It stirred the whole North, as the miserable little fifty thousand dollars that Abijah Barclay offered never could have done.
But your mother's sacrifice must find its justification in you.

And she, not your father, made the final decision to give up everything for human freedom.

She has endured poverty, Johnnie--" the man's voice was growing tense, and his eyes were ablaze; "you know how she worked, and if you fail her, if you do not live a consecrated life, John, your mother's life has failed.

I don't mean a pious life; God knows I hate sanctimony.

But I mean a life consecrated to some practical service, to an ideal--to some actual service to your fellows--not money service, but personal service.