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Meanwhile, the vastness of the work demands that the labourers be widely scattered, and while "separated upon the wall, one far from another," any words of encouragement or tokens of favour received by each several detachment, are counted as the heritage of all. It is surely on this principle that records of happy work, or lessons learnt amid difficulties, stories of toiling and of trusting, should be passed up and down among the King's servants. Our range of vision is often too circumscribed, and we become nearsighted by gazing at the few stones we are hewing or polishing, with an intentness which borders on exclusiveness. We need to exchange our experiences, and to remind one another that the great building is "growing, fitly framed together unto an holy temple in the Lord." Thank God for the many testimonies given, the narratives of facts, and words of strength that have cheered the hearts of isolated labourers, and stimulated the zeal of fainting ones. A few years ago they were welcomed with an eagerness of interest we dare not hope for to-day. The busy age is almost out of breath, not only with the strain of multiplied activities, but with the labour of recording itself in multiplied forms; and even in the Church of God, we fear there are some weary spirits, groaning under the twofold burden of doing much work and reading much about work. It may well be asked, "Why add even a feather to the heavily-weighted scale?" And we feel bound to answer the question, not only by asserting the broad principle of intercommunication already alluded to, but by a few words of explanation as to the circumstances of the Conference Hall at Mildmay Park. The story of the building itself will be told on another page, but the position of the various agencies which have grouped themselves around it, is in some respects peculiar. As we look through the distribution of gifts and service in 1 Cor. xii., we can only find our place in the little word "helps," in ver. 28. This building was originally erected to help |