Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-13

She did not know where TO look for
all the passages referring 20 the
slaves or bond-servants common 10
Christ's and Paul's times. but she was
familiar with the beautiful verses i'm
the second chapter of Philippians, and
she turned 10 them reading from her
Revised Bible.
"Have this mind in you. which was
also in Christ Jesus: who. being in
the form Of God, counted il not a
prize to be on an equal lily with God,
but emptied Himself, taking the form
of a servant (the Greek word is bond
servanD. being made in the likeness
of men; and being made in fashion
as man. He humbled Himself, becom-
ing obedient even unto death, yea,
the death of the cross.
Wherefore also God highly exalted
Him, and gave unto Him the name
which is above every name; that in
the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in Heaven and things
on earth and things under the earth
and that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord 10 the glory
of God the Father" (Phil. ii:6-1l)
"The Son of God was a bond-serv-
ant" Barbara repeated the state
ment softly before she prayed. And
never before had She prayed more
earnestly for wisdom and humility
and courage. Never had the girl felt
a deeper longing TO be of use in the
world where she was most needed.
Help me. Son Of God" was the bur
den of her prayer. Ito decide now
what | ought 10 do. Lead me in the
right way"
In the morning she went down. and,
meeting her mother. kissed her affec-
tionatcly Mrs. Clark looked at her
anXiouSly.
Eyes, mother" Barbara answered,
gently, Il have decided to 60 back
for good. / believe | can be Of more
use there than in Schoolroom. The
dragon is very fierce and very tough,
mother; and | have been scared and
run away; but | am going back. and
I want your blessing again. There
are going to be some interesting
fights with the dragon this time.
mother. | am sure. For, if Mrs. Ward
will do what she limited at, the drag
on will have two women after him
instead of one. We will make il live
ly for him"
So Barbara walked over TO the
Wards, and, going right up TO her
room. put on her kitchen dress Cher
armor. she called III, came down, and
Ut the kitchen door met Mrs. Ward.
81 have come TO stay" she said,
with a smile.
Mrs. Ward made a step towards her
and Barbara thought at first the wom-
an was going 10 kiss her. They both
changed color, and then Barbara
gravely said:
81 hope we may be able 10 do some
thing together, as you suggested"
81 am ready 70 do something" Mrs.
Ward spoke earnestly. I'VE cannot re-
form everything al once, of course"
yourselves. for example" said Bar
bara, quickly.
ITO he sure" Mrs. Ward replied.
Then she added. with a show of emo
tion that had affected Barbara the day
before: Il cannot tell you what a
great relief it is 10 me to have you
here. 1t means more 10 me than | can
tell you just now"
81 am glad of it," Barbara answered.
simply, and at once began the days
work.
The next day was Saturday. In the
afternoon, as Barbara was finishing
the dinner dishes. Mrs. Ward came in.
"Will you 60 10 church with me to-
morrow she asked, abruptly.
Barbara started, and then. recover
Ing quickly. said: Yes, if you really
want me to-"
'In the morning; we can arrange to
get dinner when we return"
what will this mean TO you?" Bar
bara asked, after awhile.
81 don't know"
"Mr. Ward is wlling?"
,"Yes. | have talked it all over with
him. and he is willing"
81 don't want to cause you needless
embarrassment" Barbara began in a
low voice.
But il may not cause any embar-
fdSSUtHl we Will lIN III, anyway.
"Do any other women in Crawford
bring their servants to church with
them
"Dr Nane's wife always does. They
are among the old families here. Very
wealthy and"
81 know DR.. Vane. lie and father
went 20 school together in Fsirview."
els that so? Then | will introduce
you 10 them tomorrow"
Barbara could not avoid a smile at
the thought. Nevertheless, she antici-
pated the event Of going 10 church
with Mrs. Ward with degree Of inter-
est that she had not felt in her work
as a servant since those eventful four
weeks in her life had Legun. 4 new
factor had come into the problem
The woman OF the house was going to
cooperate with her. How far the CO.
operation was going TO be carried she
could not foresee Mrs. Wards man
ner was both reassuring and at the
same time uncertain, and Barbara
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