Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

With one chicken, all fuss and hutter flnds it's counterpart in the man or woman who is all fuss and feathers having but little to do and yet too busy to do anything.
 DO we ever pause to think how this excuse is confession of weakness? True we are too busy to give atten- ton to nonessentials and trival use lessness. Duty calls but in one direc- ton at once. No call where duty is concerned Is ever conflicting. Often, however, what seems duty is but sell fish desire or ambitious interest.
 Then, too. it is an established fact, having but few exceptions, that people find time to do and find a way, for the most part to do what they desire to do. How many of us find occasion to join our friends in lodge and society well nigh every opportunity, while we are absent from the mere essential privi- lege of the church and it's established means of blessing.
 Consider what constitutes a call to do or be anything in the service of God. Two clements enter here, the need of the ability to do
 The Almighty calls busy men and women to represent him in the affairs of life; and we almost say truthfulIy. calls to the most responsible positions, only the busy. And the reason for this is not far to seek
 The man who does his own work well, will do Gods work well, provided he will heed the voice of duty. In all our great centers of life it is the busy business and professional man who is found doing the most for his fellow man in the name of Jesus The wise pastor never goes to an idle man O. woman when he is especially anxious for some work to be done and done promptly. Let me ask you to think of some of the things to which God calls men today.
 Men and women are called to do some definite thing. God never calls people to generalities alone. And here again is this call determined by ones ability to perform. The loudest call man ever hears in this busy age is the need of the work being done coupled with his peculiar ability to perform that self same work
 Then, too, men are called 10 do something along the ways of righteous ness with their influence. Early in the Christian life are we to learn the an- cient discovery of the Apostle that no
 
 to do something with a good end in view with their time. Those gems with whichsthe sum total of human existence is comprehended, are hours and minutes.
 No day is allowed to pass wherein God, by unobtrusive circumstances often does net call us to help our fel- low men. AS of yore even yet pres ent help is he; and love has still it's Olivet and faith its Gallilee.'
 "Then, as well. are we often called to suffer sometimes and some things. And here mind as we'll as body will be called into requisition. While physi- cal suffering may very seldom be ad- | judged the direct imposition of an all- loving heart, yet there are many times when the All-Loving One per mits for the loved ones growth and ultimate comfort and strength the pain to rack and the fever to burn that out of the tempest may break the calm.
 Sometimes we are called by this same voice of the Master to be mis- understood; and the follower of the Nazarene today sometimes employees the words of his great Friend and cries out will ye also go away?'
 Sometimes to be misunderstood for a time and have the cloud obscure the sunshine of love and esteem, is the shortest path to honor and position of usefulness; certainly is it so when God ordains. But not only so, but often in the labyrinth created by ones own er- TOTS and even sins. is heard the voice of God calling into the light of his smile and home
 God calls men out of the maze of human entanglements to sacrifice both personal aims and creature comforts that they may become fishers of men and under the guidance of the great Teacher take men alive and save them to the kingdom of heaven.
 "But there is another side to all this: having called a man or woman and that call having been answered hon. estly and in good faith, to whatever place or position, God never leaves him alone. There is the backing of the power and influence of all heaven and time to cause him to reap ulti- mate success.
 Whenever God orders forward march it is safe to step out and move forward, however dark and forboding may seem the way.
 WI hSH dSheu CSllCtTHlIlS the out look for Christian missions in India the Iron Duke replied What are your marching orders? It is to these marching orders of the Word of God and faith l call you to heed today.
 "Another thing we may not over look. The Almighty never intrusts important matters to men and women who have no business of their own to attend to; hence if God calls you. brother. sister, it behcoves you to hear and carefully heed that call
 Let us not overlook the promise l connected with this call and indeed a similar promise coupled with every l one of Gods calls to us. I will make you fishers of men That is your suc-