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THE PARABLE OF THE TARES. ANOTHER parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

and, at times, even her husband, were inclined to consider it a visionary and unwise course thus to add to her already heavy family cares. Her reply was ever, "Our own son may yet want friends in a foreign land. Let us treat this heathen boy as we would wish our own son to be treated, should their circumstances be reversed."

Time passed. The heathen boy left his adopted home, where he had won all hearts, for his missionary work among his own nation, where he now lives, laborious and useful, cheering the hearts in his old foster-home by him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from tidings from his field of labour.

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Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.--MATT. xiii. 24-30; 36-43.

THE GOLDEN TEXT.

"Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for Him hath God the Father sealed."-John vi. 27.

BREAD UPON THE WATERS.

A CHRISTIAN mother received a heathen lad into her

After a few years, this American son, prosecuting trade in a distant land, found himself near his missionary brother, who introduced him to men of influence and position, who procured him opportunities for carrying on his business. It was the heathen boy, with whom he had played in his childhood, now an influential missionary. But for him he would have been unsuccessful, and would have suffered from loneliness. The mother's words were realised. Her boy did find friends in a foreign land. The kindness she had bestowed was returned seven-fold.

LITTLE ALICE.

M. E. W.

LITTLE Alice was one of my Sabbath-school scholarsa fair-haired, blue-eyed little girl, whose beautiful face and sweet winning ways made her a favourite with all. Methinks I can see now the soft, tender look of her mild eyes, fixed so earnestly upon me as I endeavoured to impress upon her opening mind the Gospel plan of salvation.

One day I said to her, "Alice, what will you do when you die and are called upon to stand before the judgment-seat of God, to answer for all the sins done here upon earth ?"

Her face glowed with emotion as she answered, "Christ died for sinners; I will hide behind Him. God will not look at me, He will look at Christ."

Beautiful thought, to hide behind Christ, to lose ourselves in Him, and, casting aside our own impure works, to rest solely and entirely upon His finished work for salvation!

HELPING THE MINISTER.

M. E. D.

"THERE was one thing that helped me very much whilst I was preaching to-day," said a clergyman. "What was that?" inquired a friend.

"It was the attention of a little girl, who kept her eyes fixed on me, and seemed to try to understand every word I said; she was a great help to me."

What! can a little child be a great help to a minister? Yes! How?

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THE LITTLE TEACHER.

A TEACHER asked one of his class, a boy of about twelve years of age, whether or not he had a Bible. The boy answered, "No, teacher, not yet; but I am paying in every week, and shall soon have it now; and then I shall pay for one for my grandmother, and after that one for my father."

"What!" said the teacher, "get a Bible for your grandmother before your father!'

"Yes," replied the boy, "for grandmother can read, and father cannot yet; but I teach him every night when he comes home from his work."

"Is he willing you should instruct him?" asked the teacher.

"Oh yes," said the boy, "he is never so well pleased as when I am teaching him; and I hope that by the time I have got him a Bible he will be able to read a chapter!"

THE WATER OF LIFE.

"If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water."-John iv. 10.

"IF thou knewest," little child, The gift that God has given, How fully would thy thirst for joy Be satisfied from heaven!

"If thou knewest," little child, That, sinful as thou art, Compassion fills His soul to thee, And tenderness His heart!

"If thou knewest," little child, The pleasures of His love, Thy little heart would love to think

Of Him who is above;

Would think of Him who's seated there,

And hear His Gospel tell

How once, to show the way of life,
He sat beside the well.

And now His tender care's the same,
Who still is meek and mild,
He draws the living waters still,
And gives them to the child.

Drink, little sinner, freely drink-
These waters are for you;
The springs of life are ever fresh,
The wells of mercy new.

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