BACK TO THE FOLD

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 March 1946, Page 10

BACK TO THE FOLD

By Mrs. Lee-Cowie

Twas a sheep not a lamb that strayed away In the parable Jesus told; A grown-up sheep had gone astray From the ninety-nine in the fold. Out on the hillside, out in the cold, ’Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd sought, And back to the flock, safe into the fold, Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd brought. And why for the sheep should we earnestly long, And*as earnestly hope and pray? Because there is danger. If they go wrong, They will lead the lambs astray. For the lambs will follow the sheep, y ou know, Wherever the sheep may stray; When the sheep go wrong, it will not take long Till the lambs are as wrong as they. And so with the sheep, we earnestl> plead For the sake of the lambs today; If the lambs are lost, what a terrible cost Some sheep will have to pay. The above poem has been received from Mrs. Lee-Cowie with several interesting programmes of Church services of the Lake Avenue Congregational Church, Los Angeles, California. It is good to know’ that our dear old friend is still energetic in the service of her Master, as is shown by various notices in the programme announcing her as the speaker or preacher for different occasions. We wish her continued health and joy in the work she is carrying on.