ne truth, the light of God's Word, the Bible as a light to guide us
through the darkness and the mysteries that are all about us.

If you have ever been in the country upon a dark night and have seen the
railway engine come dashing along, with the great headlight that throws
the rays of light far down along the track enabling the engineer to see
very far ahead of him, you would understand what the Bible purposes to
do for us, when God says that He will make it a lamp unto our feet, and
a light unto our path.

As you grow older, and sorrow and sickness and trials come to you, you
will need God's Word to be a lamp unto your feet. And when at last the
messenger of death shall come and summon you into God's presence, and
you go through "the valley of the shadow of death," you will then need
this lamp for your feet, and you will need the Lord Jesus Christ with
you, that you may lean upon Him and that you may say as David did: "Yea
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." May
God give you this light through the journey of this life, and bring you
to that city of light and life on high.

QUESTIONS.--Why did the people of the East carry
lanterns at night? What did David call the Bible?
Should the lantern be held above the head, or down
near the feet? Which is the best light to our
spiritual pathway, human wisdom or Divine
revelation? Which is the safer light for us to
follow, books which men write, or the book which
God has given us? Can we understand all that we
find in the book of nature? Can we understand all
that we find in the book of revelation? Do they
both have the same author? Is God infinitely
greater than man? Does this explain to you why we
cannot understand all that God has done or said?
Can we put a bushel basket into a quart
measure?--the smaller can not contain the larger.

CANDLES.

HOW TO REFLECT, OBSCURE, OR EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT.

SUGGESTIONS:--A candle, a silver dollar, a
large-necked bottle and a flask-shaped bottle are
the objects used. It will add to the interest of
the children if the parent will show the simple
experiments of placing the bottle over the candle
to illustrate how quickly