will. Herein, doubtless, lies the secret of his 

 rapid spiritual growth. Like Paul, he conferred 

 not with flesh and blood; hut every call of the 

 divine voice was readily and cheerfully obeyed 

 at the sacrifice of every earthly interest. This 

 was clearly manifested in the readiness with which 

 he obeyed his call to the ministry. During these 

 first few months of his Christian experience, God 

 had been preparing him for a wider sphere of 

 usefulness. From the time of his conversion he 

 had an intense desire to win souls for Christ. 

 The vastness of the work now began to dawn 

 upon him more and more clearly and the oppor- 

 tunities afforded by a commercial life seemed too 

 limited to his zealous mind. Accordingly, he 

 determined to study medicine, a profession that 

 would not only afford him greater opportunities 

 of usefulness, but also one to which he naturally 

 inclined. He made arrangements with Dr. 

 Williams, a prominent physician of the place in 

 which he lived, to study with him. The neces- 

 sary books were ordered and he was only awaiting- 

 their arrival to begin work : when one day, just 

 after leaving the doctor's office, he (dearly and 

 unmistakably received the Spirit's call to preach 

 the Gospel. Without questioning the will of 

 God, lie immediately returned to the doctor's 

 office, told him of his clear call to preach, and 

 requested him to countermand his order for 



