THEEE SERMONS 



Thou shalt not preach. 



THE woods were as eini^ty as some great 

 empty house ; they were hollow aud silent 

 and somber. I stood looking in among the leaf- 

 less trees, heavy in spirit at the quiet and gloom, 

 when close by my side spoke a tiny voice. I 

 started, so suddenly, so unexpectedly it broke 

 into the wide December silence, so far it echoed 

 through the empty forest halls. 



''What ! " I exclaimed, turning in my tracks 

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