Unit Reconstitution: A Historical Perspective

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...to His home to please His mother, and to wait until His Father's time had come for Him to do His work. Won't you ask Him to help you in your choice, Archie? Well; I mustn't keep you longer, but I hope you will do what is right in this matter, my dear boy. Goodbye. And the clergyman shook hands with him, and went on. Archie stood for a minute or two looking after him; then he walked slowly through the churchyard, and climbed the wall and got into the field beyond it which sloped up the hill. There was a crag at the top of the hill which commanded a fine view of the country all round, and the sea, and the harbour, and ships; and Archie clambered up to the top of this crag. He was troubled and uneasy, and he wanted to get on to some high ground and to let the breeze blow through his hair and about his face. He stood still when he reached the best point of view, and looked at the land and sea all bathed in the glowing, gladdening sunshine of an early spring day. The church and the quiet churchyard lay below him, and he could see the house in which his mother lived; but his eye wandered on from all these objects to the wide, open sea, which was plashing against the foot of the crag far down underneath, with its musical roar; and to the white-sailed ships, which were tossing free out in the horizon. He looked and looked for a very long time, while the fight went on in his heart. He thought over Mr. Mortimer's words, and wondered if God did know how very hard it was for him to give up being a sailor. And then he prayed, hardly knowing that he was praying, but saying over and over again--0 Lord, help me, help me to do right! And then, at last, he threw himself down on the rock and covered his face with his hands, and...