Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-06
UNPRAISED HELPERS.

There are many people in the world who
are doing much good, and who are unnoticed
by the world and de it unconscious to them
selves. They often stand in close relation to
very active, conspicuous and useful people
with whom their humble souls contrast them
selves, to their own increase of desponden.
cy.
For instance, here is a woman, without any
genius, who has brilliant husband, man
distinguished in the councils of the nation, or
on the lecture forum, or in the pul pit, or at
the bar; or man perpetually increasing the
area of known truth by his investigations,
and enlarging the field of human intelligence
by his publications. The good woman COM
pares herself to this brilliant husband, and
says, "Alas, l am doing nothing. What a
sensation his last book made; it has gone far
and wide; in many household it is read for
comfort or instruction, but have never writ.
ten line which can be of any benefit to any
human being, unless it may have been in
some of my poor letters" And 80 she de-.
preciates herself and grows sad.
In church an humble layman may look
up at the pul pit and see his pastor. as on a
throne of power, when he is using the Word
of God authoritatively, and is evidently sway.
ing multtudes into paths of Righteousness.
The layman says to himself, 81 can scarcely
lead my family in prayer, 80 broken is my
thought, and so lame is my language. very
seldom have the courage to say word in our
prayer-meetings. seem to have no talent in
the world but the talent for money-making.
I can work down in my countinghouse and
turn over and over dollar on dollar, and get
richer and richer; but what is that compared
with being rich in the souls one has brought
to God in Christ Jesus2" And 80 he becomes
discouraged.
But let these good people look on the other
side.
First, take the case of the wife. Why is
her husband 80 successful a man? Simply
because he has not a particle of domestic
care. His wife has raised his children 80 that
not one of them has ever given him a pang.
They are ensamples to the whole flock. He
can say to his people, Follow my children as
they follow Christ" Everything is at peace
at home. This could not have come to pass
if the good wife had not assiduously employ,
ed her practical common-sense in looking af.
ter the domestic matters. Now let her re.
member that while she was cheapening gro.
ceries, patching little trowsers, darning her
husbands stockings, mending here, saving
there, smoothing yonder, often when her own
heart was tired and her hands weary, she
was, in all these things, clearing the field for
the exercise Of her husbands great ability.
He could not have had half the power be
wields, nor half the field he occupies, but for
the good wife's good management Half the
glory of the crown which the Lord will give
at the close of this ministry will belong to
that good woman. She has done her part as
faithfully as the husband has done his, and
the Lord is not unmindful to forget her labor
of love.
In the other case, let the layman recollect
that, as times are now in the present organi.
zation of society, churches cannot be main
tanned without money. Land must be bought,
and materials procured for the erection of &C.
clesiastical edifces repairs must, be made
constant attendance is required; and there
must be some one who can furnish the pecu-
mary supplies. The pastor wants some men,
bers of his congregation who have, rather,
financial ability, and whose engagements al
low them to do something for the church.
He must never have financial cares he must
never have to think how his own support is
to come, how a church debt is to be paid, how
money is to be raised for repairs 1t is vi
cious system which rolls any of this work
upon the heart Of the pastor Every man
that takes any portion off leaves the soul of
his pastor more alert, his intellect more elas-
tic, his heart more ardent for the special work
of edifying the saints, and of calling sinners
to repentance.
There is many blessed pastor this day
who has good time preaching the Gospel,
and who may not himself know to what plain
man of plodding, practical intellect he owes
arrangements which make the financial af.
fairs of bis church run smoothly as to relieve
him of all care. But, when the crowns come
to be distributed, then the Lord will remem.
Der the layman that had uncircumcised lips,
like Moses, and not forget his labor of love
in that he labored for the saints.
Let us not be betrayed into misjudgments
or dependencies by the appearance Of things
our main audience is behind the scenes.
Where there is one seeing us on earth, there
are multitudes looking at US out of eternity.
Little flames on earth are small indeed, but
the glory of eternity is enduring.-REv. DR..
DEEMS in Frank Lsslie's Sunday Magazine
for June
| CHAsTEN1NG.-How sweet to observe, that
in the laying on of the rod, there is no men,