GOD'S SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR TO-DAY.
By Eliza H. Morton
To-DAY God has a special truth for men,
E'en as in days before the flood, e'en as
When John the Baptist preached with power, e'en as
When Luther charged against the hosts of sin. The law divine must be restored and kept,
And Christ must live his life within the hearts
Of men. And, lo! we see the message speed,
Going to all the earth with wondrous power.
It gathers in its wake the humble ones,
The earnest souls who long to see the light,
And angels work with men and point the way
To those who hunger for the bread of life. E'en like an avalanche, which gathers strength
As on it rushes to the vale, so swells
The mighty cry which heralds Christ to come;
So moves the great reform which just precedes
The end of time. The work is not of men.
And men, though wrought upon by Satan and
His hosts, cannot prevent, cannot retard,
That which was long ago foretold. We gaze
With awe, we tremble, we adore, and yet
We sing a song of praise. Our hearts are touched
As we are led, perchance, by unseen hands,
To thirsty souls who welcome us with tears. Oh, blessed privilege to work with God!
Oh, blessed labor, though we see not here
In full the fruits of toil! We soon shall see,
We soon shall know. We soon shall strike a note
Of gladness sweeter far than we have dreamed.
Fade, earthly joys. Grow dim, O fleeting years!
We cast our all into the ark of faith.