tance. It would seem as if He considered this matter of the
Sabbath very important, and as if He had it in mind right away at the
first when He made the world, and intended to set apart this day out
of every seven, because He stopped right off the very first week
Himself to establish a precedent, and then He 'sanctified' it, which
must mean He set it apart in such a way that all the world should
understand."

"What is a precedent?" asked Leslie sharply.

"Oh, you know, Les, it's something you have to do just like because
you always have done it that way," said Allison, waving her aside.
"But, Cloudy, what I can't get at at all is why He wanted it in
the first place if He didn't want it just entirely for His own
glorification."

"Why, dear, I am not sure; but I think it was just so that He and we
might have a sort of a trysting-time when we could be sure of having
nothing to interfere between us. And He meant it, too, to be the sign
between Himself and those who really loved Him and were His children,
a sign that should show to the world who were His. He said so in
several places. Listen to this." She turned the leaves quickly. "'And
the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Speak thou also unto the children
of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep; for it is a sign
between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that
I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath
therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that defileth it shall
surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that
soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be
done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord;
whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to
death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to
observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual
covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever;
for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day
he rested, and was refreshed.'"

"There! Now!" said Leslie, sitting up. "That's just what I thought!
That was only for the children of Israel. It hasn't the leastest bit
to do with us. Those were Jews, and they keep it yet, on Saturday."

"Wait, dear!" Julia Cloud turned the leaves of her Bible rapidly to
Corinthians.

"Listen! 'Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant,
how that all our fathers w