zart, of thousands of the world's great men is the story of work and
hope, of poverty and inspiration.

"So, in the Christian life, Jesus asks us to cast out of our lives the
pursuit of the vain, transient things and to center our minds and
hearts upon the truest, the loftiest and the best. Success may mean a
most humble place in the world. But the 'pearl of great price' is the
blessing of peace, of faith, of hope and of love which come to him to
whom the Master says, 'Well done.'"

MESSAGES to the CHILDREN
--Cradle Roll Day
--Children

The Scriptures Are Full of Beautiful Thoughts for Cradle Roll
Day.

THE LESSON--That God loves a baby; that both the Father and the
Son, through their recorded words, constantly express their love of
the little ones.

This somewhat "unusual" chalk talk will not fail to accomplish its
object in getting the attention of the children and causing them to
consider some of the especially beautiful thoughts appropriate to
Cradle Roll Day.

~~The Talk.~~

"I want to see the hand of every boy or girl who likes to get a
letter. Yes, and you like to get pretty post cards, too; don't you?
And the reason you like to get them is that you know, then, that
someone thinks of you and cares for you.

"Well, then, on this Cradle Roll day, I am sure we would all like to
get a letter from someone who cares for us, and so, I will first draw
the envelope and then see if there is a message in it for us. [Draw
the envelope on the paper in black outline and then, with the broad
side of your crayon give it an even tinting of pink, light blue or
other dainty color. Then, with your black crayon, address the envelope
to your own school, by revising the wording as here shown. Add the
stamp in brown, and the postmark in black, completing Fig. 90.]

[Illustration: Fig. 90]

"Well, here is the envelope. Now, I wonder if there is anything in it
for us.

[With a sharp pen knife or scissors cut a slit in the paper at the end
of the envelope as if you were opening it. Thrust in your hand and
bring forth a sheet of paper like a letter only much larger--folded to
fit the envelope (Fig. 91). This, of course, is placed there in
advance, beneath the outer sheet, attached with thumb tacks so it will
tear loose readily. The action will arouse much interest.]

[Illustration: Fig. 91]

"Well, surely we have something here that looks like a letter or a
message. Ah, yes, it is a message of love to the l