St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-27
For Young Ladies' Of all Ages.


have been confined to the house
much of the time this winter, with
out much hope of renewed health,
and have been led to think much
about the Lord Jesus and His heaven
ly home. What sort of Il reception
shall have when | leave this world,
as | expect soon to do ? Whom shall
see, if permitted myself to enter
and whom shall miss that hoped to
see ? And so on. Some of my thoughts
have been very sweet and some very
sad. Sometimes they come upon me
as in IL dream or vision, although |
am conscious that | am not asleep.
At such times | have an inspiration
that they are not wholly mine, but
are from above. | do not know, but
it is pleasant to think so, when they
make life-like and vivid what Gods
Word plainly teaches. Today my
thoughts took this shape: seemed
to he in the other world, and to be
going, with two or three young girls,
who held me 10y the hand, to meet
the Lord. Many others, old and
Young, were going the same way. AS
soon as we caught ii glimpse of His
face we were ravished with His Won
derful beauty. He had just put forth
His hand to welcome ii young maiden,
hardly older than those with me, and
the smile that lit up His features was
the most glorious vision | ever bcheld.
1t seemed to Tighten everything. 1t
was the ctlulgcnce of lightning, with
out its sharpness. Whether it was
the reflection of His radiance or not |
could not tell, but her face also seemed
cXquisitely beautiful. 1t surpassed
every conception of earth. One smile
like His, thought |, will he an heir
loom for eternity to one who re
ceives it.
The girls who held me by the hand
now seemed to move forward of their
own accord, while | stood back to
watch their reception. But the radi-
ant smile was clouded, and an eX-
preston of deep grief moved over the
Saviour'S face and | thought | saw
tears in His eyes. | knew then how
He looked when He wept over Jerusa-
lem. one of the girls first broke the
silence which had become oppressive,
with the words, "'Dear Lord Jesus" ;
but there was no such response rs
agOnizcd to hear. "My children" p"
and oh ! the infinite sadness of the
tones. chow could yOu shut Me out of
your Sunday school class ?" They all
protested that this must be mistake,
for they had never thought of such Il
| thing. "DO yOu not remember the
day when II poor forlOrn one, meanly
| dressed, followed You timidly into
your comfortable room, and looked
upon YOU with sad and wistful
! look You did not look Il welcome
| You began to whisper together and
so loudly that she heard it." "What
does she come here for2 Look at hel
stockings and bonnet. We will not
have her in our Glass; She heard
you and turned away. Then yOu Shu
Ne ont. Did you never read my
words. ''Inasmuch as We did it untC
one of the least of these We did it un-
to Me ~
The poor wanderer had been turned
into the street that morning by ;
drunken father, and was huDgerinl
for sympathy. She had seen yOI
gathering into your cheerful room
and followed, wondering if here were
the people she had heard about wh'
were Gods folks, and cared for sucl
as she. But she turned away with 4;
heavy heart, satisfied only that thi
was not the place. She found som,
F of them, afterwards, who had love
enough to care for her, and the resul
YOU have seen. 1t was she whom
lust now welcomed into the kingdom
of light am sorry, oh, how sorry
but Won cannot follow. You have
not the spirit of heaven.
Then | could restrain myself N
longer, but pressed forward and cas-
myself ut the feet of the glorious Mas
ter. Lord jesus | cried, ''the,
are so young and have been so poorl,
instructed. Let them go back wit
me. There are yet Gods folks l,
our world who can teach them wha
Thou art and how to please Thee
Thy words are yet il our Bibles, an,
= Thy example can he seen, an
. there are those who are clear-sighte'
l enough to see both, and have faitI
r enough to believe in them and low
F. enough to put them in practice
, They can teach these children tina
the neglected and destitute have al
. ways the first claim npOn them, an
that without learning to heed thi
claim they cannot even conceive
f much less enter, the joy of the Lord.
did not hear His answer, for the
a the vision passed. greatly fea
8 that it would not have comforted m
e if had heard His reply Rev. Cha;
= W. Torrey in CongregatiOnalist.