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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

his children and why it is so important for the classroom and the program to give pleasure? Fortunately, human nature is such that we instinctively wish to help those who help us. Every mother knows how hard 56 LIFE IN THE MAKING the little one tries to sweep or carry the dishes and do other' tasks which he sees his elders perform­ing. Here is the beginning of a habit which if cultivated will make a rich life, but if neglected will cause the child to become selfish and unlovely. What can a little child do for his heavenly Father in return for his gifts of sunshine, home, and food? The child's world is a limited one-the home, the Sunday school, perhaps a kindergarten, and a very small circle of neighboring playmates. Evidently, his service to God must lie essentially within these bounds. Will such service be pleasing to God? Is keeping quiet on Sunday, so that some one else may hear the story better, a Christian deed? Is helping God care for the birds or squirrels, or a dog, Chris­tian? To what extent can he help a child in India? Make

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