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"That means out of office," said Max. "In the X Y Z Club we" ? But I didn't stop to hear hira. I rushed into the dining-room to show it to mother. "That is a beautiful cameo, dear, and I think you can keep it." "But how can I keep it?" I asked. Father picked up the card. "I was just telling her," said Max. "Why, it means you, yourself, Mary, in, your own person, not as in any office," said father. I began to sec. "Oh, mother! Just me ? not the Loneliness Committee! that's what Un cle Alec means. And I can keep it!" "Course you can," said Max. Mother smiled. "Yes, you may keep it, dear." And I wear it every single day ? it's just a fit for my ring finger. I'm so happy now I've got a truly stone ring, but there doesn't seem (to be anything left to wish for. Of course, it's very blessed to give ? but it's nice to re ceive, too, when it's something you just love to have ! ? Congregationalist. Children's Letters WROTE TO ELISE. Dear Miss Angle: I saw the picture of Elise Joinaud in the Presbyterian of the South so I wrote to her. I think she is very pretty. She is about eleven months older than I am. Our school has adopted a French orphan, too. Her name is Marguerite Baudet. We haven't re ceived a picture of her yet, but she is going to send one. She is not as old as Elise. Our teacher told all of us to write her a letter on Monday as a part of our school work. I live near a village and we haven't had many eases of "flu," but our school was closed for six weeks in the fall. It has been raining all morn ing and we didn't get to church, but I hope it will stop by this afternoon so we can get to Sunday-school. I enjoy reading flic letters and stories in your good paper. I am sending twenty-five cents for our French children. * Sincerely, Annie Gautier Seabrook. Martins Point. S. C. Dear Annie: I am so gla'd that you have written to Elise. Where does Marguerite live? It would be funny if they lived near together. We all thank you for your contribution. H. A. FROM FAR JAPAN. Dear Presbyterian of the South : I am a lit tle boy three years old and live far away from you in Japan. But every week you come to our home and we love you. Mamma reads the sto ries in the "Chilren's Page" and then tells them to me. I can say the "Lord's Prayer" all by myself. And I have a little doggie named "Lady," and a little sister named "Hibernia." I wish some of the" boys and girls would write to me. Your little friend, Wood row Hassell, Jr. Takamatsu, Japan. Dear Woodrow: It is fine to have a letter from a "little missionary," and we aTe glad yon did not write it in Japanese. I wish we could see that little sister. Write to us again really soon. H. A. A FIRST LETTER. Dear Miss Argvle: I would have written to you sootier but I had the flu. I am sending Children's Sermon Choosing a God. "If the Lord be God, follow him ; but if Baal, then follow him." 1 Kings 18:21. God had always been very good to the chil dren of Israel and had blessed them very great ly. But sometimes they were very wicked and instead of worshipping God they worshipped idols and the gods of the heathen. Ahab was king and he had married a heath en woman named Jezebel. She persuaded the king not to worship the true God; but to wor ship her god who was named Baal. He built altars and tried to make all the people worship Baal. Some of them refused to do this and he had them killed. Others hid in caves to keep him from finding them. God told Elijah, His prophet, to tell Ahab that it should not rain in that country for a long time, because he and the people were so bad. For three years and a half God did not let it rain at all, and everything in the country dried up. Then God told Elijah to go to Ahab again and tell him that all this trouble had come upon him and his country because of hi sins. Elijah said to him what meant this: "You are worshipping Baal when you ought to wor ship God. You say that Baal is the true god. Well, we will see about it. Now let us prove which is the true God." So he told Ahab to make all the prophets, or as we would say, the preachers of Baal, go to Mount Carmel. Four hundred and fifty of them went there, and so did the king and a great many people. Early in the morning they all gathered up on the side of the mountain. On one side stood the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and on the other side stood Elijah all alone. Near by was the king and the great crowd of people. Elijah told the people they ought to decide who was the true God and then worship Him. He told the people how they could decide which one was the true God. He said that he would build an altar of stones, and that the prophets of Baal should build one. On each of these altars they would put wood for the fire and on the wood they put a sacrifice. Elijah said then that neither of them should put any fire to the wood, but that each side should pray to his god to send fire down from heaven to burn up the wood and the sacrifice, lie said that the one that answered the prayer and sent the fire was to be their God. The peo ple agreed to this, and the two altars were built and everything fixed on them. He told the prophets of Baal that they might pray first, so they began to pray to their god, and they kept it up until 12 o'clock, but no fire came. Then Elijah laughed at them and told them they were not praying loud enough. They called to their god louder and louder. They jumped up and down on the altar. Then they cut themselves with knives, so that the blood ran out. They thought their god would be sorry for them then and would answer them. .'They kept on till 3 o'clock, but no fire came. Then Elijah told them that it was his time. First he dug a trench all around his altar. Then he told the people to pour twelve barrels of water on the altar, so that they could be sure there was no fire under it. They did as he said and the water ran all over the altar and filled the trench. When this had been done Elijah made a short prayer to God and down from heaven came the fire. It burnt lip the wood and the sacrifice and the stones that the altar was made of and dried up the water and burned up some of the dirt where the altar had been. The people were very much surprised, but they saw that Elijah was right and that they were wrong, and they cried out, "The Lord, He is the God; the Lord, He is the God." There are people in the world today who will not worship the true God. Areil't we &lad that we do not have to wait for God to send fire down from heaven so that we might know that He is God? He has done a great deal better for us than that. He sent His own Son from heaven to show us that He is God, and also to show us that He loves us. We ought to worship Him and love Him with all our hearts. We ought not to let anything take the place in our hearts that He ought to have. twenty-five cents for the little French children. My eyes are not strong and I can't knit. I enjoy the letters and stories in your paper. .My little brother and I have a big collie dog. He knows a good many tricks. Will you please publish my letter, as this is my first.' Yours truly, Emmett, Tenn. Carita Fleenor. Dear Carita: We are all glad to hear from you and to have your help with the fund for the French children. I hope that by taking good care of your eyes you can help them to grow stronger. Write again soon. H. A. A THANK OFFERING. Dear Miss Argvle: Please add the enclosed check to the French war orphan fund. I am a little boy nearly two months old and am send ing this as a thank offering, because my dad dy, who is still "over there," was not wounded by the German shells and is fully recovered from the effects of their gas. I mean to be a contributor to this fund as long as there is need for it. j Your Jittle friend, v John Weir Kennedy, Jr. Kilmichael, Mich. Dear John, Jr.: We all rejoice with you Tover "daddy's" safety. It was a beautiful thought to send a thank offering to the little boys and girls who have lost their fathers, and we are glad you are going to keep it up. H. A. WRITING TO ELISE. Dear Miss Argyle : I am sending my. fifty eents for March to the "White Magic" fund. I an? sorry I am a little late about sending it. I would like to write to Elise, but I feel so queer writing to a girl who doesn't know a word of my language. I am so glad to see the fund grow. I am, A good friend to the French, Mary Cox. Dear Mary: Don't mind about Elise not knowing our language. Just write as if she did. Her pastor will be able to translate for her, or maybe she can find some U. S. A. sol dier to help her out. Thank you for the con tribution. II. A. . * The world is so full of a number of things, I am sure we should all^be as happy as kings* - ? Robert Louis Stevenson.