Article May 19, 1945 Issue

Healing a Burn

[Of Special Interest to Children]

EVERETT H. SIEGRIST

Harold and his two playmates, Johnnie and Neal were shouting a lot of last-minute questions and directions at one another, for this was the occasion for which they had been planning for days. They were practically ready to start on the first camping trip they had been permitted to take alone. True, they were only going to be gone for three days, and their camp was to be only a short distance back in the hills and woods, but there had been a lot of planning and preparation.

Now they stood with knapsacks, well stocked and packed, blanket rolls, scout knives and axes, and other paraphernalia for going camping. Harold, who attended the Christian Science Sunday School, and who had again and again read the stirring accounts of the adventures of the children of Israel and other great Bible characters, found himself wondering if the children of Israel had packs on their backs when they hiked out of Egypt. Maybe they did. But certainly they had not walked through such beautiful country nor jumped over such sparkling brooks, for their journey had been largely through desert country. The boys were walking through woods filled with many kinds of trees and lovely green grass, and leaf mold carpeted the ground.

As the shadows of dusk began to darken the woods, Harold found himself thinking of another Biblical character—a young boy who no doubt had camped out many times—David, the son of Jesse. While yet a youth, he had overcome a lion and a bear. Truly, he had met and conquered fear.

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