ast into the fires
of affliction, and God looks down upon us; but when we become like Him,
so that God sees His own self reflected in our character, and in our
disposition, and in our temper, then we shall have been refined as God
desires, and He will then be ready to receive us into His own home on
high.

QUESTIONS.--Can you name different things made
from iron? Is a horse shoe as valuable as a watch
spring? What makes the difference in their value?
How are iron and steel refined, or made more
valuable? Are unrefined and untaught boys and
girls all quite alike? What makes them become
different? Do some boys and girls become more
useful and valuable in the world than others? What
causes the difference? Would the iron cry out
against being refined? Do boys and girls object to
being taught and disciplined? How does the Bible
say that God refines us? Can the refiner see his
image in the melted metal? Does God want to see
His own image reflected in us?

[Illustration: "Joseph in the Pit."]

A POCKET RULE.

HOW GOD MEASURES MEN.

SUGGESTION:--Objects: A yard-stick, pocket-rule,
tape-measure and any measure or scales convenient.

Use the measures and scales for measuring the
height and weight of the different children, and
explain to them that if they continue to grow,
they will eventually become full grown men and
women. So God measures them to-day in moral
things, and if they will learn what God requires
and be obedient to their parents, they will
increase in moral stature as well.

MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS: I am sure you will be able to tell me what these
are which I hold in my hand. This you would call a yard-stick; the
other, because it folds, you would call a pocket-rule, and here is
another, which you would call a tape-measure.

[Illustration: Yard-Stick, Pocket-Rule and Tape-Measure.]

Now, if I were going to measure any of you, to tell how tall you are, I
would use one or the other of these rules; as each is divided into even
inches, I could use any of these three I should prefer. I would say one
boy is four feet two inches, another four feet nine inches and another
five feet four inches, and so on according to the height of each person.
We speak of this kind of