"He provided the first part for himself,' refers to his having received for his possession a portion of the territory first conquered east of Jordan. "Because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated,' very likely refers to his getting his possessions from Moses the lawgiver, instead. of by lot through Joshua, as most of the other tribes did, and the remainder of the verse describes prophetically, how they should go over Jordan with the heads of the people' to help in executing the justice of the Lord and His judg ments on the guilty nations of Canaan. "But it is half-past eight,—it is time you were off to Sabbath-school." Donald, though he was greatly interested in Bible talk, rose at once, and, putting on his cap, hurried away. XV. IN the entry, Donald met Charlie Perkins, a little boy about six years old, who lived in the second story just over Mrs Fraser's. His father was a policeman, a sober, temperate man, of good moral character, but without God. Little Charlie had never been taught to pray, or to reverence God's holy day, or to go to the Sabbath school or the sanctuary. to read, but had told him nothing about his relations to God or eternity. He was a bright little fellow, and very fond of Donald. He said, as Donald came out, His mother had taught him "Where are you going?" "To Sabbath school." "Oh !" Donald looked at him lovingly for a moment, and then said, 66 Wouldn't you like to go?" "What do you do there?" |