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 ment in  childish  toys. Paul's argument  is  as  applicable to  us  as  to  the  Galatians,  for  what  Jews  were  in this  respect  to  Christians,  we  are  to  the  blessed  in heaven. Sons of  God  though  we  be,  and  co-heirs with Christ  to  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  still  as  long as we  remain  on  earth,  we  are  but  as  children,  differing nothing  from  servants,  subject  to  spiritual  tutors and governors  until  the  time  appointed  by  our heavenly Father. Even should  we  live  to  maturity or old  age,  God's  design  is  that  we  continue  as  children still — children  in  docility,  in  obedience,  in  humility. Christ lived  to  the  age  of  thirty-three,  yet  we nowhere  read  of  His  emancipation. As a  babe  unborn He  deferred  to  the  decree  of  Augustus  Caesar; newly-born, He  submitted  to  the  rite  of  circumcision; as  boy,  youth,  and  man,  He  was  subject  to  Mary and Joseph;  He  paid  tribute  to  Caesar  and  practised and counselled  obedience  to  even  the  Scribes  and Pharisees in  all  things  lawful,  and  finally  He  allowed Himself to  be  led  like  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter. Though He  passed  through  all  the  stages  of  life  from infancy to  manhood,  He  never  outgrew  the  docility of childhood. That is  the  lesson  His  life  holds  for  us, the lesson  mankind  so  much  needs  and  finds  so  hard to learn,  the  lesson  He  sought  to  teach  when,  taking a little  child  and  placing  him  before  the  Apostles,  He said:  "  Unless  you  become  as  little  children,  you  shall not  enter  the  kingdom  of  heaven." The disciple  is not  above  His  master,  and  if  we  be  not  meek  and humble of  mind  and  heart,  we  are  not  true  followers of Christ. We should  recognize  our  limitations,  feel-