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it is -upon side branches. It makes a urdy tree, but has the dis : the fru't out 'was generally followed in the old sichardg but is not the best type for 'orchards. A or in nf it "has it its yl refinai in' eterni and in all 3 How i a Shula be pruned during the winter or very early spring. You 'should have but one main stem from the ground up to the supporting wires. On each side of the head of this stem, i he Waiting, 1.5. | ; at the of Christ's to ig hy previous , It exists now, but Here the as future. gins; a fhe hal body of Chins, of wha 3 there are jult two classés. The ten 4d e | sre A re { we | lack hk It was too late. the 'word on which the whole parable | dom is often (gee chs. 8: po 36: 29).. {war clo Se i Meo RY Jo Rg Mon dB iss the g preparation. Saakeapeir makes one of Hise "There is th the Sftairs of men Which wa at the flood, leads on to fortune: Omitted, all he voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." tans therefore, 3h it to make the right Jecigion! 'When the the world in 1914, what if Tia n had refused to make any. decision? "What. if Canada sel had id delayed and debated and hesi- : X th, he ma; find us Pus our: daily work; leg matiers litle, it we are trusting in and serving Him. fe II. The Warning, 6-9. _ Vw. 6-8. At midnight. So the Mes- Fsiah should come (see 1 Thess. b: 2). Behold, the bride ; a brief, rous. ing cry, heard y all (Compare 1 Thess: 4: io meet him; Titerally, "go forth to No words are that ould be dispensed with. Arose and trimmed their lamps; by adding oil and clearing the fibres with a needle. Are gone out; Rev. Ver., "are going out." The foolish 'virgins were not: altogether unwatchful, They were al- most: ready for the bridegroom's re- za. Not 203 omitted in the Rev. Ver Tie refusal was not expressed, Lest there be not enough. O con- nect with what follows: her hers be not enough .. go them that] sell" Go .. and buy. Some take this 'for. sarcasm, Could oil be bought at 0 Juiduight? If they went to buy, wouid not miss the festivities? "As the ery slow, per aps ther: a of their Wig tad ET in time to overtake it. cing back the wise virgins simply reused to be burdened with their ai olghogrs af aftajrs, Plummer says tha the wise 8 to give of fusal a tes; not want of will, but power. It is impossible for one per- son to imparh to another the spiritual | power which communion; wit God's spirit, Til. The Wedding, 10-13. V. 10. While. The bridegroom was nearer, or eame quicker than even the +4 wise had thought. Went to buy. Com- pare Prov. 28. There was no ques- tion about ti e ability to buy. The oil symbolizing a living religion produ roduced 0: the 'Holy Spirit (see 23-25, 45: 7; Zech., ch. 4) is without | maney and without ce, Isa, B56: 1; Rev, 3 The only difficulty was the Ready; turns. To be ready here means to be '| properly equi Wom in. .to the marriage er., sartiage feast? The Rt of the king- jctured as a banquet The door was shut. The guests were all sup- posed | to have entered with the pro- eo 11, 12. Lord, Lord, open to us. Compare ch. 7% 25 They had prob- | a ly knocked and met no r 0g posession jo music and song was a -of {were shut out in the darkness. omes' from frequent A are standing « Ly; the parting o the ways in Specialy Western Lol Shall we commend Grads. "ord to o ail the people with fresh usiasm and power, or shall we d with the tide? In one's personal life, too, it is of - | great importance to seize the strategic "|opportunity before it elude our grasp. ow often men and women regret their wasted years of youth: the op- portunity for an education gone; the decision for Christian service delayed. 2. The missionary application of this parable. Missionaries tell us that the nations of the earth are in a plastic condition, and that such coun- tries as China, Korea, India, are awake as never before, and open to spiritual impressions. "If we win China, we shall win the world," said a missienary home from Korea, only the but was implied in the Jeason SOR given. ] other day. How eagerly young men and wo- men should present themselves for service in these great days! And should not all church members be in- stant in prayer that God would send forth laborers into his harvest? We are to "watch" the signs of the times, and the 'indications are the L Orient is ready for the gospel as never back | before. If we delay, the countries in the East may drift into agnosticism, and the supreme chance of the cen- turies be! missed. 3. +The 2nd, 8rd and 4th thane. In the parable the foolish vir r chance never came again. There is a deep and solemn truth in this final exclusion from the light, but in ordi- somewhat. A youth may delay his de- cision for Christ, and later declare himself on the Master's side. But these is loss of course, and his regret will always be that he po postponed iis his decision. If we have golden opportunity we must be on tent with the second or third best aferwands, What is the opportunity? 