Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10

been talk Of putting In a window. but
the society could not afford 1t. and 50
they sit and fan or stay away through
the hottest weather. Now that critic
personal expense, working after hours,
and give the whole society comfort and
help far more than his singing could do
even II he sang like an angel. Yet he oe-
spises his humble gift and sits sulkily
back in his hot corner. If he should put
that window In 1t would only make his
humble trade the more evident, and some
OF the girls. with their fitting chins and
beautiful hats, would despise him. ne
thinks. But what would that matter?
His Master was a carpenter. and 1t Is
an honorable trade. The world could not
do without carpenters, and should 1t ever
chance that all the carpenters In the
world save one or two should take up
the trade Of singers methinks that the
carpenter or two who were left would
move in the highest circles, for the work
would be appreciated when the lack Of 1t
was felt.
Here is young girl in poor and humble
circumstances she San s,.s 90 ,.a,+ tnns
verse in the meeting, but her voice gets
lower and lower every time. for she feels
that the other girls despise her. They
never speak to her except In the coolest,
If possible. She feels alone. and usually
stays away from tho socials. The only
time she ever went they put her to
washing dishes. and ran away to chatter
by themselves while she toiled alone in
the kitchen. Now she can wash dishes
swiftly and well. and she knows it, 1t
is what she does three times day for
a large family, and she Is an expert at
1t. but she would rather stay away from
socials forever than have those girls
think it is the only thing she is At for.
They despise her for 1t, or at least tg-
more her. which is worse in her eyes. and
she sits at home in the gloom OF her
room and feels no part OF the tingle OF
life flowing through her veins that
courses through the body Of Christ She
is sick member and needs a doctor. But
the reason of her sickness is partly the
fault Of those other girls.
They ought not to have despised her
and ignored her They hate dish wash
gift and most Of them hardly know how
to go about it. They can dress up a
table to perfection. decorate the chapel,
and make the whole place look beautiful.
with charming smiles. and make every
one feel at home. They even made the
dishwasher feel at home for a while
when she first came until they put her
to dishwashing and went of and left
her.
portant part. If she could but have seen
them the next social when she wasn't
there. They had a hard time Of 1t. and
the kitchen was in mess when they
got done 50 that the house committee OF
the Ladies' Aid reprimanded them when
she saw 1t. Dishwashing was that girls
gift, and she might have glorified in It. II
only those other butterfly girls had known
enough to glorify 1t, too. for her, and
her dishwashins. There are diversities
OF gifts, but the same spirit. There are
diversities of operations. but it is the
same God which worketh all and In all.
If God wants her to work through you
SO, and remember that no matter how
humble q gift It may be you are q part
Of the body Of Christ. and just as i'm
portant a part as those that mako more
go on without you. any moro than it can
go on without its head. or its eye, or
its hand. And the comforting part about
1t is that the other members didn't put
you in that humble spot . Or that exalted
set the members every one Of them in
the body as it hath pleased Him" The
main thing is to do the best where He
has placed us. for nowhere else could we
50 So. well please Him or help the whole
A certain famous orchestra was to play
a great composition which required q new
and peculiar instrument, and they had 1t
made to, order, an ugly thing. big and
awkward: and giving fortn IN. marsh and
hideous to hear. but used where 1t was
It gave depth and completeness
to the whole composition. which nothing
else could do. 1t was but . single meas
ure was the climax OF the whole and
without the notes Of this strange instru-
ment the effect Of the whole would be
gone. Now. supposing that instrument
had refused to play. saying It was ugly