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December 15, 1909. TH
little boy, who already had most everything
he wanted, a pony, because he
wrote him a letter and asked for one, he
would surely bring a little boy that did
not have many toys, a pony, if he wrote
and asked him for it. And, besides, mother,
I asked God in my prayer, tonight, to
send me a pony by Santa Claus, and he
knows how much I want it, and he will
send it." How that mother did wish, at
that moment, that she could help God to
answer that prayer! But here she was,
with no money to buy a Shetland pony
if there had been one for sale, and there
were none to be had for miles around.
She wished, too, that she might do it,
to help strengthen her child's faith in
his Heavenly Father; and she felt that
his disappointment in the morning would
be such grief to him, as well as herself,
Here, her thoughts were inturrupted by
ner cmid's exclaiming, "He will send her,
mother; I know he will," The mother
tried to quiet him, and lull him to sleep.
She told him he would get the pony, if
it was best for him to have it; but it
might not be best. At last he fell asleep.
And the mother, dropping her head on
her folded arms, wept bitter tears. She
was the wife of a "Home Missionary,"
among a people that "feared not God nor
regarded man." She stood by her hus
band bravely in this hard place, for the
past two years, trying to r.how these
people the better way, which they were
slow to walk in. The moral standard of
the community was very low. Many of
the people were dishonest and quarrelsome.
They taught their children to
light, if any differences arose between
them and others. The mother felt and
deplored this evil influence for her children
more than she could express. She
felt that for this work, they had home so
much, and so far, she could see no results.
And now as this Christmastide
was at hand, she thought a little bitterly
of their scanty store; how they had denied
themselves in every way that they
might live among and help these people
and with no response; Christmas at
hand with so little to make her children
happy; while her worldly neighbor's
children had enough, and 10 spare. In
the bitterness of her soul, she said aloud,
"Lord, I could bear all this for myself?
all this poverty and hardship but for
my poor children; Lord It seems to me
more than I can bear." The very floodgates
of her soul were lifted up and a
torrent of tears poured forth. When shehad
wept for awhile, she grew calm;
ahe wiped her eyes, and arose and went
over to the mirror and said to the tearstained
face she saw thera: "Mary
Lewis; I am heartily ashamed of you.
x'ou said when you came oet here to
this work that you would be willing to
?'iff-T anything that the Lorri s linioe
might be glorified; what have you borne
for his name's sake? Has not he repaid
>??,. a thousand fold for w<ur. little you
have done, and have von not h#?n
t.l and ted and had health ana strength
given to you, with ten thousand other
blessings? Do you really lack anything?
"Why, you are the 'Child of a King'; 'All
things are yours.'" And as this blessed
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she became wonderfully soothed and
softened. She sought her pillow, and
was soon lost in peaceful sleep which
lasted till the dawn of the day. She was
then awakened by a glad cry of "Wake
up, mother! O, mother, awake! Santa
Claus has been here, and brought a Shetland
pony, and just lots of nice things;
there 1b a great pile of them out on the
porch!" The mother hurriedly dressed
and went out and found, as the children
had said. Huge stokings hung from the
banisters, bulging out with a!l sorts of
good things for the children, and t-ven
one for the father and mother. A dear
little pony stood meekly by the porch,
fastened to a post, with a note pinned
to his "squeaky" saddle, which told Johu
Santa Claus was glad to know that he
was such an unselfish little boy, and was
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that he and all his family would have
the best Christmas to be thought of.
The father, with the children's help, got
the boxes and barrels into the house;
opened them and found they contained
useful and substantial things for all the
family. Clothes, toys, and books for the
children. Canned goods, preserves and
jellies, with many other nice things for
the pantry. A pretty new dress and hat
lor me motner, witD dainty gloves,
shoes and other nice wearing apparel,
such as she had longed for, but never
hoped to obtain. A new suit and overcoat
for-the father, with two crisp one
hundred dollar bills in the pocket. The
children were in ecstacies of Joy over
their new possessions, and declared they
had never seen such a Christmas; that
it really seemed too good to be true.
The parents' hearts were filled with
gratitude and love; first to the "Giver of
every good and perfect gift," and then
10 tne Kind rrlend, wbo had so bountifully
supplied their wants, and had given
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them so much pleasure. When the mother
remembered her bitter feelings last
night, and her lack of faith in her Heavenly
Father, and saw this new display
of his loving care, she became silent and
subdued. Then, as the happy laughter
of the merry children rang out through
the house, she called them about her
and said, "Let's sing, 'Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow'"
M. L. S.
More than three hundred of the Islands
of the Pacific ocean have been evangelized
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these islands not a heathen can be found.
In that length of time islanders heretofore
cannibals and moreover addicted to
the savage custom of taking the old and
dependent parent from the corner and
throwing him or her alive into a hole in
the ground, covering the aged and helpless
one with dirt. Horrible! Now
many such Islands have to show church
spires and the reign of Christ. In proportion
to ability no churches in the
home land exceed them in liberality of
contributionB to foraion mloolmo
the kingdom of Christ is coming.?
Herald and Presbyter.
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