Christian herald and signs of our times . igh-water mark. It was theSunday School entertainment that had drawnthe throng. About half the programme had been presented, when the pastor, as arranged, announcedthat he had now a pleasant duty to perform. Asthe teachers and scholars knew, a prize had beenoffered a year ago to the boy or girl who broughtthe largest number of new scholars to the schoolduring the year. The successful competitorwas Julia Clein. (Applause.) Julia Clein, nicelydressed, her face crimson with blushes, wascalled to the platform, and the pastor, withneatly turned remarks on t
Christian herald and signs of our times . igh-water mark. It was theSunday School entertainment that had drawnthe throng. About half the programme had been presented, when the pastor, as arranged, announcedthat he had now a pleasant duty to perform. Asthe teachers and scholars knew, a prize had beenoffered a year ago to the boy or girl who broughtthe largest number of new scholars to the schoolduring the year. The successful competitorwas Julia Clein. (Applause.) Julia Clein, nicelydressed, her face crimson with blushes, wascalled to the platform, and the pastor, withneatly turned remarks on the blessedness ofbringing lambs to the fold, presented the threehandsome volumes, with which Julia returnedto her seat amid more applause. It was a tri-umph full of pleasure to her and it was notspoiled for Julia by the envious whisper ofsome who said the scholars she brought camefrom other schools. On a back seat, away back under the gallery, three children about twelve years oldsat watching the proceedings. They were April i, 1891. 205. very poorly clad,though thebest had evident-ly been madeof such clothesas they possess-ed. Near themwas a girl butlittle older thanthemselves. Theyclung to her asif feeling thatthey were outof place, and shewas the one linkthat held was theirteacher, and hadbrought themto the werenot very wel-come, and therewas no classin which theycould be conven-i e n 11 y placed ;so Mary Briggs,the girl whobrought the m,became theirteacher in a classby she pick-ed the m upno one k n e w,but it must havebeen in s o m erear tenementor other. I think I mustgo, Miss Mary,said one of them at last ; its so nice to stay, but mothersaid I must come home early, before fathercame in ; for if he had been drinking he mighttake on when he heard of my being here. A kiss and a hasty good-night, and thechild hurried away. Miss Mary seated herselfbetween her two remaining charges and held alittle hand in each of her own. I shall see you
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