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 fellow-servant answered: “ My  Master  is  not  gone away; He looks  down  on  me  from  heaven."  While the  unbeliever  idled  away  his  time,  the  Christian went  on  with  his  work  industriously.  Hence  we  see that  religion  makes  a man  conscientious.  The  following remark  of  a modern  author  is  very  true: ‘‘The  most  elaborate  system  of  police  is  no  substitute for  the  simple  catechism  taught  in  our  schools.”

Q. Does God see us?

''A. God  sees  us  and  watches  over  us. ''

Many singular  occurrences  in  the  life  of  devout persons afford  indisputable  proof  of  the  operation  of Divine  Providence. St. Jerome  relates  the  following remarkable incident  in  the  life  of  a hermit,  which  he heard  from  the  lips  of  the  hermit  in  question,  whose name was  Malchus. This man  asked  and  obtained permission from  his  superior  to  visit  his  aged  mother, who lay  at  the  point  of  death. On the  way  to  the place where  she  lived,  he  was  attacked  by  robbers (Saracens), taken  prisoner,  and  sold  to  an  Arab  as  a slave. Luckily for  him  he  had  a fellow-slave  who was also  a Christian  and  a good,  pious  man. The two slaves were  cruelly  treated  and  had  hard,  toilsome work laid  upon  them. They therefore  were  desirous of regaining  their  liberty  by  flight. One day,  a favorable opportunity  having  presented  itself,  they  took advantage of  it  to  make  their  escape,  and  actually succeeded in  reaching  the  desert  without  their  absence being  perceived. They had  already  gone  a con-