The Carpenter and the Christian by Edward Judson

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 12, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 31.

The Carpenter and the Christian

By Edward Judson

A CARPENTER who is at work on a lofty scaffold does not keep looking downward, measuring with his eye the distance to the earth, and imagining the dreadful consequences of a fall. If he did, he might soon become dizzy and lose his balance; but no, he goes quietly about his work, occupying his mind with its details without the thought of falling. It should be so with the Christian. He should not be constantly examining his own spiritual moods, but should engage heartily and steadily in Christian work, which is the best cure for spiritual hypochondria.—Edward Judson.