ees, but still there was no light. Finally I
said: "Is there anyone against whom you have bitter feelings?" "Yes;
there's a young lady on the other side of the room, talking to your
wife, whom I can't forgive." "Ah I've got it now; that's why the
blessing won't come to you." "Do you mean to tell me," said the young
lady, looking up in my face, "that I can't be saved until I forgive
her?" "No you can't! and, if there are any others whom you hate, you
must forgive them also." She paused a moment, and then she said: "I will
go." It seems that my wife and the other young lady had been going over
the same ground, and just at that time the other young lady had resolved
to come to ask this one's forgiveness. So they met in the middle of the
room, both saying at once: "Will you forgive me?" Oh, what a meeting it
was! They knelt together, and joy beamed on their souls, and their
difficulties vanished. In a little while they went out of the room with
their arms around each other, and their faces lit up with a heavenly
glow.

"Saved."

I remember while in a town East at the time of the loss of the Atlantic
on the banks of Newfoundland, there was a business man in the town who
was reported lost. His store was closed, and all his friends mourned him
as among those who went down on that vessel. But a telegram was received
from him by his partner with the word "saved," and that partner was
filled with joy. The store was opened and the telegram was framed, and
if you go into that store to-day you will see that little bit of paper
hanging on the wall, with the word "saved" upon it. Let the news go over
the wires to heaven to-night from you. Let the word "Saved" go from
everyone of you, and there will be joy in heaven. You can be saved--the
Son of man wants to save you.

Terribly in Earnest.

I read a number of years ago of a vessel that was wrecked. The
life-boats were not enough to take all the passengers. A man who was
swimming in the water swam up to one of the life-boats that was full and
seized it with his hand. They tried to prevent him, but the man was
terribly in earnest about saving his life, and one of the men in the
boat just drew a sword and cut off his hand. But the man didn't give up:
he reached out the other hand. He was terribly in earnest. He wanted to
save his life. But the man in the boat took the sword and cut off his
other hand. But the man did not give up. He swam up to the boat and
seized it with his