. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . g a ladder leading to the rafters, he climbed theladder and drew it up after him. His wife was a courageouswoman. She seized a shovel. Putting her two childrenbehind her, she faced the bear in their defence. As theanimal approached, the shovel was raised, and the woman hitthe bear a terrible crack, bringing his head between his there on the rafter sat her husband. Now that mans sympathies were all in the right had no sympathy with the bear and he really hoped thatBetty would be very successful in her glorious enter
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . g a ladder leading to the rafters, he climbed theladder and drew it up after him. His wife was a courageouswoman. She seized a shovel. Putting her two childrenbehind her, she faced the bear in their defence. As theanimal approached, the shovel was raised, and the woman hitthe bear a terrible crack, bringing his head between his there on the rafter sat her husband. Now that mans sympathies were all in the right had no sympathy with the bear and he really hoped thatBetty would be very successful in her glorious the light went on, he became excited. By and by hebegan to encourage her, and shouted, Well done. Betty!That was a good knock. Now take him on the other so on till Betty hit the final blow and the bear gavea final kick. And then the husband came down from his sateretreat. - Well, thai s a bigger bear than I thought it , and I consider we have done gloriously. When thework is done, we and when the work is to be done, you. §* o. FIGHTING SIX. 341 Now we ask for help, influence, co-operation in this work,believing that we shall in the end be successful. Everygreat movement is progressive. We cannot carry out ourreform all at once. It may take generation after of that ? We should so identify ourselves with everygreat movement as to feel that we are co-operating with Godand angels in preventing sin — that, it seems to me, is whatwe should aim at. A gentleman said to me once, , according to your teaching, the devil is stronger thanGod is. I am not a theologian. I do not know whether itneeds any theological knowledge to rebut such an accusationas that. Satan is the god of this world, and the great objectis to fight Satan and win the world back to God. And ifwe can co-operate with Him and His holy angels in rescuingthis sin-cursed world from the grasp of Satan, then we whowork shall cast our crowns before Him, laving our laurels atH
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