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DESIRE FOR WORK BORN OF COMMUNION.


tito when natural conditions are wanting. III
there is not q healthy desire to eat, the body
should be regaed with air and exercise, and
the regimen adapted to its abnormal state.
TO prepare dainty dishes, and to administer
stimulants, are methods only fit for extreme
cases, and in those they generally fail. 10
the invalid loathing food. we say, You will
ind an appetite best by doing anything but
eat against your Inclination.
Many Christians are unwise enough to
force themselves to work, when they have not
the spiritual desire which makes work palata-
BILE. They are driven by conscience to attempt
something, but the soul reyolts. They pre-
pare for themselves some sphere Of effort
which has spice Of worldly attraction in 1t,
and drink of the stimulus OF personal amDi-
ton, if. perchance. they may cheat them
selves by some kind Of religious activity. But
the work docs not agree with them, and
their efforts soon cease.
The only help for this state OF things Is to
bring the soul into healthy spiritual condi-
ton. No man is fit to do work who Is not at
is not exercised in prayer cannot partake OF
the food which sustained the Master. cannot
fHI6G ia in doing the will Of Him that
sent it The fre9hrsir r>Qf communion pro,
Suces @ real huneef II slss . ttattasp but az artificial
which appetite SaEtss
vital forces I5 |sf5s s. 3 s. 5
1T WAS THING NOT frftNx sBx.
So read little one. What wastt2 H&
heart answered, 80, how many such things
there are"
Your hard bargain with that foreigner, the
other day, was thing not fit for God to see.
You got him to saw your wood for shilling
less than the regular price, because he was
30 poor, and could find so little work, that
he was glad of the job at the smallest pay.
You had no pity for him in his misfortune
and even took advantage of his necessity,
You would have blushed for it, had brother
man been witness to your unworthy chat
fering for few moments which rightly be-
longed to the needy laborer God saw 1t.
His generous eye beheld it.
When you prosperous business man, gave
| that large bundle OF work to the sickly, care
| worn, and broken-hearted widow and told
| her that you could not afford to give any
! more thah eight cents for the shirts. and
seven for the overalls, because so many
wanted employment that you thought you
might get them done for even less--was that
thing for bountiful-givirg God by behold?
You would be ashamed Of it If there were not
so many others who do the like to keep you
in countenance. I heard the poor needle
| woman say, that when she did so much for
so little money, she felt that you were un-
just. Her heart went up to God against you.
American Messenger.
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew tells the story Of
his visit to the mechanical department Of
Cornell University. He found at the head Of
1t Professor Morris, who claimed him as su.
perior officer giving as u reason that had was
an old time worker on the New York Central
railroad. show did you get here?" asked
Depew. Il fired on the New York Central.
stood on the footboard as an engineer on the
Central. While locomotive engineer l made
up my mind to get IN education. I studied
at night and fitted myself for Union College
running all the time with my locomotive. l
procured books and attended rs far us pos
sble the lectures ani recitation. | kept up
the class and at graduation l left my loco
motive, washed up, put on gown and cap,
delivered my thesis, and received my diplo-
ma, put the gown and cap in the closet, put
on my working shirt, got on my engine, and
made my usual run that day." Then" says
Depew, 81 knew how he became Professor
Norris" That spirit will cause man to rise
anywhere and in any calling 1t Is ambition,
but 1t Is ambition wisely directed, aiming,
not at the goal-for such an ambition pro-
duces envy, scheming, discomfort. and weak
ness-but brarely and cheeriy aim ne ut
ones SELF seeking to make ones self fitted for
higher work. When this is accomplished the
opportunity for higher work is sure to come