TRAINING TIME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9124, 4 August 1888, Page 4 (Supplement)

TRAINING TIME.

Hebrews xii., 11. Hush thee, my child ! Why art thou still repinin; : Why chafe beneath the burden thou dost t*ar Dost thou not know that underneath and round thee Thy Father's arras are placed with loving care! Dost thou not know that tender, pale verbena. Doth ne'er the fragrance of its leaf exhale Till it be crushed, when thou shalt know its sweet ness ? For then its hidden virtues all prevail. The tender Tina must bear the painful pruning Of the sharp knife, and loss of many a leaf. Ere it can bring forth grapes to cheer the faintiiu, Or render yon poor sufferer sweet relief. Or that both gold and silver are the purer, When through the furnace flames thev have to go? The dress is only taken from the metals. Then cease the fires and the tierce furnace slu*. .The diamond must be cut before its brilliance ' ] Oat. «- discovered, or its worth be known ; • v be> polished, how it sparkles in the sunlight! ' a i last 'tis set to grace the royal crown. aHu thou, my child, must cease thy sad repining; This is thy schooltime ; I am training thee, That thou mayest teach to others what thou learn est, But leave thy woes and care alone with Me. One day, maybe, thou, too, shalt know more fully The reason of thy trials by the way ; Yes, know thy Father's love was watching o'er thee. Xii patience, as He taught thee day by day. William 11. Koss.