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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 345
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calm acquiescence of martyrdom , the childlike language of trust and sub * mission , or the joyful sacrament of allegiance and active service . it is not
" It is not work in the abstract we are called upon to undertake ; our tain work amount , but of God work 's work to . The lish Church of is which not left each to the world choose with his a own ceraccomp may
the portion dail . task It is as an ordered the dail household bread . Indeed . , The Master so essential assigns is to thi each s submission as much _,
that in some y cases it seems y the only task assi , gned . Of so little importance , word is the work the myriads of our of hands the heavenl in the sig host ht of beholding Him who ! framed In all cases the worlds it is the with first a
, y for step , us —the to remember first act of than service that require all work d of is not us . service jN ~ othing , and is all more service essential is not
work . " The services appointed us are so various , that it is impossible to indicate its them so laden store . For of with honey some its task , for life food , is the so garden and full wax of is sweet for so full building home of indi -duties that genous , the every question flowers moment , each is rather comes with
' What am I to do first ? , ' than ' What am I , to do ? ' Whilst to others , , heart were there no not the famil task y mi of ht Grod seem in the allotted world . , and Both the cases grace have of their G-od in bless the - necessary
ings and , their trials . If we g would but each of us gather the flowers in our path as diligently as we sometimes do the thorns , our hands - than would be more
fitted for our workand our homes more full of fragrance they are . The richest who count , what they have not , are poor , and tlie poorest who count what they have , are rich . It is sweet when the when heart ' the s natural heart affec is at
tions are God ' s appointed taskmasters . It is well , also , ' the the leisure voluntary disci from ples . itself take service , ' the to pour of place others its of whole the ; when dictates wealth the of , last and instinctive commands bend its a whole ffection of the energ . Master In ies both on to
prehension spheres , the of real the blessing living Fountain and the real of all strength love , and must all spring authority from , and the the full fre ap - - quent ift of app natural lication relati to on it . shi The are poorest reallhappy and the just richest in the in proportion God ' s best that earthl they y
g believe tion " But that the surel they truth live none — ' handmaids are the so Lord p full is of of with cares the y Lord thee or . so ' ; ' and useful in ifts , just that in to the them propor also - poor g , ,
g waiting ive direct patientl ministry y y and for trustfull Him , increasing y on God , for according His dail to y their commands strength , Pie and will their not desireThere is so much to be set riht in the worldthere are so many to
with be led such . , and in hel our ped dail , and life comforted . Let us , that onl g we take must care continuall that , b y the come lance in cont being act turned inwardor strained y onwardor lost y in vacant , reverie , y we g do not miss
our turn of service , , and pass by those , to whom -we might hav , e been sent on an errand straight from God . "
_reveale present And , d in season anxie conclusion . ties A new , While let year us not our has forget political just commenced the horizon peculiar , is solemnity with darkened all its of un tlie by
-. clouds and leng of th ominous of the foreboding land is S shado , every wed b hear y the th awful throug heart calamity mourns hout the in that bread silent has th fallen our beloved overei . Every
sympa upon thy , every thinking mind gn regards the future with shrinking object pulse w ap ardl prehension y it of excited wn meet . May deeds feeling but our b , f the humble try loving ing calm t kindness o and dependence relieve consistent , no it t upon by f desire on the Gfod any casual to be " chanc freely out im e - -
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Notices Of Books. 345
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 345
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1862, page 345, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011862/page/57/
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