The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-04-04
BORN TO SERVE
By Charles NJ. Sheldon,
Author of GIN HIS STEPS. - "JoHN KINGS
QUESTION CLASS" EDWARD
BLAKE, % Etc.
CHAPTER VII.-CoNT1NUEp.
Copyright, 1900, by Charles N. Sheidon.)

IF l am going to stay a servant"
she said, with some calling back of
her former habit, 81 must learn what
God thinks of service. I shall need
all 1 can get out of His word to
strengthen me in days to come" She
had made a collection of her passages
relating to service, and tonight she
added to it from one of Paul's let
ters, dwelling on the words as she
read them aloud: Servants, obey in
all things them that are your mas
tiers according to the flesh; not with
eye service, as men-pleasers, but in
xingleness of heart, fearing the Lord;
whatsoever We do, work heartily, as
unto the Lord, and not unto men;
knowing that from the Lord We shall
receive the recompense of the inner
itance; We serve the lord Christ. For
he that doeth wrong shall receive
again for the wrong that he hath
done; there is no respect of persons.
Masters, render unto your servants
that which is just and equal; know
ing that We also have a Master in
Heaven"
"Of course" Barbara unused, after
saying the words, 'all this was said
to actual slaves. whose bodies were
bought and sold in the market like
cattle. But what wonderful words to
be spoken to any class of servants
either then or now! Whatsoever We
do, ''-ork heartily One thing that
servants lack in their service is
heartiness. 1t is done for wages, not
for love of service. AS unto the
Lord and not unto men, How few
servants ever think of that! The
Lord is the real Master. He is being
served if what 1 do is a good thing
that needs doing. There is no re-
spect of perso ns.' How great thing
that is! In Gods sight my soul is
as much worth saving as any other.
He thinks as much of me as He does
of the rich and The famous. Masters.
render unto your servantG that
which is just and equal If that were
done, it might make conditions far
different so far as the servant-girl
question is concerned. But who will
tell US what is meant by 'iust and
equal to-day?" Barbara shook her
head doubtfully, and went on.
knowing that We have also
MdStcD III ucdSen L naC uelpS me.
Paul must have known my need as
well as the need of the poor bond
servants to whom he wrote. a las
ter in Heaven May He help me to
serve Him in spirit and in truth"
So Barbara the next day did not
present the appearaI &c of the mod
ern broken-heartCd heroine in the
end-of-the-century novel. Anyone
>who knew her could plainly see
marks in her face and manner of a
great experience. But there was no
gloom about her, no un-Christian
tragic bewailing of fate or circum-
stance. If she were to live her
life as she supposed she should,
without life's greatest help to live,
so far as human love can go, she
would at least live it bravely as so
many other souls have done. And
yet, Barbara, you know well enough
that Ambition does not spell Love.
And, in spite of all, you know Your
heart would tremble if the young
minister of Marble Square church
should pass you and give you one
earnest look out of his great dark
eyes, as he did on that well-remem-
bered day when he said that you
were beautiful. All. Barbara! Are