Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-09-02

until your brother graduates, and then
you shall have more luxuries, but we
must see that boy through"
The years go by and the son has been
ordained and 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 vii
lage 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 If he
could do anything to make them more
comfortable, saying il they want any
thing in the night just 10 knock ON the
wall. And then all alone father and
mother talk over the gracious influences
Of the day and say: 'Well, it was worth
all we went through to educate that boy.
It was hard pull, but we held on till
the work was done. The world may
not know it. but, mother, we held the
rope, didn't WEI" And the voice, trem-
ulous with joyful emotion, responds:
"Yes, father; we held the rope. feel
my work is done. Now, Lord, lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, for
mine eyes have seen thy salvation"
"Pshawv' says the father, II ever felt
so much like living in my life rs now. I
want TO see what that fellow is going on
to do, he has begun 80 we'll"
Something occurs 10 me quite personal.
was the Youngest of a large family Of
children. My parents were neither rich
nor poor; four of the sons wanted col
legiate education, and four obtained it,
but not without great home struggle.
We never heard the old people say once
that they we're denying themselves TO
effect this, but remember now that my
parents always looked tired. | don't
think that they ever got rested until they
lay down in the Sommerville cemetery.
Mother would sit down in the evening,
and say: well, / don't known what
makes me feel so tired" Father would
fall Immediately to sleep, seated
by the evening stand. overcome with
the days's fatigues. One of the four
brothers, after preaching the Gospel for
about fifty years, entered upon his
heavenly rest. Another Of the four is
now on the other side the earth, a mis-
sionary Of the cross. Two of us are in
this land in the holy ministry, and /
think all Of us are willing TO acknowl-
edge our obligation to the old folks at
home. About twenty-five years ago the
one, and about twenty-four wears ago
the other, put down the burdens of this
life, but they still hold the rope.
o men and women here assembled,
YOU brag sometimes how You have fought
your way in the world, but | think there
Lave been helpful influences that you
Lave never fully acknowledged. Has
there not been some influence in your
carly or present home that the world
cannot see! Does there not reach to you
from among the Canadian hills, or west
IN prairie, or from southern plantation,
or from English OF Scottish or Irish home
cord Of influence that has kept you
ii ight when you would have gone astray,
and which, after you had made a
crooked track, recalled you; The rope
may be as long as thirty years, or
five hundred miles long, or three
thousand miles long but hands that
went out of mortal sight long ago still
hold the rope. You want a very swift
horse, and YOU need to rowel him with
sharpest spurs, and to let the reiDs lie
| Loose upon the neck, and to give a shout
to a racer, il you are going 10 ride out Of
| reach Of your mothers prayers. Why,
n ship crossing the Atlantic in seven
DAYS can't sail away from thatl A sailor
| finds them on the lookout as he takes his
| place, and finds them on the mast as he
| climbs the ratlines to disentangle a rope
| in the tempest, and finds them swing
ing on the hammock when he turns in.
Why not be frank and acknowledge it
the most of us would long ago have been
| dashed to pieces had not gracious and
loving hands steadily and lovingly and
nightly held the rope.
But there must come time when we
shall find out who these Damascene were
who lowered Paul in the basket and
greet them and all those who have rem
dered TO God and the world unrecognized
and unrecorded services. That is going
10 be one Of the glad exctements of
heaven-the hunting up and picking out
of those who did good on earth and got no
credit for it. Here the church has been
| going on nineteen centuries, and this Is
probably the first sermon ever recogniz.
ing the services Of the people in that
Damascus balcony. Charles @. Hnney
said TO a dying Christian; Give my love
to st. Paul when you meet him" Wher
you and meet him, as we will, shal
ask him to introduce me To those peopl'
who got him out Of the Damascene peril
We 10 into long sermon TO prove tina
we will be able 10 recognize people II
heaven, when there is one reason we fai
TO present, and that is better than an
God will introduce US. We shau nav
them all pointed out. You would not b
guilty Of the impoliteness Of hayin
, friends in your parlor not introduced
; and celestial politeness will demand tha
we be made acquainted with all "
, heavenly household What reheay~-,
| old times and recital Of stirriD~ ron,in,
; cences. II others fail 10 Give !
! PRODUCTION, God wiz take us Ihror,
, and before our first twentv-,o,
r hours In beaven-if il were cs
r culated by earthly time niacos'
have passed, we shall meet and tal
= with more heavenly celebrities than
! our entire mortal state we met Wi,
! earthly celebrities. MANY who nad
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