When the farmer bade John adieu, the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon and the crimson shades were gathering in the western sky.  The landscape that stretched before him was beautiful.  And while John was not unconscious of these beautiful surroundings, by his inner vision, which could not be limited by the vast prairie country with its varied possibilities, he looked upon another scene far beyond—­he saw the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, once beheld by the sainted John; and he wondered what could be more grand and majestic.

John had at last developed into a noble-hearted Christian, whose greatest desire in life was to please his God, and to spend his time wholly in God’s service; and one day a few years later he stood on the deck of a large Atlantic steamer and waved farewell to his friends on the shore.  He was bound for a far-distant land; God was sending him as a missionary to carry the gospel to the people of another country.

His large brown eyes, sorrowful no longer, were dimmed by tears of farewell; but the tears only made them shine the brighter.  They witnessed to the gladness of his heart; and to the eagerness within his bosom pushing him forward.

John had at last become a man after God’s own heart.

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