adorns the earth no more."

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[Illustration]
SHEEP
By Jacque

"Little lambs, so white and fair,
Are the shepherd's constant care;
Now he leads their tender feet
Into pastures green and sweet.

"Now they listen and obey,
Following where he leads the way;
Heavenly Father, may we be
Thus obedient unto Thee."
--_Selected_
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WHO WAS THE NEIGHBOR?

"What is that long word?" asked Harold.

"That is 'neighbor,'" said mamma. "Can you tell me what it means?"

"Oh, yes," said Harold. "It means the people who live close by. Ralph
and Elizabeth are our neighbors, because they live in the house next
door."

"Yes," said mamma, "and in the old times when people did not travel as
much as they do now, they did not know much about any except their
neighbors. The Old Testament says that you should love your neighbor.
That meant the people you meet day by day. The people of Jesus' time
said that you should love your neighbor, but you might hate your
enemy. Jesus said that was not right. Do you remember what he said
about that, Harold?"

"I know," said Margaret, "we had it in our Sunday School class last
Sunday. 'Love your enemies.'"

"Yes," said mamma, "and he once told a story about neighbors. It is
called the story of

THE GOOD SAMARITAN.

"'And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying,
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

"'He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?

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"'And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all
thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

"'And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
shalt live.

"'But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my
neighbor?

"'And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his raiment, and
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

"'And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he
saw him, he passed by on the other side.

"'And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on
him, and passed by on the other side.

"'But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and
when he saw him, he had compassion on him.

"'And went to him, and bound up his wou