HER GRACE
A Washington divine, says the "Star" tells a story of a certain clergyman's family 111 which it was the custom that ench of his children repeat a Bible verse at ;thc' beginning of every meal in nlare of tho. more general formula, of grace before, meat. Olio day ono of his little girls, round out 111 some small sin, had been sentenced to a much-curtailed dinner to be eaten at'ii table by herself. When the family was seated around the diwng-room table the usual little ceremonial was performed, and when her bro- . tilers and sisters had each repeated a text her fathpn called "oon her, sittiiiff solitary at a wee'table at the other sido of the room At, first,she demurred,, on tho'ground that' being, debarred from the family circle, she saw 110 reason for joining., the'family devotions.' Her father insisted;.she remained, silent a moment, thinking, then spoke out clearly— ■ "Thou prcparest a table befoio mo in tlie presence of mine enemies." i
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 185, 30 April 1908, Page 3
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164HER GRACE Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 185, 30 April 1908, Page 3
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