Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09

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ruih on earth. Aud yet LOOKING n, q I,a ,a1s
ho', lmpressed-you NAV set IL do1.n ~ 90 -
au TASTE out was not so deef.Iv st;,'.i ~ ~
NaS az tombstone at the foot ~ az ~ ~. ~
go , ne tombstone placed by Walter SCOT,
| sar,.oa y. srefe OF an old man who had
6a,,sS MN Tor a good many years in n.
nouse-the inscription most siq1iscan, ~ ~. eis
10y any man to stand there and road /,
"tshout tears coming into his eyesNtb,
| spi.aph Well done, good and faitI,ni sa,.s
sa, vhi when our work is over. will n n.
~, ~, Sha1 because OF anything we have don,
| that - 1r tne church. or suffering humanity
lhat such an inscription is appronr;ata ~.
us! God grant it, 'i"'e ioi
| who arethose who are brayest and ds.or,....
.ne greatest monument-Lord Clayerhonss
I rsl ms bnriy soldiers, or John Brown ~
.s'hourgh carrier. and his wifeP Mr. AtL;.a
S sne prosecuted minister Of Jesus Christ ~
b; - ,I;su was secreted ny John Brown nnd
w;,h ~ anu 1,averhouse rode up ono day
Win nus armed men and shouted N front !,
,ne mouse, John Browns little S;rl cam 49,, -
S ne saiu 20 her: well, is Mr.. Atkins baroSsi
ohe maze no answer. forshe could mot hatra,
me me minister OF the Gospel. ssHoI" Claysrs'
h hs said, then you are chin Of the old
,,lss,,N,. .Ie Son9 l have something in INV
pocket for you. 1t is a nosegay Some ,ta, s
PIE call II thumbscrew, hut call n a ~, -
hay. And be got of his horse. and he n,,t
!; !. on the little girls hand; and began n, tprn
~ unu, the bones cracked, and she cried Ha
ssuu. Don terry don't cry; this isn't a thumh'
.; lhis Is a nosegay.h And they heard
en- cnn en'ia cry, and the father and mother
Zinc out and Claverhouse said. .sUaI IL
seems that you three have laid vonr hoi,
heads together determined to die lie an ~,
rest Oh your hypocritical, canting snivell;ns,
crcw rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins,
npus Mr.. Atkins, you would die. have n
Vision pe WIN me that viii improve your
slslon, ana he pulled out pistol. aNow
ne said, you old pragmatieaI, LEST Won M ni1
oatsh cold m this cold morning Of scotland
ana Tor the honor and safety Of the tins, ~
say nothing of the glory of God and The
good OK our SOUL viii proceed simply end
=. ~. tne heatest and most expeditions style
Brown fell upon his knees and hogan 10 NH, oo,n
An said Clayerhouse, 'look out. II Won
are gong to pray; steer clear ot
Ihe King, the council and Richard
cameron" "Ohi Lord" said John brown
slnee it seems to be Thy will that / ,hould
' T1s mus world Tor world where can love
ihee better and serve Thee more. | mt this
poor widow woman and these helpless. father
less children into Thy hands. We have been
together IN peace good while, but now we
must look to better meeting in heaven
ns LOT THESE poor creatures, hlindfolded and
Infatuated, that stand before me, convert me
's'iore it be too late and may they who have
sat IN Judgment in this lonely place on This
eiesseu morning, upon me, a poor. defcnseless
"ioW creature-may they in the Last Judy
inenl nnd mercy which they have refused to
me, my most unworthy but acknowledgements
Amen, lie rose up and said, Isabel the
nour has come of which | spoke to Won on nm
the morning when promised hand aud heart
70 you: ana are you willing now, for the love
oidod, to let me die?2 She put her arms around
MN and said: .'The Lord gave n nd the Lord
nath taken away. Blessed be the name Of the
Lord' stop that snivelling,' y said C1ayer-
house. Il have had enough OF II SrId;srs
do your work. Take himi FireIi' and the
head Of John Brown was scattered On the
ground. While the wife was gathering IN in
her apron the fragments OF her husband's
head-gathering them up for burial-Claver-
house looked into her face and said: Now.
my good woman, how do You feel now about
Your bonnie man7' "0hls' she said. ~ al
ways thought weel Of him; he hos been very
good TO me; had no reason for thinking
nut weel of him, and | think bet-
TER OF him now" o what n grand thing
it will be in the last day TO see God
pick out his heroes and heroincs Who are
those paupers of eternity trudging of from
the gates ofheaven7 Who are they? The
Lord Clayerhouses and the Herods and those
who had scePters, and crowns, and thrones
but they lived for their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and they broke the hearts ofnations. Heroes
OF earth, but paupers In eternity. | beat the
drums of their eternal despair. Wool woel
woel
NJ, But there il, great excitement in heaven.
Why those long professions? Why the
booming of that great bell in the tower2 1t
is coronation day in heaven.
who are those rising on the thrones with
crowns of eternal royalty They must have
been great people on the earth, world-re-
nowned people. No. They taught i'm n
ragged school. Taught In n ragged school
L. that alb That 10 all Who ara thn.o
souls waving scepters OF eternal dominion2
Why. they ate little children who waitel on
invalid mothers That oil? That is ALL
She was called Little Mary" on earth. She
h an empress now. Who is that great
multitude on the highest thrones OF
heaven? Who are they? Why they fed tho
hungry, clothed the naked. they healed
the sick, they comforted the. heartbroken.
They never found any rest until they put
their heads down on the pillar of the sepul-
chre God watched them. God laughed
defiance at their enemies who put their heels
hard down on these His dear children; and
one day the Lord struck his hand so hard ON
His thigh that the omnipotent sword ratified
in the buckler, He said: II am their God,
and no weapon formed against them snall
prosper" What harm can the world do You
when the Lord Almighty with unsheathed
sword fights for you?
/ preach this sermon for comfort. Go home
to the place just where God has put you, TO
play the hero or the heroine. Do not envy
any man his money or his applause, or his
social position Do not envy any woman
wardrobs. or her exquisite appearance. BE
the hero or the heroine. II there be no -four
in the house, and you do not know where
your children are to get bread, listen,
and you viii hear something tap
ping against the window-paue. Go to
the window and you will find it is the beak OF
a raven, and open the window, and there will
fy 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 CLOTH
ing? Do You think that the God who al
lowed the disciples on Sunday morning TO go
into the grain field and then take the grain
and rub il in their hands and est-do you
think God will let you starve? Did you hear
the experience Of that old man: II have been
young but now am old, yet have never
seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed beg
qing bread?'' Get up out of your discourage
ment. o! troubled soul, OF sewing woman, VI
man kicked and cuffed by unjust employers.
OF We who are hard beset in the battle OF life
and know not which why to turn, O!you be-
reft one, o! you sick one. with complaints
Won have told no one, come and get the com
fort of this subject. Listen to our great Zap
tain's cheer: ITO him that overcometh VIII
give to eat of the fruit Of the tree Of life
which is in the midst Of the paradise oiGod.