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CIKM/ICMH
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original copy available for filming. Features of this
copy which may be bibliographically unique,
which may alter any of the images in the
reproduction, or which may significantly change
the usual method of filming, are checked below.

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qu'il lui a it* possible de se procurer. Les details
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une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exiger une
modification dans la mithode normale de filmage
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mais, lorsque cela *tait possible, ces pages n'ont
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Th« copy filmed hmrm bam b««n rsproducsd thanks
to th« ganarosity of:

Department of Rare Books

and Special Collecttoni,

McGill University, Montreal.

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giniroait* da:

Department of Rare Books

and Special Collections,

McGill University, Montreal.

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poaaibia conaidaring tha condition and lagibiiity
of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha
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piua grand soin, compta tanu da la condition at
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filmaga.

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tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa-
•ion, or tha back covar whan appropriate. All
othar original copiaa ara filmad beginning on the
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sion. and anding on tha laat page with a printad
or illuatratad impraeaton.

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TINUED"), or the symbol ▼ (meening "END"),
whichever appliaa.

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par la premier plat at an tarminant soit par la
damiAre page qui comporte une amprainte
d'lmpreaaion ou d'illuatration. soit par la second
plat, salon la eaa. Tous laa autraa axempiairas
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different reduction ratioa. Thoae too large to be
entirely included In one axpoaure ara filmed
beginning in the upper left hand comer, left to
right and top to bottom, aa many framea aa
required. The following diagrama iiluatrate the
method:

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nim4m i dee taux de rMuction diff«rents.
Loraque la document oat trop grand pour Atre
raproduit an un saul ciiehA, ii aat film* A partir
de I'angie supArieur gauche, de gauche i droite.
et de haut an bee. an prenant la nombre
d'Imagea n^caaaaira. Laa diagrammea suivants
illuatrent la mAthode.

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THE SEED-SOW^ER.

B'X" 3id:RS. J.

-X"CriiE3.

" Behold , a sower went forth to sow.

" He that goeth forth and weepeth bearinR pre-
cious seed shall doubtless come again with sing-
ing, bringing his t-heaves with him.

" Go forth to thy labor, O seed^ower, go ;
The sky is aflame with the dawn's rudd> glow,
The ftelds are all ready, the lab'rers are few,
There is room, there is need, in my service for
you !"

'Twasthe voice of the Master, and one, as he

Felt his heart at the bidding responsively stirred ;
And, turninsr away from his world-dream of rest.
He girded the harness of toil to his breast.
At d forth on his mission he hastened with speed.
O'er fields bare and waiting to scatter the seed.

And he sang as he went :— " At thy bidding I

SCO

O Lord of the harvest the good seed to sow !
The work is thine own, and thine own the com-

And the harvest that's won shall be all for thy

hand ; . ^ „ i. ..i. •

The glory, the honor, the praise shall be thine.
The service, the toil, the privation be mine !

And forth at hi^ side over valley and plain
Walked the Angel of Hope, to support and sus-

And hf r soft- whispered words nerved his heart to

be strong, , ,

As singing and sowing he journeyed along ;
While his song's glad refrain rang out joyous and

" O Lord of the harvest, I do it for thee !"

But the seed fell not all in the warm, healthy
mould ^, . ,,

Prepared to receive it with patience untold ;
For some by the wayside hard-trodden and dry.
Was bruited by the feet of the rude passers by ;
And eager-eyed birds that beheld where it lay
Soon gathered it up from the dusty highway.
And left not a single green blade to declare
That the feet of the sower had ever been there.

And some fell on rocky ground shallow and

Where the blade, scantly-rooted, not long might

endure ; ^ . .. * *i. j

But drooping, o'ercome by the heat of the day.
With no deepness of earth, wiihered quickly

Leaving nought on the bare, barren waste to de-

That the feet of the sower had ever been there.

And some amid thorns fell, and quickly up-

For a while growing rank the harsh bramble*

But the thorns soon outstripped It, and choked It,

and left , ,, ,. **

The stalk of all frultfulness sadly bereft.
Till only dry stubble remained to declare
That the feet of the sower had ever been there.

Then the seed-sower wept as he saw how the

Hard, dry, and unthankful, resisted his toil ;—
How the ravenous birds of the air bore away
The precious deposit ;— how, stUl, as the day
Gilded on, in the sun-heat the green tender blade,

For a brief hour that gladdened him, drooped and

decayed.
And the stalk, that sprang hopefully up In the

■morn.
Ere the noontide was reached was o'ergrown by

the thorn.
And In utter unf rultfulness withered and died
'Midst ihe briers and nettles that flourished beside.

Yet still he wrought on, tho' the song that he

sang
In the morning not oft thro' the sultry hours rang ;
And Hope, faint and weary, tho' still at his side,
Too often her sweet consolations denied.
Still he patiently scattered the rich, golden grain
As with weeping he went over mountain and

plain,
Over hill-side, and valley, and bare, rocky steep.
And down where the rivers their winding paths

keep ;—
Oft foot-sore and faint, till the westering sun
Proclaimed the long day and its toil well-nigh

done.
And sweet, evening voices called— "Come, come

away.
And rest from the burden and heat of the day !"

Then the seed-sower turned him, and lo, on
his eyes
There burst a glad vision— a joyful surprise.
For field after field, in the warm, summer sheen
« if the ripening harvest, before him was seen !
Thirty -fold for the seed sown, the ripe waving

grain
Luxuriant spread over valley and plain,—
Thirty-fold, sixty-fold, aye, and yet more,
A hundred-fold increase, his eyes did explore ;
And. a^ wiih still growing amazement, his thought
Took in the fair vision,— ' O, what hath God

wrought !"
He sang in his gladness as forward he went
Gath ring sheaf after sheaf with o'erflowing con-
tent.

Thus with singing he went, and the echoing

song
Other voices caught up and with joy did prolong:—
"Oh, what hath God wrought I for 'tis He, only

He
That has given this glorious increase to me
Who failed to remember His promise divine.
Or, faithless and weak, dared not claim it as

mine I
* He that with weeping goes forth at my word.
Precious seed bearing with him to sow for the

Lord,
Shall, doubtless, with singing, return to hia

King,
And the sheaves he has gathered triumphant

shall bring.' "

Now joy to the seed- sower weeping who went,
The Master has filled him with ricnest content ;
And the song that he sings shall be sung more and

more.
Till the blessed Ingathering time shall be o'er.
And the Master, content, shall, with boundlesB

delight.
See hie travail of soul, and be satisfied quite !
Then sower and reaper with transport shall sing
Kach his glad "Harvest Home" to his Saviour

andKing,
And, laying the sheaves he has won at His feet,
" Well done, thou, good servant," shall hear Him

repeat.
And, entering into the joy of his Lord,
Forever and ever shall share His reward.