little company of men, when the savages in that locality tried to
prevent him. They gathered in large numbers with their spears and
poisoned arrows and war-clubs, and blocked his way to the river.
Livingstone and his little company were no match for these hostile
warriors, and it looked as if he and his men would be killed.

Then he thought of a scheme of waiting till nightfall and of crossing
over under cover of the darkness. But later that seemed to him a
cowardly thing to do, and he tells us how the verse in the Bible came
back to him in which Jesus says: "All power is given unto Me in heaven
and on earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations ... and lo! I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world."

The great missionary said of this verse: "It is the word of a Gentleman
of the most sacred and strictest honour, and there is an end on't. I
feel quite calm now, thank God."

Next morning he crossed the river without any difficulty, although the
bank was lined with savages armed to the teeth.

I think that is always the way when we trust in Christ. He has promised
never to leave us nor forsake us, and we can rely upon His word.

THE HAPPY MAN

Once upon a time there was a king who was very rich, but very unhappy.
He had a beautiful marble palace, with extensive parks and grounds, fine
horses and carriages, but he was not happy.

So one day he called together his court-messengers, and sent them out
into the world, telling them to travel far and wide until they found a
man who was happy beyond all others, and when they found him, to take
off his shirt and bring it to him. For he thought that perhaps by
wearing this shirt he might gain the happiness he sought.

The messengers went forth, and after a long search finally found a man
who seemed happier than all his fellows. And as he sat singing in the
sunshine the king's messengers pounced upon him to take away his shirt;
but lo, when they took his coat off they found he had no shirt!

The story means this, that happiness does not depend upon what you have
or have not. It comes from within, and not from without. If you have the
right spirit you will have a song, riches or not. But if you have not
the right spirit you will not be happy, no matter what you have.

A SERMON FOR THE BOYS

A teacher said the other day that ninety boys out of every hundred who
fail in grammar schools and high-schools smoke tobacco. He says also
that boys who smo