w up
to be a very wise and a very great man, and served his country and God
faithfully all his life.

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[Illustration]
A DRUSE FAMILY

From a photograph taken by Mrs. Louise Seymour Houghton,
and used by her kind permission.

The Druses are a remarkable people living on the mountains of
Lebanon in the northern part of Palestine. For a thousand years they
have been a separate people, preserving many of the customs and
manners of living of Bible times. This makes them a very interesting
people to us. Most of them are well to do, but there is occasionally
a poor family like the one shown in our picture. You will notice the
cow shed at the front door, and the family dog, but can you see the
donkey? What looks like a great brush heap in the middle of the
picture is really a little donkey loaded with brush! If you look
sharply you may see his little feet. At the left of the picture, on
the hilltop, are the ruins of an old castle built by the Crusaders.
[End illustration]

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And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place,
and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; and ere the lamp
of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was,
and Samuel was laid down to sleep; that the Lord called Samuel; and he
answered:--

"Here am I."

And he ran unto Eli and said, "Here am I; for thou calledst me."

And he said, "I called not; lie down again."

And he went and lay down.

And the Lord called yet again, "Samuel."

And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here am I; for thou didst
call me."

And he answered, "I called not, my son; lie down again."

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord
yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time.
And he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here am I; for thou didst call
me." And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli
said unto Samuel:--

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"Go, lie down: and it shall be if he call thee, that thou shalt say,
'Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.'"

So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, "Samuel,
Samuel."

Then Samuel answered, "Speak, for thy servant heareth."

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[Illustration]
BETHLEHEM

This is a picture of the village as seen close at hand, the Church
of the Nativity in the foreground.

"Seated on the