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hills and tree-tops, allowed the sun in all its morning 

 splendor to shed its light upon the little- band of 

 expectant worshippers. Then the preacher, lifting his 

 hand, said : " Even as the rays of yon sun break through 

 the dense mists that hid his face and the dark waters of 

 the lake below from your sight, so the Spirit of the 

 blessed Lord Jesus, the S.on of God, shines down into 

 the hearts of men, showing the dark waters of sin and 

 lifting the cloud which hid from them all the goodness 

 and power and mercy of their Father who is in Heaven. 

 This light is life. ' Let the wicked forsake his way, and 

 the unrighteous man his thoughts ; and let him return 

 unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and 

 to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.' My Indian 

 brothers, let us pray." 



" The preacher's words are good; your Indian brothers 

 see light in them," was the hearty response to this 

 simple and beautiful discourse. 



" In Nature's book on lake and stream, 



And flower-strewn path, and isle unfcrod 

 By pale-face feet, the red man reads 



The word of the eternal God. 

 The dawn to him a promise gives, 



The day the looked-for gift bestows ; 

 He reads the signs, by reason lives 



His part to do — for well he knows 

 That Nature fails not nor deceives — 

 Trusts the Great Spirit and believes.'' 



