198 JoJm Bachnan. 



Again he closed the door of his study, and wres- 

 tled with tlie Angel of the Covenant. It was not for 

 himself alone that he entered into thick darkness, 

 or for himself alone that he came out into the light. 

 Duty has been called " The stern daughter of the voice 

 of God.'' Yet as she leads forth a blet^ding heart to 

 minister to suffering humanity, is she not trans- 

 formed into an angel, with healing on her wings? 

 Men spoke of the " large sympathy " of the Pastor 

 of St. John's. Was it not God-given, in the furnace 

 of affliction ? 



