. The bugle call; or A summons to work in Christ's army . re to our little dining-room totalk over the events of the day, perhapsfor two or three hours; sometimes rela-ting to each other deathbed experiences,or the exercises of anxious souls seekingChrist, or perhaps some incident so amu-sing that the walls of our little buildingwould reecho with our laughter. Thiswas our rest, our recreation ; and weneeded it, for ours was a heavy work, fullof anxiety and responsibility. Said adear ministerial friend, who came downoccasionally to help us with our work,Why, ladies, it would kill me in sixweeks


. The bugle call; or A summons to work in Christ's army . re to our little dining-room totalk over the events of the day, perhapsfor two or three hours; sometimes rela-ting to each other deathbed experiences,or the exercises of anxious souls seekingChrist, or perhaps some incident so amu-sing that the walls of our little buildingwould reecho with our laughter. Thiswas our rest, our recreation ; and weneeded it, for ours was a heavy work, fullof anxiety and responsibility. Said adear ministerial friend, who came downoccasionally to help us with our work,Why, ladies, it would kill me in sixweeks to do the work 3^ou are we would have said six months be-fore ; and ofttimes now, as we look backto it, we wonder how we had the couragefor that which we then went through,and we say we could never do it if God and our country needed us, 74 THE BUGLE CALL. we doubt not we would gird on the armorand enter our names on the lists againwith fresh courage for the conflict. Thework was the Lords, and he raised upthe men and women to do


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