The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

her hes and said: "Now, my good woman.
how do ~ tel now about your bonnie
mani" ssOh, sAs said, ~ always thought
well Of him; he has besn very good 70 me.
had no reason for thinking anything but
we'll Of him, and I think better pf him
now"
O, what . grand thing Il win b in the
last day to see God pick out his heroes and
hsroinesi Who arc those paupers Of eter.
nifty trudgfng on fropths gates Of Heavenf
Who are theyi The Lord Claverhouses
and the Herods, and those who had scep-
tsrs and crowns and thrones; but they
lived for their own aggrandisemsnt, and
they have broke the heart Of nations.
Heroes Of earth, but paupers Of eesrnityl
beat the drums Of their eternal despair.
Wool Voc Wool
But there u great excitement In Heaven.
why those long professional Why the
booming Of that great bell in the towsrf II
IL coronation day In Heaven. Who are
those rising on the thrones with crowns Of
eternal royalty. They must have been
great people on earth, world-rsnowned
people. No, they taught in . ragged
school. Taught In ragged school!
Taught in . ragged school! l. that all!
That 10 all. who are those souls waving
scepters Of eternal dominion? Why, they
were little children who waited on invalid
mothers. That alli That's al. She was
called 'Little Mary" on earth; she 10 an
Empress now. Who are that great multi
tude ON the highest thrones Of Heaveni
Who are theyi Why, they fed the hun.
cry, they clothed the naked, they
healed the sick, they comforted
the heart-broken. They never
found any rest until they put their bead
down ON the sepulcher. God watched
them. God laughed defiance ct the enc
mics who put their heels hard down ON
these, his dear children, and one day tho
Lord struck his hand 30 hard on his thigh
that the omnipotent sword ratified In the
scabbard a. he said: ~ am their God, and
no weapon formed against them shall
prosper" What harm can the world do
you when the Lord Almighty, with un-
sheathcd sword, fights for you?
Ipreach the sermon this morning In
comfort. Go home to the place where
God has put You to play the hero or the
heroine. Do not envy any man
his money or his applause, Of his
social position. Do not envy any
woman nsr wardrobe or her exquisite ap-
pearance. Be the hero or the heroine. II
there be no -four In the house and you
don't know where your children are to got
bread, listen and you win hear something
tapping against the window pane. Go to
the window and you win find it II the beak
Of . raven, and opsn the window and there
win dy In the messenger that fed Elijah.
Do you think that the God who grows the
cotton in the South win let you freeze foE
lack Of clothesi Do you think that the
God who allowed the disciples, On Sunday
morning, to 60 into the grain field, and
then take the grain and rub it In their
hands and eat, do you think God
win let you starvei Did you
ever hear the experience Of
that old man! II have been young and
now am old; yet have not seen the right
eous forsaken, NOR his seed begging broad.
Get up out Of your encouragement, O
troubled soul! o sewing womsni o naeu
kicked and cuiRsd BY unjust employer! O
70 who are hard besse in the battle Of Life,
and know not which way 70 turni o you
bsrsft one! o you sick one with complaints
you have told to no one! como and get the
comfort Of this subject. Listen TO our great
Captains cheer:
ITO him that overcometh win give "a
eat Of the tree Of life which u In the midst
q TIE paradise Of Godw