Evening journal., 1906-08-04

gazed for a time, upon It, The ham
having arrived in which his duty was 10
feed the poor Of the convent, he fingered
no longer in the cell to enjoy the vision,
but lent it to perform his humble duty.
Upon returning he found the blessed
vision still waiting for him and utterlng
these words: 'Hadst thou stayed 1 must
have fed" AS Cecil has said. Duties are
ours, events are Gods" We are not TO
worry about the consequences, but only
to keep right on doing our duties. A man
knows as "Old Humphrey" is said 10
have written a superior paper against
wandering from the path of duty, which
was suggested by a. notice ait the en-
trance of a park; "Take notice In walk
ing through these grounds you are re-
quested to keep the footpath." Bunyan
has Incorporated far more solemn warm
ing the same theme, in The pilgrim stray
ing into by path meadow"
We must walk the straight and narrow
way" of duty. we cannot afford TO turn
away from the "old paths" of duty and
righteousness. DR.. Judson once sent for
an erring convert. Look here SAID tho
doctor taking q ruler, and tracing a
crooked line across the iioor-"5ore IS
where you have been walking. You have
made crooked track. have kept near il
and not taken 10 new roads, and YOU
have, ITO a certain extent grown in grace
and now here you stand. You know where
this path leads. You know what is before
you-some struggles some sorrows and
finally eternal life and a crown of glory.
But to the left branches off another vely
pleasant road. and along the air floats
rather temptingly a pretty bubble. You
do not mean to leave the path you have
walked in fifteen years, you only want
ITO step aside and catch the bubble and
think YOU will come back again but you
never will"
/ Wo cannot afford. either, to make *
cuses but ever be found ready 10 follow
our Master We have not the time TO
leave what Is our real duty to God. even
to go and marry a wife, and less TO 80
and look after the farm or To try the
oxen Ours is to be ever on duty ever
under what may seem at times unfavor-
able or even adverse circumstances.
william Reid, an old man-of-wars
man. who was on board the Owasco at the
ba.tla of Galveston, had two Of n s fingers
shot of, and as a consequence, was or
dorcd below. but he raped his handker-
chief around his hand and continued the
execution with his rifle. Half an hour later
he was shot through the shoulder and
was again ordered below, but replied.
mo. sir as long as there is any lighting
to be done I shall stay ON deck when
the roll was called after the bat.le, ne
was found at his post ready for duty. and
was disappointed and dispieased when ne
learned that he must go tosthe hospital.
Beloved endeavorers, the battle against
the evil forces of earth is on. are we
ready to enter the great army of which
Christ is leader and to fight FOR mis-
causeg The battle that IS on against evll
is just as severe as that OF Galveston
and just such warriors as old William
Reid is nceded. and our Great Captain
is eNhortIng as to duty with asmuch earn
estness as did that monarch Frederick the
Great, the thirty-siN thousand Prussians.
Let us therefore put ON the whole umor
Of God, and be present at every roll-call.
ready for duty. If we. like William Reid,
are too much wounded to fight longer
Jesus viii know IL and viii welcome us
into that heavenly hospital where all our
wounds viii be dressed and healed for
ever. The enemy may innict wounds upon
us but God viii never allow his faithful
soldiers to be conquered.