Make Good Use of God’s Gifts to You

MAKE GOOD USE OF GOD'S GIFTS TO YOU.

woman, while a Laura Bridgman, the famous deaf and blind the Blind, in Boston, became student at the Perkins Institute for the little blind girls who were being educated there. very helpful to herself that it would seem as if Although apparently so helpless give it, of help rather than the one to she was the one in need active fingers she would assist many nevertheless with her quick, intricacies of the sewing of them to acquire a knowledge of the blind girl there had to thank Laura for machine; and many a little needle with the tongue. teaching her to thread a before self- The latteraccomplishment was acquired by Laura to the needs of the blind, came into threading needles, adapted general use by them. „ , • 1,4. + i „ all his senses might take a Any one who is in possession of patient, helpful Laura; be contented lesson from the deeds of the cease to thank God for the gifts which he has with his lot and never to make at least as good use of those, bestowed; and determine common with the deaf and blind girl, as she did of which he has in hers. Sarah Whalen.