heir son, who is leaving the Christian influences of his home to begin
service in a distant city, surrounded by evil influences, and oftentimes
by wicked people; so the heart of our Heavenly Father goes out in great
tenderness towards you and me, while we are separated from the great
eternal mansion of the skies. God's heart yearns over us in great
tenderness, and while we live in the midst of the evil of this world we
are constantly to remember that God has made us millionaires; not only
in the possession of the eyes, and other faculties with which He has
endowed us for use here upon the earth, but we are to remember that we
are children of the King of Heaven, and that we are heirs of everlasting
life and of everlasting glory. We are heirs of God and joint heirs with
Jesus Christ, to an inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled and
that "fadeth not away." We are not simply millionaires, but we are heirs
of everlasting glory.

QUESTIONS.--What instrument for taking pictures is
like the human eye? Which can take pictures
quicker, the eye or the camera? What is lacking in
pictures taken by the camera? Do our eyes show the
colors of the objects? Of what is the camera an
imitation? Is it expensive to take many pictures
with the camera? Why do people pay large sums for
oil paintings? Was there ever a picture painted by
an artist or photographed with a camera so
beautiful as the small pictures taken by the eye?
For size, color, variety and convenience, which
are the finest pictures in the world? Which
pictures are most treasured in old age?

FROGS.

THE PLAGUES IN EGYPT.

SUGGESTION:--Objects: Some paper frogs, which can
be purchased at any Japanese store for about five
cents each. They are often found also in toy
stores.

MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS: I am sure you will all be able to tell me what
this object is which I hold in my hand (voices: "Frogs, bullfrogs").
Well, it looks exactly like a bullfrog, and was made to imitate a
bullfrog. The bullfrogs I have here are made of paper, and were made in
Japan. I bought them that I might show them to you and preach you an
object sermon on the subject of the "Ten Plagues in Egypt."

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You all remember how Joseph was sold by his brethren into bondage in
Egypt, how he was cast into pri