'It is otiehat Is in the divine kingdom. We have our Honor Rolls in our churches and colleges of those who enlisted in the Great Wor. Shall not the Great Master write down our names, every one, on the Honor Roll of the brave and valiant ones who Join God himself as his "fellow-workers" in his task of setablishing the king- dom? But what is the "ki of :God" ? dst og It I is growing in our is lothing & else than the Ried earth, a reign that glen to include Pot but ly the fear that they may not be ] i their hearts, and they teurgent, desperate. The appeal is addressed to the bride- but it points forward to the Bay of of Judgment, and the bridegroom omes the Jesus Christ. I you not. There is hére a picture s who are strangers to Christ, longing to the number of His be disciples, who alone enter the kingdom of heaven. He infers;from their not Reig on Hime Hime that they do |r ations, ki reds, tongues; all | in- top ; all legislati pi ya all Joys 'and sorrows, 'There is one opportunity be- fore the youth of Canada to-day--the 'life of definite service in Jud fing up the Master's kingdom, ticulatly 4 the career of Christian lead- ership. We need hundreds of recruits for the mint There is no more patriotic and satisfying service than this. It needs preparation. Just as the "wise virgins" took "oil" with them, and were ready for the mar- feast, 80 our best leaders must hemselves for the reas duty| © Ca: not belong to -- 'e on the ; foundation of The "foolish" ; aspirants for leadership will rush to without dl "" without the nary life we may recover ourselves ere is an im- portant factor in successful treatment, you ever stopped to think what is the prevailing atmosphere 'of your home? Is it positive or negative, a : | home of hope and stimulation, or one of repression and fear? Does its tone indicate hurry, injustice, worry, de- ception, or the opposite of these un- | desirable qualities? Do your children hear habitually, "Don't do this!" and "Don't do that!" or, "That's a good idea, try it out, and see how it works." Good govern. ment in the home makes for happi- ness and health, as it does in the State, and the principle of self-govern- ment will bring about surprising re- sults in the matter of health, once the child's interest is aroused and his attention directed to the subject in- telligently. . There is much in the Boy Scout slogan, "Be a man!" Children are n| natural hero worshippers, and the de- | sire to be a good athlete, or to excel It may be comforting to parents to in know that in a most careful investiga- tion which we have made recently, we have, not found -a single instance in which bad sex habits had caused mal- nutrition. Among children of low | mentality, the presence of these hab- its is an effect of their mental gon- dition, and is rarely, if ever, the cause. Much of the self-indulgence which wastes a' child's life grows out of the self-indulgence of older people. - h mother who lets her child "have his own way" is often gratifying her own pleasure. By making a pet of him she seeks to make him dependent solely on her for his happiness and pleasure. She encourages him to come to her with little ailments and sympboms instead of teaching him to meet small hurts and disappointments without crying. J Nathats still expose their children whooping cough, 'and in games or other accomplishments admired in others, will make many a boy and girl willingly accept self- discipline that could not easily be im- posed on them by others, Convince a child that a certain pro- gram is worth while, and he will carry it out. A little girl who learned the importance of fresh air compelled her unwilling mother to open the bedroom windows. A small boy appeared regu- larly with his blanket to ask his care- less mother, "Isn't it time for me to lie down?" Awother gave up tea and coffee, and taught himself to like foods to which he had previously had an aversion. Not long ago a girl came to ore of our nutrition clinics, after an absence of thirteen months, to-claim the-certi~ ficate which we give to children who come up to normal weight for their height. She had been working by her- self all that time on the instructions given her, and had succeeded in mak- ing a gain of 15 pounds, which brought her' "aver the top' A boy who met with some difficulties at home in carrying out his program said, "I'll graduate or bust!" The physical examination rvecom- mended in the first article of this series offers an excellent opportunity for taking stock of your children's condition mentally, and morally as well. If the child sees that both par- ents are really interested in this ex- amination and in the