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shame of a prison life and the evils of a godless civilization, but he became the sustainer of his family, the preserver of his race", and the Saviour of the then known world. Gen. 45:5-8. , Faithfulness Laves.—A preacher of ten gives us his best fruit in old age. He never goes out of business. He only waits for promotion. “I am not tired of my work,” said Judson, the mission ary “neither am I tired of the world, yet when Christ calls me home X shall go with the gladness of a schoolboy bounding away from school.” - If Low ell be right, and “not failure, but low aim, is .crime,” then the faithful preacher needs not to fear lest he should outlive i his usefulness. Wesley could only faintly utter a few syllables when they lifted him down into the pulpit at eighty-seven, but the eloquence of a whole life of devoted service spoke louder than any wealth of words. Faithfulness Wins.—T. E. Wilson, who commenced working for Morris & Co. the well-known meat firm, when twenty years of ¡age, was'finally elected president of the company, gives this bit of advice to young men. “If you attract the favorable attention of your superi ors, forget it, and hold your speed.” One mail carrier on a rural route in Missouri traveled, over one hundred thousand miles in fourteen years, while serving the patrons of his route. This is equal to four times around the world. And yet it was accomplished by keep ing at it, day after day, week after week, and year after year, his faithful horses going just one step at a time. Golden Text Illustration.—Henry Ward Beecher said, “When a man seeks to see Rome from the dome of St. Pet er’s, every step he takes in the long winding passage is wise—if he takes them all! Not on'e counts until he has taken the last—and then they all count, for that which he is to see can be seen only when he stands on the summit. In many of the efforts of men they
fail because they do not persevere to the finish.” “Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.”: The reward is for those who have done God’s will with their best ef fort. v. 14. Delivered unto them his goods. If we use our gifts for our own private advantage, we are guilty of embezzling trust funds.-—Torrey. v. 15. Unto one COMMENTS FROM he gave five. Va- MANY SOURCES riety is one great Keith L. Brooks characteristic of God’s workman ship. The work for one to do requires the exercise of five talents, the work for another the exercise of only two, and for another the exercise of only one.—Matthews. According to ability. They are distributed in varying measure and that not arbitrarily, by the mere will of the giver, but according to his discernment of what each servant can profitably administer.—Maclaren. One talent is enough to do something with, —Davis. v. 16. Traded with the same. A Christian is a spiritual tradesman.— Farr., “Did business with.” The busiest are the happiest. Work is the salt of life.-»—Thwing. v. 18. He that received one. Those entrusted with the least number of tal ents need to beware. Tjiey are most exposed to the temptation oi saying, “I can do so little I will do nothing.”— Devo. Com. Despise not small begin nings. You may count the apples on a tree but you can never count the trees in an apple. Let no one despise the day of small powers. The clock that will not strike onel shall not strike twelve.—Hurlburt. Digged in the earth. Even a Timothy had to be told to dig up his gift. (2 Tim. 1:6).—Garry. Hid his lord’s money He who wants to do a great deal at once will never do anything.——S. Johnson. v. 19. After a long time. A hint that the second coming of Christ would be long deferred.—-Carr. Reckoneth with them. Men shall be judged and re warded according to the means at their disposal. All the interests of Christ upon earth are entrusted to His people, and every servant of His is endowed with means enough to accomplish His own share in Christ’s work. We can not complain if strict account be taken
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