Elsie at the World's Fair

om their fatigue, remained behind with the little ones. They watched the departure of the others, then Elsie, taking a seat close at her grandma'

ing those sweet stories to you," replied Mrs.

walking on the water, g

ll quantity of food that they all ate and were filled, and there were twelve baskets full of fragments left. Then he constrained his disciples to get into the sh

ered Elsie. "Grandma, why did he pray w

r, but he was both God and man and

ove to talk to my

is such a dear, kind papa,

e; "and I hope you sometimes thank God, our heave

ndma, yes

unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and they cried out: (For they all saw him, and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto t

ened like that-so that I won't believe in Jesu

trong and abiding faith; faith that will never for an instant doubt his power or love. R

morning, grand

y in life-while you

? What's the

say. But Jesus, being God, is every where; he sees you and hears all you say, knows all your thoughts; so if you speak to him only in your heart he will know it-know all you want and listen to your prayer; for he is

s; and I do ask God earnestly very, very often to give me a new heart and make me his own dear

Jesus loves to have us carry our troubles to him and he feels for us in them all. He says

ter when we are in any trouble o

e other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, an

t," Neddie remarked, half in

aves. Jesus is God; and he is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God, by him. The Bible tells us so; the Bible which

m take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book. If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prop

'Surely I come quickly,

his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the ho

ed Neddie. "Wha

him and his cause, caring little for the things of earth, but very much

upon the deck. In the afternoon the captain gathered his young people together for a Bible lesson, which all liked as he was sure to make it both interesting and instructive. The sub

roof that they might let him down before the Lord. And the paralytic too must have had faith in the power and willingness of Jesus to heal him or surely he would h

all things are possible to him that believeth.' 'Ye believe in God, believe also in me,' Jesus said to his disciples in his farewell talk with them the night before his crucifixion. If we would be saved we must have 'the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and up

rgiven thee,' papa?" asked little Elsie. "I though

e; if man had not sinned there would never have been any sickne

erstood it to be so, and said in their hearts, 'Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive s

rked Walter, "and when that was followed by the instantaneous healing of the man, it seem

se days," returned the captain; "their hearts were more in t