The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-16
who give tens and hundreds OF thousands of


NV children have no shoes this winter Anu
OF those people who have only half loaf OF
bread. but give piece of it to others VINO
are hungrier; and OF those wno nave oniy
scuttle OF coal, but help Others to iuel; ana
of those who have only dollar IN their
pocket. and give twenty-five cents 10 soMe-
body else; and of that father who wears q
shabby coat, and of that mother who wears
a faded dress, that their children may be wei
apparelled You call them paupers, or
ragamufiins, or emigrants l call them
heroes and heroines ou and Imay not know
where they live, or what their nams Is. God
knows, and they have more angels lowering
over them than you and have, anu they
will have higher at in heaven
They may have only cup OF cold water
to give q poor traveller, or may have only
picked O splinter from under the nail OF a
child's finger or have put only two mites
Into the treasury, but the Lord knows them.
Considering what they had, they did more
than we have ever done, Gnt thur faded
dress will become white robe ana Tue
small room will be an eternal mansion,
and the old hat will be coronet of VIC
tory, and all the applause of earth
and all the shouting OF heaven will be drowned
out when eo1 rises up to give his reward TO
those humble workers in his kingdom, and to
say TO them swell done, good and faithful
servant You have all seen or heard of the
respects it is the most exquisite ruin on earth.
And yet, looking at it was not so impressed
YOU may set 1T down to bad taste-but
was not SO deeply stirred as was at tomb
stone at the foot Of that Abhev-the tomb
stone pl ice1 by Walter Scott over the grave
of an old man who had served him for good
many years in his house. The inscription most
significant, and l defy any man TO
stand there and read it without tears coming
into his eyes. The epitaph: "Well done,
good and faithful servant" Oil when our
WORK is over, will it be found that because
OF anything we have done for God, or the
church, or suffering humanity, that such an
inscription is appropriate for uss God grant
it.
Who are those who were bravest and de-
served the greatest monument-Lord Claver-
house and his bury soldiers, or John Brown,
the Edinburgh carrier, AMI his wife! Mr..
Atkins, the persecuted minister of Jesus
Christ in Scotland, was secreted by John
Brown and his wife, and Claverhouse rode
up one day with his armed men
and shouted in front of the house.
John Browns little girl came out He said
to her: swell, miss, is Mr.. Atkins hereF
She made no answer, for she could not betray
the minister of the Gospel "Ha!" Clever.
house said, "then you are chip Of the old
block, are yous 1 have something in my
pocket for you. 1t is a nosegay. Some peo-
pie call it thumbscrew. but call it a nose-
gay.n And he got off his horse, and he put
it on the little girls hand, and began to turn
it until the bones cracked, and she cried. He
said: Don't cry, don't cry: this isn't a thumb.
the chld's cry, and the father and mother
came out, and Caverhouse said: "Ha! 1t
seems that you three have laid your holy
heads together determined to die like all the
rest of your hypocritica, canting. snivelling
crew; rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins.
pious Mr.. Atkins, you would die. have a
| telescope with me that will improve your
he Atid "you old pragmatical, lsst you
should catch cold in this cold morning of Scot
land, and for the honor and safety of the
king, to say nothing of the glory Of
God and the good of our souls, I
| will proceed simply AMI in the neatest
and most expeditions style possible to blow
| your brains out" John Brown fell upon his
knees and began to pray. "AhI'' said Claver-
house, 'look out, il you are going to pray
steer clear Of the King. tho council and
! Richard Cameron" 20! Lord" said Johl
Brown, ssnne it seems to be Thy will that
can love Thee better and serve Thee more,
put this poor widow woman and three help
less, fatherless children into Thy hands. W.
| have been together in peace a goot
while, but now we must look forth II
better meeting in heaven, and a
| IOT tIleS0 poor creatures, pltlllOlucl
| and infatuated, that stand before mo, con
vert them before it be too late, and may the,
who have sat in Judgment in this lonely plac'
! on this blessed morning, upon me, poor, de
fenseless fellow w-creature-may they, in th
Last Judgment, find that mercy which the.
have refuse to me, Thy most unworthy, bu
faithful servant Amen" He rose up AM
said: "Isabel, the hour has come of which
spoke to you on tho morning when propose,
hand and heart to you; and are you will
ing now, for the love of God, to let m
dieg' She put her arms around hin
and said: "'rhe Lord gave, and tn
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the nam'
Of the Lordl" '.Stop that snivelling," sait
Claverhouse. II have had enough of it
Soldiers, do your work. Take aiml Firep
and the head Of John Brown was scattered
on the ground. While the wife was gather
ing up in her apron the fragments of he
husbands head-gathering them up TO
burial-Claverhous looked into her face an
said: "Now, my good woman. how do yo'
feel about your bonnie man" oh" sh
said, 81 always thought weel of him; he ha
been very good to me; had no reason TO
thinking anything but weel of him, and
think better of him now. Oh, wha
grand thing it will be in tn
Last Day to see God pick out HI
heroes and heroines. Who are thos
paupers of eternity trudging off from tn
gates of heavens Who are they9 The Lor
Claverhouses and the Herods and those wh
had sceptres, and crowns, and thrones, hu
they lived for their own aggrandisement, an
they broke the heart of nations. Heroes @
earth, but paupers in eternity. ! beat tn
drums of their eternal despair. Woe! woe
wosl
BUT there ls great excitement IN heaven
Why those long professions. Why tn
booming of that great bell in the towerl
Is coronation day in heaven.
Who are those rising on the thrones, wit
crowns Of eternal royaitys They, must hav
i been great people on earth, world renowne
people. No. They taught in a ragged schoo
ing sceptres of eternal dominionl Why the
are little children who waited on inval
mothers. That ALA That is all. She VIZ
called Little Mary" on earth. She is an en-
press now. VINO are that great multitud
on the highest thrones of heave,
hungry, they clothed the naked, they heale
the sick. they comforted the heart broker
They never found any rest until they p!
their head down on the pillow OF tt
sepulchre. God watched them. God laugne
defiance at the enemies who put tneir nee
hard down on these His dear children; ar
one day the Lord struck His hand SO hard
His thigh that the omnipotent sword ratt
in the buckler as he said: II am their 20
and no weapon formed against them shs
prosper" What harm can the world do "
when the Lord Almighty with unsheatht
sword fights for you!
preach this sermon for comfort.
: home to the place just where God has p
you to play the hero or the heroine DO
t envy any man his money, or his applause,
e his social position. Do not envy any wont
n her wardrobe, or her exquisite appea
Q ance. Be the hero or the heroine.
q there be no -four in the house, and you
Q not know. where your children are.
a get bread, listen, and you will he
4 something tapping AGAINST the window-par
r Go to the window and you will find it is t
i beak of q raven, and open the window al
0 there will fly in the messenger that f
a Elijah. Do you think that the God W
! grows the cotton of the South will let y
q freeze for lack of clothes! DO you think th
4 the God who allowed the disciples on Sund
a morning to go into the grain field, and tn
i take the grain and rub it in their hands a
> eat Do you think God will let you star,
4 Did you ever hear the experience of Il
i old man: 81 have been young, and now {
, old, yet have l never seen the rightec
= forsaken, or his seed begging breadp Get
a out Of your discouragement o. troubl
!, soul, OF sewing woman, OF man kicked a
= cuffed by unjust employers, o ye who are ht