oil painting from picture

'I do not speak to the feeble, or think of them: I address only
such as are worthy of the work, and competent to accomplish it.'
'Those are few in number, and difficult to discover.'
'You say truly; but when found, it is right to stir them up- to
urge and exhort them to the effort- to show them what their gifts are,
and why they were given- to speak Heaven's message in their ear,- to
offer them, direct from God, a place in the ranks of His chosen.'
'If they are really qualified for the task, will not their own
hearts be the first to inform them of it?'
ded St. John.
'My heart is mute- my heart is mute,' I answered, struck and
thrilled.
'Then I must speak for it,' continued the deep, relentless voice.
'Jane, come with me to India: come as my helpmeet and
fellow-labourer.'
The glen and sky spun round: the hills heaved! It was as if I had
heard a summons from Heaven- as if a visionary messenger, like him