312 CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR SABBATH HOURS.

 "There was once a man in India, a in vain. Thank God, I have found sal-
heathen, who felt that he was a sinner. vation.'
His conscience troubled him dreadfully "This poor man had been carrying his
about his sins ; but he knew not how to broken watch to tinkers and blacksmiths.
get rid of them. He had spent several They could do nothing with it. At last,
years in consulting the priests and visit- he found the Saviour; and all was right.
ing the different temples, in the hope of Jesus says, Look unto me, all ye ends
getting relief. He did all that he was of the earth; for I am God, and there
told to do; but it did him no good. At is none else. Besides me there is no
one temple he was told to take a long Saviour.'"
journey on his hands and knees. He did Now, we all ought to say, "Thank
it, but was no better. He had washed grandpa for that good story."
himself in different fountains; he had A grandpa once told the following:
fasted till he was almost worn to a skel- "Once there was a little boy whose
eton; he had done many painful things, name was Willie. His father died when
but without any relief. At last he was he was a baby; and his mother was
told to put sharp spikes inside of his obliged to work very hard for their sup-
shoes, and travel to a distant temple and port till Willie was old enough to work
make an offering to the idol, and he in the little garden, which he did two
would be relieved. He had been there, hours every morning before going to
and offered his sacrifices and prayers school. It was with a great deal of pride
but in vain. he would bring in a bowl of delicious
 "Sad and sorrowful, he was returning strawberries for tea, or some fresh green
home with the spikes still in his shoes, peas for dinner; and no garden looked
Wearied with his journey, he halted one sweeter or more tempting than Willie
day in the shade of a grove by the way- Graham's.
side, where a company was gathered They got along very comfortably un-
around a stranger who was addressing til Mrs. Graham's health gave way. It
them. It was a missionary preaching was a sad sight to Willie to see his dear
the gospel. The poor heathen listened mother get weaker every day; and the
with great interest. The missionary was little money that was saved up soon went
preaching from these words : 'The blood for rent and medicine.
of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin.' One day, his mother was much worse
He showed how Jesus was able and than usual. She called her little son, and
willing to save all who came unto him. told him to go to Mrs. Morton's and ask
The heart of the heathen was drawn her if she would let her have the amount
to Jesus. He took off his torturing due her for work, as she was very sick,
sandals, and threw them away, exclaim- and had no money to buy food. While
ing: 'This is the Saviour I have sought his mother was speaking, the big lumps