Good Tidings from Topeka, Kansas • 4

GOOD TIDINGS. A religious paper, issued weekly, and designed to testify and publish righteousness and true holiness C. A. SEXTON, Publisher and Editor. morning, this little girl's papa, gave her two dollars to buy presents.

It was this bright Christmas morning, that Eva (that was the little girl's name,) was tripping along the street toward the toy shops, thinking what a nice time she would have buying toys, when she heard some one cry, (a low, piteous cry,) and looking down Eva saw a poor little boy who looked cold and hungry. Eva felt sorry for this little boy and asked him if he was hurt. "No! said he, I am very hungry." Poor little boy, it is too bad, come with me. And Eva took him into a baker's shop, and bought him a nice bun. When Eva went home, she felt more happy than she would have been, had she used all the money to buy toys with.

Years flew by and Eva grew to be a kind lady, and the little boy grew to be a good man, but he never forgot the day when Eva befriended him. Dear Children let us remember that it is indeed "more blessed to give than to Always remember to do as the beautiful song says. "Scatter seeds of kindness." Flora R. Lawrence, Feb. 8th, Not to find mansions in heaven that needed to be cleansed and fitted for us to enter in after death for nothing defiled or un-.

clean can enter there, but to make the. way possible for us to "enter through the doer into the sheep-fold" which is oneness with the Father in Christ. For He "I am the door of the sheep." "If any man, enter, in he shall be saved, and shall go ia and out, and find pasture." John And again "I Jam Jthe Good Shepherd the good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." John 10: 11. And if we would enter, in at the door, we must follow the good Shepherd and lay down our lives for him; go to the Cross or anywhere he says go and be so obedient that we can to the still small voice of the spirit, and know the difference between the voice of the good Shepherd and the strangers' who are but thieves and robbers. And in the 14th chapter of the same book, Jesus, says: I am the way, the truth, and thejife; no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

Then fit us Lord'to enter in, However rough the road may be; And cleanse our hearts from inbred si, That we may ever dwell With thee. This oneness then will be ours, In us thou'lt take up thine abode, So tasting here, the Heavenly glory in the chastening rod. Yes, glory in the Saviour's cross, Because we love our Lord so well Yea! counting all things now but loss; To in His love and wisdom dwell. Terms. Fifty Cents per annum, including postage, payable in advance, with the following exceptions First, any person wishing to become a regular subscriber, and not having the meant to spare at once, but designing to pay at a future' time, we do earnestly desire that they have no delicacy in stating that fact to us by postal card or otherwise, and it will be all right.

Second.GoOD Tidings Fund. A fund has been placed at our disposal for the payment of subscriptions for persons who are not able to pay for it tor them elves, so that it will be supplied to such upon ap plication being made for such purpose. Third, this fund is also designed to supply to inmates of jails, joor -houses, and charitable institutions, and will be applied upon receiving application from persons in charge of such institution, and stating the number required. Any person desiring to contribute to this fund, is liberty to do so, and such contribution will be received as sent by the Lord and acknowledged as uch. For the Good Tidings.

Heavenly mansions on Earth. To Agents- Any who wish to aid in extending the circulation the Good Tidings can do so by sending to us the names of any who you think ought to have it; and also mention it you have consulted them, and state whether they desire to be regular subscribers, or imply for sample copies. Postal cards are cheap and it will greatly aid us Ann E. Sexto tr. Feb, 8lh.

Habbatli-scliool Lesson. For February 27th, 1881, Luke, Holiness Meeting. Meeting for the promotion of scriptural holiness will be held D. at Bro. H.

C. McKinley's on Friday, at 7 m. go arrange our list understanding if you will at-ted to this at once, and it may save souls. Reinem-bft saint and sinner, for we must "sow beside all waters." If you need extra copies to aid in extending the circulation, please notify us how many." Children! Corner. Feeding the Lambs.

Mrs. Maky D. Jamks. Jesus said unto them, Feed my I-ambs." J.oying words the Shepherd said I.et my little lambs be fed;" "Let the children come to me;" "They shall iny salvation see," 1 tear the tender Shepherd say Precious words to lambs to-day to me, dear children keep. Thus I love and guard my sheep." et your hearts on things divine Place your little hands in mine, Then so safely you will go Through this world of sin and woe.

In the dark, and in the light, Through the day, and through the night, i Ever shall my sleepless eye. Watch you as the years go by, Safe and happy how blest Those who find ia Jesus rest "Wisdom's ways are pleasantness," "Wisdom's paths are paths of peace." for Good Tidings. Seed of Kindness. "In my Father's house are many man sions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14: 2. "For every houSe is builded by some man, but he that built all things is God. "And Moses verilv was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after. Which testimony find in Deut. 18 15,18,19.

"But Christ as a Son over his own house; whose ltouse we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to to the end. Heb. 3 4-6. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God him shall God destroy for the temple of God is Holy, which temple ye are. 1 Cor.

"What! know ye not that your body is the temple ef the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own For are bought with a price Therefore 'glorify God in your body, and spirit, which are God's. -i Cor. 6: 19, 20. Where is the Father's house? Is it not the whole universe of God, both in Heaven and upon earth? Then it is evident that Jesus was going away to the Cross and the Atonement to make a way in the affections of the loving Father for those who. would accept of the precious blood of His only begotten Son.Jto wash away their sins and to cleanse fronv all unrighteousness.

Thus making these mansions or or temples (which are our to be fitted for the indwelling of the Holy Ghost Continued from Page j. the Godly, and receives the "covetous, the high-minded, the proud," without a "desfiseri of those that are good" She entices the world by carnal devices, yea-, turns God's house "which is called of all nations a house of prayer," into a house oF merchandise Yea, a house of revelry artd! feasting, why? in order to save men's $ouU no, but in order to let the world drink' the -wine ef the -wrath of Her- fornication while she turns the Holiness Meeting out of the church, Ah! let us not be deceived: by the blinding powor of the werld's conformed ecclesiasticisms, the general apos tacy of the church calls for God's jndgments the hour of his judgments is come, the fall of Babylon is at hand. Heaven and earth will soon be shaken. D.W. McLaughlin- Maroa, 111.

Love is the fulfilling of the Law; My dear little friends, once upon a time great many years ago, there lived a very good and kind little girl. One Christmas.