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 omnipotence and  saving  the  Apostles  from  vanity, for well  might  they  say:  "  Not  to  us,  O  Lord,  not  to us,  but  to  Thy  name  give  glory." Aye, it  served  a further  purpose  still,  viz.,  to  show  the  emptiness  of all  the  teachings  of  the  Pagan  philosophies,  for  God chose the  weak  things  of  the  earth  to  overcome  the strong, and  the  foolish  to  confound  the  wise.

Brethren, when  once  the  call  has  come,  how  deep the change  it  works  in  the  young  man's  soul! Life immediately takes  on  a  serious  aspect,  for  he  realizes there is  so  much  to  be  done  for  God,  and  so  little time for  its  accomplishment. Thenceforth he  must be a  toiler  life's  night  through  after  the  model  of  the Galilean fishermen,  and  of  the  Saviour  who  walked by the  sea,  a  fisher  of  men,  and  ceaselessly  went about doing  good. We rarely  hear  of  His  having sat down  to  rest,  and  if  at  all,  it  was  to  teach,  as  now in Peter's  boat,  or  on  the  Mount,  or  by  the  well where He  converted  the  Samaritan  woman,  and through her  the  entire  city. Christ's "  follow  Me," therefore, is  an  invitation  to  a  life  of  industry,  of which  He  sets  the  pace. God gave  commands  of  old, but men  neglected  or  erred  in  keeping  them,  and then came  Christ  saying:  "  Follow  Me,"  setting  Himself as  an  example  for  our  imitation,  and  even  taking us in  hand  and  guiding  us,  as  the  writing-master guides the  hand  of  a  beginner. Thus young  men called of  God  gaze  steadily  on  Christ  and  learn  to follow  Him. He gave  up  all,  Himself  included,  in His  quest  for  men,  and  so  must  they  relinquish  all, their home  and  family  and  friends  and  hopes  of