. Christian herald and signs of our times . from the book-shelf, and was soonlost in chapters which had for her thecharm of a remembered melodv, blendingtheir music with the flute-like tones of amothers voice, a voice now mingling withthe songs of the ransomed beside the crvs-tal sea. If we are on the lookout for themwe can always find sweet opportunities forbeing helpful. Wealth and poverty areaccidental conditions. Under the sheen ofvelvet and the frost of lace, a heart need-ing consolation may beat as under ragsand threadbare garments. To be alwaysat our Kings orders, always readv andwillin
. Christian herald and signs of our times . from the book-shelf, and was soonlost in chapters which had for her thecharm of a remembered melodv, blendingtheir music with the flute-like tones of amothers voice, a voice now mingling withthe songs of the ransomed beside the crvs-tal sea. If we are on the lookout for themwe can always find sweet opportunities forbeing helpful. Wealth and poverty areaccidental conditions. Under the sheen ofvelvet and the frost of lace, a heart need-ing consolation may beat as under ragsand threadbare garments. To be alwaysat our Kings orders, always readv andwilling to do the next thing, this is to earnthe plaudit bye-and-bye, of Well done,good and faithful servant. Thou hastbeen faithful over a few things. Enterthou into the joy of thy Lord. Margaret E. Christians of Crete. Turkish Persecution Causing a Reign ofTerror on the Lovelv Island. ARDLY had the echoes of the fright-ful atrocities perpetrated by theTurks and Kurds in Armenia diedaway, when the island of Crete became the H. CRETAN REFUGEES SEEKING SHELTER IN THE GREEK SCHOOL-HOUSE AT RETIMO pany. and gay occupation. Music wasone of her favorite pleasures, and thesegirls gave her their songs and marches,and were at her call whenever she wishedthem, so that she always looked back onthis period of her life, with genuine grati-ude for their thoughtful care of her, andtheir sweet, girlish kindness. Nor didtheir other work lose in the least, for opened both heart and purse inchannels made known to her by the Inas-much Ten. Many a poor widow and manyan ailing child were benefited in wayswhich would not have been discovered butfor the rich womans bounty, and her in-terest, quickened by her young friends. One thing leads to another, and the In-asmuch Ten found out that there are mis-sions needed to brown-stone fronts as wellas to back alleys. There was Ruth Bar-clay, who rode in her carriage daily, butalways with a look of dull misery andblank indifference w
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