s was quite natural,
asked, "What does this mean?"

"I can hardly tell," I replied; "but it is evident that it means a good
deal."

"Have you volunteered to go as a missionary to that far-off land?" she
asked.

"Why, no. Much as I love, and deeply interested as I have ever been in
the missionary work of our Church, I have not made the first move in
this direction. Years ago I used to think I would love to go to a
foreign field, but lately, as the Lord has been so blessing us here in
the home work, and has given us such a glorious revival, I should have
thought it like running away from duty to have volunteered for any other
field."

"Well, here is this letter; what are you going to do about it?"

"That is just what I would like to know," was my answer.

"There is one thing we can do," she said quietly; and we bowed ourselves
in prayer, and "spread the letter before the Lord," and asked for wisdom
to guide us aright in this important matter which had so suddenly come
upon us, and which, if carried out, would completely change all the
plans and purposes which we, the young married couple, in all the
joyousness of our honeymoon, had just been marking out. We earnestly
prayed for Divine light and guidance to be so clearly revealed that we
could not be mistaken as to our duty.

As we arose from our knees, I quietly said to Mrs Young, "Have you any
impression on your mind as to our duty in this matter?"

Her eyes were suffused in tears, but the voice, though low, was firm, as
she replied, "The call has come very unexpectedly, but I think it is
from God, and we will go."

My Church and its kind officials strongly opposed my leaving them,
especially at such a time as this, when, they said, so many new
converts, through my instrumentality, had been brought into the Church.

I consulted my beloved ministerial brethren in the city, and with but
one exception the reply was, "Remain at your present station, where God
has so abundantly blessed your labours." The answer of the one brother
who did not join in with the others has never been forgotten. As it may
do good, I will put it on record. When I showed him the letter, and
asked what I should do in reference to it, he, much to my surprise,
became deeply agitated, and wept like a child. When he could control
his emotions, he said, "For my answer let me give you a little of my
history.

"Years ago, I was very happily situated in the ministry in the Old Land.
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