The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21

germany, anu tne ruStunG or the WOrlneu
leaves was the sound Of the wings of the
angel of tho Reformation. 1t seemed to be
a matter of no Importance that n woman,
whose name has been forgotten, dropped a
tract In the way of very bad man by the
name of Richard Baxter He picked up the
tract and read it, and it was the means of
his salvation.
In after-days that man wrote book
called "The Call to the Unconverted, that
was the means of bringing a multitude to
God, among others Philip Doddridge
Philip Doddridgc wrote book called: "1'he
Rise and Progress of Religion" which has
brought thousands and tens of thousands
into the kingdom of God, and among others
the great Wilbcrforce Wilberforce wrote
IA book called: "A Practical View of Chris
tanity, which was the means of bringing
a great multitude to Christ, among others
leigh Richmond Leigh Richmond wrote a
trnct called: Tho Dairynan's Daughter"
which has been the means of the salvation
of unconverted multitudes. Aud that tide
of influence started from the fact that ono
Christian woman dropped II Christian tract
in the way of Richard Baxter-the tide of
influence rolling on through Richard Bax-
ter, through Philip Doddridge, through the
great Wllberforce, through Leigh Richmond,
on, on, on, forever, forever. So the insg-
nillcant events of this world seem, after all,
camo up that street or this street seemed to
be OF no Importance TO you, and the fact
that you went inside of some church may
seem to be a matter of very great insigniii-
canoe to you, but you will fad 1t the turn
ing point in your history.
Again | see in my subject an illus
tration of the beauty of female industry.
Behold Ruth toiliug in the harvest field
under the hot sun, or at noon taking plain
bt nt.fsl,N a
corn which Boaz handed to her The
customs of society, of course, have changed,
and without the hardships and exposure to
which Ruth was subjected, every intelll-
gent woman will find something to do.
| know there is n sicllly sentmontality on
this subject. In some families there are
persons of no practical service to the house
hold or community; and though there are
so many woes all around about them in the
world, they spend their time languishing
over new pattern, or bursting into tears
at midnight over the story of some lover
who shot himselfi They would not deign
to look at Ruth carrying back tho barley
on her way home to her mother-in-law,
Naomi. All this fastidiousness may seem
to do very well while they are under the
shelter of their fathers house; but when the
sharp winter of misfortune comes, what of
these butterfies9 Persons under indulgent
parentage may get upon themselves habits
of Incidence; but when they come out into
practical life their soul will recOil with dis
gust and chagrin. They will feel in their
hearts what the poet so severely satiriZed
when he said:
"Folks are so awkward, things so impolite,
They're elegantly painted from morning until
night"
Through that gate of Incidence how many
men and women have marched, useless on
earth to destroyed eternityl Spinola said
to Sir Horace We're: "Of what did your
br other dieP "Of having nothing TO do y
was the answer "Ah, said Spinola, "that's
enough to kill any general of u.s." On can
it be possible in this world, whore there is
so much suffering to be alleviated, 50 much
darkness to be enlightened, and so many
burdens to be carried, that there is any per-
son who cannot find anything to dos
Madame de Stael did a world of work in
her time, and, one day while she was seated
| amid Instruments of music, all of which she
| had mastered and amid manuscript books
which she had written, some ono said to
| her: Chow do you fad time to attend to all
| these thingsp con" she replied, ''these
| are not the things | am proud of. My chief
| boast is in the fact that / have seventeen
TRADES, by any one of which | could make a
| livelihood if necessary" And If in secular
| spheres there is so much to be done, in
| spiritual work how vast the field We want
more Abgails, more Hannahs, more Re
beccas more Marys, more Deborahs ccnse-
crated-body, mind, soul-to the Lord who
| bought them.
Once more, learn from my subject
| the value of cleaning.
Ruth going into that harvest-lleld might
! have said: "There is straw, and
there is straw, but what is a straw ]
can't get any barley for myself or my
| mother-in-law our Of these separate straws ,
| Not so said beautiful Ruth. She gathered
two straws and she put them together, and
more straws, until she got enough to make
| sheaf Putting that down, she went and
| gathered more straws until she had another
sheaf, and another, and another, and
another, and then she brought them all
| together, and she threshed them out, and
she had an ephah of barley, nigh bushel.
! Oh that we might all be cleaners
Elihu Burritt learned many things while
! toiling In blacksmith shop Abercrombie
the world renowned philosopher, was phi
! losopher in Scotland, and he got his philos
| ophy, or the chief part Of it, WHILE as ply
stefan, he was waiting for the door of the
| slckroOm to open. Yet how many there
are in this day who say they are SO busy
| they have no time for mental or spiritual
Improvement; the great duties of life cross
| the field like strong reapers, and carry OIL
all the hours, and there is only here and
there fragment left that is not worth
cleaning. All my friends, you could 60
into the busiest day and busiest week OF
your life and find golden opportunities
which, gathered, might at least make O
whole sheaf for the Lords garner. 1t il
the stray opportunities and the stray priyi
leges which, taken up and bound together
and beaten out, will at last fill you witt
Astounding joy.
There are few moments left worth the
cleaning. Now, Ruth, TO the field! May
each one have measure full ana running
overl Oh, you cleaners, 10 the field! And
If there be IN your household an aged one
or a sick relative that is not strong enough
TO come forth and toll In this fold, then LOT
Ruth take home to feeble Naomi this sheai
of cleaning: "He that goeth forth aud
weepetn, bearing precious seed, shall doubt
less come again with rejoicing, bringing his
sheaves with him" May the Lord God Of
| Ruth aud Naomi DO our portion forever
Miners Acquitted Of Rioting
PoTTsvILLE, PA, May 20.-The last act
I'm the now historic miners strike was com
pleted this evening in verdict o.
acouittal In the cases Of all the men on trial
| here during the last week for completely II