302 GRAFTING, OR HORTICULTURAL CONVERSION. 



reformers, as before stated. I had left a good 

 many small branches scattered about the tree, 

 but when the grafts commenced growing, I 

 resolved that all the strength should go into 

 them, that the old wild life should cease at once, 

 and that I should have a cherry-tree saint from 

 the start. Just as we often say to people that 

 we are trying to lead to better things : 



" You must do everything that is right, and 

 nothing that is wrong." 



So I said to my great rampant young tree, 

 you must put all your power into those little 

 scions five inches long, and develop those. All 

 branches of your former doings must be stopped. 



And what the result ? Why, the shock was 

 too great ; the transition too sharp and short ; 

 and the tree, utterly discouraged seemingly, 

 gave up in despair and died. 



We read Paul's exhortation to " Grow in 

 grace" as if it were "Jump into grace." 



