It is well when it is so. We always tremble when we see a church elated
over its success. A year or two ago, we Methodists saw a great
ingathering of souls, and because we had harvest we have let our plough
rust. Is there any wonder that we fear a decrease? It is sure to follow
elation, and then we shall be told, "There is always a reaction after so
much excitement." That is a text from the devil's bible. On the same
hill top where Elijah won the fight, he falls down, to pray, with his
face between his knees, and so is most humbled when most triumphant.
And now his servant is sent to look for the sign of success. Mark you,
he sends him to