The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-01

passion for souls, that JOY in their re
ueiHluoh, can be ours shall be ours. II
we faithfully do the daily duties he gives
/ us IN speaking 10 and living like Christ b.
'oIe the souls about US. Few or many
may be the talents God has given us. the
JOY that rs 10 come for making all we can
OF them IS just as great for all. 1t does
| not matter that we have but two talents.
[ God VIII not EXPECT us to make OF the
. two what FIVE talents would bring doubled
Just rs great is the responsibility OF the
servant with but little as he with the
nuch, and Just as great the JOY and tho
reward hereafter.
J. Monroe Gibson SAYS.
The joy Of the Lord would appear to
De the same for all, but IL is significant
that the leading thought Of heavenly re-
ward is not Joy, but rather promotion.
promotion In service, higher sphere and
a wider range Of work-the few things
which have been our glad service here
exchanged for many things Of which we
shall be masters there-no more failures.
no more bUngling, no more notifications
as We look back upon work half done OF
III done, or much Of il undone"
Then shall we fully know what il is to
enter into the joy" or our Lord.
Applied Truth.
Mary Foster stood in the kitchen look
t-'e f'-NAA bANDAAAI teANC a. tic pies Oh SDlltN
dishes TO be washed. and wondered why
it was that the maid-of-aII-work should
choose this particular day 70 demand that
she must 90 10 the county TO visit a sick
cousin. Mary had planned to be out all
the afternoon with the calling committee
hunting up new recruits for the Chris
tian EndeavOr. She had promised to spend
part Of the morning in helping the girls
sew the last things for the missionary
box that was TO be sent away soon. Now
she would have 20 give il all up. There
would not even be time 10 carr, the car
nations ove'-tO old Mrs. Brewster OF
write the letter 10 brother Tom that she
always wrote on the same DAY Of the
week Mother had been sent for 20 nurse
a sick child and father had sent up word
he would bring home two gentlemen to
dinner She must do all the work her
self and look after the two little sisters
! besides. What was the use Of trying TO
work for Christ-when there were so many
/ hindrances2
Just then the clear voices Of the little
sisters playing Sunday school with their
dolls rang ont
Content TO M a little space
II thou be glorifed.
That hymn was one Mary had been
teaching her sisters. It was as # a ray
Of sunlight had shot into the gloomy
kitchen and illumined the work 20 be
done Il was his service, even though il
was but dish washing. She went about
her work singing.
Wherever in the world / am,
In whatsoever estate,
I have a fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate;
work OF lowly love 70 do
For him on whom I wait
oIrrTGaH
even the pudding she made was work OF
Joy, because Of the one to whom the ser
vice was rendered.
How to Help the Leader.
Have you ever felt the joy Of service?
Can you tell in a word OF two OF the won
derfuI experience?
Hints 10 the Leader.
Make this somew hat Of an experience
meeting. Urge the members to tell OF the
Joy they have had in Christ's service.
Have some one speak briefly OF mission
aries and other Christion workers, whose
joy in Christ's service was great even TO
the fOrgetfulness OF their own pleasures
Have much prayer Call for ways Of
working for Christ Ask all TO stand who
will try to save one soul during the com
ing year.
God gave me something very sweet to be mine
own this day
A precious opportunity, word for Christ 20 say;
soul that my desire might reach, work TO
And now thank him for this grace ere yet the
light grows dim
No service that he send me on can be so vel
To guide pilgrims weary feet within the mar
row way