Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-05-30

it's echo in the rattle of Birmingham ma
chinery and the roar and bang of factorie
on the Merrimac.
1t seemed to be matter of no impor
tance that Luther found Bible in mon
astery; but as he opened that Bible, ant
the brass. bound lids fell back, thsy jarre,
everything, from the Vatican to the furthes
convent in Germany, and the rustling o
the wormed leaves was the sound of tn
wings of the angel of the Reformation. l
seemed to be a matter of no importanc
that woman, whose name has been for
gotten, dropped a tract in the way of
very bad man by the name of Richard Bax
ter. He picked up the tract and read it
and it was the means of his salvation.
In after-days that man wrote book call
ed "The Cali to the Unconverted," tina
was the means Of bringing multitude tt
God, among others Philip Doddridge
Philip Doddridge wrote book called eth,
Rise and Progress of Religion" which ha.
brought thousands and ten of thousand
into the kingdom of God, and among other
the great Wilberforce. Wilberforce wrott
a book called "a Practical View of Chris
tianity," which was the meaus of bringing
a great multitude to Christ, among othefI
Leigh Richmond. Leigh Richmond wrote 9
tract called "The Dairyman's Daughter, u
which has been the means of the salvation
of unconverted multitudes. And that tide
of influence started from the fact that one
Christian woman dropped Christian tract
in the way of Richard Baxter-the tide o.
influence rolling on through Richard Bax
ter, through Philip Doddridge, through th,
great Wilberforce, through Leigh Rich
mond, on, on, on, forever, forever So the
| insignificant events of this world seem
after all, to be most momentous. The faci
that you came up that street or this street
seemed to be Of no Importance to you, and
the fact that you went inside of some church
may seem to be a matter Of very great in
significance to you, but you will find it tht
tuning point in your history.
| V. Again: l see in my subject an illus
tration Of tho bsauty of female industry.
Behold Ruth toiling in the harvest fielt
under the hot sun, or at noon taking plain
bread with the reapers, or eating the parch
Cd corn which Boaz handed to her. The
customs of society, Of course, have changed
and without the hardships and exposure te
which Ruth was subjected, every intelligent
woman will find something to do.
know there is a sickly sentimentality or
this subject. In some families there are
persons of no practical service to the house
hold or community; and though there are
so many woes all around about them in the
world, they spend their time languishing
over a new pattern, or bursting into tears
at midnight over the story of some lover
who shot himself! They would not deign
to look at Ruth carrying back the barley on
her way home to her mother-in law, Naomi.
All this fastidiousness may seem to do very
we'll while they are under the shelter of
their fathers house; but when the sharp
winter of misfortune comes, what of these
butterflies? Persons under indulgent par
entage may get upon themselves habits of
Incidence; but when they come out into
practical life their soul will recoil with dis
gust and chagrin. They will feel in their
hearts what the poet so severely satirised
when he said:
"Folks are so awkward, things so impolte.
They're elegantly panied from morning
until night"
Through that gate of Incidence how
many men and women have marched, use-
less on earth. to destroyed eternityl Spi-
nola said to Sir Horace We're: "Of what did
your brother die?" ''Of having nothing to
erhot,s anon,b IN LII onn General If n. .
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tbors ia On Yoncb snffsrino to ha aIlaviated
90 n,ncb S.rtness 70 he enI;obtenad and 80
many hnrJans to be carr;ad that tbera is
anv ,srson 1vho osnnot f;nd anvtbina to
do?
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Hannsb, r,oro Robsocas mare Marvs
move Dshorabs consecratsdNhodv mind
so,,1 r. ~ ord 1rbo honnbt thew
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tho ua,uo of alean;na
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straw hnt What ia q strawp CAN'T oct anv
barioy for r,vself or nv oothar-;n. p " ont
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baant;fa, M Ruth She Gathered two straws.
and and she mt them together. and more
s,raus ra sAI mill til sSa aot aIougb to male a
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