uld bring
him back to life, for the boy was his own boy. What if we should not
have this spirit with the lost!

"If grief in Heaven could find a place,
Or shame the worshiper bow down,
Who meets the Savior face to face,
'Twould be to wear a starless crown."

But on the other hand, what if we should simply be faithful? Then may
the following be true of us:

"Perhaps in Heaven, some day, to me
Some sainted one shall come and say,
All hail, beloved, but for thee
My soul to death had fallen a prey.
And, oh, the rapture of the thought,
One soul to glory to have brought."

General Booth of the Salvation Army describes a vessel making its way
home from the Australian gold fields. The miners had struggled to get
rich and at last every man had around about him his belt of gold. The
ship lost her way in the ocean and, set out of her course, suddenly
crashed upon the rocks of an island near by. Almost instantly she
sank. As one miner stood looking at the shore he knew that he was
strong enough as a swimmer to save his gold and save his own life; but
as he was about to throw himself into the sea a little girl whose
mother and father had been washed overboard came over to him to say,
"Oh, sir, can you not save me?" It was then a choice between the child
and the gold. The struggle was terrific but at last the gold was
thrown aside, the child fastened to his body and he struggled through
the waves until he fell exhausted and fainting upon the shore. The
great Salvation Army officer says that when this strong man came to
himself the little child was by his side. Throwing her arms about his
neck she exclaimed with sobs, "Oh, sir, I am so glad you saved me."
"That was worth more to him than the gold," said General Booth. And if
in heaven some day upon the streets of gold we shall meet just one
redeemed soul who was once lost and in the darkness, and we know that
that one soul is there because we were true, the streets of gold will
be better, the gates of pearl will be brighter, the many mansions more
beautiful, the music sweeter, and, if such a thing were possible, the
vision of Christ more entrancing. Certainly it would be thrilling to
hear him say to us, "Inasmuch as ye did it unto these little ones ye
did it unto me."

SANCTIFICATION

TEXT: "_This is the will of God, even your sanctification._"--1 Thess.
4:3.

It is quite significant that the Apostle Paul writes explicit