at Woodburn, the Sabbath even more than any
other, especially the afternoon study of the Bible in which all took
part, from Grandma Elsie and Captain Raymond down to little Ned.

The subject chosen for the first lesson after Eva's coming was the
resurrection, probably selected especially for Eva's comfort in her
sorrow over her mother's recent departure, to be with her no more in
this life.

"Mother," the captain said, addressing Grandma Elsie, when they were all
seated, each with a Bible in hand, "as you are somewhat older and
certainly much wiser than I--especially as regards spiritual
things--will you not take the lead to-day?"

"Older I certainly am," returned Mrs. Travilla, with her own sweet
smile, "but I think not wiser than yourself, captain; and certainly I
have not made the preparation for this occasion which doubtless you
have. So please lead the exercises just as you would if I were not
present."

"You would prefer my doing so?" he asked.

"Very much," she replied. "The resurrection is the subject?"

"Yes; and what a glorious one! how full of comfort for all who believe
in Christ! 'For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand
at the latter day upon the earth; and though after my death my body is
destroyed, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself
and mine eyes shall behold, and not another,' said the patriarch Job;
comforting himself in his affliction with that blessed prospect. The
doctrine of a general resurrection is expressly taught in both the Old
Testament and the New, and I think we cannot spend our lesson hour more
profitably than in looking up the texts on the subject. Can you give us
one, mother?"

At that Grandma Elsie opened her Bible.

"Beginning with the Old Testament," she said, "here in Psalms xlix. 15
we read: 'But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for
he shall receive me. Selah.' Then here in Isaiah; 'Thy dead men shall
live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye
that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth
shall cast out the dead.'"

Then Violet, sitting next, read from her open Bible: "'The same day came
to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked
him, saying, Master, Moses said, if a man die, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now
there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he ha