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Laa diagrammaa auivanta Hluatrant la m«thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 6 6 p^ X HOWCOPV HKNUnON TBT OMIT (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 1.0 1.1 1.25 M 12.5 u 133 \M IM 1.8 IU |L6 Ji y^PPUBJ JM/10E he 1M3 EMt Main Straat (mTfe Nm verh 14609 USA '0300-PtM(M (71S} m-Mm-rm ^s^. 'ii-j iS JL. a ^, 'V-*,-..^,. 'r Best: THE STORY OF T^yB jviESiBj^gfi^ y©aRs, WITH SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO AMY PARKINSON, author of Love Through All" and "In His Keeping. TORONTO : WILLIAM BRIGGS. 1902 69746 Entered- according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, m the year one thousand nine hundred and two, by Amy Parkinson, in the oflice of the Minister of Agriculture, at Ottawa. y LL that thy Father does is best for thee. Like the soft chime of bells in perfect tune, Heard o'er and o'er again, but never falling Upon the ear too soon, nor e'er too long, Continued, so these oft-repeated words Chime through our lives. And as the sweet-toned bells Through falling rain and over mist-wreathed river More near do sound, so this most sweet assurance Doth stronger grow in times of pain and sadness. Himself hath told us that not willingly He sends us sorrow ; and He, too, is grieved In all our grievings. So, when joys of earth Each after each withdraw themselves, and hopes Grow faint and die, let us but be more sure Our Father loves us. Nor, by questionings And frettings that so oft our days lack brightness, Make it less easy for His tender heart To choose our highest good. Oh, patient wait ! And we shall see, ere long, His best, bright end To all our cloudy days. ttbe rt>e66en0cr Houra. $ I. THOUGHT, as I watched in the dawning dim The hours of the coming day, That each shadowy form was surely robed In the self-same hue of grey ; And that sad was each half-averted face. Unlit by a cheering ray. But as one by one they drew near to me, And I saw them true and clear, I found that the hours were all messengers. Sent forth by a Friend most dear, To bring me whatever I needed most — Of chastening or of cheer. And though some of them, truly, were grave and sad, And moved with reluctant feet, There were others came gladly, with smiling eyes. And footsteps by joy made fleet : But whether with gladness or sorrow fraught. The message each bore was sweet. THE MESSENGER HOURS. For even the saddest, and weighted most With trial and pain for me, Yet breathed in my ear, ere it passed from sight, " This cross I have brought to thee Comes straight from the Friend, Who, of all thy friends, Doth love thee most tenderly. ' He would rather have s^nt thee a joyous hour, And fraught with some happy thing ; But He saw that naught else could so meet thy need As this strange, sad gift I bring ; And He loved thee too well to withhold the gift. Though it causes thee suffering." ir. So, now, as I watch in the dawning dim The hours of each coming day, I remember that golden threads of love Run all through their garments grey ; And I know that each face, as it turns to me. Will be lit with a friendly ray. THE MESSENGER HOURS. And whether they most be sombre or glad, No hour of all the band But will bring me a greeting from Him I love, And reach out a helping hand To hasten my steps as I traverse the road" That leads to the better land. For the Lord of that land is the Friend I love, And I know He keeps for me A home of delight in His kingdom fair That I greatly long to see ; And the hours that shall speed me on my way I must welcome gratefuU}-. III. And soon I shall trace through the dawning dim, 'Mid the hours of some coming day, A figure unlike to its sister forms, With garments