THE K I NG ' S BUS I NE S S Bible Illustration.—Jno. 9:4, Jesus said, “I must work the works of Him th a t sent Me, while it is day; the night cometh, when no man can work.” Mark 1:21-35, Jesus had a very busy Sabbath casting out the demon from the fellow in the Synagogue. Then raising up Peter’s wife’s mother in the afternoon. Then at even healing all th a t came to Him, till late a t night. But in the morning, a great while before day, Jesus was out in a solitary place to pray. Acts 19:8, 9, Paul worked in private when he could no longer work in pub lic. Many of his Epistles were written in prison cells. Our Characters Affect Our Work.— Mr. Ruskin says that the corrupted Papacy of the 15th century so injur iously affected the a rt world, th a t from th a t time there was a serious decline in all the arts of painting and sculpture and architecture. The degradation of religion first touched public morality, then spread to all the arts. Character tells on skill. Where the heart declines, the hand will soon disclose it. The “work of our hands” is only established as “the beauty of the Lord is upon us.” Work On Your Knees.—A marble cutter, with chisel and hammer, was changing a stone into a statue. A preacher looking on said, “I wish I could deal such changing blows on stony hearts.”" The workman made an swer, “Maybe you could, if you worked like me, upon your knees.” Work F o r Others Good.— James Ty son, who left a fortune of $25,000,000 was the richest man in Australia. He began in poverty and made all his money in buying and selling cattle and sheep, devoting his whole lifetime to th a t one business. He did not care for luxuries. Ha wore cheap ready-made clothes, lived frugally, avoided society, and re mained unmarried. He once said, “The money is nothing. It is the little game th a t is the fun.” Being asked what the little game was, he answered,
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Sel. In the Greek the similarity of sound marks the antithesis. “Working not a t all”—literally “doing none of their own business”— “busybodies”— overdoing in the business of others. Idleness is the peril of busybodies (1 Tim. 5:13).—J. F. & B. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do even where it is Christians who are con cerned. Idleness has its perils. A per son who is not disciplined and made wise by regular work has no idea of its moral worth and opportunities.— Denney. v. 12. W ith quietness they work. A Christian should never plead spirit uality for being sloven. If he be a shoe cleaner he should be the best in the parish.—Sel. You sit here and Sing yourselves away to everlasting bliss but I tell you you are wanted a great deal more here in Illinois than you are in heaven. We are honoring Christianity most when we are doing our best in honest toil. Christianity is an - inspiration to the highest kind of work.—S. Jones. v. 13. Be not weary. The earnest worker never lacks opportunity. There is the home, the church, the perishing multitude, ever within reach. But the result of our efforts has been disap pointing and we are tempted to slacken our endeavors. “Be not weary.” We are not the best judges of what con stitutes success.—Barlow. The time is short, the issue is certain, sufficient strength is provided.—Stewart. Subject Illustration. — Three lads were pushing a handcart up a hill. The two behind got into a discussion and forgot to push. The lad in the shafts turned around and I j ESSON t a r t l y exclaimed, ILLUSTRATION'S "Less talk and more W. H. Pike shove.” If Christ had Said, “Rise up and Talk” how many would have ful filled their mission; but he said, “Rise up and Walk.” Jno. 5:8. “The leg you use most grows very tired,” remarked an onlooker to a pot-'» ter working at his wheel. “No, it’s the leg that does nothing th a t gets tired,” was the reply. And it is the people who do most who are least tired in the Lord’s work.
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