The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-30

but now we must look forth to better
meeting in Heaven; and as for these poor
creatures, blindfolded and infatuated,
that stand before me, convert them before
it be too late, and may they who have sat
in judgment in this lonely place on this
blessed morning upon me, a poor, de-
fenseless fellow creature, may they in
the last judgment find that mercy which
they have refused to me, Thy most I'M
worthy but faithful servant. Amen"
He rose up and said: Isabel, the hour
has come of which l spoke to you on the
morning when proposed hand and heart
to you; and are you willing now, for the
love of God, to let me die?" She put her
arms around him and said:
1.-The Lord gave, and the Lord hath
taken away. Blessed be the name Of the
Lordw
"Stop that sniveling," said Claverhouse.
81 have had enough of it. Soldiers, do
your work. Take aim! FireW And the
head of John Brown was scattered on the
ground. While the wife was gathering
up in her apron the fragments of her hus-
bands head-gatherlng them up for
burial-Claverhouse looked into her face
and said: "Now, my good woman, how
do you feel now about your bonnie man?'
"Oh" she said, 81 always thought weel
of him; l had no reason to think any
thing but weel of him, and think better
OF him now"
o, what grand thing it will be in the
last day to see God pick out His heroes
and heroines. Who are those paupers of
eternity trudging off from the gates of
Heaven? Who are they? The Lord Claver-
houses and the Herods and those who had
scepters, and crowns, and thrones, but
they lived for their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and they broke the heart of nations
Heroes of earth, but paupers in eternity.
l beat the drums of their eternal despair
Woe! Woe! Woe!
But there is great excitement in Heaven.
Why those long professions? Why the
booming of that great bell in the tower:
1t is coronation day in Heaven. Who are
those rising on the thrones with crowns
of eternal royalty? They must have been
great people on the earth, world-renowned
people. No. They taught in a ragged
school. Taught in ragged school! Is
that all? That is all. Who are those
souls waving scepters of eternal do
minion? Why, they are little children who
waited on invalid mothers. That all?
That is all. She was called "Little Mary:
on earth. She is an Empress now. Who
are that great multitude on the highest
thrones of Heaven? Who are they? Why,
they fed the hungry, they clothed the
naked, they healed the sick, they COM
forted the broken hearted. They never
found any rest until they put their head
down on the pillow of the sepulcher. God
watched them. God laughed defiance at
the enemies who put their heels hard
down on these, His dear children, and one
day the Lord struck His hand so hard on
His thigh that the omnipotent sword
ratified in the buckler, as He said:
81 am their God, and no weapon formed
against them shall prosper"
What harm can the world do you when
the Lord Almighty with unsheathed
sword fights for you?
| preach this sermon for comfort Go
home to the place just where God has put
you, to play the hero or the heroine. Do
not envy any man his money, or his ap.
plause, or his social position. Do not
envy any woman her wardrobe, or her
exquisite appearance. Be the hero or
heroine. IL there be no -four in the house,
and you do not know where your children
are to get bread, listen, and you will hear
something tapping against the window.
pane. Go to the window and you will fin.
it is the beak of raven, and open the
window and there will fly in the messen-
ger that fed Elijah. Do you think that
the God who grows the cotton of the
south will let you freeze for lack of
| clothes? Do you think that the God who
| allowed the disciples on Sunday morning
to go into the grain field, and then take
the grain and rub it in their hands and
| eat-do you think God will letyou starve?
| Did you ever hear the experience of that
old man:
81 have been young, and now 1 am old,
yet have 1 never seen the righteous for.
saken, or his seed begging bread"
| Get up out of your encouragement. o
| troubled soul. o! sewing woman. o
man kicked and cuffed by unjust en-
ployers. I've who are hard beset in the
battle of life and know not which way to
turn. o! you bereft one, o! you sick
one, with complaints you have told to no
one, come and get the comfort of this
subject. Listen to our great Captains
cheer!
! To him that overcometh will give to eat OF
the fruit of the tree of life which is in the midst
| of the paradise of God.