weekly welgh- ings that follow, he will respond with an unusual degree of confidence. There is nothing of greater import- ance to a child than to feel that he is understood. The wise mother knows when a child is overtaxed, and makes proper allowance for him. She real izes that his character changes under stress, and says, truly, "He isn't him- self." She studies to recognize the oc- casions on which this is 'a valid ex- cuse, and tries to find the cause and remove it. Home conditions affect all children, but they are of special significance in the lives of the malnourished, who are less able than well children to resist the effects of bad conditions. A fre- quent cause of malnutrition is found in the child's feeling that he has been unjustly treated. The fact that he may be mistaken makes the result no less serious. ' We recently had a case in which a little girl failed to make progress under apparently favorable conditions. It was found she was suffering from what she considered an injustice. As soon as an under- standing was reached about the point, she began at once to gain, It, is important to find out what the Hild really cares for and fears. In many instances some little matter is causing him distress, and is prevent- dng him from coming up to his physi- cal possibilities. One child had an "unreasonable fear that a cat would some into his room at night. A screen placed in the window made sound, un- troubled sleep possible for him. An- other child did not wish his window that nodse?™ ed daughter, "rn get, another cake." 5 j- be , Se infections with an Oriental fatalism, 'saying, "They are bound to - have it anyway, and it may come at a more inconvenient time." The start down-hill of many a child who has been in excellent condition in infancy was made in an attack of one of these children's diseases. The thought that even little children can do something helpful foi % other members of the family will do away with many tendencies toward selfish- ness. The child should be helped to the ¢xpression of his normal feeling by directing his activity into useful avenues. His desire to be useful and to help begins to show itself when his actual accomplishment amounts to little, but. his attempts should be en- couraged. His failure to help Miter when his work would be worth mora may be due to the fact that the eavlier impulse had not been turned inte habit. Apart from the value of the service, we should remember the importance to him of having a constructive and responsible attitude toward life, How many parents, instead of giving the child needed instruction, will say, "I'd rather do it myself than be bothered with him!" Self-reliance and readiness td co« operate. furnish the best basis of health and, happiness. Children are naturally self-centred, and need' to be trained to see. their own interest in relation to others. The "spoiled child" is a nuisance to himself and to, all his associates." = ¥'- It is astonishing how many ehiliyen we find suffering from the effect® of overindulgence.: There is nothing more tragic than 'the home in which a child has "got the upper hand." This does not mean that he should be re- pressed, for one .of 'the greatest op- portunities a.parent has is to aid a child to come, gradually from Hglp- less dependence on others to inde pendent, 'co-opérative action. He should be helped to take the responsi- bilities that belong to him, without, on the other hand, having cares put upon him before he is ready for them, Among the poor, especially, we find many childrén "who are kept from normal growth by worry over such matters as the payment of rent, the care of younger children, the fear of the father's losing his job. But even in the homes of the well-to-do we have known many instances in which! chil- dren have come to know too pjuch about the worries and difficulties 0p, pressing their parents. There are many tendencies in a child which appear quite naturally at a certain age, and would soon. .disap- pear if properly met and handlgd. It is often our unfortunate way of in- dulging or repressing them, _ which makes them 'seem sufficiently to the child, go that he, persists Jin them, and 'is saddled for life Gith some unfortunate or pire Bali habit. Displays of or. Stagiern SCX the point of "tantrums," are practiced becduse they have pr successful means of getting - | child wants. There is the story aie little girl who was crying Tustily fob. a second piece of Her 4 sald sternly, Do, you Yow what w happen to Jou if you ki Yes" fee" of p< : Much | etic Has Veen ade i inthe resources t ike for health, there are still enough battles fought in making it more tatural be well than to bell. M n are es; ly 'su a Sxpegisily wang are almost imppsatble to L Theteto es do not. allow any me trouble," tubereulosis pig in thelr Tuded to presence.