Bearing Burdens and—More Burdens
By Editor
Bearing Burdens and—More Burdens.—Not always beyond the burden-bearing of this day or this year lies rest. Oftentimes, yes, generally, the burden which God gives His child to-day is to fit him for a greater burden to-morrow. A private letter, written by one of our missionaries in India to a relative, illustrates this thought, and shows the true spirit of the soldier of Christ. Speaking of the many, many perplexities of the field, and the fearfully trying climate to the Occidental northerners, and the tendency to make one homesick, he continues: "I have always been thankful that I had a good period of testing in the West Indies before coming to this part. It weaned me from much of the tendency to long for the comforts of home, and helps me to be content with whatever fare I can obtain while on the line of service. . . . It has taught me to wait patiently till there can be home with no neglected duties in the shadows." This brother has already had a run of fever, but he is looking forward to service as soon as he is strong, in "the great Gangetic plain." Burdens and more burdens! Do not complain of the burden, the harder, heavier duty; thank God for the added grace. We have another article this week on the World's Christian Citizenship Conference and its meaning. We may ignore its work now, but we will not ignore the results of that work by and by. The true way to kill the evil fruit is to destroy it in the bud. Americans are asleep. Protestants by the thousands are drunken on the wine of Babylonian fornication of Church and State union. We shall have more to say next week.