Christian Cynosure . t to stand still,Until we learn to know Gods will;When, lo, His promise Hell fulfill,—And lead us on the winning side. Theres good Elijah, hid away,Fed by the ravens day by day;Though dark his lot, to God hed pray,—Sure, he was on the winning side. Under that tree he sat in fear;He did not see the angel near,Who spoke, and, lo, gave wordscheer,—True, he was on the winning side. of When Paul, imprisoned, seemed forlorn; Shackled and chained, by tortures torn. The saints for him did weep and mourn, Aet Paul was on the winning side. When he was tossed by wind and tide,His mat
Christian Cynosure . t to stand still,Until we learn to know Gods will;When, lo, His promise Hell fulfill,—And lead us on the winning side. Theres good Elijah, hid away,Fed by the ravens day by day;Though dark his lot, to God hed pray,—Sure, he was on the winning side. Under that tree he sat in fear;He did not see the angel near,Who spoke, and, lo, gave wordscheer,—True, he was on the winning side. of When Paul, imprisoned, seemed forlorn; Shackled and chained, by tortures torn. The saints for him did weep and mourn, Aet Paul was on the winning side. When he was tossed by wind and tide,His mates in awe stood by his side;When God good cheer and help sup-plied,Then Paul was on the winning side. Oh, ye who stop and wait to stand with those whore sure to now His call, do not refuse. Step out and join the winning side.—Herald of Gospel Liberty. Covington, Ohio. AMANDA SMITH. Amanda Smith, the famous coloredevangelist, and for many years a mis-sionary in Africa and India, and founder. of the Amanda Smith Home at Harvey,Illinois, died last month in Sebring, Flor-ida. Funeral services were held at theOrphanage in Harvey, where AnothersPrayer was sung by the colored chil-dren. The Orphanage was founded byMrs. Smith with contributions she hadgathered in the course of her missionarywork. Mrs. Smiths mother was born inslavery. Her father, after purchasinghis wifes freedom, bought Amanda andthree other children. Later the familymoved to Pennsylvania. Amanda passedonly three months in school, but hernatural gifts enabled her to thrill evencultivated audiences. Thousands of con-versions are credited to her powers. Amanda Smith was for many years amember of the National Christian Asso-ciation and a liberal supporter of itswork. April. 1915. CHRISTIAN CYNOSURE 369
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