had not succeeded. Her mother said, “Marian, my child, God gives us many things to do, but we must not forget that he gives us some things to be; and we must learn to be what God would have us be, before we can do what God would have us do."

"O dear mother, please tell me about being, and then I shall know better

about doing."

"Well, listen my child, while I remind you of some of the Bible

be's: God says— "Be-ye kindly affectioned one to another."

"Be-not wise

in your own con

“Thank you, dear mother," said Marian. "I hope I shall have a better day to-morrow; for I see now that doing grows out of being."

This is a point worth dwelling on, and so I will introduce to your notice here

A SWARM OF BEES WORTH HIVING.

"Be patient, Be prayerful, Be humble, Be mild,
Be wise as a Solon, Be meek as a child.

Be studious, Be thoughtful, Be loving, Be kind,
Be sure you make matter subservient to mind.

Be cautious, Be prudent, Be trustful, Be true,
Be courteous to all men, Be friendly with few.

Be temperate in argument, pleasure and wine,
Be careful of conduct, of money, of time.

Be cheerful, Be grateful, Be hopeful, Be firm,
Be peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn;

Be courageous, Be gentle, Be liberal, Be just,
Be aspiring, Be humble, because you are dust.

Be penitent, circumspect, sound in the faith,

Be active, devoted; Be faithful to death.

Be honest, Be holy, transparent and pure;

Be dependent, Be Christ-like, and you'll be secure."

Here is a swarm of between forty and fifty bees. The religion of

Jesus will help us to value of religion be! secure it!

make these all our own.

How great then must the Surely it is worth while for each of us to try and

I think I never saw a better view of the value of religion, than is seen in the following statement of what it does for us. I know not by whom it was written, but it is put in the form of that sacred sign to which we owe all the blessings of salvation-the sign of —

THE CROSS.

Blest they who seek

While in their youth,

With spirit meek,

The way of truth.

To them the sacred scriptures now display Christ as the only true and living way; His precious blood on Calvary was given To make them heirs of endless bliss in Heaven. And e'en on earth the child of God can trace The glorious blessings of the Saviour's grace. For them He bore

His Father's frown;

For them He wore
The thorny Crown;
Nailed to the Cross,
Endured its pain,
That his life's loss
Might be their gain.
Then haste to choose
That better part,
Nor dare refuse.
The Lord thy heart,
Lest he declare,-
"I know you not,"
And deep despair

Should be your lot.

Now look to Jesus, who on Calvary died,

And trust on him who there was crucified.

Leaving it all with Jesus.-Annie W― was a young Christian. In her fourteenth year she was taken with a severe illness, from which the doctor said she could not recover. When she became too weak to leave the sofa, she would send for one and another of the neighbors to

come in to see her, and then she would speak to them of Jesus and his great salvation. One day a poor old woman who was not a Christian, came in to see her.

"You are very ill, my dear," she said to Annie.

"Yes," she replied, "but I shall soon be well."

The poor woman shook her head as she looked at Annie's mother, saying, "Poor dear creature; she cannot possibly get well. No: she will never get over it." Then turning to Annie, she said

"Don't you know, my dear, that you are going to die?"

"I know I am going to live," she said with a sweet smile. "I shall soon be with Jesus in heaven, and live forever with him."

"Oh, how can you know that, my dear? We must not be too sure you know," said the poor woman.