more gold than grey ; And the face of that one, when it meets my gaze» Will send forth a wondrous ray. THE MESSENGER HOURS. So I watch for that latest and brightest hour Which my Lord will send to me ; I know that its voice will be low and sweet, And this shall its message be : "Come quickly, and enter thy home of joy, For the King is calling thee." I shall go to Him soon ! I have waited long To behold His beauty rare ; But I surely shall see Him and hear His voice, And a part in His glory share. When I answer the summons, solemn yet glad, Which the last sweet hour shall hear. li 10 f irat ®ai?. BEST. " To every thing there is a season."— Ecclf.s. 3 : j. " What I do thou knowest not now ; hut thou shalt know hereafter." — J no. 13 : 7. HRINK not from jdurneying o'er the road That is appointed by thy God ; It may not be or smooth or bright, But all His ways are wise and right. And by and by thyself shalt see The reason of His choice for thee ; For in the light before His throne Thou, too, shalt know, as thou art known. Then courage, courage, drooping soul ! Fix but thine eyes upon the goal — And so press on ! The end will tell That He hath always chosen well. 12 hi. I ill 1^31 BEST. Secon^ l^a^. " As the ht-avens are higher than the earth, so are >[y ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts."— IsA. 55 : 9. " Follow thou Me." — J no. 21 : 22. " Tnat where I am, there ye may be also."— Jno. 14 : 3. HY will in all things is all my desire ; Grant me the patience which never doth tire ; Give me the faith that confides in Thy love, Dark though the storm-clouds do lower above. Thy will be mine, O my Saviour, my God ; Glad will I follow where Thy feet have trod ; Do Thou but guide, and I never shall stray, Long though the journey and winding the way. Thy care be over me, Guardian and Friend ; Thy love encompass me on to the end. Till in Thy presence I dwell evermore — Darkness and danger and weariness o'er ! 13 BEST. ttblr^ ®a^. " t^ltt" • • "^ «!.'*''^' ?"** P«''* 'he name of We shall be satisfied : Although on earth di)-e disappointments press, And sorrow stays our stream of happiness ; In heaven true joys abide We shall be satisfied. We shall be satisfied ; There every yearning heart God's fulness fills ; And there He garners good from seeming ills ' Through which He here doth guide— We shall be satisfied. We shall be satisfied : Not here— not now— but when we joyous rise, And in His presence open our glad eyes, With Him for aye to abide— We shall be satisfied. H BEST. fbiirtb H)ai?. ' Lhh°rhiN' "V""i*"* '»•« > «hink toward you, sa h the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of c'li. — jtK, 29 : II, Thou hast told us, Lord, That all things work together for their good Who hold Thee dear ; and we believe Thy word By our unaided thought we had not dreamed That loneliness and loss and care and pain Could tend to joy ; but Thou hast given us Thy firm assurance, and we rest in it. And now and then a beam from the bright future Streams sweetly forth, and so irradiates The darkened glass in which we dimly trace Thy purposes, that we begin to see How Thou dost lead to Thy most precious things 1 hrough seeming evils. »S BEST. fxltb 2)ai?, Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.'— PsA. 30 : 5 v."'"cm r HE night may be long, and be dreary it njay ; But there surely vvill^ follow a bright, bright day. Unchecked in the darkness if sad tears must fall The joy of the dawning shall banish them all. . . ' Then wait we with patience, and rest in His love, Who ruleth supreme every shadow above. No gloom shall surround us, no sorrow shall press Except that He send them our spirits to bless. . . .* , Oh, tranquilly, trustfully let us abide The breaking, so bright, of God's glad morningtide. 