 Hello there, this is the family doctor come in for him. I suppose you want to see mr. Maynard Don't you doctor. Well, yes if he isn't too busy. Oh, no, of course not. He's in his study as usual I thought I heard the doorbell Good afternoon grand and greetings to you too, Mrs. Adams afternoon Glen You aren't too busy to talk to dr. Adams. Are you glad? Oh, certainly not. I'm never too busy to see a busy man All right, then suppose you two men go into your study Glenn and we ladies will retire to the power. All right Come on grand. Let's leave the ladies to their gossip Should I thank you you don't mind if I just finish a couple of more lines with this letter, do you? Oh, of course not Go right ahead. Don't take me long. Oh yeah, I Was just writing to an old professor of mine who? Just retired after 25 years teaching in the same seminary We used to think he was old when I was there just think Grant 35 years of service wonderful, isn't it? Yes, it is hope I shall be privileged to serve that long Well, why is he retiring the professor? I mean he's just old Grant. That's all just old Just can't go on believe me. He would go on if he were able Hmm, you know Glenn you preachers it well, you all seem to know I mean come on man out with it What's on your mind? Hmm? Well, I've heard of ministers receiving what they're what they termed a call to go to another church What does that mean? What is a call? Well, I don't know exactly grand all I know is that we seem to recognize it when it comes Well, I don't want you to think there's anything mysterious about receiving a call Now when the Sederton Union Church Board of Elders wrote me and asked me to accept the pastor ship of this church Virginia and I talked it over we prayed thought about it Then one day I said to Virginia My dear I believe in my heart. We should go to Sederton. She agreed with me wholeheartedly and we accepted the call But what was it that convinced you that you should resign from your former church and come to Sederton? I don't know Grant. I was wrong when I said there isn't anything mysterious about receiving a call. There is We so often come to a fork in the road of life and more often than not the choice of one path of the other is easy But when a man comes to that difficult moment in his life when one path means the apparent complete Throwing over of all he's built up in the past and the other means and you and untried then perhaps discouraging highway toward an unknown destination the answer to the question where shall I go Can only be found in the heart Well, will I I mean Do you have to wait until the answers in your heart? Seems absolutely sure before you take a step one way or the other. We're never sure Grant We can only follow the dictates of our own heart toward the direction which we feel deep down is right Yes, what's on your mind Grant? Oh me oh nothing nothing. I see. I'm your pastor. You know Grant Adams Yes, I know you haven't anything you want to talk over with me No, I guess I'll just have to work it out for myself. I understand Well, what do you say we join the ladies and have a cup of tea with them tea Of course surely come along Oh here are the men come in will you have a cup of tea? Yes, dear. I think we shall sit down Grant Well, Mrs. Adams. What do you hear from the city from? Yes, I mean from your son and daughter. Oh, oh from Grant, Jr. Well, he's just doing very well. That's fine By the way, I haven't seen dr. Adams in church for the last few Sunday. Well, no, he's been so big Of course, I understand Try to get out to service this coming Sunday morning. Will you grant? Yes. Yes, Glenn. I'll be there. Good Good boy said unto him Saul Saul why persecutus Thou me and he trembling in a stony said Lord, what will thou have me do and the Lord said unto him arise and go into the city and it shall be told thee what thou must do All's problem there on that lonely road was solved for him by the miracle of that heavenly voice If he were to do right he had but one choice Neither my friends isn't the problem of the young man or woman facing the world for the first time They step from the sheltering ivy-clad walls of college your university guided by wiser older more experienced minds But when the problem faces a man or woman in middle life or even later when the question arises Shall I remain among my old friends serving them as I have served them these long years? Or shall I take up my belongings in my family and move on toward other fields? Then friends the problem weighs heavily upon the human heart It is not as I say question of which is right or wrong It is rather a question of which is more right this path or that St. Luke records the last few words of the law to his disciples Go ye unto all the world and preach the gospel to every creature Some of those remaining eleven went far afield to Rome to Thessalonia to Corinth and Some yes some remained in the holy land What was it that guided those few in the foreign lands and what was it that pressed others to remain in Palestine? Shall I tell you what it was? Oh? My friends if you'll ever face was such a problem There's only one life by which will be unable to read the answer in your own heart And that is the golden light of service the golden light of service service to your fellow men Service to your God the answer will come friends It will come just as it came to the man in the parable, which was our scripture reading today Well done good and faithful servant. Thou has been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things and her thou into the joy of thy law our heavenly father If there be any in thy house the Sabbath day who stand facing the dividing forks in the pathway of life We beseech thee Guide them along the road to a greatest service in thy name That they may hear at the end of life's journey the consoling words from thy lips Well done good and faithful servant Amen And now the Lord what's between me and thee when we are absent one from another In your heart now no grand the reason shall we Shall we go and tell Reverend Maynard what he's done for us today? Oh, yes, great. Let's come along Hope to see a prayer meeting Thursday. Well Bill Benson. You're quite a stranger here Yes Reverend. I don't get a chance to get out very often. I always come when I can no I'm sure you do come to the men's Club Wednesday Thank you. Well grant mrs. Adams. Well, I wonder I wonder if we could talk with you for just a minute or two Why of course come into the study right here Sit down, won't you thank you Then you know Mrs. Forrest the mother of the boy who was hurt a couple of weeks ago in that automobile accident Yes, yes, of course. She's from New York. I understand. Yes Well last week she came to lose me with an offer for me to take a position as head of the children's clinic in the David and Jonathan Hospital in New York City. Oh and all this week that problem has been on our minds and hearts We've had to decide whether or not to leave Cederton and all our old friends and go to New York We promised mrs. Forrest to give her our answer this afternoon and Again You don't know it, but you've just given us that answer and that is well. We've decided that Well, we're going I I guess I'll have to say it grand. Yes, honey. I guess you will mr. Maynard Dr. Adams and I are Going to New York Well, you were wrong Grant. Hmm. I did know of your problem Did why? Well, I never yes, I knew it even for you did Mrs. Forrest came to me when she first arrived talk it all over with me She asked me what I thought the folks of our town would say to her taking their family doctor away from them Of course, there's only one answer to that But I told her I felt that she and her hospital were opening up a new life of service to grant Adams MD and his good wife What do you know about that? You're going on Grant on to a greater ministry and God bless you family doctor. I'll be in to see you again right soon. Go by