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Tur Brste tHe Boox ror Boys.

Thy word isa lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”"—Psalms cxix., 105.
“One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams.”—
Robert McCheyne. ;

“Tf there be anything in my style or thought to be commended, the credit is due
to my kind parents, in instilling into my mind an early love of the Scriptures,”—
Daniel Webster.

“So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to
read it the more confident will be my hopes that they will prove useful citizens to
their country and respectable members of society.’—Fohn Quincy Adams.

“Lord, I have made Thy words my choice,

My lasting heritage. :

There shall my noblest flowers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.

[ll read the histories of Thy love,
And keep Thy laws in sight,

While through the promises I rove
With ever-fresh delight.

*Tis a broad land, of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,

Seeds of immortal bliss are sown

And hidden glory lies.
— Cherubini.

There are not many things of more importance in a
boy’s young life than his selection of books. It is certainly as
important that a boy should read good books, as that he
should eat wholesome food, breathe pure air, and keep good
company. This is so, because books are food, and breath,
and compz-nionship for the mind. The importance of a wise
selection of books is made very clear when you come to

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