very good. It was the sixth day when God made the cattle, and the beasts, and the creeping things, and when God made man to rule over them all: Thus the Heavens and the Earth were finished.

God made the World and every living creature in six days, and rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and made it a Holy Day, because on the seventh day God rested from all His work, which He had created and made.

God made also a home for man on Earth; this home was a Garden, more beautiful than all the World beside. In this Garden the Lord God made to grow every tree that is good for food, and pleasant to the sight. In the midst of the Garden grew the Tree of Life. And a great river flowed through the Garden to water it. The name of the Garden was Eden. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden; the Man was not to be idle; he was to take care of the trees, and the fruit, and the flowers. And

the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the Garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, thou shalt not eat of it, for, in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. So the man might eat the fruit of all the trees but one; there was only one tree which God commanded him not to touch,it was called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

God called the man, Adam. Adam was alone in the beautiful Garden, he had no friend nor companion there. God said it was not good for man to be alone, and He would make a companion and helper for him. Then the Lord God brought every beast of the earth, and every bird of the air to Adam, to see what he would call them, and Adam gave names to all the living creatures; but there was no companion found for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof, and the rib which, the Lord God had taken from Adam made He

a woman, and brought her unto Adam. And Adam called her name Eve.

Adam and Eve lived together in the Garden of Eden. They were the obedient children of the Lord God, therefore they were happy. There was no trouble in the world then, because there was no disobedience. Adam and Eve were obedient to God, therefore the creatures were all obedient to them. The lion and the tiger were as gentle with them as the faithful dog. The little lamb was not afraid to lie down to sleep close by their side. The bee and the wasp never made them feel an angry sting. Eve listened to the sweet songs of the birds among the trees, and when she went up to them they did not fly away in fear, as they will now if they hear your step, or see you coming near. There were no weeds in the Garden of Eden; no sharp thorns and pricking thistles there; the flowers grew up without being planted, and their sweetness filled the air. The ripe fruit hung upon the trees, and God gave all to Adam and Eve, all except one tree-the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and

Evil. They might not touch that tree, for God had commanded them not to touch it. They had no need even to look at that tree, for there were more trees in that Garden than we could even remember to name. Every sight was beautiful, and every sound was full of peace and joy, because everything was very good.

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all.-PSALM civ. 24.

II. -THE FALL OF MAN.

You have heard of the wicked Tempter, that evil spirit called Satan. He was once a holy, happy angel in Heaven; but he rebelled against God, and he was cast out from Heaven, and all who had followed him in disobedience were cast out with him: no evil thing can find any place in Heaven. Satan still continued a wicked Tempter. He saw how happy Adam and Eve were in the beautiful Garden of Eden, and he thought he would try and persuade them to be disobedient, that he might make them as miserable as himself. God knew what Satan thought to do, and God permitted it, to try whether Adam and Eve would remember His Commandment to do it; or whether they would listen to the wicked Tempter, and be disobedient. Satan came into