Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-10

the Lamb" No doubt about it, WHAT is the
next highest throne ia heavenl While speak
it seems to me that il viii b. the throne Of
the drunkard's wife. II size wish cheerful
patience endured all her earthly torture.
Heroes and herOines.
l find also In this roll the heroes OF Chris
tian charity. We all admire the George Pea
bodys and the James Len xes OF the earth,
who give tens and hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars 10 good objects.
" no, out OF their pinched poverty, help 9TH
ers-Of such men as those Christian missicn-
aries at the West who are lis ing GA 525J a
wear that they NAV proclaim Christ TO the peo-
Pile, one Of them, writing TO the secretary In
New York saving: 81 thank yOu for thar
S25. Until Yesterday we have had no meat IN
our house for three months. We have suffer
ed terribly. My children have lad no shoes
this winter" And of those people who have
only half loaf of Bread tut give piece OF
1t to others who are huugrier; aud Of those
who have only a scuttle Of coal, but help 9TH
ers to fuel; and Of those who have only dol
lar In their POCKETS, and give twenty-five
cents to somebody else; and OF that father
who wears a shabby coat, and OF that mother
who wears faded dress, that their children
may be well apparelled. You call them pau
pers or ragamuffins, or emigrants. / call
them heroes ana heroines. You aud I may
not know where they live, or what their name
is. God knows, and they have more angels
lowering over them than you and have and
they will have a higher seat in heaven.
Who are those who were bravest and de-
served the greatest mOnumenL-LOrd Claver-
house and his burly soldiers, or John Brown,
the Edinburgh carrier, and his Wife2 Mr.
Atkins, the prosecuted minister of Jesus
Christ in Scotland, was secreted by John
Brown and his wife, md ClaVerhOuse rode up
one day with his armed men and shouted in
front Of the house. John Browns little girl
came out He said to her: "Well, miss, is
Mr.. Atkins here's" She made no answer for
she could not betray the minister OF the
Gospel Hap CaVerhOuse said then you
are chip OF the old block. are yOul I have
something in my pocket for you. 1t is
nOsegay. Some people call it a thumbscrew,
but 1 call it a nOsegay." And he got of his
horse aud he put i on the little girls hand
and began to turn it until the bones cracked,
aud she cried. He said: Don't cry,
don't cry; this isn't a thumbserew;
this is a nOsegay" And they heard
the child's crv, and the father and mother
came out, and ClaverhOuse said: ''Ha! it
seems that you three have laid your holy
heads together determined to die like all the
rest OF your ny IOcrltcal, cant1ug, snlVelling
crew; rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins,
piOus Mr.. Atkins, you would die. / have a
telescope with me that will improve YOUR
vision" and he pulled out pistol. Now"
ne said, ''yOu old pragmattcal lest YOU should
catch cold in this cold morning Of Scotland
and for the honor and safety Of the king, TO
say nothing OF the glory o. God and the good
of our souls I will proceed simply and in the
neatest and most expeditions style pOSs BILE
to blow your brains OuE' John Brown fell
on his knees and began to pray. "AhF' said
CIaYerhOuse, look out, II you are going 10
pray; steer clear of the king, the council and
| Richard Cameron" 20! Lord" said John
Brown, ''snce it seems to be Thy will that 1
should leave tn world for world where 1
can love Thee better and serve Thee more, |
put this poor widow woman and these help
less fatherless children into Thy hands We
have been together in peace q good while, but
now We must look forth to a better meeting
in heaven, and as for these poor creatures
blindfOded and infatuated. that stand before
me, convert them before is be too late, and
may they who have saJ in Judgment in this
lonely place on This blessed morning, upon
me, a poor, defeuseless fellow -crea ture-may
they, in the Last Judgment find that mercy
they have refused to me- Thy most unworthy
/ but l4.thfui servant Amen" He rose up
/ and said: isabel, the hour has come of
/ which l spoke to on on the morning when I
/ proposed hand and heart to you; and are you
/ willing now, for the love of God, to let
/ me dies" She put her arms around
| him and said ''lhe Lord gave, and the
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be he name
/ of The Lord - stop that snivelling." said
| Claverhouse. 81 have had enough of it.
/ Soldiers, do your 80 Ork Take aim! Fire! J"
and the head Of John Brown was scattered
/ on the ground. While the wife was gather
! ing up in her apron the fragm :uts of her hus-
/ bands head-gatheriug them up for burial
! ClaYerhOuse looked into her face and said
/ Nov, my good woman, now 10 you feel now
/ about your bonnie mau!" "OhP' she said,
! Al always thought Weel OF him; he has been
] very good to me; had 10 reason for thinking
/ anything but wee! OF him, and 1 think better
/ of him now" 0 what grand thing it will
be in the Last Day to see God pick out his
heroes and heruines Who are those pauDe rs
/ OF eternity trudglng OIL from the gates oil
! heaven} Who are the,3 The Lord ClaVer
| houses and the HerOds and those no hal
| sceptres, and crowns, and thrones, bur tueS
! lived for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and they
| broke the heart of nations. Heroes of earth
/ but Daupers in eternity. l beat the drums o.
their eternal despair. WOel wOel woe
But there is great excitement in heaven
| ing of that great bell in the tOWer9 1t is cor
/ OnatiOn. dav IN heaven
Who are those rising on the thrones will
crowns OF eternal rOyalty4 Iher must nave
been great people on the earth, wOrld-re
/ nOWned people. No. They taught in q rag
ged school Taught in a ragged school! i
| that ala That is all. Who are those soul
| waving scepters of eternal dOminiOu9 Why
| they are little children who waited on invalid
mothers. That ala That is all She wa
| called Little Mary'' on Earth She is al
empress now. Who are that great multitude
on the highest thrones of heaven
Who are theyl Why theV fed tn
hungry, they clothed the naked, they healet
/ the sick, they cOmfOrted the heart-brOken
/ They never found any rest until they pu
/ their head down on the pillow of tht
sepulchre. God watched them God laughe,
defiance at the enemies VINO put their heel
hard down on these His dear children; ant
one dav the Lord struck His hand hard o.
His thigh that the OmnlpOteut sword ratuet
in the buclLler as he said: II am their God
and no weapon formed against them shal
prosper" What harm can the world do YO
when the Lord Almigh ty with uusheathe
sword fights for youl
1 preach this sermon for comfort. Go hom,
to the place just where God has put YOU, L
play the hero or heroine. Do not envy an
man his money, or his applause or his socia
position. Do not envy any woman her ward
robe, or her exquisite appearance. Be the her
or the heroine If there be no -four i'm tn
house, and you do not know where your chi
/ dren are TO get bread, listen, and you wi
/ hear something tapping against the window
| pane. Go to the window and you will I'm
/. | II Is the Daak OF raven, and open the wiz
/ dow, and there will ifs in the messenger tina
I fed Elijah. Do you think that the God VII
grows the cotton Of he South viii let YOU freez
for lack of cloths3 Do you think tha
the God who allowed the disciples on Suuda
morning go into the grain field, and then tai
the graln and rnh N Ln then hana. and aal-