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May 1928
M ay 10, 1928 Text : 1 Jno. 5 :1
Illustrated Daily Text
A little girl who had many friends, took it into her head to get a memorandum book, so that she could get from her friends their birthdays. When she got it she wrote down her birthday; but she suddenly remembered that she had another birthday, because she was “born again.” Her aunt was the first to come across her path, so she got her to write hers. When her aunt wrote her birthday she stopped, and did not write any more. The little girl said, “ Come on, Aunt, write your other birthday.” “What, dear? I haven’t another birthday.” “Well, Aunt, you must have, because ‘Ye must be born again,’ or you will not see the kingdom o f God.” js**. M M ay 11, 1928 T ext: Phil. 3:7 In the fall o f 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led his famous expe dition against Russia. If he could but put the Russian and the Englishman under his heel, he would be the master o f the world. With an army o f five hundred thousand men, Napoleon began the invasion of Russia. At Smolensko he attacked and defeated the main Russian army, suffering a loss of twenty-five thousand o f his best men. He pushed on toward Moscow, believing that if he could winter his troops there, he could the next spring com-' plete the subjection o f Russia. But, on reaching Moscow, to his own disappointment and horror, he found the city in flames. Women as well as men, with blazing torches, were seen madly running from house to house, till the incendiary work was done. The Russians destroyed their capital city to save their country. There was nothing for Napoleon to do but retreat, and that in the face o f frigid winter. The cold destroyed immense num bers o f his men, and unfitted the survivors for very .vigorous exertions. The mad Russians were at their heels, slaughtering them at every turn. At the passage of Berezina, on the fron tier, Napoleon, to save the main body of his army, •ordered the bridge on which they crossed to be blown up, before the rear end of his army had got across.1As they were rushing towards it, driven by the fire of the pursuers, they heard a crash,—and the bridge blew up. Uttering shrieks o f despair, numbers plunged into the stream and sunk amidst floating ice, while the remainder were butchered by the Russians. Napoleon willingly lost a large portion of his army in order to save the remainder o f it. So may we have to count some things loss, but in Christ we shall gain infinitely.
M ay 7, 1928 Text: Jno. 20:24
There are many excuses nowadays for people who do not attend religious gatherings; but, remember the promise is to those who gather, and not to those who, do not come. When Evan Roberts, the Welsh revivalist, was converted, an old saint said to him, “ Evan, always make a point of getting to the means o f grace. When you are tempted to stay away, remember that Jesus came the night Thomas was not there.”
M ay 8, 1928 Text : Rom. 5:3-4
In a museum at Berlin is an iron egg, of which the follow ing story is told : Many years ago a prince became affianced to a lovely princess, to whom he promised to send a magnificent gift, which proved to be an iron^egg. The princess was so angry to think that the prince should insult her by sending so unworthy a gift, that she passionately threw it on the floor, when the iroi egg opened, disclosing a silver lining. Surprised at such a dis covery, she took the hitherto despised eg g ‘in her hand, and, while examining it closely, she discovered a secret spring, which she touched, and the silver lining opened, disclosing a golden yolk. Examining this carefully, /she found another springj which, when opened, disclosed within the golden yolk a ruby crown. Examining this, she touched yet another spring, and forth came the ring with which, he affianced her to himself. The story is a parable of how the richest gifts of God come to us. Their outward seeming may be as unattractive as the iron egg, but within lie hidden the golden treasures o f the Gospel and the crown of life. An infidel squire was one day talking with a,n unlearned miller who now and then preached to the people of his neigh borhood, and expressed his opinion that one so ignorant should not try to lead the people in religious matters. The miller, point ing to a map on the wall, said: “ Squire, is not that a map of your possessions ?” “Yes,” replied he, “those are my farms.” “ I suppose you know all the roads very well?” “Y es; I know them perfectly.” “Well,” said the miller, “you remember how, when you could not find your way through the woods one day, my little girl directed you?” “Yes, I remember it very well; and she did it nicely, too.” “You know the road,” said the miller, “on the map, but my little girl knew the road from walking in it, and could lead you safely through the woods.” We know the way, because He knows the way, and we may prove it by looking to Him. M ay 9, 1928 Text: Psa. 32:8.
M ay 12, 1928 T ext: Psa: 103:12
A man said to an old Christian woman: “Does the devil ever trouble you about your past sins?” She said, “Yes.” “What do you do then?” “Oh, I just send him to the East.” “Does he come back after that?” “ Aye.” “And what do you do then?” “I just send him away to the West.” “And when he comes back from the West what do you do?” “Man, I just keep him going, between the East and the West.” “As far as the East is from the West, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.”'
M ay 13, 1928 T ext: 2 Cor. 6:4
When Dr. John Henry Jowett was in Newcastle, he inaug urated a children’s service in connection with his church. At the
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