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Muller's life-service was the founding of the orphan work, a step so important and so prominent that even the lesser particulars leading to it have a strange significance and fascination. In the year 1835, on November 20th, in taking tea at the house of a Christian sister, he again saw a copy of Francke's life.
Life is something more than these, and the man who misses this truth misses the greatest joy and satisfaction that can come into his life-service for others. Some men argue that they can give this service and be in business, too. But service with such men generally means drawing a check for some worthy cause, and nothing more.
His heart was set on his giving his life-service to the Church. "Any body can make candles," he said, "but talents are required for the ministry, and, from all I learn, Benjamin has the talents." "Partly right and partly wrong," rejoined Josiah, who seemed to think that his brother's remark was not altogether complimentary.
Booth's life, and messages taken from her writings and from The General's, were also on the great lantern screen passed on to them. Thousands of the most careless and thoughtless were present; but there was no break in the solemnity of the service. Hundreds went as requested, from the Meeting to a room in the stables, to volunteer for life-service as Officers.
He was one in whom her defects and excellences could be seen in bold outline; one who knew and loved her with unswerving love; who caught the inspiration of her woods, streams, and shores; and who gave it back in verses not unmeet, in a thousand stirring appeals to her people, and in that which is always more heroic than words, namely, civic action and life-service.
He recalled what his pastor had said at the camp fire, and his own testimony on Institute Sunday in the life-service meeting, after Marcia Dayne had put it up to him. But he was making heavy weather of it. And just then came the pastor's knock at the door. There was a boisterous welcome from them both, with something like relief in J.W.'s heart, that he would not, could not speak.
Thy name is "Ohiyesa the Winner."" The spirit of his benediction seems to follow and rest upon him in his life-service. His grandmother was "Stands-Like-a-Spirit," the second daughter of the old chief Cloudman. His full-blooded Sioux father was a remarkable man in many ways and his mother, a half-blood woman, was the daughter of a well-known army officer.
No one near to help! No water at hand! Not so much as a rug or a shawl to throw over her and stifle the flames! Yes! there was the table-cover, heavy and thick, as if created for this very life-service.
If he but had some master-work, some life-service, hard, aye, bitter hard, but without the cringing and sickening servility, without the cruel hurt that hardened his heart and soul. When at last a soft sorrow crept across the violins, there came to him the vision of a far-off home, the great eyes of his sister, and the dark drawn face of his mother.
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