16 Sixth Da^, ffES T. Clouds ami darkness are round about Him • righteousness and judement ai» tK- k u. ™ * of His throne.' -PsA.971 2 habitation " The morning cometh."— Isa, 21 : 12. ^ ORNING of mornings ! in thy wondrous light Fears shall dissolve and sorrows melt au^y Like clouds and mist that gather in the night But flee before the presence of the king of day Mornmg of mornmgs ! thy clear beams shall throw A radiance on the volume of the past, lill all Its mystic leaves with meaning glow And hnes so hard to read before grow plain at last. Eternal Dayspring ! Sun of Righteousness ! Light of the morn of morns ! we know Thee near • So though the darkness hides from us Thy face ' We wait with certain hope until Thy dawn appear »r BEST. X Seventh 2)a^. Thus sauh the Lord, thy Redeemer, ... I am the Lord thy God . . . which If-adeth thfe b? ^^ the way that thou shouldest go.'-IsA . "" i^ JBK. 31 . 3. Child, He loves thee well- More tenderly than language e'er can tell • And be thou .sure that He would never bring By way of weariness and suffering, Save for thy highest good. Couldst thou but see In Its entirety His design for thee Thou wouldst rejoice to tread this self-same road From which thou shrinkest now. Oh ! trust thy God 1 111, earth s bewilderments all overpast Thou enter to the light of heaven at last iS Stgbtb ©ai?. BEST. '' He goeth before. "-Jno. io : ^. .-' " F low His .steps. "—I Pet, 2 : 21. n E knoweth. "He knoweth the way that I take" Where night's gloomy shades gather o'er me • The day and the darkness to Him are ahke ' And He treads all my life-path before me Straight forward I press where He calls me to come In His love and His wisdom confiding Full sure the dark journey in brightness .^hall end. If only I follow His guiding. He knoweth. '« He knoweth the way that I take" And He never will leave me-no, never- ' Th.rrnT' ^T '''°'" "^^ '^^ ^^r.eAo^^. light That shall shme without shadow forever. 19 BEST. Wintb Ba^ All thineswork together for good to them that love God."— Rom. 8 : 28. A * For good ? — This weary spirit and this frame enfeebled ? These hopes laid by ? these hours of loneliness ? These troublous thoughts that press their weight upon me ? For good, for good alone. Unshaken stands The promise of thy God. All crosses borne On earth by those who love Him, tend to add Lustre more bright unto the radiant crowns He keeps for them in heaven. And these, thy woes (Which are but transient, and will pass away ' As vanisheth a dream when dawns the day As flee the frost and snow at spring's approach. Their mission o'er), shall surely work for thee A bliss imperishable. |ii 20 leiitb Dai?, BEST. " He shall choose our inheritance."— Psa. 47 : 4. " Treasure in heaven."— Lcke 18123. 10 OULDST thou not weep, when 'tis the tear-wet faces Shall feel the tender touch of God's own hand ? Wouldst ne'er be weary, when for weary pilgrims He keeps such sweet rest in His glad home-land ? Wouldst suffer naught, when who His will doth suffer With Him a regal diadem shall wear ? Wouldst have thy portion here, when heavenly mansions He doth for thy inheritance prepare ? Nay ; suffer now— and pass to joy eternal ! Be weary for a while— then rest alway ! Bear here the cross ; grasp not at things that perish ; Thou shalt be crowned where treasures are for aye ! ai BEST. Blcventb 5)ai?. " How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God ! " — rSA. 36 : 7. " Thou Shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory,"'— Psa. 73 : 24. i V UPREME above rtles All-vvise Love ; Child, let this thought most sweet Dispel thy fears, and check thy tears, And nerve thy faltering feet. He to Whose heart more dear thou art Than speech could e'er express, Through darkened day, o'er sinuous way, Doth call thee but to bless. Firm be thy tread, the maze to thread, Betwixt His throne and thee ; Its windings past, plain paths at last And glorious light shall be. I 22 BEST. I I ?Cwelftb S)a^» " My presence shall go with thee, and I will give theerest."