HERE is a lesson on the meaning of Faith. Hold up the hand, showing the five fingers spread out and say, "Here is the hand of faith." There are as many letters in the word "faith" as I have fingers on my hand. Spell the word out commencing with the little finger and call it "F." Little Faith sometimes it often proves, but our faith increases as we travel on in the path of faith. The next finger stands for "A" of faith. You notice it is larger than "F" so our faith increases as we spell it out in experience and works. The next finger stands for "I" a little larger still. The next finger is for "T" a little shorter as sometimes our faith wanes; at last the thumb standing for "H," strong and confirmed in the way, so the fingers spell out the word "faith." A _living_ faith--as the hand is a living organ of my body. An _active_ faith, as each finger has its own individual action and a _grasping_ faith, for the fingers were made to seize hold of things and take them. So our faith must seize and hold on to God. The faith that seizes the Cross--my fingers--another name for faith--seize it and hold it. This is Salvation. Jesus says "take" of the water of life. The hand of faith takes it, seizes it, and that makes it ours. This is the faith that bringeth the victory. At last make your appeal to them to take Salvation now. Ask them to hold up their hand, open their fingers, and if their faith will take Jesus, to close their fingers as if clasping something, and that something is Jesus. This is taking Jesus by Faith. =CHAPTER X BEFORE OR AFTER= _Object: A Blackboard or a Drawing on a Muslin Chart_ BEFORE OR AFTER PUT the figure of a cross on the blackboard and on the left side put the letters B. C. On the right side, the letters A. D. This in the language of the day stands for Before Christ and the Year of Our Lord. For our purpose, we will cause B. C. to stand for Before Conversion and A. D. After Deliverance. Before and after the Cross (See Figure). [Illustration: A diagram of a cross with Before Conversion and After Deliverance written on either side] Great questions come to the Christian for his decision. "Shall I" are the words often on our lips. Does it belong to the life before the Cross (Before Conversion) or After Conversion? Put it down where it belongs. "Shall I dance?" that belongs to the B. C. side of the Cross. "Shall I play cards?" that belongs to the B. C. side also. "Shall I pray?" that belongs to the A. D. side (After Deliverance) of the Cross. "Shall I join the Church?" that belongs to the A. D. side also. It would be a very helpful exercise to ask the audience to name daily matters, and ask which side of the Cross they belong. If you have a doubtful thing in your mind take it to the Cross and mark it B. C. or A. D. This will make an instructive exercise for a young people's meeting. Always be an A. D. Christian.