irst for it, and say, "God helping me, I will not rest until endued
with power from on high."

MASTER AND SERVANT.

There is a very sweet story of Elijah and Elisha, and I love to dwell
upon it. The time had come for Elijah to be taken up, and he said to
Elisha, "You stay here at Gilgal, and I will go up to Bethel." There
was a theological seminary there, and some young students, and he
wanted to see how they were getting along; but Elisha said, "As the
Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee." And so
Elisha just kept close to Elijah. They came to Bethel, and the sons of
the prophets came out and said to Elisha, "Do you know that your
master is to be taken away?" And Elisha said, "I know it; but you keep
still." Then Elijah said to Elisha, "You remain at Bethel until I go
to Jericho." But Elisha said, "As the Lord liveth and my soul liveth,
I will not leave thee." "You shall not go without me," says Elisha;
and then I can imagine that Elisha just put his arm in that of Elijah,
and they walked down together. I can see those two mighty men walking
down to Jericho, and when they arrived there, the sons of the prophets
came and said to Elisha, "Do you know that your master is to be taken
away?" "Hush! keep still," says Elisha, "I know it." And then Elijah
said to Elisha, "Tarry here awhile; for the Lord hath sent me to
Jordan." But Elisha said, "As the Lord liveth and my soul liveth, I
will not leave thee. You shall not go without me." And then Elisha
came right close to Elijah, and as they went walking down, I imagine
Elisha was after something; when they came to the Jordan, Elijah took
off his mantle and struck the waters, and they separated hither and
thither, and the two passed through like giants, dry-shod, and fifty
sons of the prophets came to look at them and watch them. They didn't
know but Elijah would be taken up right in their sight. As they passed
over Jordan, Elijah said to Elisha, "Now, what do you want?" He knew
he was after something. "What can I do for you. Just make your request
known." And he said, "I would like a double portion of thy Spirit." I
can imagine now that Elijah had given him a chance to ask; he said to
himself, "I will ask for enough." Elisha had a good deal of the
Spirit, but, says he, "I want a double portion of thy Spirit." "Well,"
says Elijah, "if you see me when I am taken up, you shall have it." Do
you think you could have enticed Elisha from Elijah at that moment?