in every possible practical way. When Jesus said to those about
him, 'Ye are the light of the world,' he also said, 'Let your light
shine,' and He pictured to His followers their duty of spreading the
light of their blessings to the world of darkness about them. Paul
touched upon the same great truth when he wrote to the church at Rome
that its members should be 'a light to them which are in darkness.'

"How may we best reflect this light of heaven? It is for each of us to
determine this for himself, being governed entirely by his
circumstances, his abilities and his opportunities. But, first of all,
we must be sure we have received that light as God would have us
receive it. None of us can be perfect, but we can live close to our
great ideal and by learning constantly from Him, we shall find the
light coming to us more clearly and more beautifully as the days go
by. We shall find a deeper sympathy for those who suffer, warmer love
for those whom we may have condemned, and an increasing desire to be
of greater help to those who really need help. When we have reached
this condition--when we have truly received the light--we need give
little thought to the manner in which we shall reflect it.

"Abraham Lincoln once said, 'I do the best I know, the very best I
can, and I mean to keep right on doing so till the end.' Such a life
sends its rays down through the generations that are to follow, and
its reflected light never fades away."

HIDDEN SUNSHINE
--Missionary Day
--Love

How the Warmth and Brightness Stored Away Ages Ago Are Now of
Service to Man.

THE LESSON--That the true missionary spirit is the spreading abroad
of the warmth of God's blessings which we have received.

The principles governing missions are permeated with the elements of
love, unselfishness and self-sacrifice. This talk may be used,
therefore, as a missionary day topic or on any occasion in which it is
appropriate to dwell upon any of its attributes.

~~The Talk.~~

"Once upon a time, long before there were any people on the earth and
perhaps before there were any animals or birds or reptiles here, the
world was covered with an immense, luxuriant growth of vegetation.
How do we know it? The geologists tell us so. They have dug deep into
the earth and they have examined what they found, and they have long
ago determined that this condition is true. It would seem that in
those ages of long ago the world must have been very diffe