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1. The great Feast of the Pasch was ended and the Nazarenes were ying toward their homes. And they were in Samaria, and Mary said: “Where is my son?” No one had seen the boy. 3. And Joseph sought among their kindred who were on their .way to Galilee; but they had seen him not. 4. Then Joseph, Mary and « son of Zebedee returned and sought through all Jerusalem, but could find him not. 5. And Mary asked the guards had they seen Jesus, a little boy about twelve years old. 6. The guards replied: “Yes, he is in the temple now disputing with the doctors ° the law.” . ume 2. os f... Line oe the ri we Pe ae | 7. And tney wet in, and icund him @s Lf ards ha d said, ic 8 And Mary said: “Why, Jesus, why do you treat. your parents thus? Lo, we have sought two days for you. We feared that some great ’ harm had overtaken you. 9, ~And Jesus said: “Do you not know that I must be ‘about my j Father’s work ?” f Q 10. But He went round and pressed the hand of every doctor of the Ww and said: “I trust that we meet again.” 11. And then He went forth with his parents on their way to Naza- reth; and when they reached their home He wrought with Joseph as a carpenter. 1Z, One day as He was bringing forth the toois for work He said: 13. “These tools remind me of the ones we handle in the workshop of the mind where things are made of thoughts and where we build up character, - - . 14, We use the square to measure all our lines, to straighten out the crooked places of the way, and make the corners of our conduct square. "- 15. We use the compass to draw the circles around our passions and desires to keep them in the bounds of righteousness. 16. We use the ax to cut away the Imotty, useless and ungainly parts and make the character symmetrical. 17, We use the hammer to drive home the truth, and pound it in until rH is a part of every part. - e use the plane to smooth the rough, uneven surface of joint, ‘ and Bick and board that go to build the temple for the truth. ; 19. The chisel, line, the plummet and the saw have all their tses in | The workshop of the mind, . " * BY And then this ladder with its trinity of steps, faith, hope, and, love; ob it we climb up to the dome of purity in life. . _ 21, ‘And on the twelve _Step ladder, we ascend until we reach the Ft . innacle of that which life is spent to build the Temple of Perfected mae