Mr.Thornton Chase writes of these children:--"Such children I have never seen, so courteous, unselfish, thoughtful for others, unobtrusive, intelligent, and swiftly self-denying in the little things that children love...."-- In Galilee, p.

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The "ministry of flowers" was a feature of the life at Akka, of which every pilgrim brought away fragrant memories.

Mrs.Lucas writes:--"When the Master inhales the odor of flowers, it is wonderful to see him.

It seems as though the perfume of the hyacinths were telling him something as he buries his face in the flowers.

It is like the effort of the ear to hear a beautiful harmony, a concentrated attention!"-- A Brief Account of My Visit to 'Akka, pp.