing to hear a knock in the -night; but they never guessed who it was. - -A maid named Rhoda went to the door, but she was afraid to open it, -lest it should be some of the wicked people come to kill the poor woman -and her friends; so she stopped at the door without opening it, to hear -who it was: but when she heard Peter speak, how much pleased she was! -she knew his voice. She did not say, Are you Peter? She was sure it -was Peter. She was so much surprised that she forgot to open the door; -but ran back to her mistress and the rest of the disciples, and said, -Peter is standing before the gate; but they said, No, it cannot be -Peter; he is shut up in prison. - -The maid said, It is Peter; I am sure it is. While they were talking, -Peter was standing outside, and he went on knocking, because nobody -opened the door. Soon his friends ran and opened the door, and when -they saw Peter they were quite surprised. - -How did you get out of prison? they said. - -Then Peter made a sign with his hand to make them all quiet, that he -might tell them how he got out of prison. - -God sent an angel, said Peter, who brought me out of the prison. Go and -tell all my friends what has happened, for I must go away. So Peter -went and hid himself in a place where the wicked king could not find -him. - -What do you think the soldiers said when they could not find Peter in -the morning? - -They were much frightened: they saw his chains, but not Peter. They -found the gates locked; they could not think how Peter got out of -prison. - -So the king sent for Peter. This was the day when Peter was to be -killed. All the wicked people in Jerusalem were expecting to see him. -The king’s servants said, Where is Peter? Bring him out. - -The soldiers answered, We cannot tell where Peter is: he is gone. - -The servants went and told the king that Peter was not in prison. The -king was very angry; he said, Bring the soldiers to me. They must have -fallen asleep. - -When the soldiers came, they could not tell the king how Peter had got -away. For God had made them sleep when the angel fetched Peter. The -king was in a great rage, and said, The soldiers must be killed. - -What a wicked king this was! He loved to do wickedness. He was very -proud, and hated God and God’s people. He fell into passions, and only -cared to please himself. At last God sent an angel to kill him, and -worms ate up his flesh until he died. - -God sends angels to punish the wicked, and to help people who love him -as Peter did. - - “Awake,” the angel cries; and from the hands - Of wondering Peter fall the iron bands; - The gates fly open of their own accord, - And Peter is to liberty restor’d. - - His guide he follows through the gloom of night - (Where angels are there needs no other light); - The angel’s gone, and Peter, left alone, - Sees and admires the love his God has shown. - - At yonder gate he knocks; thence prayer ascends, - On this sad night, from Peter’s sorrowing friends: - With glad surprise the maiden hears his voice; - All round him flock and with one heart rejoice. - - -CHILD. - - So, when my body dies, shall angels guide - My happy soul to my dear Father’s side: - To meet me at the gate shall angels throng, - With joy shall tune their harps and raise their song. - - - - -LESSON LI. - -JOHN. - -REV. i. 9-19; iv. 1-5; xxii. - - -ALMOST all the twelve disciples were killed by wicked men at last. When -Peter was old, some wicked men crucified him, because he loved Jesus. -Now he is in heaven with Jesus, clothed in a white robe, and all his -tears wiped away. His dear Lord Jesus is always near him, and this -makes him happy. - -John lived till he was very, very old, indeed. A wicked king caught -him, and put him into a country far away from his friends: there was -water all round, so that he could not get away. - -Was John unhappy there? - -No; God was with him, and John loved to think of the Father, and of his -Son Jesus. - -It was Sunday, and John was thinking of God, when he heard a voice -behind him, like the noise of a trumpet, very loud indeed. He turned -round to see who it was; and whom do you think he saw? - -The Lord Jesus come down from heaven, all glorious and shining! When -John saw him, he could not speak or stand; he was afraid, and he fell -down on the ground, as if he were dead. But Jesus touched him with his -hand and said, Fear not; I am he that liveth and was dead, and behold, -I am alive for evermore. Then