Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23

WAS lying on my bed In my homo at Evans
town, Ill, with typhoid fever. The doctor
and had overheard his words Ny mother
was watching in the next room. My whole
soul was intent. as two voices seemed to
speak within me- one Of them saying, my
long by joy. I call thee now by chastise.
ment: but I have loved thee always, aE}d
only because love thee with an everlasN:i g
love" The other said; Surely you. who
down now because Of physical feebleness.
You are a reasoner. and nor yet were you
convinced Of the RESPONSIVENESS OF o.,
Christianity. Hold out now. and you will
feel" One presence was to me warm
sunny, safe, with an impression of snowy
wings; the other cold, dismal, dark, with
the flutter Of q bat The controversy did
strain would doubtless appear longer than
1t was. But at last, solemnly, and with my
whole heart, I said, not In spoken WORDS
but in the deeper language Of conscious
ness: IF God let's me get well III try to be
a Christian girl" But this resolve did not
bring peace. You must at once declare
this inward resolution" said the inward
voice. Calling her mother. who was In the next
you that If God let's me get well III try to
be a Christian girl."'"
And for answer. the mother, who had
been earnestly praying for this one thing
arms. knelt beside the bed and wept for JOY,
while Frances dropped into restful Sleep
blessed with the peace that passes under
standing. The year following this illness
Frances made a public confession OF her
faith, described by Prof. Jones. 1t was Sun
day evening.
"a large congregation in the Methodist
church had listened to an ordinary sermon
and seemed somewhat impatient for dis.
missal when the pastor, to the surprise OF
every one, extended an invitation to those
who wished to unite with the church on
probation to meet him at the altar The
revival wave of last winter had rolled by;
there had been no special meetings; not
ripple of religious excitement was discover
able on the smooth current of the church.
Under the circumstances no one was ex-
pected to respond to the pastors invitation.
A moments pause and a single young wom-
an moved out into the main aisle and with
firm step approached the altar. Instantly
all eyes converged upon her. There was no
mistaking that form and face; 1t was Miss
Willard. No sign or faintest token of doubt
clouded that countenance now There was
that firm expression Of the features which
clnches faith and says, Here I stand. l
can do no other The effect on the congre-
cation was electrical. For a few moments
the solempity Of the occasion held all other
feelings in check, but soon hundreds OF.
faces turned to hundreds of others filled
with surprise and Joy, and many an eye
was moist with tears. Some one began
the doxology, and 1t was sung as II the very
stars were expected to join In the chorus
This demonstration was in a way prophetic.
for among the illustrious personages who
have belonged to the Methodist denomina-
ton no name has brought 1t moro honor
than that Of Frances E. Willard.
"An Uncrowned Queen" by Bernie Bah
cock.
Augusta. Grand Duchess of Mechlen-
burg Schwerin during her first winter in
Schwerin, held a Bible class three times
week and a singing class once a week I'M
til a competent teacher was found. besides
abundant works of charity which she
founded enlarged or sustained with liber-
atty and ZEAL"
I'VE are glad to note the Sabbath-keep-
ing examples Of several recent Presidents
of the United States-of Hayes and Car
field, in habitually walking to church that
their men servants in the stable might rest
and worship on the Sabbath as we'll as
themselves; and of Grant, when ex-Presi-
dent, in refusing to attend Sunday horse
races in Paris. With these we may appro-
priately mention the lord mayor Of London
for 1884, who refused to follow the usual
custom Of going to church in state on
the ground that it would impose unneces-
sary Sunday labor on his servants-an eX-
ample full of suggestion From THE
Sabbath for Man." by Wilbur F. Crafts,
Ph.D,