anything in common with my bits of effort; still, I said, the directions
given him may help me a little. And Evan, what do you think was the
first thing I found? Why, this: 'The God of our fathers hath chosen
thee, that thou _shouldst know his will_.' Surely, so far, the
things for which both he and I were chosen were parallel. I looked
further: 'And see that Just One.' That was the very next. Was not I,
too, chosen for that? 'Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty.' I
said over the beautiful promise to assure myself that it was true, and
went on: 'And shouldst hear the voice of his mouth.' Was it not strange,
Evan? Certainly I shall hear my King speak, often and often, when I get
home. Only think of it; so far Paul was not ahead of me. I hurried to
find another reference to Paul's work, and I found this; let me read it
to you." Her bit of dainty sewing was suddenly pushed one side, and up
from the depths of the rose-lined work-basket came a small,
plainly-bound Bible, much marked; a rapid turning of the leaves, and the
eager disciple read: "I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to
make thee a minister and a witness, both of these things which thou hast
seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee." Now,
Evan, you know the veriest child can be a witness if he knows anything
about the facts; and I do certainly know some wonderful things about
Jesus to which I could witness; and besides, isn't it reasonable to
suppose that he will appear to me every day with things for me to
witness to? And then I read this; Paul sent to the Gentiles, you know,
but for what: 'To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to
light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified, by
faith that is in me.' Evan, was there ever a more wonderful work to do
in the world than that? And yet I cannot tell you how it made me feel to
discover, or at least to realize, that a great deal of it was my work!
Of course, I naturally began to ask myself, what Gentile was there for