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the love of Christ in his heart which would not let men go, and which loved the loveless into loveliness. To this mission he gave thousands of dollars, and, in the midst of university toil, unnumbered nights of self-abnegating service. I once asked an English friend what, had impressed him most in all that he had seen in America. I expected him to speak of our big buildings or the like', but I received this answer: “The sight of William Borden, on his knees in Yale-Hope Mission, with his arm around a bum.” And as for William Borden’s lovg for Christ, it possessed him, con strained him, led him away from all that men of his sort hold dear, for ward, onward, to Cairo and to death. For if ever a man could truly rep'eat Count Zinzendorf’s well-known say ing, it was beloved William Borden: “I have but one passion; it is He, it “If I have eaten my morsel alone,” The patriarch spoke in scorn; What would he think of the Church, were he shown Heathendom, huge, forlorn, Godless, Christless, with soul unfed, While the Church’s ailment is fulness of bread, Eating her morsel alone? “I am debtor alike to the Jew and the Greek,” The mighty Apostle cried, Traversing continents, souls to seek, For the love of the Crucified. Centuries, centuries since have sped; Millions are perishing; we have Bread; But we eat our morsel alone.
is He!” For Christ.he lived, and for Christ he died. And greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his Friend. And so William Borden went from faith to faith, from strength to strength, and from glory to glory. And thus he has finished his course with joy. For him henceforth there is laid up a crown of righteousness which the righteous Judge will give him in that day. For he loved Christ’s appearing, and he will not be ashamed before him at His coming. All, therefore, is well with him. But be yond his new-made grave are the ten millions of Christless Mohammedans all is not well with them. Who then will follow William Borden, and go where he sought to lead? This is the questioning call of his life and death. And God and.men wait for a reply. —The Sunday School Times. Ever, of them who have largest dower Shall .heaven require the more: Ours is affluence, knowledge, power, Ocean from shore to shore; And East and West in our ears have said, “Give us, give us, your living Bread;” Yet we eat our morsel alone. “Freely, as ye hath received, so give.” He bade who hath given us all: How shall the soul in us longer live, ■ Deaf to their starving call, For whom the Blood of the Lord was shed, And His Body broken to give them Bread. —If we eat our morsel alone?
The Scorn o f Job ( William Alexander.
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