At the Altar of Sacrifice and Service
By H. S. Shaw
EVERY living child of God is urged, for his own good and for the good of the common cause, to lay aside every weight, and turn his face toward Jerusalem, and pray. Let the father and the mother take the children to the place appointed for prayer; for the Lord will be there to leave them a blessing for themselves and their children, which may prove their salvation from the pitfalls that Satan is laying for their feet in the year to come. Present your Lamb, for yourself and your little ones, even the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Then go to your secret chamber, and give your children to the Lord. Consult him about the best way to bring them up. Ask him how is the best way to invest your means so that you and your little ones will be on the safe side in the whirl that is just ahead of this world. Tell him that you would rather give your money to his needy cause than to teach your children to spend it for the things that perish in a little time. Talk to him freely about that extra team you have that you do not need, and that extra farm that you can as well do without. Tell him that you are willing10to make that bank account smaller by a draft for the cause of God. Tell the boys and girls and the brethren and sisters about the multitudes of people who are waiting for us to arouse ourselves and put on the garments of sacrifice. And if you should be a man who has no extra money or land or goods, ask him to cause a blessing to pass your way, that you may have a mite to give into the Master's hand. Say, “O Lord, save us, not in idleness but for service;” and when this people, beloved of God, shall submit their all to his care, Heaven will touch the earth in blessing, and victory will be on the lips of every one. H. S. SHAW, of Minnesota.