Sabbath Reading

A Illist iiüis llyíiiii. [The New York fívrntng Pont pnbllsha the fol lowlng boautiful poem, written in the Chape-1 of Manpc-r, in Uic Couvent Church of Bethlelieni, i';ilf.Htiu(! :j In the fleldH where, Ion?: apro, Droppiuj teans. amia Icivop, Rutlrit younfí feet went to and fro, Biudinp up thr: srattered lieavcs, 2n tbe field that hcard the voico Ot Jadead shvpherd Kíuk, , Still the gleauers may rejoico still the roaperé shout and slng, For earh monnt and vale and plain Feit thé touch of boller U-ct. Then the Klenners of the prain Hoard. in voiccR fiill and weet, ■ JVaee on earUk, pond will to men," Hing ïrmn tintel lip afar, Wlule, o'nr every glade and glen, Broke the ÜKht of Bethlebema star. Star of hope to bou1 In night. Star of peAoe onr strif. GuidinR, whore the gatea of fleatb Ope to íu;kÍH oí o:il!csK lifr. WandertT Ccom Üie nightjy thron Which the etetern hoaTens itfiza; üuideü, by nu ansjole sonp, To the Babe of Btthleheni. Kot Judea's lulln alono Hjivo earthv weary gleaucrs trod, Not to heire of Davitls throne Ib it fïiven to " rt-ipn with üod. But wbere t'cr on Hin groon earth Heavcnly faith and lonfrinti aff, Ilcaveuly hope and have birth, 'Keath the Kiuile of Bethk'hem'b star. In cach lowly heart orhome, By each love-wa.tched eradle bed, Whero WB rost, or where we roam, Still it chanpelcHK lipht ík Hhed. In lts b'ants each qim-kencd heart, Howo'cr Badfifíicú or denied, Krapa one littlc place apart For the Hebrew mother's Child. And that innor tcmplt; fair May be holier pround than tliis, Ilallowcd by the pilgrim'a prayer, Warmed by many a pilprim'H kisa. In its Bhadow till and dim. ■Vlieri our holiost loníngs are, Kings forevrr Üutlilebem'ö hynin, Sbinea forovur Bethlehcm'H btar.