Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-11-24

hard fighting. II took only one Joshua
and the thousands Of common troops un.
der him, 10 drive down the walls Of cities,
and, under wrathful strokes, to make ma
tions fly like sparks from the anvil. Il
only took one Luther for Germany, one
Zwinglius for Switzerland, one John
Knox for Scotland, one Calvin for France,
and one John Wesley for England. Dor
cas- rs certainly has a mission TO preach.
The two mites dropped by the widow
into the poor.box will be as much applaud.
ed as the endowment ofa college, which
gets the mans. name into the newspapers.
The man who kindled the fire under the
burnt offering in the ancient temple had
a duty as imperative as that Of the high
priest, in magnificent robes. walking into
the HOLES under the cloud of JehOvah's
presence. Yes, the men with one talent
are TO save the world, or Il will never be
saved at all. The men with five talents
are tempted to toll chiefly for themselves,
TO build up their own great name, and
work for their own aggrandizement, and
do nothing for the alienation ofthe worlds
woes. The cedar of Lebanon standing on
the mountain seems 10 hand down the
storms out of the heavens to the earth,
but II bears no fruit, while some dwarf
pear tree has more fruit on It's branches
than il can carry. Better to have one
talent and put II to full use than 800 wick.
etlly neglected
| Ny subject teaches me that there Is GO
| ing To come day of settlement. When
the old farmer Of the text got home, he
Immediately called all the servants about
him and said: Here is the little account
| have been keeping. Iwant to see your
account, and We will frs, compare them.
and I'll pay you what owe you. and
you'll pay me what you owe me. Let us
have settlement" The day will come
when the Lord Jesus Christ will appear,
and will say 10 you: What have you
been doing with my property: What have
you been doing with my faculties? What
have you been doing with what | gave
you ior accumulaiivc purposes :" There
will be- no escape from that settlement.
Sometimes you cannot get settlement
with man especially if he owes YOU. lie
posipones and procrastinatcs. and says:
I'll see you next week" or III see you
next month" The fact is he don't want To
settle. But when the great day comes of
which am speaking.
THERE WILL. W. 40 ESCAPE.
We will have to face all the bills.
have sometimes been amazed To see how
an accountant will run up or down a long
line Of figures I'll see 10 or - figures
in II line and | attempt To add them two
or three times. | make them different
each time. But have admired the way
an accountant will take long line of
figures and without a single mis,kc and
with great celebrity announce the aggrc-
gate. Now, in the las, great settlement,
there will he correct account presented.
God has KEEP, II loEg line of sins, a long
line of broken Sabbaihs. u long line OF
proianc words, "a long line of discarded
lsacramcn,s, long line of misimproyed
privileges. They will all be added up,
and before angels, and devils, and men.
the aggregate will be announced. Oh!
that will be the great day of settlement
| have to ask the question: Am l ready
for it:' II Is of more importance to
me to answer that question in regard to
myself than in regard to you and il is Of
more Importance for you TO answer II In
regard 10 yourself than in regard to me.
Every man for himself in that day.
Every woman for herself in that day. "If
thou I've wise thou shalt be wise for thy.
self II thou scorncst, thou alone shall
bear it, We are apt to speak of the last
day as an occasion of vocifcration-a
great demonstration Of power and pomp;
but there will on that day, think, a few
moments OF entire silence. think tre-
mendous, an overwhelming silence.
think II will he such silence as the earth
never heard. II will he at the moment
when all nations are listening for their
doom.
| learn also from this parable of,he text
that our degrees of happiness in Heaven
will be graduated according TO our degrees
of usefulness ON earth. Several Ofthe com.
mcmtators agree in making this parable
the same one as in Luke where one man
was made ruler over five cites and another
made ruler over two cities. Would 1t be
fair and right that the professcd Christian
man who has lived very near the line be-
tween the world and the church-the man
who has often compromised his Christian
charactcr-thc man who has never spoken
out for GOd-thc man who has never been
known n a Christian only on communion
days-thc man whose great struggle has
been Ia see how much Of the world he
could get and yet win Heavens II right
To suppose that that man will have rs
gland and glorious seat in lleavsn Us
the man who gave all his energies at
body. mind and soul To the service Ot God.
The dying thief entered Heaven, but not
with the same starting acclaim which
greeted Paul, who had gone. under scOrch.
ngs. and across dungeons, and through
maltrcatmcnts into the kingdom Of glory.
One star differs from another star In glory,
and they who toll nightly for Christ on
earth shall have n far greater reward than
those who have rendered only half q SER
vice.
CHEER FOR THOSE NEARING TUE END.
Some of you are fastening ON toward
the reward Of the righteous. | want to
cheer YOU up ai the thought that there
will he some kind Of a reward waiting for