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A plant of tlie genus Helenium. 
Patience. 
‘‘Patience hath a perfect work.”—St. James i., 4. 
t OU are discouraged, my friend, perhaps, because you do not see much 
fruit of your work ? 
Never mind! Don’t get down-hearted, don’t lose your patience! 
Take up the Scripture and read what it contains concerning Noah. He 
was a man who toiled and worlced a hundred years, while building the 
Ark, and didn’t get discouraged; or, if he did, the Holy Ghost didn’t put 
it on record. 
Say to yourself: “If the Lord wants me to work without fruit, I will 
work on. I will do the test I can and leave the result with God. I will 
wait patiently upon the Lord.” 
God’s servants must expect temptations ; and must arm themselves 
with patience and confidence in His help. 
“Humble thy heart and endure says the Scripture, “incline thy 
ear, and receive the words of understanding; and make not haste in the 
time of clouds. 
“Wait on God with patience; join thyself to God , and endure , that 
thy life be increased in the latter end. 
“Take all that shall be brought upon thee; and in thy sorrow endure , 
and in thy humiliation keep patience: 
“For gold and silver are tried in the fire , hut acceptable men in the 
furnace of humiliation. 
“Believe God, and He will recover thee. . . believe Him; and your 
reward shall not be made void.”—Ecclus. ii., 2-3. 
