A CHILD'S REBUKE
The pet of the household had overslept, While breakfast was waiting below, S,u xl Auntie wa s chiding the little boy That he was dressing so slow. A shoestring was missing, a button was off, And everything seemed out ot- place, ™ clo J uds of discouragement gathered around The dear little fellow's face. At length his toilet was all complete, But the little boy delayed, A " d cried » ' Dear Auntie, I cannot go down lill my morning prayers I've said.' ' Wait till breakfast is over,' his Auntie cried, For once it will not be wrong, 1 T ! I «,l it^ le , boy ' stai 'tled and grieved, replied, What, keep God waiting so long ? '
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 24, 18 June 1908, Page 37
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116A CHILD'S REBUKE New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 24, 18 June 1908, Page 37
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