years ago!

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"Thus do we find a splendid example of what real service is. Jesus
came to the earth to be of service to the world. When he departed, He
left behind Him the command that the gospel should be preached to
every creature--that the light and warmth from His life should not
remain buried in us but that we should take that warmth to every
portion of the earth, that it might, like the hidden sunshine in the
coal, bring life to those in the cold and darkness of heathenism.

"Not many of us are able to carry this word to foreign lands or to the
distant parts of our own land; but we have an important part in it in
contributing our money, our encouragement and our prayers.

"And not only may we do this but we may begin right here in our midst
to make our school and church a missionary blessing to those nearby
ones who need its warmth. Remember that 'we are ambassadors,
therefore, on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us.'"

"JOHNNIE APPLESEED"
--Boys' Day
--Devotion

Story of the Man Who Braved the Dangers of the Wilderness to Bless
the Early Settlers.

THE LESSON--That the influence of a well-spent life is its best and
most enduring monument. It always adds fame to a good name.

The story of "Johnnie Appleseed" is dear to the hearts of thousands of
boys and girls throughout America. The writer has listened
interestedly to narratives of the late George W. Brackenridge, of Fort
Wayne, Ind., who remembered clearly the visits of "Johnnie" to his
early home. The story is abundant in good lessons, and ought to be of
special interest on Boys' Day.

~~The Talk.~~

"I am going to talk to you today about a man who paddled his canoe
along the rivers in the middle west and roamed the wild forests when
there were very few settlers in that country and while the hostile
Indians brought terror to the hearts of many who had braved the
dangers of the frontier. This sounds like a dime novel tale, doesn't
it? Yes, but it is a true story. It is the story of 'Johnnie
Appleseed.' How many of you ever heard of him? [Govern yourself in the
following remarks, by the acquaintance of your audience with the
subject.]

"It was in the year 1801, that John Chapman then a young man of
twenty-six years, aroused some interest by appearing with several
sacks of appleseeds which he had procured from the cider mills in
western Pennsylvania. The first orchard he planted was on the farm