, we must go to God and earnestly
ask Him as David did when he cried unto God and said, "Purge me with
hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be whiter than snow."

Now let us sing this beautiful hymn:

"Wash me and I shall be whiter than the snow."

QUESTIONS.--About what did God ask Job, to set him
thinking? Where does the snow come from? Does
anyone know fully how the snow is formed? Is the
snow as wonderful as it is beautiful? What do the
flakes look like? Are they all formed alike? Are
any two exactly alike? How is the snow useful in
winter? Is snow as important in the winter as rain
in the summer? Is God ever in a hurry? Are you
always patient? What is worth doing well? Does God
always have a purpose in whatever He does? Does
God expect us to have a noble purpose? Of what is
snow the symbol? Does God expect us all to be
pure?

PLASTIC FACE.

CHARACTER IN THE COUNTENANCE.

SUGGESTION:--The object used is a small plastic
face such as are often sold in toy stores, and
even on the streets in large cities. The head of a
rubber doll would also answer the purpose.

A couple of pictures of faces placed in bottles
would illustrate the fact that as the faces are
seen through the bottles, so our thoughts are not
wholly hidden but shine through our faces.

MY DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS: Here is a soft plastic face; by squeezing it on
the side I can make the face very long, and it looks very sober. If I
place the face between my thumb and fingers and press upon the chin and
forehead it makes the face short, and makes it have a very pleasant
appearance. I can make it look as though it were laughing, or make it
seem to be angry and cross.

Just so is it with our faces. When we feel pleasant our faces are short
and drawn up; when we feel sober, or cross, or angry, they are
lengthened and the character of the expression is entirely changed. You
would scarcely know the face were you to see it radiant with smiles and
pleasantness, and afterwards see the same face when the person is cross
or angered. When you look at a person you can tell whether they are in
good humor, or whether they are displeased or angry.

[Illustration: Frowns and Smiles.]

Do you know, boys and girls, that our charac