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5. For nearly eight years, amidst great privations and hardships, the people bravely fought for liberty and equal rights. At last, in 1783, England acknowledged our independence. A treaty of peace was signed, and the United States of America took their place among the nations.

For what did the Americans appeal to England? How did the British Government answer their petitions? What took place at Lexington, and when? Who was made commander-in-chief of our armies? When, and where, was the battle of Bunker Hill fought? When, and where, was independence declared? How long did the war of the Revolution continue? When was peace declared between England and America?

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LESSON XXXII.

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FAITH IN JESUS.

"BELIE

ELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved," is the direction of the Bible. To believe Jesus, is to take him at his word. He says that we are justly condemned, because of our sins; but that he is able and willing to save uš. He promises to do it, if we come to him in penitence and faith.

2. If we do truly believe him, and are really sorry for our sins, we shall go to him just as he has told us to do, and we shall trust him to save us as he has

promised. This "believing" and "trusting" him is faith.

3. I have read of a little Sabbath-school scholar who was heard, in her last sickness, pleading with her Saviour, "O Jesus! you promised me that whosoever believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ should not perish, but have everlasting life." She trusted his promise, and with that sweet hope fell asleep in Jesus.

4. I knew a little Chinese girl who attended a missionary school at Hong Kong. One day she was missing. They searched the house for her. Where do you think they found her? In the "lumberroom," on her knees! "What are you doing?" said her teacher. "I am loving Jesus," was her simple reply.

5. Jesus loves to have us come to him and be saved. He knows that we can not save ourselves either from the power of sin or from its just punishment. But he has died to atone for our sins; and he is able and desirous to forgive us, and to deliver us from our guilt and danger.

6. Let us all believe this, and, with true sorrow for sin, trust our souls in the hands of Jesus, our almighty Saviour. Then shall we seek to know and to do his holy will while we live in this world; and when we meet our Judge in the great resurrection day, we shall be welcomed with the good to his right hand.

Repeat the Bible text. What is it to believe Jesus? If we do believe him, what shall we do? What is this believing and trusting called? What does Jesus love to have us do? What has he died for?

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THE BROKEN PLEDGE.

GENTLEMAN in Virginia had a boy six or seven years old who wanted to sign the pledge

of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks. All in the family had done so; but the father thought him. too young, and would not let him.

2. After much entreaty, permission was given. Soon after, the father went on a journey. At one stopping-place, away from the town, he called for some water. It was not brought, so he called again; still he could not get it: but cider was brought, and, being very thirsty, he so far forgot himself as to drink

that.

3. When he got home, he related the circumstance. After he had finished, the little boy came up to his knee, with his eyes full of tears, and said, 'Father, how far were you from James River when drank the cider?". "Rather more than fifteen

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4. "Well," said the little fellow, "I'd have walked there and back again, rather than have broken my pledge." God bless the children! We have thousands such as these. I sometimes wish the adults kept the pledge as well as the boys do.

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LESSON XXXIV.

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THE BONES.

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[OW many bones have I in my whole body, Charlie one

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washing his hands at that moment; and, as he washed

them, he kept opening and shutting them, and twisting them about in all sorts of ways; and, as he did this, he couldn't help observing that the hand was not one single piece, but was made up of many pieces.

2. From that, he began to feel of his head and his body, and to look at his feet and legs; and he saw that he was all made up of little pieces. That was what led him to ask this question.

3. "You would be surprised if I should tell you," answered his mother; "but I should like to have you know. Will you try to remember? There are two hundred and forty."-"Two hundred and

forty!" exclaimed Charlie. "Oh, mamma, I can

hardly believe it! There's one great round one for my head, and ".

4. "Stop a minute, my dear. Instead of that one great round one, it takes thirty small bones to form a head, besides thirty-two teeth. Eight of these bones form the skull, or the box in which the brain is kept safely; and fourteen form the face.

5. "Besides these, there are four very small ones in each ear. Then the trunk has fifty-four bones."— "The trunk! what is that, mamma? "That is what you call your body, or the part from your head to your limbs. There are fifty-four bones in it.

6. "First, there is a long column of twenty-four little ones, which runs down in a straight line from your head, and is called the spine, or back-bone. If this was all made in one long piece, you could not move and twist yourself about as you do. Then there are twenty-four ribs which are fastened to this

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