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And then with a burst of triumph the words came to her: 'For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive.' [Illustration] Like a flash of light Miss Sibyl saw it all, and then and there her poor dead soul reached hold of its Saviour, and life  that 'life more abundant,'  flooded the empty corners of her anxious heart. The service over, the children begged their aunt's permission to speak to Bob. Seizing hold of his hands, they led him to his graves. AND THEN WITH A BURST OF TRIUMPH THE WORDS CAME TO HER FOR AS IN AN ANIMAL DIE EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHT MISS SYBIL SAW IT ALL AND THEN AND THERE HER POOR DEAD SOUL REACHED HOLD OF ITS SAVIOUR AND LIFE THAT LIFE MORE ABUNDANT FLOODED THE EMPTY CORNERS OF HER ANXIOUS HEART THE SERVICE OVER THE CHILDREN BEGGED THEIR AUNT'S PERMISSION TO SPEAK TO BOB SEIZING HOLD OF HIS HANDS THEY LED HIM TO HIS GRAVES
back to heaven.' 'Has He indeed died for mine?' she murmured. 'Can I trust Him like these innocent little ones to "wash me and make me whiter than snow"? Oh, I wish I could, I wish I could!' She was very silent on the way to church; not even the glee of the children could distract her thoughts. Roland and Olive thoroughly enjoyed themselves; the sweet spring flowers in the church, the joyous Easter hymns, and the familiar story read once again by the rector, satisfied their little souls. They sat with radiant faces in the family pew, and when they caught sight of Bob singing away with tearful eyes and a happy smile in the village choir, they nodded across at him with great satisfaction. Miss Sibyl came into church with a burden upon her soul; but when the Easter anthem fell upon her ear, she listened with more interest than she had ever felt in it before. 'Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.' What did it mean? K WHEN HE HAD DIED FOR OUR SINS HE WENT BACK TO HEAVEN HAS HE INDEED DIED FOR MINE SHE MURMURED CAN I TRUST HIM LIKE THESE INNOCENT LITTLE ONES TO WASH ME AND MAKE ME WHITER THAN SNOW OH I WISH I COULD I WISH I COULD SHE WAS VERY SILENT ON THE WAY TO CHURCH NOT EVEN THE GLEE OF THE CHILDREN COULD DISTRACT HER THOUGHTS ROLAND AND OLIVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES THE SWEET SPRING FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH THE JOYOUS EASTER HYMNS THE FAMILIAR STORY READ ONCE AGAIN BY THE RECTOR SATISFIED THEIR LITTLE SOULS THEY SAT WITH RADIANT FACES IN THE FAMILY PEW AND WHEN THEY CAUGHT SIGHT OF BOB SINGING AWAY WITH TEARFUL EYES AND A HAPPY SMILE IN THE VILLAGE CHOIR THEY NODDED ACROSS AT HIM WITH GREAT SATISFACTION MISS SYBIL CAME INTO CHURCH WITH A BURDEN UPON HER SOUL BUT WHEN THE EASTER ANTHEM FELL UPON HER EAR SHE LISTENED WITH MORE INTEREST THAN SHE HAD EVER FELT IN IT BEFORE LIKEWISE RECKON YOU ALSO YOURSELVES TO BE DEAD UNTO SIN BUT TO LIVE UNTO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD WHAT DID IT MEAN
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