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Edited by Heyman Wreford
I HAVE always found it true that work done with a single eye to God’s glory is sure to be rewarded, and sometimes the fruit will appear in this life. We may and do forget, but God never forgets, and if it is good for us to know of the fruit, He permits us to do so.
Here is an instance. A nephew of mine came to dinner, January 25th He is a clergyman of an important parish, has eight sons and daughters, and is a grandfather. I invited an aged friend of mine to meet him, being aware that she knew him in his school days. Fancy her grateful praise and thanks to God when he told her, “It was you who first led me to think of seeking the Lord. When you used to come to our bedsides at school and tell us each one of God’s love, you gave me my text, ‘I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.’ I have never forgotten it”; and introducing his dear wife, he said, “I have often told her how Miss ― was the first to win my heart for the Lord.”
Oh, dear readers, young and old, speak words for the Master whilst you hare opportunity, and make opportunities, as this dear young lady did, for she was young then.
E. P. L.