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tide. It is as if the man had said he had no room for his soul. It is as if the life had said it had no time to live, when it is life. A man is not living without it. And for a man to say, “ I am so full of life that I have no room for life,” you see immediately to what absurdity it reduces itself.— P h illips B rooks . IV. D w e llin g in C la y G. Campbell Morgan says that in the home of a gentleman who was entertaining him, in one room he always detected the fragrance of roses. He said to his host one day, “ I wish you would tell me how it is that I never come into this room without seeming to detect the fragrance of roses.” The gentleman smiled and said: “ Ten years ago I was in the Holy Land, and while there I bought a small phial of attar of roses. It was wrapped in cotton wool, and as I was standing here unpacking it, suddenly I broke the bottle. I took the whole thing up, cotton wool and all, and put it into this vase.” That fragrance had permeated the clay of the vase, and it was impossible to enter the room without consciousness of it. My friends, if Christ be in us, the fragrance of the Rose of Sharon will pervade and per meate our whole life. The love which beautifies and glorifies human living shall possess us, and make us a comfort and a blessing to all whose lives touch our own. — L. A . B anks . JINSABURO LIFTS HIS CROSS [ Continued from page 427] he became bloodily unconscious. Under the pine tree I laid him down. Others gathered around, and a woman bandaged his head. No one, not even serving maids, had been hurted, save Uncle. The proprietor called a taxi, and together we lifted him into rear seat while I crouched before to hold him on the cushions. At the hospital, he was removed to a room and the door shut. I waited until dismissed and do not know still if he can live. When I informed Aunt, she became very pale but said no word. Then as I had become man of the house, I dispatched message to the betrothal manager that im possible contingencies had arisen so we could not on any account be present at his house that evening. Was this the manner which my prayer was to be answered ? Was Uncle to die and go where is unceasing sorrow and pain? I went to my room to pray. But how to speak to God, I knew not. Before, I had wished Uncle to have accident, and it had come. I felt a strange terror. In my dark distress, I longed for Matsu Chan, my friend, when lo, a voice spoke greeting words at my porch door. It was Hayashi San, who is older Christian than we, and very happy always. I opened to him and soon poured out all my soul, for this man shows understanding kindness to us always. He prayed with me and for Uncle that he might live to acquaint with Christ.
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