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is not only commanded to rise and walk but di vine power is also given and he walks. The Will in Consecration. Mr. James McConkey says: “Consecration is a voluntary surrender of one’s self to God to do His will and not our own.” This should take place at conversion, but it seldom does. Jesus says: “If any man will come after me let him deny himself * * * and follow me.” It is the dethroning of self and the crowning of Jesus as Lord and King. It is an act that brings us into an attitude. The bride stands by the man she loves and soon the words are spoken pronouncing them “husband and wife till death do them part.” There may have been quite a good deal of preliminary to this, that some of us know very little about. But this was the culminating act in which this woman voluntari ly surrendered her heart, her life, and her all into the hands of the man she loves. This act brings her into a special relationship toward that man. It will take a lifetime to live out those obligations she has assumed. Consecration is our supreme choice of the will and thousands of minor volitions as the days go by. Two Great Departments of the Will. There are two great departments of the will: The Elective and the Executive— Choice and Per severance. The prodigal said, “I will arise and go” (the Elective), “and he arose and went” (the Executive). Consecration is an act of the will— a choice of God’s will as the law of our life. That brings us into an attitude—obedience to and daily walk in God’s revealed will. The choice becomes effectual according to the perseverence, which is the will’s executive side. Here is where so many consecrations fail. It is sublime to choose God’s will but it is sublimer to patiently persist in that choice. There must be a steadfastness, a tenacity of purpose to continue in that choice at all costs. “God has his best things for the few That dare to stand the test; God has his second choice for those Who will not have His best. “ And others make the highest choice But when by trials pressed, They shrink, they yield, they shun the cross, And so they lose the best.” The Will in Service. It is the will that largely determines the strength of one’s faculties and talents and the power of one’s service for God and man. Their effective power of a faculty is in proportion to the power of the will. As some one has said, “The will is the firm grip that holds the instrument and makes it do its work.” Great force of character is but great force of will. Most men are failing not be cause they lack ability—they lack the firm grip of a resolute will and a tenacious purpose. All men have good impulses and intentions but these often fail to materialize in right living. There is much impulsive, fitful, jerky religion. It is a religion based on emotions and feelings—not on the will. You can move them to a fit of liberality by a touch ing story, but you had better pass the baskets be fore their tears are dry. They are moved to great activity under the influence of some special service but they soon lapse back into indifference and neglect of duty. They need to pray the prayer that David prayed when he asked that God might give him feet like the hind’s feet, so that he might climb up on the rugged heights and not fall nor slip back. “Lord, lift me up and let me stand By faith on heaven’s table land, A higher plane than I have found, Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.” Man’s Will Blended Into God’s Will. We give up our will, not to be without will power, but that we may have God’s will. When the Holy Spirit gets the will He will take and blend and fuse it into oneness with the will of God. A converted, surrendered will needs to be re-en forced. To will may be present, but in our own The Golden Age for October 18, 1906. power how to perform we will find not. Man needs two things: Inclination and Power. Both of these God supplies in the gift of the Spirit. He works in us (1) to will and (2) to do. Let us fall into line with God in His purpose for us and through us to this lost world. And as He works in us, by his Spirit, let us work out His perfect will. Pen Picture of Dr. Broughton. From the London Daily News. Note—The fact that a paper like the London Daily News gives this much space to a discussion of Dr. Len G. Broughton and his work abroad, is an evidence of the great esteem in which he is held by the people of London. Dr. Len G. Broughton is Dr. Campbell Morgan’s double. When they stand together it is easy to detect their differences both in feature and tem perament. But when apart a casual hearer might easily mistake one for the other. In the pulpit of Westminster Chapel yesterday morning, when viewed from a certain angle, the facial similarity was perfect. It is said that on one occasion Mrs. Campbell Morgan was herself deceived by the re semblance. The ‘double” does not consist only in build and feature, it extends to theological views of truth and pulpit style of oratory. They both hold the Evangelical faith, they both present their message in expository form, they both have a rare gift of illustrating their point by striking incidents drawn from real life. There is, however, one notable dif ference in the pulpit mannerisms of the two men. Dr. Campbell Morgan is comparatively immovable in the pulpit, confining himself to arm gestures. Dr. Len Broughton, on the other hand, when he gets warmed up, parades the pulpit or rostrum after the style of John B. Gough, the restless im petuosity of the man manifesting itself in stride, sledge-hammer arm, swaying head, and vehement voice. One is reminded of the advice given by the American professor of