Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04
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the wrong Is generally in the opposite di.
rcciiOn. You would not have TO go far
to find wife whose life Is perpetual
martyrilom. Something heavier than
stroke Of the fist unkind words, stagger-
ings home at midnight, and constant NAL.
treatment which have left her only
wreck Of what she was on that day when
In the midst Of brilliant assemblage the
vows were taken, anil full organ played
the wedding march, and the carriage roll
ed away with the benediction Of the pco-
pie. What was the burning Of I.aiimcr
and Ridley Mt the stake compared with
this: Those men soon became uncon-
scious in the fire, but here is 50.ycars'
mariyrdom, u 5O-years' putting TO death,
yet uncomplaining No bitter words when
the rollicking companions at 9 o'clock in
the morning pitch the husband dead drunk
into the front into the front entry. No
bitter words when wiping from the swol-
len brow the blood struck out In a mid.
night carousal. Bending over the bat.
tered and bruised form Of him who, when
he took her from her fathers home prom
iscd love, and kindness, and projections,
yet nothing but sympathy, and prayers
and forgiveness before they are arkcd for.
No bitter words when the family Bible
goes for rum. and the pawnbrokcr's shop
gctcs the last decent dress.
SHE NEVER WILL. TELL.
Some day, desiring to avokc the story Of
her SORROWS, you say: "Wcll how are you
getting along now ?" and rallying her
trembling voice. and quiciing her CULVER
ing lip, she says pretty well, ] thank
you, pretty well" She never will tell you.
In the dclirium Of her last sickness she
may tell all the secrets of = lifetime, hut
she will not tell that Not until the books
Of eternity are opened on the thrones ot
judgment will ever bc known what she
has suffered. oh! ye who are twisting n
garland Tor the victor, put il on that pale
brow When she is dead the neig ghbOrs
will beg linen TO make her n shroud, and
she will he carried out IN plain box,wiih
no silver plate la tell her years, for she has
lived thousand years Of trial and an
guisl. The gamblers and swindlers who
destroyed her husband will not come TO
the funeral. One carriage will be enough
for iha, funeral one carriage to carry the
orphans and the two Christian women
who presided over the obsequies. But
there is u flash, and the opening of a celes.
iial door. and shout: "I.if, up your head.
yc everlasting gate. and let her come i'm
And Christ will step forth and say: Come
in. Yc suffered with me on earth, be
glnriiicd with me in Heaven" What Is
the highest throne in Heaven. =. You say:
THE throne of the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb" No doubt about il. What
is the next highest throne in Heaven?
While speak il seems To me that 1t will
he the throne of the drunkards wife, is
she with cheerful patience endured all her
earthly torture. Heroes and hcrOincs.
HEROES OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
find, also, in this roll the heroes of
Christian charity. Veal admire TO George
pcabodys and the James .enOxcs Of the
earth, who give tens hundreds Of thousand
Of dollars to good objects.
But am speaking this morning of those
who out of their pinched poverty. help
0thcrs-Of such men rs those Christian
mission aries nj the West, who are living
on $3.50 year that they may proclaim
Christ TO the people one Of them, writing
IN the secretary in New York, saying. II
thank you for that $a5. Until yesterday
we have had no meat in our house for
three months. We have suffered terribly.
Nv children have had no shoes this win
ter" And Of those people who have only
u half loaf Of bread, but give a piece Of II
To others who are hungricr; and TO those
who have only scu,tlc of coal, but help
Others TO fuel and OF those who have only
81 In their pocket, and give % cents To
somebody else; and of that father who
wears shabby coat, and Of that mother
who wears a faded dress, that their chill.
dren may lie well apparclcd. You call
them pauDcrs, ar ragamuiiins, or immi'
grants. | call them heroes and heroincss
You and may not know where they live.
or what their name Is. God knows, and
they have more angels lowering over
them than you and have, and they will
have higher seat in Heaven.
They may have only a cup Of cold wa
ter to give 10 poor traveller, or may have
only picked a splinter from under the nail
/ of n child's finger. or have put only two
mites in the treasury, hut the Lord knows
them. Considering what they had, they did
more than We have ever done, and their
faded dress will become white robe. and
the small room will bc an eternal mansion,
and the old hat will he n coronct oi yicto-
rs, and all the applause of earth and all
the shouting Of Heaven will he drowned
out when God rises mp To give Ills reward
Ia those humble workers in Ills kingdom,
and to say 10 them:
We'll done, good and faithful servant
You have all seen or heard Of the ruin Of
Mclrosc Abbey. ! suppose In some re-
spccis II is the mos, exquisite ruin on
earth. Aud yet, looking at Il Twas not so
impressed -you may SC, II down to had
tastc--but was not 81 deeply stirred as
MAS at tombstone at the foot Of that alb
hey the tombstone placed byWalter Scott
over the grave Of :.an aid man who served
him for good many years in his house
the inscription most significant, and defy
any man tn stand there and read Il with.
out tears coming into his eycs-the ephi'
iaph "Well done, good and faithful ser
want" oh! when our work Is over, will
1, be found that because of anything We
have done for God. or the church. or sui.