"Christian Devotedness" was the title of a pamphlet published by Anthony Norris Groves in 1826. Its theme is:"Unreserved dedication to God, and the surrender of all we possess, and of all we can by diligence in our several vocations procure, for the extension of Christ's Kingdom upon Earth."

The following extracts are well worthy of serious consideration:

"Why has this spirit for so many centuries been slumbering? Because men have been seeking every one his own things, not the things of Christ. It is not meant that every man is to become a missionary in the usual sense of the term. But while one has that ministration of the Spirit which leads him to go and preach the gospel in person, another shows that he is guided by the same Spirit in carefully supplying the wants of him who thus goes, 'taking nothing of the Gentiles,' from the abundance yielded by devoted diligence in his honest vocation and by rigid habits of self-denial. If we call on those among the heathen, who know little, to give up all for Christ, let us, who thus call and profess to know so much, do likewise, that they may catch a kindred spirit from a living exhibition. The Christian motto should be-'Labor hard, consume little, and give much.' There is no means, humbly laid at the foot of the Cross, which He, who hung there, does not bless and send forth, with His blessing resting on it, to accomplish purposes of mercy. In this world's history great things are not accomplished save by great sacrifices. The Christian merchant lives and labors as a servant purchased by his Lord, and considers his gains as designed for his Master's service, not his private emolument. If he so acts, whatever his station may be, he has given up all for Christ. He remains where he is, not for his own private advantage, but that, as a faithful steward, he may pour forth the rich abundance which God grants to his labors, to nourish and build up the Church and to enlarge the confines of his Master's Kingdom.

"Every Christian is a steward; and his stewardship includes everything belonging to his Lord. 'It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful' (1 Cor. 4:2). We are to use everything that we have always and only for the highest glory of God, and for the best good of every one of our fellow-men, and this obligation extends even to our eating and our drinking, as well as to every other act besides. Such a style of living will leave us no surplus whatever to expend on self-indulgence or self-pleasing. The smaller the sphere of service, the more beautifully shines the faithfulness which devotes itself heartily to it. Two mites, which make but one farthing, may seem a small gift in the eyes of the holder of them, but because her faithfulness was so great, while yet her gift was small, see how gloriously it was commended!" -Extracts from Echoes of Service.