"And how enduring is that love--the love of Christ," added Grandma
Elsie. "His own word is, 'Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting
love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.'"

"And he laid down his life for us," said Mrs. Landreth. "And he himself
said, 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends. Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you.'"

"Yes, that is the test," said Mr. Dinsmore; "we have no right to
consider ourselves his disciples unless we are striving earnestly to
keep all his commandments. He himself said, 'Either make the tree good
and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit
corrupt: for a tree is known by his fruit.'"

"Yes; if we love our Father we will strive earnestly to keep his
commandments and not feel them to be grievous. A loving child is an
obedient one," said Mr. Keith. "'For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.'"

"'God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us,'" quoted his son Donald. "In his love and in his
pity he redeemed us."

Then there was a moment's pause, presently broken by Mr. Dinsmore
starting the hymn "Love divine, all love excelling," in which the other
voices promptly joined.

That closed the exercises for that time, and those who had come merely
to take part in them bade good-bye for that day with the expectation of
returning on the following one. And those who remained behind scattered
to their rooms until the summons of the tea bell brought them together
again about the table, to partake of their evening meal; after which
they repaired to the veranda and spent in conversation and music, suited
to its sacredness, the closing hours of that Lord's day.

Captain Raymond and his wife lingered for a little upon the veranda
after their guests had gone to their rooms. They sat side by side--he
with his arm about her waist, her hand fast clasped in his, while her
head rested upon his shoulder and her eyes looked up lovingly into his
face.

"My dear," she said softly and with a beautiful smile, "I am so happy. I
love you so, so devotedly, and am so sure that your love for me is
equally strong."

"I think it is, my darling--light of my eyes and core of my heart," he
responded low and feelingly. "You are to me the dearest, sweetest,
loveliest of earthly creatures. I can never cease wondering a