Telegram-herald., 1888-08-27

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parts * a gTe.s plau. an1 tie rop~ s1--s
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q TIE ta-keCf o 10 sts4diei tLas illEstrioss
Erslleaer a. be stepped into Itf Nho TeAAxed
DDg uflscls x TIE arm or CisEnlssao al
slKous look from hiss face gntll Tie b@skes
tlaeaea TIE groura and discharged - u2ag-
T. leeat r1rg3t Net cue Il their names h=s
con-s 60 IS BAT there Vas n0 WORK doae that
daF in Damascus 0r in al tle earth compared
vita lhs importance u their work " hat II
tLey had IA the agilatloa tied Knot that
could siipf " hat II the souni II moi a. the
door haI isd them u say. Paul must t2ke
care II himself aua ws VII taA5
care II Curselses-" ID, nol They he'd
t-s rope. and in doing 80 I'D more
IoF the Christian church than any thousand
or as viii ever accomplish. But God knows
ald hAs made eternal record OF their under
takiug And they know. How eulltant
tley must have felt when they read his let
ters o. ths Romans, 20 the Corinthians, ID
the Galatians. u tbs EphssiAEAs, % the Phil
ippians . the COlossians, t. the ThessslO-
mans, o. Timothy, 70 Titus, 20 Philemon, %
tie hebrews. and when they heard how hs
walked out ~ prison with the earthquake
unlocking the door FOR him, and took com
m4nd of the Alenandrian corIlship " zen the
sailors were nearly scared To death, and
preached q sermon that nearly shook Felix
O1 his judgment seat / hear the men and
women WHO helped hin down through the
window and over the wall talking Ia private
over tho matter and saying: How glad
an that We effected that rescued Ia coming
times Others may get the glory Of fauls
work. but no one shall roo Us II the satisfac-
ton If knowing that We held the ropa"
There are sad u be about O. 600 ministers
Of religion in this country About 5000
warrant came from early homes which had
O. struggle for the necesSaries Of life
Tho sons II rich bankers and merchants
generally become bankers and merchants
The most Of those who become ministers are
tue sons OF those who bad terrific struggle
% got their everyday bread The collegiate
and theological education OF that son took
every luxury from the parental table for
eight years The other children were more
scantily appareled. The son at college every
little while got a bundle from home. In it
were the socks that mother had knit, sitting
up late AZ night, her sight not as good as once
IL was.
And there also were some delicacies from
the sisters hand for the vOraciOuS appetite Of
hungry student. The father swung the
heavy cradle through the wheat, the sweat
rolling from his chin believing every step Of
the way, and then sitting down under the
cherry tree at noon thinking TO himself: II
am fearfully tired, but it will pay If l can
once rec that boy through college, and If
can know that he viii be preaching the Cos
Pei after l am dead" The younger children
want TO know why they can't have this and
that as others do, and the mother says: Be
patient, my children, until your brother
graduates, and then you shall have more
iuxuries, but we must see that boy through" +"
The years 90 by and the son has been or
dsined ana is preaching the glorious Gospel,
and great revival comes, and souls by
scores and hundreds accept the Gospel from
the lips OF that young preacher, and father
and mother, quite old now, are visiting the
son at the village parsonage, and at the close
OF Sabbath OF mighty blessing, father and
mother retire TO their room, the son lighting
the way and asking them il he could do any
thing to make them more comfortable, say
ing If they want anything in the night just
10 knock on the wall And then all alone
father and mother talk over the gracious
/ influences OF tine day, and say: We'll, it was
worth all we went through TO educate
that boy. 1t was hard pull but we held
on till the work was done. The world may
not know 1t, but, mother, we held the rope,
didn't wes" And the voice, trenulous with
Joyful emotion, responds: Yes, father, We
bald the rope; feel my work is done. Now,
Lord, lettess thou thy servant depart In
peace, for mine eyes have seen thy saliva
ton" ''PshawI' says the father. Il never
fei: so much like living in my life as now. l
want to see what that fellow is going on 10
%, he has begun 40 well"
Something occurs to me quite personal
was the youngest OF a large family OF chill
oren. Ny parents were neither rich nor
poor: four OF the sons wanted collegiate edu-
cation, and four obtained IT, but not without
| great home struggle. We never heard the
old people say once that they were denying
themselves 10 effect this, bat remember now
that my parents always looked tired
dou't think that they ever got rested until
they lay down in TIE SOnlervills cemetery.
Mornsr would SIT down in the evening and
say. "Wel, don't know what makes ms
feel 50 tired" Father would fall immsdt-
stely 20 sleep, seated hy the evening stand,
overcome with the days fatigues Ono of thu
four brothers after preaching tho Gospel for
about nifty years entered upon his heavenly
rest. Another OF tire four Is now on the
other side the earth, q missionary OF tbs
cross. Two Of Us are in this land ia the holy
ministry, ana think al of Us are willing tc
acknoHisdEs our obligation 70 the old folks
at home About twenty-five years ago tbs
ono, ard about tVeutT-four years ago too
otlaar. put down the burdens OF this sife, but
they stll hold the rope.
/ y men and women here assembled, yol
brag sometimes how you have fought you
way ia the world, bus l think there hav'
b-se1 helpful influences that you have Devel
fully acknowledged Has there not beer
soUle influence II your early oT present hOms
tat tie world cannot sect Does there BO
reach 70 you from among the Canadian hills
CT western p~Alric, or from southern plan
tstiou. OF from Enghsh CT Scottish OF ITisl
bone a cord K infiusncs that has kept yos
rixas when you would have gone astrzy, sn<
which. after y0u had maze a crooked track
rscaIied ycui The rope may he ss long a
shirtT vssrs or Eve hundred niiIs
Iozx CT t6rse thousand miles ioug, sut kzad
tlsat vsat out q aaOrtal siShs long ago sal
hoiat ropa 1Cu want = very svs8tt 6oTss
and you need % rowel kim vita sosrPsz
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