g instructed and taught at home,
remember that all the instruction you are receiving is like the seed
that falls upon the waiting soil in the early spring-time from the hand
of an intelligent farmer. In the parable which Jesus spake, He tells how
that some of the seed fell by the wayside, some among thorns and some
upon stony ground, while others fell upon good ground. While the seed
was the same kind in all instances, it was only that which fell upon the
good ground which brought forth a fruitage of thirty, sixty and an
hundred fold. If the fruitage of your life in the harvest of the
after-years is to be abundant in good and blessing, it can only be
because you receive the instruction of your parents, your teachers and
your pastor into a good and honest heart. Others may sow faithfully, but
after all the result must depend upon you.

QUESTIONS.--Which is the most pleasant season of
the year? Why? What is the farmer's special work
in the spring-time? Why is the farmer careful to
sow good grain? What period of life is best
represented by spring? If the farmer failed to sow
in the spring, would he have a harvest in the
autumn? How does he know what kind of grain he
will reap at harvest time? Does wheat ever produce
oats? Or clover seed produce wheat? What happened
while the farmer slept? Who sowed the tares in his
field? Who sows the tares in our minds? What do we
call these tares? Should they be removed or
permitted to grow? Should we be thankful to our
parents for preventing tares from being sown? In
what kind of soil did the grain grow to a fruitage
of thirty, sixty and an hundred fold?

[Illustration]

REAPING.

THE HARVEST TIME OF LIFE.

SUGGESTION:--The object used is a small sheaf of
grain. For this might be substituted fruitage of
any kind--apples, peaches, pears, grapes, etc.,
and after reading the sermon, the parent could
apply in the manner suited to the objects used.

MY DEAR LITTLE HARVESTERS: Last Sunday I talked to you of
spring-time--the spring-time of the year, and the spring-time of life.
To-day I have brought a small sheaf of grain to tell us of the
harvest-time. The spring-time is very pleasant, the air is fragrant, the
birds are singing, and all nature seems to be rejoicing in