worketh hitherto, and I work.' When one of
Christ's followers desired to express the true nature of his work and
office, he called himself a servant. He used a word, 'doulos,' which
means, in the Greek language, a slave or a bond-servant. By the word
'doulos' he meant to say that his mission in life was to work, to do
good, to serve. This man was a great preacher, but it is possible for
any one to become a 'doulos' in so far as he is willing to serve God
and his fellowman. You see, Sibylla, the spirit of Christian work and
brotherly love is the spirit of 'doulos.' The word has been
transformed by service and unselfish devotion to duty. Great men who
have blessed the world, and good and noble women who have helped to
uplift humanity, have done it through service. It is just as honorable
to bake well, and cook well, and to do the humblest daily tasks
efficiently, as it is to play well on the piano and talk fluently
about the latest books."

At the conclusion of the Professor's little talk on the dignity of
labor, a new light shone in Sibylla's eyes and a new thought gripped
her soul. The spirit of "doulos" had displaced her antipathy toward
the word servant.

"I'll take that butter over to the Professer's home right away," she
said, to herself.

Before leaving Sibylla, the Professor quoted from the "Toiling of
Felix," by Henry Vandyke:

"Hewing wood and drawing water, splitting stones and cleaving
sod, All the dusty ranks of labour, in the regiment of God, March
together toward His triumph, do the task His hands prepare;
Honest toil is holy service, faithful work is praise and prayer."

They who work without complaining, do the holy will of God.

Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of earth is
toil.

Sibylla Linsabigler was a healthy, large-boned, solidly-built, typical
"Pennsylvania German" girl. Her clear, pinkish complexion looked as if
freshly scrubbed with soap and water. A few large, brown freckles
adorned the bridge of her rather broad, flat nose. She possessed red
hair and laughing, red-brown eyes, a large mouth, which disclosed
beautiful even, white teeth when she smiled, extraordinary large feet
and hands, strong, willing and usually good-natured, although
possessed of a quick temper, as her red hair indicated. Kind-hearted
to a fault, she was of great assistance to Aunt Sarah, although she
preferred any other work to that of cooking or baking. She kep