Show the 0 bana notch A poor old widow living in the scot tish highlands was called upon one day by a gentleman who had heard that she was in need the old lady complained of her condition and son was in australia and do ingwell but does he do nothing to help yon inquired tho visitor No nothing waa the reply ho writes me regularly once a month but only sends me a little picture with his letter the gentleman asked to see one of pictures that she had received and found each one of them to be a draft for 10 that is the condition of many of gods children he has given us many exceeding great and precious promises which we either are ignorant of or fail to appropriate many of them seem to bo pretty pictures of an ideal peace and rest but are not appropriated as practical helps in daily lifo and not one of these promises is more neglected than the assurance of salvation an open bible places them within reach of all and wo may appropriate iho blessing which such a knowledge brings dwight L moody in badiea journal |