Light On the Child's Path

God. He made all things. He made this earth where we now live. It seems strange that there was a time, many, many years ago, when this earth was nowhere to be found; but that is so. When men make things, they must have tools to work with. They have to make things little by little, working at them a long time before they are done. It was not so with God when he made this earth. “He spake, and it was done.” At first all was dark. He then said, “Let there be light,” and it was light. He called the light day, and the darkness he called night. This, the Good Book says, took place on the first day. On the second day God made the air we breathe, and in which the birds fly. On the third day he made the land, sea, and rivers, and the grass, flowers, and trees. On the fourth day he made the sun, moon, and stars, to give light to the earth by day and night. On the fifth day he made the fish that swim in the water and the birds that fly in the air. On the sixth day he made all the animals, and at last he made man. He gave them for food the grain of the fields, the fruits of the trees, and the vegetables of the garden. On the seventh day God rested “from all the work which he had made.” “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” In the Garden of Eden W HEN the Garden of Eden was planted with all the beautiful flowers and trees, God gave it to Adam for a home. He told him to take good care of it. Adam was glad to work in the garden and use it as he chose; but he had no one to enjoy the things that he enjoyed, no one to help him to be just what God wished him to be, no one to love. God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an help meet for him.” So he made a woman and Adam called her Eve. Eve was very much like Adam in some ways, yet unlike him in other ways. Man has some gifts that woman does not have; one is helpful to…