The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04

 rers, CT ragamufins. or emirrsnts call them hefoss and heroines. You and may not know where they live. or what their name is God knows. and they hsve more angels hosering over them than you and have, and they will hevs higher seat in heaven.
 They may have oEly cup of cold water to give a poor traveller or may hsye only picked . splinter from under the nail oi ehild's finger or have put only two mites into the treasury, but the Lord knows them. Consid- ering what they had. they d.d more than we have ever done, and their faded drees will be- come a white robe, and the small room will be an eternal mansion. and the old hat will be coronet of victory, and all the applause of earth and all the shouting Of heaven will ba drowned out when God rises up to give his reward 10 those humble workers in bis king. dom. and to say to them; 'Mell donet good and faithful servant" You have all seen or heard Of the ruin of Melrose Abbey. l suppose in some respects II is the most eh. qulslte ruin on earth. And yet, looking at 1t was not 90 impressed-you may set it down to bad taste-but was not so deeply stirred as 1 was at a tombstone at the foot of that abbcy-the tombstone placed by Walter Scott over the grave of an old man who had served him for a good many years in his house-the Inscription most significant, and defy any man to stand there and read it without tears coming into his eyes-the epitaph; Well done, good and faithful servant" ohl when
  cause of anything we have done for God. or the church, or suffering humanity, that such an inscription is appropriate for ust God grant t.
 Who arc those who were brayest and de- served the greatest monument-Lord Claver- house and his burIy soldiers, or John Brown, the Edinburgh carrier, and his wifei Mir. Atkins, the persecuted minister Of Jesus Christ in Scotland, was secreted by John Brown and his wife, and Claverhouse rode up Aao srs4f and efastA ss. front of the house. John Browns little girl came out. He said to her: 'Neil, miss is Mir. Atkins herei" She made no answer for she could not betray the minister of the Gospel. Hap Claverhouse said, then you are chip of the old block, are youi l have something in my pocket for you. IL is nosegay. Some people call it a thumbscrew, but l call 1t a nosegay." And he got off his horse. and he put 1t on the little girls hand, and began to turn 1t until the bones cracked, don't cry; tni. isn't thumbscrew; this ia noscgay.r And they heard the child's err, and the father eed mother came out, and Claverbouse said: "ha, t seems that you three have laid your holy heads together determined to die like all inc crew; rather than give up good Mir; Atkins, pious Mf. Atkins, you would die. l have telescope with me that will improve your yision," and he pulled out pistol Now
 
 catch cold in this cold morning of Scotland. and for the honor and safety of the king, to say nothing of the glory of God aud the good of our souls, l will proceed simply and In the neatest and most expeditions style possible to blow your brains outn John Brown fell on his knees and began to pray. "Ahvp said Claserhouse, look out If you are going 10 pray; steer clear of the king, the council and Richard Cameron" ''Oi Lord" said John Brown, ''since 1t seems to be Thy will that T-w st.E. n gx. tsAr can love Thee better and serve Thee more, put this poor widow wotIiap and these help less, fatherless children into Thy hands. We have been together in peace good while, but now we must look forth to better meeting in heaven, and as for these poor creatures blndfolded and infatuated, that stand before me, convert them before 1t be too late, and may they who have sat in judgment in this lonely place on this blessed morning, upon me, . poor, defenseless fellow .creature-may they, fin the Last Judgment find that mercy they have refused to me, Thy most unworthy, but faithful servant. Amen" He rose up and said: sIsabel, the hour has come of which 1 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 diefn She put her afms around him and said: 1.-The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lordp ''Stop that snivellng," said Clayerhouse. T have had enough of IL tt and the head of John Brown was scattered on the ground. While the wife was gather ing up in her apron the fragments of her hus' bands head-gathering them up for burial Claverhouse looked into her face and said, "Now, my good woman, how do you feel now about your bonnie manW "Ohl' she said, q always thought weel of him; he has been very good to me; l had no reason for thinking anything but weel of him, and l think better of him now" o what a grand thing 1t will l.a t,,4 4haJ aaf nav tn n1 mi heroes and beroines Who are those paupers of eternity trudgiug of from the gates of heaveni Who arc theyl The Lord Claver- houses and the Herods and those who had sceptres, and crowns, and thrones, but they lived for their own aggrandiseInent, and they broke the heart of nations. Heroes of earth, but paupers in eternity beat the drums of their eternal despair. Woel wool woel
 But there is great excitement in heaven Why those long processionsi Why the boom ing of that great bell In the toweri 1t Is cor onation day iD heaven.
 Who are those rising on the thrones with crowns of eternal royaltyi They must have been great people on % the earth, world-re- ged school Taught in ragged school! Is that alli That is all Who are those souls waving scepters of eternal dominioni Why, they are little children who waited on invalid mothers That alli That is alL She was empress now. Who are that great multitude Who are are tseyi Why they fed tho hungry, they clothed the naked, they healed the sick, they comfortcd the heart-broken. They never found any rest until they. put their head down on the pillow of the sepulchre. God watched them. God laughed defiance at the enemies who put their heels hard down on these liis dear children; and one day the Lord struck His hand so hard on His thigh that the omnipotent sword rattied in the buckler as he said: 'I am their God, and no weapon formed against them shall prosper.n What harm can the world do you when the Lord Almighty with unsheathed sword fights for youi
 I preach this sermon for comfort. Go home to the place just where God has put you, to play the hero or heroine. Do not envy any man his money. or his applause, or his social position. Do not envy any woman her ward robe, or her exquisite appearance. Be the hero or the heroine. If there be no flour in the house. and you do not know where your ehil- dren are 10 get bread, listen, and you will hear something tapping against the window. pane. Go 10 the window and you will ma It is the beak of A raven, and open the win dow, and there will fly in the messenger that fed Elijah. Do you think that the God who grows the cotton of the South will let you freeze for lack of clothsi Do you think that the God who allowed the disciples on Sunday morning 20 into the grain field, and then take the grain and rub 1t in the'r hands and eat do you think God will let you staryet Did you ever hear the experience of that old man: s1 have been young, and now l am old, yet have never seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging breadp' Get up out Of your Encouragement 0i troubled soul, Ol sewing woman. or man kicked and cuffed by unjust employees, Ol ye 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 com plaints you have told to nq one, come and get the comfort of this subject Listen to our great Captains cheer; "'ro him that over cometh will give to eat of the fruit of the tree of life which Is in the midst of the Para disc of God.