then we shall not have the
humiliation and the sorrow of coming back, like this poor prodigal, when
he returned in rags and poverty to his father's house. Never make the
mistake of going away from your God and then you will not have the
remorse which will bring you back in sorrow and shame.

QUESTIONS.--Who first told the parable of the
prodigal son? Why did the prodigal leave his home?
What did he do with his money? Did his pretended
friends stay by him after his money was gone? In
his poverty what did he do? Did he have enough to
eat? When he was in want and came to himself, of
whom did he think? What did he resolve to do? What
do boys who run away from home generally become?
Are tramps happy? Was the father sad all the time
the boy was away? How did he receive the returning
prodigal? Does God love us even though we do
wrong? Will God forgive us and accept us? Is God
glad when we repent?

After "driving home from church" a series of
tableaux could be arranged: (1) Showing the father
counting out the money to the boy. (2) The boy
bidding good-bye to his father and friends. (3)
Surrounded by flatterers for whom he is spending
his money. (4) In poverty tending swine. (5) In
rags returning home. (6) Being welcomed by his
father.

Or the children may arrange a tent in which the
prodigal is presumed to live on the plains while
tending the swine, which may be represented by a
series of books, toys or any objects; for the
imagination of the children will convert any
object into any other object, person or thing.

[Illustration: The Prodigal's Tent.]

IRON--LOW GRADE AND HIGH GRADE.

CHARACTER AND WORTH.

SUGGESTION:--Objects used: A piece of old iron,
some nails, broken clock and watch springs, and
also a piece of native iron ore, if convenient.

MY DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS: I want to show you to-day that there is a great
difference in the value of things, even though they are made of the same
material. In the second chapter of Genesis we are told, "And the Lord
God formed man of the dust of the ground." So, you see that all men and
women are made of the same material, yet men differ greatly, both in
character and