encouragement of that voice which proclaimed his Sonship to the Most
High, and in the enjoyment of that holy time he came up from the river.
Then came the tempter; in the strength of the spirit of the baptism, he
resisted the temptation, and was victorious over all its forms. So with
the object and mission of our Sabbath schools. You are led to the river
of divine truth, that you may be baptized in its pure waters. You are
there shown the Father, and we trust that when you go out into the
world, you will, in the strength of your Sabbath school baptism, resist
and overcome all temptation to wrong, and being always engaged for the
right, and living in the light of the gospel, you will pass through life
undefined; thus may a Christian character be the result of your
attendance on the Sabbath school.




FEAR OF DEATH.


He who rightly understands life, will not fear death, he who has learned
to trust, will never cease to hope. He who always cherishes a love of
right, will never be without God in the world.

Treasures.--Knowledge and virtue are the greatest treasures in the
universe.

Gratitude.--Every faithful Sabbath school teacher has the unfailing
gratitude of his class.