— Ex. 33. 14. * " In Thy light shall we see light.'VP-SA. 36 : 9. HE dear Lord is leading me home to His Rest, And the path that He chooses can only be best ; The road is uneven, the journey is long, But my Guide is so gentle. His arm is so strong. I trust Him to lead me through darkness to day. And He gives me, sometimes, a sweet song by the way ; I sing it but feebly, my strength is so small. Yet it tells of the loving Hand guiding through all. The dear Lord will soon lead me into His Rest, And will tell me Himself why the dark path was best ; I feel it below, I shall see it above It will all be made plain in the light of His love. 23 /iEST. Cbirtcentb Dai?* No chastening for the present seemeth to l)e joyous, but Knevoui : nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. "-- Hkb. 12 : II. % IS not in anger, but in tenderest love, Thy Father chastens. As the gardener To strengthen and to beautify the vine. And cause that it produce more perfect fruit, And yield more freely, prunes, and trains, and grafts ; So, when God takes away it is to give ; And where He sets restrictions, they are but To aid development. If from thy life His hand hath severed some aspiring shoots. And turned aside some outstretched tendrils from The objects unto which they fain had clung, He hath inserted deep within thy heart The germ of goodlier growth, and more prolific. That thou maye J and blossom, and bring forth Abundantly the fruit of His desiring. 24 BEST, /ourteentb Dap. \ TRUST His love ; I will not ask Him if There be yet more and more Of suffering that I must still pass throu-h Ere this frail life be o'er — Nor will I crave to learn if, even yet, Some joy be meant for me. Which I had ceased to dream that e'er on earth It could be mine to see. Or th.s or that, below ; it matters not : I have His promise sure ^ Of pleasures in the world above, which shall Eternally endure. 25 BEST. fiftecntb ®a^. " \^\ knowe.h what is in the darkness, and the nght dwelleth with him."— Dan. 2 : 23. < Falls the night drearily ? Toilest thou wearily Up the rough road that winds steep from thy sight ? Oh, list to the calling Of sweet voices, falling Soft, yet distinct, from the far mountain-height : " Though gloom gathers o'er thee, Thy Guide is before thee ; Follow Him closely— He leads to the light." I.M' 26 BEST. Stxteentb Dai?, " The Lord shall guide thee continually."— Isa. 58 : n. " Until the day jjrealc, and the shadows flee away."— Cant. 2 : 17. The , gladly confiding Thyi-df to His guiding, Reach, through the darkness, to Jesus thy hand ; So naught need appal thee, No harm can befall thee — Safe, past the mountain's brow, soon thou shalt stand. There danger is never, Nor weariness e /er, And bright streams the daylight o'er all the broad land. 27 BEST. Seventeentb Da^. " -tej ?3?" «'"* "•«• «« from thy sorrow. U: lr',1 HOUGH now dark clouds thv .iml.vi,. l AiiH f„,i ■ ' "> *"""gnt are obscurinp And trials sore thou art to-day enduring ^' There ,s a world of glory and of gladnes Whence have forever fled all gloom and sadness ■ And soon shall dawn the bright eternal ZT ' When God will bring thee tht'tfrrfZTolw. Be patient, then ; remember He doth love thee And lets no shadow cross the sky above thee No gnef approach, but, when this life is end^d Will prove unto thy welfare to have tended Whet H : ■;?'""'