Jesus took John up into heaven, and an -angel showed him most beautiful things. - -John saw a throne on which God sat. There was a rainbow round the -throne. There were a great many seats, and men sitting on them, clothed -in white, with crowns of gold on their heads. The men took off their -crowns, and threw them down before the throne and praised Jesus, the -Lamb of God. - -John saw a great many angels, more than he could count, standing round -the throne, singing praises to the Lamb. - -But of all the things John saw in heaven, there was nothing so glorious -as God himself. - -In heaven there is no sun, nor moon, nor candle, nor lamp. Yet it is -always light, because God shines more brightly than the sun. The music -of harps and sweet singing are always to be heard; for all the angels -can sing the praises of God. - -John wondered at the things he saw and heard; and he fell down at the -feet of the angel who had shown them to him. - -But the angel said, You must not worship me; I am only a servant of -God: you must worship God. - -Then the angel went on speaking and said, Jesus will soon come down -from heaven to judge the world. He will open the gates of heaven to let -those people in who mind God’s word; but those who tell lies, and do -wicked things, shall be shut out. - -All people who love Jesus wish him to come again in the clouds. - -Do you wish to see Jesus, my little children? - -Then you may answer, Even so; come, Lord Jesus. - -I hope that when you die your spirit will go to Jesus, and that when -Jesus comes again, he will bring you with him. - -John wrote down in a book the things he had seen in heaven. All that -John wrote is in the Bible. At last John died, and his soul went to -God. He is with Jesus now in heaven. He is now playing on a golden -harp, and singing with the angels. But when Jesus comes again in the -clouds, John will come with him. - - When John was by the angel led - To the bright world on high, - He saw what joys await the dead - When up to heaven they fly. - - He saw them round the Father’s throne, - Gazing upon his face, - Singing to harps of sweetest tone - The praises of his grace. - - He saw them clothed in robes of white, - Such as the angels wear, - Shining like stars of morning bright, - And like the angels fair. - - He saw the city where they dwelt; - (Whose praises can’t be told); - The walls of precious stones were built, - The streets were purest gold. - - He saw the Lamb whose blood was spill’d, - To give his people rest: - With his bright beams the place was filled, - And every heart was blest. - - Charm’d with the sight, John bent his knee - Before that angel fair, - Who said, “Thou must not worship me; - To God address thy prayer.” - - - - -LESSON LII. - -THE JUDGMENT DAY. - -I. THESS. iv. 15-17. REV. xx. 11 to end. - - -YOU know that Jesus will come again in the clouds? - -Little children, do you know when he will come? Shall I tell you when -Jesus will come? You would like to know; but I cannot tell you when: I -do not know. The angels do not know what day it will be. No one knows -but God. There will be many wicked people in the world then, and some -good people. An angel will blow a great trumpet, and Jesus will say to -the people who are dead, Come out of your graves. - -The bodies of all the dead people will come out of their graves. Those -who love Christ will be like the angels, and will fly up into the air. -If you are alive when Jesus comes, he will catch you up in the air to -meet him. - -As soon as you see Jesus you will be like him, all shining and -glorious. Jesus will be king over the whole world, and make all people -happy. - -At last Jesus will sit upon a white throne, and everybody will stand -round his throne. He will open some books, in which he has written down -all the naughty things people have done. God has seen all the naughty -things you have done. He can see in the dark as well as in the light, -and knows all your naughty thoughts. He will read everything out of his -books before the angels that stand around. Yet God will forgive some -people, because Christ died upon the cross. - -Whom will he forgive? - -Those who love Jesus with all their hearts. He has written down their -names in another book, called The Book of Life. He will forgive their -sins, wipe away their tears, and let them live with him forever. - -Do you hope that Jesus has written down your name in his book? - -Ask him to give you his Holy