XIII.

ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE’S Son.

“Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.”"—//. Kings z2., 9.

“Do the duty which lies nearest thee, which thou knoweth to bea duty. Thy
second duty will already have become clearer.”— Thomas Carlyle.

God entrusts to all
Talents few or many;
None so young or small
That they have not any.
Though the great and wise
Havea greater number,
Yet my one I prize,
And it must not slumber.

Little drops of rain
Bring the springing flowers;
And I may attain
Much by little powers.
Every little mite,
Every little measure
Helps to spread the light,
Helps to swell the treasure.

God will surely ask
Ere I enter heaven,
Have I done the task
Which to me was given.
God entrusts to all
Talents few or many;
None so young or small
That they have not any.
—F. Edmeston.

When Elijah, the mysterious Tishbite, the hero of Car-
mel—the stern incarnate conscience, before whom King Ahab
209