There are old mechanics th.if i*nn BO
more above tbe plane a>r pound with
the hammer or bore ?rlth the blt or run
up the ladder to the scaffolding. Mas?
ter mechanics they were or subordi?
nates who wrought faithfully In the
work of house or barn or ship building.
You have a light to quit. You
finished your task. Be thankful
your work ls done.
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Then there aro a^ed phyaldnna What
tragedies of pain and accident they
have wltnessssd! How much sn I
they have assuaged! How many bra1 s
battles they have fought with lancet
ami cataclysm: How many fevers tliov
Cooled! Uow many broken bones
set! How many paroxysms they quiet
eil! How man] days tin v
passed when they knew that human
Uren depended upon their skill and
fidelity! They drove back death from
many a cradle.
And there arc the old ministers. One*
they wera- foremost In general s
Mies and conferences and associations.
They have preached In Pent*
They have stood by Christian
b da and seen Elijahs go np In Daming
chariots of glory. Thc gospel Ihey
preached for fifty or sixty yean il?
lumine* their every feature, 'ihey have
stopped preaching, for their breath ls
. or their nerves ar.- a-Jangle, or
they lose ihelr thread of discourse or
suffi r from confusion of Idoaa -
up, ng-'d <! '-tors. The
Bible -ays Hod forgets our sins when
we rcpeni if tbem. but ne never for?
gets fa lt hf c.! services rendered. Hero
i revival where you stood
watching tin* souls that came "as clouds
a: d aa il >v." to the wi'daawr..' Hi
Indicated by your physical or mental
condition that lt ls time fer you to stop.
