Strike, valiant warrior, strike!
Be foremost in the fight,
And wield the battle-axe of truth
With all a giant’s might;
He ventures in no doubtful cause
Who champions the right.
Build for the ages, build!
Lay the foundations strong,
Through all the circling centuries
Of wretchedness and wrong;
The tribute of the after times
May to this age belong.
Work, then, with courage, work!
He labors not in vain,
Who, leaning on the Mighty Arm,
Counts every loss a gain;
Since we may reach the glory goal
Through pilgrimage of pain.
Pray, weary watcher, pray!
Upon the promise rest;
Faith seems to see a rising sun
Sink in the darkening west;
And, in the morrow’s prophecy,
Is comforted and blest.
We take from the columns of the Christian Intelligencer, the organ of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, the ingenious and suggestive article by Dr. Chamberlain, entitled “Winding up a Horse.” We are sure it will be read.
There is good sound sense in the very practical contribution on Children’s Influence in Missions, or rather on interesting children in the work of Missions, on the Children’s page. The heart which is interested intelligently in such work in its youth will never be likely to grow too busy or too old to follow the progress of the years, and the hand which has learned early to drop its pennies into the Lord’s treasury will hardly be found clenched upon its dollars in riper years.