In our journeys along the pathways and railways of life, we meet many and varied personalities. One is self-absorbed, without interest in the burdens, needs, or responsibilities of others. Another is sympathetic and offers good advice, but no more. Still another will help with a little lift, but leave the responsibility to you. But what a joy it is to find a man who, though burdened with cares and responsibilities of his own, is still able to take on one more burden and carry through another good cause to success.

This was the case with Edward H. DeGroot, Jr. in the spring of 1922, when the Central Union Mission was much in need of a leader who would carry through a campaign for funds necessary to erect the fine, new buildings which now house the Mission work and its Children's Emergency Home.

Mr. DeGroot already had on his hands more work than one man should be expected to carry; but the question with Mr. DeGroot was not how much he was already carrying, but whether the merit of the new appealing cause was worthy of his efforts and in line with the will of his heavenly Father. So he lifted the new burden and carried it through to a successful conclusion.