Spirit. Then you will love Jesus, and hate -to do wickedly. - -This is what God will do to those who do not love him—God will bind -them in chains, and put them in a lake of fire. There they will gnash -their teeth, and weep and wail forever. - -God will put Satan in the same place, and all the devils. Satan is -the father of the wicked, and he and his children shall be tormented -forever. They shall not have one drop of water to cool their burning -tongues. Many people in hell will say, How I wish I had listened to the -words of my teachers! But I would not mind; and now it is too late. I -never can come out of this dreadful place. How foolish I have been! -Once God would have heard my prayers, but now I weep and wail in vain. - -I hope, my dear children, that none of you will ever speak such sad -words. - -Remember Satan goes about as a cunning serpent, trying to make you -disobey God; but Christ will keep you from wickedness, if you pray to -him. - -One day God will burn up this world we live in. It is dreadful to see a -house on fire. Did you ever see one? But how dreadful it will be to see -this great world and all the houses and trees burning! The noise will -be terrible: the heat will be very great. The wicked will not be able -to get away. They will be cast into the lake of fire. 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P. DARLINGTON - -Mr, Darlington’s books breathe forth every phase of an intensely -interesting and exciting life. - - 1 THE CIRCUS BOYS ON THE FLYING RINGS; Or, Making the - Start in the Sawdust Life. - - 2 THE CIRCUS BOYS ACROSS THE CONTINENT; Or, Winning New - Laurels on the Tanbark. - - 3 THE CIRCUS BOYS IN DIXIE LAND; Or, Winning the - Plaudits of the Sunny South. - - 4 THE CIRCUS BOYS ON THE MISSISSIPPI; Or, Afloat with - the Big Show on the Big River. - - Cloth, Illustrated Price, per Volume, 50c. - - -The High School Girls Series - -By JESSIE GRAHAM FLOWER, A. M. - -These breezy stories of the American High School Girl take the reader -fairly by storm. - - 1 GRACE HARLOWE’S PLEBE YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL; Or, The - Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshman Girls, - - 2 GRACE HARLOWE’S SOPHOMORE YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL; Or, - The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics. - - 3 GRACE HARLOWE’S JUNIOR YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL; Or, Fast - Friends in the Sororities. - - 4 GRACE HARLOWE’S SENIOR YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL; Or, The - Parting of the Ways. - - Cloth, Illustrated Price, per Volume, 50c. - - -The Automobile Girls Series - -By LAURA DENT CRANE - -No girl’s library—no family book-case can be considered at all complete -unless it contains these sparkling twentieth-century books. - - 1 THE AUTOMOBILE GIRLS AT NEWPORT; Or, Watching - the Summer Parade.—2 THE AUTOMOBILE GIRLS IN THE - BERKSHIRES; Or, The Ghost of Lost Man’s Trail.—3 THE - AUTOMOBILE GIRLS ALONG THE HUDSON; Or, Fighting Fire - in Sleepy Hollow.—4 THE AUTOMOBILE GIRLS AT CHICAGO; - Or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds.—5 THE AUTOMOBILE - GIRLS AT PALM BEACH; Or, Proving Their Mettle Under - Southern Skies—6 THE AUTOMOBILE GIRLS AT WASHINGTON; - Or, Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies. - - Cloth, Illustrated Price, per Volume, 50c. - - * * * * * - -Transcriber’s Notes: - -Obvious punctuation errors repaired. - -Page 15, “canot” changed to “cannot” (cannot think of God) - -Page 49, “dressinig” changed to “dressing” (babe a-dressing) - -Page 64, repeated word “been” removed from text (has been very naughty) - -Page 69, “arisinig” changed to “arising” (the maid arising) - -Page 88, “wil” changed to “will” (I will show you where) - -Page 119, “the” changed to “they” (they saw the angels) - -Page 124, “crucifid” changed to “crucified” (crucified to save men) - -Page 145, repeated word “to” removed from text (Singing to harps of) - -Page 148, “prasing” changed to “praising” (praising him for having) - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Peep of Day, by -Mrs. Favell Lee (Bevan) Mortimer - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PEEP OF DAY *** - -***** This file should be named 53894-0.txt or 53894-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/9/53894/ - -Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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