oratory, “Begin low, pro ceed slow, rise higher, take fire, get warm, sit down in a storm.” I am not surprised to hear that Dr. Len Brough ton’s church in Atlanta is the largest in the South ern States, and is worked on institutional lines. Ten years ago it was almost derelict, and as a last resource Dr. Broughton was called to the pastorate. In less than twelve months it had become too small for the crowd of worshippers. It was then en larged to accommodate 3,000 hearers. This, how ever, proved to be too small, and at the present time, it is again being enlarged to accommodate 5,000. During the same period he has organized in con nection with the church a sick hospital, a nurses’ training college, a working girls’ dormitory, la, network of district nursing among the poor, several mission stations with night classes, an organization for supplying lectures and entertainments, and a great Bible Conference for Christian workers. An American journal stated a few months ago that Dr. Len G. Brouvhton is the greatest force for righteousness in the Southern States. Life and Work of Sam. P. Jones. The sudden ending of the life of Rev. Sam P. Jones, of whom we publish an editorial memorial, is an event which will create universal regret throughout the country where Mr. Jones is widely known and loved as one of the greatest evangelists of his time. It is said that he, personally, brought more individuals into the fold of the Christian life than any other single worker of the century. His chief characteristic as a speaker was his forceful and convincing language, which, softened by exquisite humor, added to a strong and com manding personality, seemed to exercise an almost miraculous influence over the tens of thousands who gathered to hear him speak. Although a native of Alabama, having been born in Chambers county in that state in 1847, Mr Jones moved to Cartersville, Ga., in 1859, and has been closely identified with the history of Georgia ever since. As a young man, he was educated for a lawyer, but his success in this profession was not conspic uous. His earlier life was marred by a habit of excessive drinking, but his conversion in 1872 was of so earnest and genuine a character that from that time he devoted his entire life to helping erring souls toward repentance. Manner of His Conversion. It was at his father’s death bed that the spirit of repentance touched young Sam Jones and he determined to preach the Word very soon there after. When told he could not enter the Metho dist pulpit because he had not been licensed as a preacher, he said he would talk from the platform, not the pulpit. He preached his first sermon, there fore, from the platform of Felton’s Chapel near Cartersville in 1872. Soon after this he became a member of the North Georgia Conference, and remained for several years a pastor in the Methodist Church, his first regu lar charge being what is known as the Van Wert Circuit. His next station was that of the Second Methodist Church at Rome, Ga. Later he covered the Newborn circuit and after that was given a church at Monticello. About 1880, he became agent for the Methodist Orphans’ Home at Decatur, Ga., which position, on account of his money-raising ability, he held with great success for twelve years. The demand for his services becoming so universal, he gave up reg ular work and became an evangelist, chiefly, how ever, because he said he desired to take his charge from God direct and through no medium of men. Sam Jones and Prohibition. Mr. Jones was one of the strongest temperance advocates that the country could furnish. He never failed to mention his own days of dissipation as one of the causes of his intense hatred of liquor, and while that phase of his life enlisted his sym pathies with sinners it also increased his distaste for the sin. His Marriage. The same year he was admitted to the bar he married Miss Laura Mcllwaine of Eminence, Ky., and she was with him on the fatal journey during which the summons came to him. His married life was a singularly happy one, save for the years of his intemperance, which was always to him a source of life-long regret. Six children survive him, all married save one, and all living, except one, near Cartersville. Mr. Jones was a man of considerable wealth which he spent freely in all charitable causes, one one of his most enduring monuments being the im mense tabernacle which he built in Cartersville from his own private funds and in which he held his large annual meetings. The 16th of October was the fifty-ninth anni versary of Mr. Jones’ birth, and he was en route to Cartersville to join in a family celebration of the day. While mere facts and figures can give no ade quate idea of the career of a man like Sam Jones, of Georgia, yet these few biographical facts may prove of value to his many thousands of friends as well as to those who know him only by the interna tional reputation he has made for himself. The National Tree. The tung-shu, or wood-oil, tree is worthily named the national tree of China. It is stately in appear ance, with smooth, green bark and wide-spreading branches, affording a fine shade. It belongs to the Euphorbiacae, or spurge, family, of which the cas tor oil plant is a member. It bears a fruit as large as a small orange. Each nut contains three trian gular seeds, similar to small Brazil nuts. The oil is pressed from these seeds, and the refuse is used as a fertilizer. The oil is used principally for pol ishing woodwork and dressing leather. Consider able quantities are exported. The wood of the tung shu is used for making musical instruments, fine boxes, and the framework of small houses. It is free from the ravages of insects. 5