ll accept, does
not consist in weak and lifeless inclinations raised but a little above
a state of indifference. God, in His word, insists upon it, that we
should be in earnest, fervent in spirit, and having our hearts
vigorously engaged in religion. "And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy
God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his
ways, and to love him; and to serve the Lord thy God with _all thy
heart_ and with all thy soul." "And the Lord thy God will circumcise
thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with
all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live."--Deut.
xxx. 6.

The primary object of the successful worker then is to reach the hearts
of the parents through the children, constantly remembering the
divinely inspired words, "that a little child shall lead them." Let the
following extracts from her pen speak for themselves:

"During the last month I have made two hundred and five visits, and
brought eight children to the Sunday-school. I often find if we can
gain the affection of the children it opens a way to the parent's
hearts. For example: On entering a room one day, I asked if they had
a Bible. The father, a rough-looking man, said, 'We have no money to
buy Bibles--we need all our money to get something to eat.' 'Oh,'
said I, 'if you have not the means to buy one I will give you one
for nothing.' 'If I get it for nothing, I will thank you for it.' I
took him one the next day; he thanked me very politely, and said, 'I
will read it.' I handed the little girl a tract, in which was a
picture of a child kneeling in prayer. The father seemed pleased,
and before leaving, I said to the child, 'Now, my dear, if you learn
to do as that little girl does, God will love you.' She looked up
and said, 'Yes, ma'am.' When I called a few days after, the father
said, 'My little girl did not forget her promise to you. Every night
and morning she kneels down and prays, and thinks we should all do
the same. I have been reading in the Bible. It tells us a great many
good things, and when I get some clothes I shall try and come to
church.'"

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We must form our opinion of aggressive work for Christ by the fruits
that are produced. The pictorial tract put into the hands of the little
girl, and her subsequent conduct, elicited the attention