The soul that has its roots struck deep in the soil of God’s providence
will live and flourish in the most hostile moral climates of this world.
Did you ever see a watercress-pond in the midst of winter? It
is a very attractive sight. With the thermometer far below the
freezing-point, and with deep snow covering the ground and
the branches of the trees, the patch of watercress stands out
in striking contrast--a spot of vivid green like a carpet on
the surface of the pond. That the plants are able to grow and
flourish under such apparently impossible conditions of weather
is due entirely to the warm springs which feed the pond. The
water welling forth from the warm heart of the earth saves them
from freezing. (Text.)--LOUIS ALBERT BANKS.
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