The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

What tetnpesttietis struggles have nc.
complished for the church hs IL whole
they may also accomplish for the hum,
BILE individual workers in the church
God fits many of the humber workers
for his vineyard as he spiritually pre-.
pared Adonram Itidsnn, the great mis-
sionary. for his work. For seven long
years Mr.. and Mrs. JtldsOn seemed 10
labor In Burma In vain; for seven long
years he testified for Christ amid nj
most iistIrmountablc difficulties: for
seven long yenrs he and his wife every
four weeks sat down to the communion
table absolutely alone. They had not
yet tnale one convert for Christ At
the end Of these seven long years of
seeming defent the Missionary society
wrote to him that be had better s1rreti.
der his mission as II failure and start
In another field. AdOuirnm Judsoil.
with Ills gospel spirit aglOw with the
awful struggle from those seven long
years. answered the Missionary society
In these memorable words 'No! No!
| cannot and will not surrender this
mission Success Is rs certain here as
the promise Of faithful God can make
It," Then came the great outpouring
Of the Holy Spirit: then Burnn saw its
day Of pentecost SO, my brother. in
the Christian ministry or in the Chris
tian pew. fighting against seemingly
verwl,elI1fig obstacles. remember that
God has sent to you that TEMPEST for Il
purpose: remember that you are being
fitted for your work. If you are faithful
to him. as Adonirum Judson was being
fitted for his work. remember that in
the dark hours Of your tetnpestuous
night Christ Is watching and caring for
you as he watched the disciples strug
gltIg on THE waves Of Lake Ciaiilee: Pc
member that Mt the fourth watch. or
just ut the I,feaking of the dawn.
Christ. as he did of old. will appear 10
you walking upon the crystal pavement
Of the deep.
Fitting us For the work.
There Is il Suggestive story told of a
young girl who sang III ii turge concert
hall OF London. One of her friends
asked noted musical critic who was
present what he thought Of her voice
SlA, hicks one element which would
mike her the greatest singer of Eu.
rope answered the critic. She lacks
soul power. II | were d young man
md could nlarry her and III treat her
and breuk her heart. then on account
Of her grief aud lIer talent she would
be one Of tie brightest stars in the
musical ARMAMENT Time passed on.
and this woman's iieart WIS broken by
a cruel husband. Then came the true
dnys of her power and fame. God.
wien he wishes to fit us for great and
true work, sends iis hurricane of
trouble. He eompels us to battle with
the Gaiilcan ten1pests for whole
night DO not be weary of well do
ing. my brothers. You are one OF
Gods favorites. There In great tri-
umph Of gospel usefulness for yoai
ahead.
.Tfs essy enough 10 be pleasant
When life flows aiong like song.
but the man worth willis is the one who
will smile
when everything goes dead wrong.
For the test OF the heart Ii trouble,
And Il always GENES Will, the years.
And the snnlis that IL worth the praise Of
the earth
Ii the smile that comes through tears.
The dark. tsnpestuSus nights OF
financial ruin have often been. In Gofs
sight. the bright. blessed, sufsshiny
days for the merchant. How ID
George Watson getting alongY ! ask
you. Well. you answer, Il do not know
boz he ID getting aleng now. We we're
boys together In the seme town. We
came 10 the city at the same time. We
used to reoin together. but we have
drifted apart In the last few years. At
frst George made quite success. He
saved up little money. and then start
ed In business. hut George was al.
ways n trustful fellow, and he had
dishonest partner. believe the part
ner swindled him out OF some money.
Then the panic came. and his creditors
began to press him. Then the next
thing heard was that George had
failed. He moved out of our neighbor-
hood. hive not seen him for long
time. heard. however, that he is now
quite m active member III church work.
He is also one of the active men In the
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor so
ciety. But | featr George Is not doing
very we'll When d business man be-
gins to get mixed up in church matters.
as rule. 1t implies he has not d very
big business to run. However. to tell
The truth, | do not know what George.
is doing except that | have d feeling
that his credit Is not very high In the
business world. is tlat all you know
about George2 We'll. my friend, en-,
tell you that George Watson is getting
a1ong d great deal better than you are.
lis true he was eanght in a financial
storm as fierce as the Galilean tempest.
which threatened TO engulf the disciples
after Christ had fed the 1nultittdcs.
but after that tempest abatea he heard
the voice OF Jesus calling him TO the
truei and nobler life. And George
would never haVp heard the Voice of