February 17

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.— GAL. vi, 7.

Go forth in the field of the Lord,

With zeal to perform thy own part;

Go! bearing the precious seed of the true word,

To cast in each wilderness heart.

Though tears may thy eyelids bedew,

While viewing the deserts of sin,

Sow on, and wait not the harvest to view;

The harvest shall surely begin.

'Tis thine to be sowing the seed,

The Spirit's to water and bless,

Rely upon Him for whate'er thou may'st need,

Thou canst not fail of success;

For sure as the earth yields her grain,

So fruitful the seed shall be found,

And thou shalt return with rejoicing again

That plenty thy labor has crowned.

ANON.

The present life is the seed-plot of the future state, and the harvest which we reap in eternity is the same in character and quality as that which now we sow. Every thought we think, every word we speak, every action we perform, every opportunity of service neg- lected or improved, is a seed sown by us, the fruit of which shall multiply either untold miseries or myriad blessings in the eternity into which we go.

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR.