Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23

else. promised. If l accept this Of
fer I must go at once, as the place re-
quires an immediate answer in per-
son. That would leave Mrs. Ward
without anyone just at time when
she is most in need of some one"
''She will let you off for such an un-
expected offer as this Barbara" Mrs.
Clark spoke with esgerness. "You do
not mean to lose 1t, to lose your
chances of getting something better
just for"
Mother, you must not tempt me-"
Barbara replied, with faint smile.
And Mrs. Clark, with sigh, made no
further appeal. She knew from past
experience that Barbara would not
change her mind in such matter.
After a long silence Barbara said:
Mother, may decide to remain with
Mrs. Ward for good. This morning
thought it was all mistake and that
l could not do anything. But since
this talk with her see some hopes of
working out the problem. really be-
gin to think l may be of some use in
that home"
But you have not been happy there,
dear. And am sure the work is too
hard for you. You are tired out"
ut is the heat, mother. / shall be
all right when the cool weather comes
this fall"
Mrs. Clark shook her head doubtful
ly; and when Barbara went up to her
room at last her mother broke down
and had cry over the situation. Bar
bara had handed her the four weeks
savings. amounting to $14. 1t was
more than she could have saved on S35
month as teacher, if she had been
obliged to pay for her own board and
lodgings and incidentals. But, in spite
of all, Mrs. Clark could not understand
the girls evident purpose to go back to
Mrs. Wards permanently.
UP in her room that night Barbara
turned to her New Testament with a
purpose which had been formed since
her talk in the morning. 1t had come
to her mind, while Mrs. Ward was saw
ing something about the need which
she had of her, that there were a great
many passages in the New Testament
5.
the idea occurred to her to search for
all OF them and make study of them
with special reference to her own case
at what was now crisis for her flu
ture. She would take one passage every
week and dwell on it while at her work
If she should decide to GO back to
the Wards indefinitely.
She did not know xvhara =, loa1. r..
all the passages referring to the
slaves or bond-servants common to
Christ's and PauPs times, but she was
familiar with the beautiful verses in
the second chapter of Philippians, and
she turned to 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 it not a
prize to be on an equality with God,
but emptied Himself, taking the form
of servant (the Greek word is bond
servant), being made in the likeness
of men; and being made in fashion
as man, He humbled Himself becoln-
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 to the glory
OF God the Father" phil. ii:5-11)
THE Son of God was a bond-serv-
ant" Barbara repeated the state
msnt softly before she prayed. And
never before had she prayed more
earnestly for wisdom and humility
and courage. Never had the girl felt
q deeper longing to be OF use in tho
world where she was mest needed.
"Hslp me. Son sf Cad" was Tie kas-