Where are the Days? by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Mar 22, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 12.

Where are the Days?

By Editor

Every evangelical Christian who sings—and all do, in the heart at least—have been encouraged and helped heavenward by the sweet songs of Fanny Crosby. Many of these have appeared over her own name; many over some nom de plume, and some of them have been translated into many languages. Miss Crosby is now eighty-eight, but strong and well, and goes about the country, speaking to large audiences. Many do not know that those sweet hymns of light and love have been born in physical darkness; for Miss Crosby is blind physically, but her hymns do not show it. "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" was written, under pressure, in twenty minutes; but it lives. Miss Crosby's birthday is March 24, but her friends are suggesting the making of Sunday, March 26, "Fanny Crosby Day." All honor to the sweet singer, whom the Lord has given to His church; but we can not believe that it would be pleasing to the aged Christian to take one day which ought to be given to Christ for any individual, however worthy. Where would we get our days, if we set apart one for every instrument that God had specially used for His glory? We praise God for Miss Crosby, but all the glory is His.