"But you were talking of doing something to show to the world that you are certainly a Christian, Mr. Murray?" "Yes, Miss Flora. Shall I tell you some of the ways in which this may be accomplished?" "Yes, if you please. I am completely in a fog." "I never like to leave anybody in a fog. Now listen, and I will give you some of the Bible marks of a real Christian. "'_Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple._'" "But, Mr. Murray!"---- "Yes, that is just it exactly!" said Meredith, delighted. "How can one forsake all he has? Be a beggar?" "Not at all. Give it all to Christ, and be His steward." "Not to please yourself in anything!" cried Flora. "I did not say so. And the Bible does not mean so. For another Bible mark of a Christian is, in the Lord's words-- "'_My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me._'" "But can't one do anything that one wants to do?" cried Flora in dismay. "Many things. But a Christian has no pleasure in what does not please God." "How is one always to know?" "I am going on to tell you in part. '_Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God._'" "That don't tell _me_," said Flora. "How can I tell what will do that? And how can one do _everything_ so? Little things--and life is very much made up of little things. Dressing, and studying, and reading, and playing, and amusing one's self." "O Flora?" Maggie cried; and "Why, Flora!" Meredith said, looking at her; but neither added anything more. "The Bible says, '_Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do_,'" Mr. Murray answered. "In another place, '_Whatsoever ye do, in word or deed_.'" "Well, Mr. Murray, I don't understand it; take eating and drinking--how can that be done to the glory of God?" "You can easily see how it can be done _not_ to His glory. Any way that is not becoming His servant is not to His glory. Therefore, in excess--of things that do not agree with you and therefore unfit you for duty--of costly dishes, which take the money that might feed starving people." "But I can't feed all the starving people!" said Flora. "It is something to feed one. But I will give you another Bible mark, Miss Flora, '_He that saith he abideth in Him_,' that is, in Christ, '_ought himself also to walk even as He walked.'_ Now remember how Christ walked. He was here, '_as one that serveth_.' He '_went about doing good_.' He '_pleased not Himself_.' He '_did always those things that please' God_." "But one can't be like _Him_," said Esther. "That depends entirely upon whether you choose to be like Him." "O Uncle Eden! He was"---- "Yes, I know, and I know what you are, and I, and all of us. It remains true,--'God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord;'--'chosen, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.'"