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T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S will send the chair from New York. It is one used by Mrs Muller. I wrote ten days ago to a brother, who promised to see It forwarded here last week. He has not been prompt as I would have desired, but I am sure our Heavenly Father will send the chair. Mrs- Muller is very sick on the sea, and has particularly desired to have this same chair, and not finding it here yester day, we have made special prayer that our Heavenly Father would be pleased to provide it for us, and we will trust Him to do so.’ As this dear man of God went peacefully on board, running the risk of Mrs. Muller making the trip without a chair when, for a couple of dollars she could have been provided, I confess I feared Mr. Muller was carrying his faith principles too far and not acting wisely. I was kept at the express office ten minutes after Mr. Muller left. Just as I started to hurry' to the wharf, a team drove up the street, and on top of a load just arrived from New York was Mr. Muller’s chair. It was sent at once to the tender and placed in my hands to take to Mr. Muller, just as the boat was leaving the dock (the Lord having a lesson for me). Mr. Muller took it with the happy pleased expression of a child who has just received a kindness deeply appre ciated, and reverently removing his hat and folding his hands over it, he thank ed the Heavenly Father for sending the chair.” fl A NEW YEAH, PRAYER. Father, let me dedicate All this year to Thee, In whatever worldly state Thou wilt have me be. Not from sorrow, pain, or care, Freedom dare I claim; This alone shall be my prayer: Glorify Thy Name. — L. Tuttiett.
THE RECOMMENDATION NUISANCE Requests for letters of recommenda tion are a nuisance in many instances, (says the Biblical Rev!ew) and pastors have their full share of them. People who have proved themselves of little or no worth to anybody do not hesitate to apply for a letter to assist them in getting a job or a hearing in some mat ter or other. Often they are members of the pastor’s congregation, and natur ally he does not want to offend them. However, he should remember that he owes fully as much to the one who is to read the letter and may be guided by it as he owes to the person to whom it is given. It is better, where pos sible, to write directly to a prospective employer or any one whose interest is to be solicited, rather than to give a possibly irresponsible person a general endorsement to use at random. Above all tl-’ngs such letters should be truthful. It is better to offend an unworthy man than to write a false commendation that may victimize a worthy one. The preacher who is known as firmly refusing to give his ap proval where it has not been earned wins the respect of those who have been deceived and annoyed by tfiis sort of thing so often that they have come to regard such letters with contempt. Ms m DO SPIRITUAL PEOPLE DANCE? Is it right for a church member to dance? No! Because (1) an active Christian will not have time to dance: (2) a sensible Christian will find some thing better to do than to dance; (3) a loving Christian will feel that he cannot dance; (4) a spiritually-minded Chris tian will not nave any desire to dance. If there is any other kind of Chris tians in the church, they had better be out of than in it, and so their opinion of what Christians ought or ought no: to do is of very little value.
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