A New Picture-Book. [Machine readable transcription] Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center.The Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition.Michael Seadle, Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Conversion to TEI.2 conformant markup: Ruth Ann Jones, Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Amy Vance. Creation of machine-readable version: Cristina Bock. Yolanda T. Gause. ca. 16 kilobytes Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. 2001 East Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Publicly accessible. URL: http://digital.lib.msu.edu/newpicturebook/newp.htm The text this electronic edition is based on was published before 1923 and is therefore in the public domain according to U.S. copyright law. Bound with Ann Lively and Her Bible, and Other Stories for Young Children A New Picture-Book Author unknown 16 p. American Tract Society 1830? This work is part of the collection "Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America." The copies consulted in the creation of the electronic editions are owned by the Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. The works have been encoded in Tei.2 conformant markup. They are being made publicly accessible as an educational resource. Line breaks have not been retained. All unambiguous end-of-line hyphens have been removed. In the case of unambiguous end-of-line hyphens which divide a word between two pages, the hyphen has been removed and the trailing part of the word has been joined to the last line of the preceding page. Library of Congress Subject Headings. date of changes corrector who made the changes what was done A NEW PICTURE-BOOK. A seated boy holds a book open on his lap while two girls peek over his shoulders to look at the pages. -4- PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. A girl leans out of a window and looks up at some flowers growing on a vine, which creep up the wall to the right. An insect is sitting on one of the flowers. How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour; And gather honey all the day, From every opening flower: In works of labor or of skill, I would be busy too; For Satan finds some mischief still, For idle hands to do. An illustration of two small children kneeling at the side of a bed and praying. A candle sits on a small stool in the foreground. These little girls have been taught to pray to God at night, before going to bed, as well as at other times, and that they should remember their Creator in the days of their youth. They have been taught also, to thank God for every mercy and blessing they enjoy, knowing that all blessings come from him. Six men sit in a long rowboat on the water; five are pulling at the oars, and one sits in the prow. Look at the men rowing that boat. They all pull together and mind what they are about, and they will soon reach the ship to which they are going. So when children learn their lessons well, and attend to what they are doing, they make rapid improvement. But if they are idle, and do not mind their books, they will never be wise. An illustration of a man and a boy in the middle of a forest. The boy is running into the man's arms, as though the two were very happy to see each other. There was once a little child who, for a long time, was so foolish as to be afraid to be alone; but one day he heard a person explain the text which says, "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them." Afterwards he did not fear being left by himself. God is everywhere. A woman kneels in front of a grave, looking sadly at the headstone. A church can be seen in the background. Children die, though e'er so young; Infants bid the world adieu: As my life may not be long, I would keep its end in view. Heavenly Father, grant that I May the name of Jesus love; That if shortly I should die, I may go to him above. Two children stand in front of a large headstone under a tree. The boy is holding the girl's hand as though trying to comfort her; a hat lies on the ground behind them. Why should you say, 't is yet too soon To seek for heaven, and think of death? The flower will fade before 't is noon, And you this day may lose your breath. Then 't will for ever be in vain To cry for pardon and for grace; To wish you had your time again, Or hope to see the Saviour's face. A man, surrounded by four children, points toward the sun sinking behind a mountain in the distance. A village is in the middle ground. Look at that beautiful prospect: you may see hills, dales, trees, houses, and all sorts of pleasant objects. But what is the best prospect upon the earth when compared with the happiness of heaven? What shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? A woman in a cushioned chair holds an open book in one hand, resting the other on the shoulder of a small girl, who is looking inquisitively up at her. As the little child relies On strength beyond his own, Knows he's neither strong nor wise, Fears to stir a step alone: Let me thus, O Lord, abide With thee, my Father, Guard, and Guide. A boy sits in front of the steps to a house with a bowl on his lap and a spoon in his hand. He presents the spoon to a sheep which is approaching from the right. The gentle child that tries to please, That hates to quarrel, fret, and tease, And will not say an angry word, Does what is pleasing to the Lord. Great God, forgive, whenever we Forget thy word, and disagree; And grant that each of us may find The sweet delight of being kind. An illustration of a huge sailing ship being tossed on the waves. Here is a ship. The good men who first preached the gospel in England came in a ship; our forefathers first came to this country, when inhabited by savage Indians, in ships; and of late years a great many good men have gone from England and America in ships, to preach the gospel to distant heathen nations who never heard of Christ the Saviour of sinners. An illustration of a spider on its web. Do you know that you may learn something from the spider? See how patient and persevering it is: if its web is destroyed, it soon begins another, and will do as long as it is able. The spider's web is easily destroyed: the Bible tells us that "the hope of the hypocrite shall be cut off," and that his "trust is like a spider's web." Job 8:14. A girl sits knitting in a chair. A cat by her feet looks rather interested in a ball of yarn that is lying on the floor. Give us an humble, active mind, From sloth and folly free; Give us a cheerful heart, inclined To useful industry: A faithful memory bestow, With solid learning store; And still, O Lord, as more we know, Let us obey thee more. An illustration of a baby sleeping in a crib. How much better thou 'rt attended Than the Son of God could be, When from heaven he descended, And became a child like thee. Soft and easy is thy cradle; Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay, For his birthplace was a stable, And his softest bed was hay. An illustration of two boys reading books; one is seated on a low stool with his book in his hands, and the other has his book spread open on a table, propping his head on his hand as he stands and reads. What a mercy, what a treasure, I possess in thy dear word! There I read with holy pleasure, Of the love of Christ my Lord. That dear word reveals the Saviour Sinful children deeply need: Oh, what mercy, love, and favor, That for sinners Christ should bleed! A man stands on a rooftop at night, looking up at the moon and stars. The rooftops of the city extend out into the distance. What do I read my Bible for, But, Lord, to learn thy will? And shall I daily know thee more, And less obey thee still? Make me thy heavenly voice to hear, And let me love to pray; Since God will lend a gracious ear To what a child can say.

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