o2 EDITH, THE YOUNG TEACHER.

consider that your motive was a right
one; for it was not the love of Christ,
nor the wish to do good, which led
you to the school: it was only the
desire for a pleasant employment.
and this, I knew, was likely soon to
pass away. At that time you were
careless about the welfare of your
soul, and had never been to Christ
with true sorrow for your sins, and
earnest prayer for pardon. I knew
that while this was the case, you
would never do for a Sunday-school
teacher ; whose first duty it is to care
for her own soul, and for the souls
of those whom she goes to teach.
But now, my dear Edith, we hope
better things concerning you. We
have all offered many fervent pray-
ers on your behalf, and we trust that
God has been pleased to answer them