Excerpt from The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Thirty-First Annual Report of the Board of Managers, for the Year 1911-12 Paul, in his Epistle to the Hebrews, says, Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? There is a tradition come down to us that an angel presented to Solo mon a magical liquid saying, Drink of this liquid and you may live for ever. Solomon was a wise man, but he went to other wise men and asked their advice. With one accord they answered, 0 Solomon! Drink of the magical liquid and live forever! Likewise the birds of the air and the beasts of the field, the cattle grazing on the hillside, and the sheep sleeping in the meadow, one and all regarded it most desirable to attain to this great length of life. But Solomon was not yet convinced and turning to the despised porcupine he repeated his request for advice. And in great earnestness the porcupine replied, 0 Solomon! If your kindred, your neighbors and your friends, may, with you, drink and live, then do so; but if they may not have this great privilege with you, how can you enjoy immortality without the immortality of the rest of mankind? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.