Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-03-07
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A LITTLE FIRE,

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A LITTLE FIRE. 81
How many opportunities of doing good we
are continually letting slip, which never come
back to US again All along our pathway
those wasted jewels lie like autumn leaves.
A good pastor, who was remarkable for his
faithfulness in speaking word for Jesus on
all occasions, was led to form the habit by a
very little circumstance in his early ministry.
A little GIRL who did not know him, was
once walking by his side, and he engaged
with her in such conversation as he consider
ed suitable to her years. She was afterwards
told that she had been talking with minis
ter of Jesus Christ.
"Oh, no." said she, with chiid's simplici-
ty, "that could not be, for he never said one
word about Jesus Christ" Her words came
to the pastors ears, and sank deeply into his
heart, influencing all his after life.
A poor old man in India was lying down
to die by the roadside. A good missionary
passed by his side and whispered, "Brother,
what is your hope?"
With great effort he reused himself to
make answer: "rhe blood of Jesus Christ
cleanseth from all sin," and with that prec-
ious plea upon his lips, he passed into eternity.
The missionary stood and mused beside him.
How could that aged heather have learned
those blessed words? Something was closely
grasped in his hand, which on examining he
found to be single leaf from the Epistle of
John. Oh who can tell what that leaf had
been to him. .." ~
A single word or question has sometimes
been a powerful agent in leading soul to
Christ. ... .,.... .
what is the state of your soul, friend p
said the devoted Felix Nef to one whom he
recognized as Christian acquaintance The
person addressed, turned about and proved. to
be stranger. A word of apology followed,
and the two parted not to meet again for sew
eral years. This time the stranger accosted
Felix Nef, who did not recognize him. Z
II am the man." he said, "whom you tap
ped on the shoulder in the streets of Lausan
ne, and asked, How do you find your soul ?
Your question led me to serious thought, and
now / find it is we'll with with my SOUL"
Would that such Christian greetings more
abounded, and that we were less reluctant to
speak courteous, Christian word, even to
strangers into whose society we may be thrown
for passing hour. A single spark can kin
die city. "How great matter little fire
kindleth p
The WHOLE BIBLE IN THE Book OF JOB,
A man once asked me if ever studied
Job; and he said there was something re-
markable about job if you get the key to
Job, you get the key to the whole Bible
"How do you make that OUT" l asked.
"Well," he said, II divide Job into seven
heads. l. Job untried God pronounced him
a perfect man. He is Adam in Eden-pertect
before his trial. 2. Then trial came-and
adversely came to Job; that is the second
head. Trial came just as it came to Adam,
and like Adam he fell. 3. Then the third
head-the wisdom of the world. The wisdom
of the world came to try and soothe job
You never heard such wisdom but they made
poor work of it, Job could stand bis scold-
ing wife and his complaining children, but he
couldn't stand the wisdom of the world. 4.
They couldn't state anything about forgive
ness, and that is what Job wanted. 5. Then
Job cries out, % that l had daysman be-
twixt me and God That is Christ. 6. Then
God speaks, and Job learns his lesson and
flat he comes down upon the dunghill. BE.
hold am vile !: what shall | answer thee ?
I will lay my hand upon my mouth etc.
There is man come to see his lost and ruined
condition by the fall. 7. Job learns his les
son, and God lifts him up, and that is the last.
And jobs last estate WAC better than tho
first" Why man, after he is restored, is bet
ter off than Adam was in Eden Adam
night have been in Eden ten thousand years,
and then the devil might have come and
taken away everything that Adam had /; but
now "our life is hid with Christ in glory" and
Satan can't get at it
A man said once to me: "Did you ever no.
tice that God promised to give Job double of
everything he had possessed And did you
notice that he didn't give him double chill
dren? He had ten, and God didn't give him
twenty he gave him ten. God wouldn't ad.
nit that Job had lost his children, so be had
ten on earth and ten in heaven"
You that have departed children and
friends, don't say that you have lost them:
they have only gone on before you, and by
and by you shall meet them.-D. l.. Moody.
CROWNS FOR THE HUMBLE.
We love to think that the brightest crowns
of the future life should not be at all worn by
those who have occupied exalted positions
here. Indeed, we have the direct assurance
from our divine Lord, that MANY of the first
shall be last, and the last first" so we may
know that this worlds plans and ways Of
crownng its subjects will not be adopted in
heaven. Here
'sServants may be fit for princes,
Princes fit for something less,'
but in the kingdom of love each shall be
crowned according to his true position. Here
royal robes may cover hearts black with sin,
and shining crowns adorn the brows of dwarf.
ed and weakened intellect, but in the life to
come each shall stand "in his own order"
We have often thought that many will be
very much surprised at the order of things in
heaven. The proud and rich ones of this
world, who only just succeed in entering the
pearly gates, will certainly be greatly sur
prised to see many whom they once despised,
now 50 much above themselves. 1t is con-
soling thought to the poor and humble of
this world, that God is no respecter of per-
sons.
We are almost sure that many of the very
brightest crowns of heaven will be worn by
the humble ones of this world. God will
crown as lovingly the toiling child Of poverty
as the one who occupies a position of ease and
honor. Gold and worldly position are moth
ing to Him.
Take courage, then, poor, lowly child of