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“Do not, therefore, lose your confidence, which hath a great reward. 
For ye have need of Patience, that doing the will of God, ye may receive 
the Promise.”—Ileb. x., 25-36. 
Be patient, oh, be patient! put your ear against the earth, 
And listen there how noiselessly the germ of seed has birth; 
How noiselessly and gently it upheaves its little way, 
Till it parts the scarcely broken ground and the blade stands up in day. 
— Anon. 
A perennial endogenous tree of several different genera. 
A branch or leaf of the palm, was anciently borne or 
worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. 
“The palm-tree standeth so straight and so tall, 
The more the hail beats, and the more the rain falls.” 
— Longfellow. 
Heavenly Victory. 
was exalted like a palm-tree in Cades.” 
B EAK Header:—How numerous are the afflictions, how painful the 
grief, whereby our days are embittered! How heavy our labors! 
how dire and fierce our combats! But a crown is preparing for all who 
acquit themselves well and persevere to the end —“the Crown of Justice.” 
Many sick persons long for few days of rest, and it is not granted 
here. But an Everlasting Bepose will be vouchsafed to the long-suffering. 
In Heaven reigns eternal peace: eternal rest is given unto the Saints 
by the Lord. 