• ^^^^'^^""^ ■"---. When He shall g.ve thee rest from all th; sorrow 28 BEST. JEjflbteentb 2)a^. " That the trial of f-,;.i. i • precious thanof gWd^ha, Jr;hf,h'"."K'' T'' be tried with fire ■ L*^ ''1''''"'°"K*' " and honour and cloi^" j ,te «„ "'^ .""«o praise Christ."-, Pet 1-7 ^PP**""!} of Je«i« ¥ ATHER of lights ! if it be Thy decree In shadow wrapt that to the end I co Strengthen my faith, ceaseless to bid me know Thou wiliest naught but shall for blessing be With firmer confidence than e'er before Let me believe Thee kind as Thou art wise ; Uh, give me, journeying still with veiled eyjs The more Thou triest me to trust Thee mo'e. This my petition : till-where changeless bright Thy glories shine, when I at last shall see The purpose of my life's long mystery- Prayer shall to praise give place, as faith to sight 29 BEST. X Wlnetecntb Da^, " There shall he no night there. "-Rev. 22 • , .. i^7 'l"^'""'' • • ■ * rest."-HEB. 4 : 9. " S:V-lS?l3l'i'^'P' »--y '"- from off all ,1 I V £ J . . This earth is not Your fixed abode. 'Y.s but the training school In which ye tarry for a few brief years Your God doth deem the lessons that ye need To fit you for a bright inheritance In yonder realm of light, may here the best lar^h'" K'^.f "' ''" "^'^^ "''^^^'^^- So, though B.arth s sun shall set, her moon go down And night, impenetrable night, close draw Its sable curtains round you-while the hours Lag slowly by in weariness and sadness- Trust in Him still ! wait ye with confidence ! boon to the glorious world of day eternal Where perfect rest is found, and hearts, erstwhile Bowed down with grief, beat high with happiness His voice shall bid you - Come '' 30 BEST. Cwcntietb 2)a^ I jilH^x: 16.°" •^•'"""-"'-t "s we will do. '^"'Thy'^wr; '"™ "^ ^'' °" ^-h- '•^ Lord, but at And if Thou bid me tarry here a little longer still Indeed, indeed, I would not eo ere I m.. i u ^^■^^v: r. •- -^-^ -itSt;,r:!r„^- -"• 3» BEST. lit ii ?Cwent^*fir6t Bap. % EST i„ the Lord "_0 put thy trust in Jesus > Thro^ugh^an that hes before thee in saL; He „.n. Dread though the shadows are, across lifes pathway "Rest i„_the_Lord"-,eave these bewildering ,„es. "^ Carrot '^^"^^''^-^'--'<^-''- '""".iuct: '''' '"°'^'^ "'^™' ^"^ '- '"e tender " Rest in the Lord "— a\vai> u;. k • u. u^.r^ .' "'^ °"ght revea ines • rSln^^'^ --'- '- ^--^er '''^lXs'^£"'"-- °^ -"^ '-^'^ heavenly 3a BEST. Iwc^t^0econ^ Da^. Thou understandest my thought. "-Psa. ,,3 . , ^^^eachmeThyway,OLord."-P.s..,,:,^V iNA^Wrr ' "•" ^f-'^' I -i" trust i„ Thee .•• - /ind I need not try to tell The questioning thoughts that bewilder me- 1 hou knovvest them all so well Oh the comfort, Lord, that Thou knowest 1 he best and the safest way • If I had to find a path for myself 1 surely should go astray. Oh the comfort, that all Thou knovvest ! And / know that Thou art near- ^o I put out my hand and cling to Thine- And trust Thee in spite of fear. 33 BEST. V m I! m. |l''!i! Iwcntp-tbirb ®a?. F ;; Pray whhout cea.i„g."._, Thess. 5 : .7. u; ..u ™'r , "°'' ■»"d <:an the trembline soul W,th confidence endue. When sufferin^vv ^r grant thee grace to bear them-as shall h^ For thy best good. And if there co" fa " n To thee a time, here in this p,.sent life. ^ Of joy and gladness, be thy supplications More fervent still tl,,» .u l^F">-a"ons From \V^ ' "'°" ""^y^*' "ve to Him From Whom ,s every good and perfect gift In sunhght as m shadow. Always pray m. 34 f! BEST. ?Cwent|?*fourtb 2)a^. I ;; In everything give thanks."-, Thess. 5 : .S. ?notTi„i;''i'tl"'i>jS'^r:';r.' ^^''•^" ^•^^ •^''^" GIVE Thee grateful thanks, for I am sure i\o drops can fall, Of bitterness, into the cup I drink, But Thou dost count them all ; And I know no trial for Thy sympathy Can be too small. Knowmg that every sorrow borne for Thee To some great joy doth tend, Where the weary rest and troubled hearts grow glad And pam shall end. ^ ' ^5 BEST. Iwcntp-fiftb Da^. "ItU«rell."