the deluge, and so the earth was only peopled from Adam's good son, Seth," said Nelly.

So it seems," said Aunt Myra; "now, another Sunday, one of you could take Abraham, and another Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron; Ruth, too, who was the ancestress of David, will make a very interesting tree.”

"So we will," said the children," and on Monday, we might paint leaves on our trees, and they might mean all the good actions they did."

CHAPTER XXIV.

TYPES OF CHRIST.

Myra.

HALL we consider to-day some of the holy men who were chosen by God to be types of his blessed Son; and try to find out in their histories in what they resembled Christ?" said Aunt

"Was not Adam one of these types?" said Nelly.

"Yes; for Adam is called 'the Son of God,' because, like Jesus, God Himself was his Father."

"And he was made sinless and pure, like Jesus," said Robin.

"And the Devil came and tempted Adam as well as Jesus, but one fell, while the other stood," said Arthur.

"So we read in Corinthians, 'for as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive;' because, while Adam brought death into the

world, so Jesus Christ brought life and immortality," said Aunt Myra. "Abel is the next type we see," continued she.

"Oh, let me think; I believe I can understand that type," said Nelly eagerly. Was it not because he offered a sacrifice that was acceptable to God, and then was put to death by his own brother? and that was just like Jesus, for God accepted Him as a sacrifice for sin, when He offered to die Himself for us; and He was put to death by the Jews, who were His brethren, because He was of the tribe of Judah."

"You have told us that beautifully, Nelly," said Aunt Myra. "Now, who can think of another type?"

"Was not Noah?" asked Arthur.

"He built an ark, which saved all who came into it," said little Bertram.

"Bertie has given us the right thought; God has given Jesus for an ark of safety for all who will come into it; He says, 'Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out,'" added Muriel.

"Noah did not cast out the tiniest little creature that came into the ark, not even a fly or an ant,” said Robin, earnestly.

"No; that shows God will not send away the youngest little child who comes to Jesus," said Nelly.

'Aaron, the first high priest, was a type of Christ, I know," said Arthur.

"And so was Melchisedek, who was another priest," said Nelly; "there is a great deal about them both in Hebrews, and they were types, because they offered sacrifices for the people."

"And because as priests they made intercession also," said Aunt Myra; "read Hebrews vii. 24."

And Arthur read aloud, "But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."

Now, let us take Moses; he is another very beautiful type," said Aunt Myra.

"When he was three months old, he was put into the river, and found by Pharoah's daughter," said Evelyn.

"And when Jesus was thirty and three years of age, He went through the river of death, and like Moses was taken out of that river to be in the King's palace, in the throne of God His Father for ever. But there is one we have passed over who is the most perfect type of Jesus there is I mean Joseph. Try to make out the meaning for yourselves."

He was rejected by his brethren, and so was

Jesus," said Arthur, "for He came unto his own, and His own received him not."

"He was made a servant, and we read of Jesus that He made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant,'" said Nelly.

"Was not his being put into a prison, and after that raised to a throne, like Jesus being put into the grave, and afterwards raised to glory?" asked Muriel.

"Yes, dear; and while Joseph was separated from his brethren, and rejected by them, he took a bride out of a foreign nation; just so Jesus, rejected by the Jews, chooses a people for Himself out of the Gentiles; and in Revelations we hear He calls His people His bride, to show how tenderly He loves them."

"But his brethren came to seek Joseph when they were in famine and great distress, and he forgave them, and gave them a home in the land Goshen, close by him, and took care of them," said Muriel.

"Just so it will be in the latter days; the Jews will be in great distress and affliction, and will cry to God to save them, and then Jesus will suddenly appear and deliver them. Then, to their great surprise, they will find their Deliverer is the same Jesus, their Brother whom they rejected; and we read there will be great weeping when they look