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Mary E. Moore the concluding stanza of which shall
have a place here.

" Let all who are sad take heart again
We are not alone in our hours of pain.
Our father stoops from his throne above
To soothe and quiet us with his love.
He leaves us not when the storm is high
And we have safety for he is nigh.
Can it be trouble which he doth share?
Oh, rest in peace, for the Lord does care".

Carrie S. Brooke, who although not a member
invariably and acceptably contributes when she joins us,
read " God's Message", a beautiful poem and an
extract from Margaret Bottome - "He gave and he
forgave" a legend of a saint who asked the boon
of doing a good deal of good without knowing it
himself. Elizabeth G. Thomas had brought verses
by her friend Mrs Oldes of Wash. upon the incident
of her childhood, seeing from afar her father
standing in the doorway on her return home,
in the dark, and the comfort it gave her.

The next contribution treated of a practical religion
which should project the honey moon into the
harvest moon which one member thought was the
kind she would like everybody else to have.

Cornelia N. Stabler read " Perfect through
suffering". She spoke of the loss to Baltimore in
the recent death of the philanthropist Joseph
Elliot of that city. Harriet Jackson as

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Mary E. Moore the concluding stanza of which shall
have a place her.

" Let all who are sad take heart again
We are not alone in our hours of pain.
Our father stoops from his throne above
To soothe and quiet us with his love.
He leaves us not when the storm is high
And we have safety for he is nigh.
Can it be trouble which he doth share?
Oh, rest in peace, for the Lord does care".

Carrie S. Brooke, who although not a member
invariably and acceptably contributes when she joins us,
read " Gods Message", a beautiful poem and an
extract from Margaret Bottome " He gave and he
forgave" a legend of a saint who asked the form
of doing a good deal of good without knowing it
himself. Elizabeth G. Thomas had brought verses
by her friend Mrs Aldes of Wash. upon the incident
of her childhood, seeing from afar her father
standing in the doorway on her return home,
in the dark, and the comfort it gave her.
The next contribution treated of a practical religion
which should project the honey moon into the
harvest moon which one member thought was the
kind she would like everybody else to have.
Cornelia A. Stabler read " Perfect through
suffering". She spoke of the loss to Baltimore in
the recent death of the philanthropist Joseph
Elliot of that city. Harriet Jackson as