other meeting be devoted to Bible study, and a committee be appointed
to select something from the works mentioned here to-day as subjects
for the intervening meetings."

This seemed to strike all favourably, and was voted upon, receiving
an affirmative vote. It was further suggested and decided that Mrs.
Lewis should lead all the Bible meetings.

"Then I shall take you in hand at once," said Mrs. Lewis, "and
announce that the next meeting will be at my house next Thursday
afternoon, and the subject will be 'How to Use the Book.' I shall ask
you to look out texts on the subjects, and to bring pencils and
Bibles that you will not be afraid to mark, and do, dear sisters, let
us give to the study of this Book the same zeal and painstaking that
we do to our housekeeping, or our gardening or fancy work, then we
shall receive a blessing--I am sure of it."



PART II.

THE BOOK OPEN.


Mrs. Lewis' parlour was not like anybody's else. Some of her
neighbours said she was "queer, as much money as she had, too." By
"queer" they meant that it was perfectly incomprehensible to them,
that Mrs. Lewis did not have her parlour hung in dark paper with gilt
blommies; have lace curtains with very long trails, a dark,
many-coloured carpet, mirrors, and handsome furniture wearing linen