the red construction paper. Next, paste the red hearts on white heart-shaped doilies or round doilies. These will help to make your valentines lacy and pretty. Bits of lace can also be pasted about the edge o f the hearts for special decoration. Old birthday cards will furnish pretty flowers and scenes which can be cut out and pasted on the red hearts. The heart- shaped patterns can be placed on old birthday cards and then cut out; the result will be a pretty valentine. These can be outlined by red hearts cut just a little larger than the heart cut from the birthday card. If the pieces of red paper are folded, the heart-shaped pattern can be placed
iu n i o r KING'S BUSINESS MARTHA S. HOOKER George Washington and His Mother
I N February we celebrate the birth day of two of our favorite hero- presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. We all delight in stories of their boyhood days, and learn valuable lessons from them. The follow ing incident in the life of Washington is not well known, but it shows what kind of a boy he was even better than the familiar story of the cherry tree: When he was fourteen, George Wash ington loved the sea and dreamed of sailing away to some distant shore. He
heart and promised that he would try to get him a commission as a midshipman. Of course, George’s joy knew no bounds. After months of waiting, the com mission came with orders to leave within the week on the Drake, a sloop of war. “ Let me be the first to congratulate you, George,” said Lawrence. “ Now you are Midshipman Washington. I wish you well, my brother, and hope that some day it will be Admiral Washington.” ~ Soon George appeared in his midship-, man’s uniform, the jaunty cap on his head: “ What do you think o f me, mother?” he asked. His mother did not share the pleasure of her sons. Through tears she sobbed, “ I cannot let you go, George. You will break my heart if you do!” A terrific struggle took place in George’s heart. Already his baggage was on the Drake. He had on the uni form and the commission was in his hand. What should he do? Finally, he turned to his mother and in a choking voice said, “ Do not cry any more, Mother. I will obey you. I will not go.” A famous writer said of this incident: “ George Washington was never greater than at this moment. It is no light thing to give up all hope of a great future spreading out before one at the request o f another, even though that other be one’s own mother. He yielded to her wish though it nearly broke his heart.” The later life o f George Washington proved that this unselfish decision was indirectly responsible for making him the mighty general that he became. He lost nothing but rather gained much, by heeding the Bible verse which states: “ Children, obey your parents . . . for this is right.” F EBRUARY is the month for valen tines! It’s time to spread the living room table with red construction paper, paste, scissors, paper doilies, bits o f rib bon, lace, old birthday cards and your Bibles. With all of these things in hand, you are ready to make Bible valentines. First, make patterns of various sized hearts, some large and some small. Use these patterns to cut out hearts from
so that, when cut, heart-shaped folders are the result. Small pieces o f ribbon will furnish small bows or loops if the valentine is to be hung on the wall. The pasting and decorating having been completed, it is time to print the Bible verses on the valentines. Bible verses containing the word “ heart” will be fine messages to print on the valentines or on the inside of the folders. You will need your Bibles now to find suitable verses. Here are some of the “ heart” verses which you might like to use: “ Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? . . . He that hath clean hands and a pure heart” —Psalm 24:4. “ The Lord is nigh unto them that are o f a broken heart” —Psalm 34:18. “ My defense is of God, which saveth the upright in heart” —Psalm 7:10. “ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me”— Psalm 51:10. “ Thou hast put gladness in my heart” —-Psalm 4:7. “ I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart” —Psalm 9:1. T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
Our First President.
often visited in his brother Lawrence’s home and there before the fire listened to his brother and visiting officers of the colonial regiment tell of their cruises in the East and West Indies. They re lated thrilling tales o f encounters with pirates and of military victories on land and sea. As young George heard these exciting tales, the desire to go to sea was deep ened in his heart. But he was a shy boy and did not find it easy to express his inner desires. However, one day he mustered up the courage to say to his brother, “ I want to go to sea. Do you think it could be managed?” Lawrence had already guessed the secret longings o f his young brother’s Page Twelve
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