Everyman’s Hut

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 79, 27 June 1941, Page 8

Everyman’s Hut

* “Hark, hark! A voice amid the quiet intense! It is thy duty waiting thee without. Open thy door straightway, and get thee hence; Go forth into the tumult and the shout; Work, love, with workers, lovers all about; Then, weary, go thou back with fail-

ing breath,

And in thy chamber make thy prayer and moan, , / r One day upon His bosom, all thine * own,

Thou shalt lie still, embraced in holy death.”

Duty is not what one would like to do, but what one should do. The natural instinct is to shrink from that which is unpleasant and to avoid all that would cause pain or discomfort, to seek to reach the goal by wandering paths and by ways which seem to offer the easiest travel, but which may lead us far astray. But the path of duty lies straight ahead, up steep hills and through dark valleys, over rough as well as smooth ways, but pointing ever to the goal where lies the reward for everyone who presses on stedfastly, seeking to give a helping hand to others who have fallen by the wayside, and with faith strong in God Who will give the needed strength to endure.

The message from the Lord Mayor of Bristol to his people after the 'first great night raid and just on the eve of the second should find a place in every heart and life at this time. We are told that it was displayed in newspapers, in workshops, factories and shops and read as follows:— “Forget yourself in helping your neighbours. In days of tension this casts out your own fears and worries. Keep the moral standard of the nation high. Don’t weaken the home front by trying to wangle something for . i

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I yourself on the puiet. Shoot rumour dead on sight. Face the facts but don’t exaggerate them. The secret of steadiness and inner strength is to listen to God and to do what He says. Forearm yourself by listening to God first thing every morning. A British general who has fought through two wars says: “Telephone wires may be cut, wireless stations be destroyed, but no bombardment can stop messages from God coming through if we are willing to receive them.” We at home have just as important a part to play as the boys at the front, and by allowing God to work His will through us day by day we can help to hasten the day when this

AIR FORCE RELATIONS.— men are welcome at the Air Force Relations headquarters, on the corner iof Mulgfave and Aitken Streets (above the Lambton tram terminus) between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., when morning and afternoon tea are served. This rendezvous is not open at the week-ends. A large blue neon sign , is erected on the building.