Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-26

a hymn, which the congregation sang.
Then he prayed, and some said who
heard him that the eyes closed on earth
were surely beholding the beautiful
vision, for he spoke as q son beloved,
whose very soul was iul of the glory of
the Fathers plcscncc.
The sermon which followed was such
as they had never before heard fl, III his
lips. There was in ii a power a fcrvOr,
Il tenderness, which no wo.ds of NINE
can describe. 1T was the testimony OF
Il living witness, who had found The
Lord very pleasant help in time OF
trouble.
When all was over. and he came down
the pulpit stairs, his wife stood again at
the root and lac too her arm and went
out silently. lie seemed TO the waiting
congregation a. one set apart ana con-
sccratcd by the amounting of q special
sorrow, and they dared not break the
holy silence rOund HIM with common
speech.
The next afternoon, committee from
the church went to the pafsona sc. Mrs.
Spencer saw them coming and Told her
husband.
1T mu be- he said, "to ask my adj
vice in the choice OF my successor
Il should think tncy mignt have
waited one day" she cried, with Il wo-
man 5 passionate impotence at any
seeming iOrICltuncss OF the ella m;
given him by his years of faithful ser
! vice.
! The delegation bad reached the door
| by that time, and the minister dad not
answer. she waited Oh the men into
/ The study, and left Them there; gong
about her usual task with a heart full o.
bitterness. 1t WAS natural, perhaps,
| thut <.n9nlH "a Il nd M
lister, but to tell him SO now, to make
! the very first pang OF his sorrow sharper
! by their thanklcssne-s IT was TOO
much.
An hour passed before they went
away and then she heard ner husbands
voice calling her, and went into his
study prepared to sympathize with his
SORROW she found HIM, with such Il LOOK
OF joy, and peace and thanifulncss upon
his face as she had never expected to see
| II wear AGAIN.
Mary he said, "thcre are some
kind hearts i'll this world. My parish
want me to stay with them, and insist
on raising my salary hundred dollars
Il year.
want YOU Ia stay with them," she
cried hardly understanding his words.
"les, | told them that 1 could not 60
them justice, but they would not listen
hey believe that my very aflliction
VIII give me new power over the hearts
OF men, that ! can do as much good rs
ever. They would not wait day, you
see, lest We should he anxious about our
future
And ] thought they were coming,
in indenccnt haste, 10 give You notlce 20
co. Mrs. Spencer crIcu, pentcntiy.
How / misIudgcd them! shall l never
learn Christian cbaiity?'
80 il was settled that the minister OF
Montclair should abide with his peo-
pie.
For three years more his persuasive
voice called ihCin TO choose the lcttcl
way : and then his own summons came
to 20 up higher. In those three years
he mad soWn more seed rclpcd more har-
vest tnan some men in Il lie time. lie
did his work faithfully and was ready
when tie hour came for him to go
home. Just at the last, wien those
who loved him best stood weeping round
his bedside, tlley caught upon MS face
the radiance OF a light not OF this world.
He put out his hands with glad cry
II see, j see out OF the dark, into
The iight!'
Ana before they could look with awe
and wonder into each others eyes, the
glory had be3un 10 fade, the outstietch-
cd hands fell heavily, and they knew
the blind minister WAS gone, past
night, past day" whore for him there
would be no more darkness lIyutch-
nor d. Reflector.