. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . -Jesus. You may searchthe world over, and you cannot find a grander illustration offaith, trust, and confidence than was manifested in that littlefellow who had been in the MissionSchool but once. Now,then,in judgingthese little creatures, let us make allow-ances, and try to help do we know ofthe circumstances when wetalk of intemperate people?How irritating theyare ! They willdrink! Mark, Iam not palliatingor excusing thesin of I tell you wecondemn drunken-ness among whatwe call the lowerclasses, and dare not


. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . -Jesus. You may searchthe world over, and you cannot find a grander illustration offaith, trust, and confidence than was manifested in that littlefellow who had been in the MissionSchool but once. Now,then,in judgingthese little creatures, let us make allow-ances, and try to help do we know ofthe circumstances when wetalk of intemperate people?How irritating theyare ! They willdrink! Mark, Iam not palliatingor excusing thesin of I tell you wecondemn drunken-ness among whatwe call the lowerclasses, and dare not say anything about the evil among thearistocracy. It is just as degrading for a nobleman to getdrunk as it is for a costermonger. Still, what do we knowof the circumstances of the case? What do we know of thehistory of the man ? I was once walking in one of the parks of London, andinside the rails lay a girl asleep, perhaps drunk. I did notknow which. She was ragged and slip-shod, resting herhead on one hand, and the other lav listlessly by her side. I. ADVERSITY.


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