_,K,.N^3^.^g § (iT mixed with tender pity Is wise and yvatchf-I love Which sets our lasting happiness All transient joys above • And will not. till their work be done Bid sorrow's cloua- remove. I m Oh vvell-yes, well-He chooseth ; For, after these dark days Our sight shall all the stronger be On heaven's « Light " to gaze ; And. like a bird's song learned at night More sweet shall swell our praise hI II'' 36 BEST. ?rwcntp.0H:tb 2>ap. {& "m^'LTfi?.;.^'-'' "f glory, ha, fad.,h „„ >«al=d in u"-_r";,.'5° fe'f'>' rti* shall t^Z HEN in the glad light Of heaven The scenes left behind us we view We shall mark how in love He H,'h a AsHeiedusouHife,:;":;tt::gr;^'^'^^'^'' All destined to shinp m fK^ Ar.^ • . J r^ " ^"^ crowns of fov Appointed for us to wear. 37 BEST. Iwent^*acventb Da^. It shall be welI."-IsA. 3 : ,0. ^ i ETTER than dearest joy that we Had fondly ho{>ed one day to find Must be the grief unstayed of Thee ' Who art so kind : 7 • • • • Better, oh, better ! Though it is Not ours the reason now to see- Thou knowest : dear Lord, enough is this We trust in Thee. We trust in Thee ! and heaven will tell-. This happy thought be here our rest- How all on earth that e'er befell. For us was best. I J (lis; 38 BEST. ttwentjK^abtb Ba^. thee.'_DEUT. 23 : 5 ^""'^ ""y God loved \x7u- . , '^^^ some great bliss Which undirected. I .hould surely m ' Thou dost determine by the troublorpath ner*ir^''T^, NotonetrtCh "ever been Thy will that I should bear But was an outcome of Thy loving care For my well-being. And these tifed ^t Should even now be following, firm an^Let Smooth ways of earthly gladness ; full a,!d L The sunhght of this life should shine on me DuJst Thou not see it infinitely best " ' That by th,s toilsome road I reach my rest srui'd^iX-^Xtr 'T^^^'^' my passage to the realm of light. 39 ,mik BEST. Iwenti?-inlntb Ba^ The Lord U my Shepherd."— Psa. aj : ,. HOUGH barren all, and rough the road O'er which He bids me follow now, His fertile fields are just beyond The mountain's brow ; . . . , And when I gain my resting-place Amid the meadows, emerald fair No single step shall I regret That tended there. For all the way by which He led Grateful I'll thank my Shepherd-Guide. When, m His heavenly pastures, I Am satisfied. 40 BEST. ^bixticth ©a^. 'dot h'i.th."'!!p!:^'^,3'^ J«''«: and *U His works a« ' "" """''■"' •''"''"- « «-t toward US.--PS.. „, , ,. All . Patient, then ' And though our way to final happiness oiretcn dark above, rest we assured of this Itu"" " '"'"■ ""' ^'"^- 'he barren desert And ;r"r" '■""' ■■"'° "^-'eous bTc^l And sad-hued c.oud melt to the gold of sun%ht Are TL "' °"^r'^ "'■^^'>' ^"d His acts yZ 1m '"'' °^ '°^'^- This we beheve The wh,le we still do sojourn upon earth And when we have attained to the glad world i-aith shall be merged in sight. 41 BEST. 5:blrt^.fir0t ©ap. \ '^.^e5.S.2j:!njj^:^;^"ttHcLord SHOULD have followed >vhere bright sunbeams played It mine had been the choice ; ^ ^ > If 'mid these mist-wreaths dense I had not heard The accents of Thy voice. But now, methinks that, e- uif to choose It might be given me, On, through the shadows of this self-same road I yet would walk with Thee. For though the mist and darkness close do press. Thou, Thou art closer still ; And better than a granted wish it' is To accept Thy holy will. 42 Word.byAiiTPA«Kixsos. »> Mu«Jc by W. J. Hi' MTt* EMoar, M.D. f ^^^ faint . S g^is tt !fe ll' fc^ * thirX'T Ncr doth cease to lovJlAni .i^ ^hou sure that On through shad - ow d°m ' rSf '•''°" °^ »» His J '"'"• T'^e jour-ney will in guid . ance shalt The J™ ^^ ^*^ a"«l ''ight. fimiMi