lessed fruitage into the garner of the skies.

It is your privilege and my privilege, both one and all, to have some
part in this glorious work of sowing and resowing, and the Scriptures
assure us that "he that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seeds,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with
him." (Psalms cxxvi: 6.)

AFTERWARD.

ANONYMOUS.

Now, the sowing and the reaping,
Working hard and waiting long;
Afterward, the golden reaping,
Harvest home and grateful song.

Now, the pruning, sharp, unsparing,
Scattered blossom, bleeding shoot;
Afterward, the plenteous bearing
Of the Master's pleasant fruit.

Now, the plunge, the briny burden,
Blind, faint gropings in the sea;
Afterward, the pearly guerdon,
That shall make the diver free.

Now, the long and toilsome duty,
Stone by stone to carve and bring;
Afterward, the perfect beauty
Of the palace of the king.

Now, the tuning and the tension,
Wailing minors, discord strong;
Afterward, the grand ascension
Of the Alleluia song.

Now, the spirit conflict-riven,
Wounded heart, unequal strife;
Afterward, the triumph given
And the victor's crown of life.

Now, the training strange and lowly,
Unexplained and tedious now,
Afterward, the service holy,
And the Master's "Enter thou!"

QUESTIONS.--Last Sunday our lesson was about the
spring-time and sowing; what has it been about
to-day? What are the only results which a farmer
can reap at harvest? If he sowed wheat, what will
he gather? About how many different kinds of
plants are there in the world? Do peach trees grow
from chestnuts? The Bible says, "Whatsoever a man
soweth"--can you repeat the rest of that passage?
Can boys or young men, girls or young women, sow
"wild oats" and reap blessing later on? If we sow
"wild oats" what must we reap? If you sow an act,
what do you reap? If you sow a habit, what do you
reap? If you sow a character, what do you reap?
How did the old adage say that justice travels?
Could all portions