At home, he is obedient to his parents and kind to his brothers and sisters. He tries to learn something good, and to do some good, every day. His motto is, "I WILL TRY TO DO RIGHT," and he daily asks his heavenly Father to guide and assist him. Let us try to imitate him, and then we may hope to become good and useful mcn.

THE NINETEENTH PSALM.

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HE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue etherial sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

Th' unwearied sun from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display;
And publishes to every land

The work of an Almighty hand.

Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wond'rous tale,
And, nightly to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;

Whilst all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.

What though, in solemn silence, all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball?
What though no real voice nor sound
Amid these radiant orbs be found?
In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
Forever singing as they shine,

Yes, thoughtful child, thou must not fear,

He listeneth to thine.

Yes; though thou saidst it very low,
He'd hear it in the sky.

Yes; all that thou hast to eat or wear

'Tis God that gives it thee.

First Voice.

God is in heaven, - may I pray
To go there when I die?

Second Voice.

Yes, love, be good, and then one day
He'll call thee to the sky.

Little white Lily
Droopeth with pain,
Waiting and waiting
For the wet rain.
Little white Lily
Holdeth her cup;
Rain is fast falling

And filling it up.

Little white Lily
Said, "Good again,
When I am thirsty
To have nice rain;
Now I am stronger,
Now I am cool;

Heat cannot burn me,
My veins are so full."

Little white Lily

Smells very sweet;

On her head sunshine,

Rain at her feet.

"Thanks to the sunshine,

Thanks to the rain!

Little white Lily

Is happy again!"

GOD IS NEAR.

IT is God who made all things. He made the earth, and he

made the sun, and the moon and the stars, also.

God made the beasts that roam over the earth, the birds that fly in the air, and the fish that swim in the rivers, the lakes, and the great sea. He made man, also.

God makes the tender herb and the grass to grow, as well as the tall trees of the forest; and he sends the rain and the dew to water them, and the sun to warm them.

He gives us all our food; for if he did not take care of the beasts, and the birds, and the fish, and the grain that we sow, and the seeds that we plant, all of them would die; and then we should die, also.

and all things around

He sees us now.

But God not only takes care of us, us, but he is also near us at all times. He sees all that we do, and he knows all our thoughts. He knows all things.

We should thank God for all his goodness to us. We should pray to him often, and ask him to keep us from sin and to bless us.

When we rise from bed in the morning, and when we lie down at night, we should lift up our hearts to him in prayer. God will hear us, and if we pray to him with a right heart, he will bless us, both in this world and in the world to come.