was years before he was cured. He persevered, year after year, till he could speak as clearly as any one.

Perseverance will help you in your difficulties, and bear you up in your disappointments. Learn this lesson of perseverance.

Now, as the spider teaches us these four valuable lessons: Industry, Intelligence, Patience, and Perseverance, let us imitate her example.

These qualities rightly used are sure to make us successful in life if we have the blessing of God. We may win honours in our own profession, and be the best of our kind. I like young people to be ambitious. Don't be content to remain second in the class if you have the chance of being first. The spider works her way into kings' palaces by such talents as these, and there is no honourable place she cannot reach if she aims at it. The same qualities will make you successful in life, and will prepare you for a higher

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and nobler life in heaven. Be ambitious. Aim high. Be the best of your kind, and the cleverest worker in your trade.

And never forget to aim at a higher, nobler life than this. Bring all these qualities into the service of God, and you are sure to be successful. Honour God by your love and service, and God will honour you with His love and help. Serve God here, and when your work is done, He will take you to His palace in heaven.

Text:-"As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."-DEUTERONOMY xxxii. II, 12.

THIS text refers to God's dealings with the children of Israel during their journey from Egypt to the land of Canaan. It contains some wonderful lessons of His goodness to them, but I want to take it at present as an emblem of His goodness to ourselves.

We are to speak of a bird. Tell me the names of some birds you have seen. The robin, sparrow, swallow, pigeon, crow, for instance. I want to speak to you now about a bird larger than any of these, and one you have not seen the eagle. It is not common in England. You may meet with it sometimes in zoological gardens or some travelling menagerie. but in Palestine and neighbouring countries it is a wild, free bird. It builds its nest on high cliffs and mountain tops. Its nest is made of twigs, thorns, and large sticks woven together with great skill, and lined inside to make it comfortable. There the eagle lays her eggs and hatches her young. She flies round the neighbouring country in search of food. Rabbits, hares, lambs, and small animals of various kinds are her food. With these she feeds her young ones. By night she covers them