The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-30

burial-Claverhouse looked into her lace
and said Now, my good woman, how 90
you feel now about your bonnie mans
"Oh, she said, ~ always thought weel OF
him; he has been very good to me; hau no
reason for thinking anything but weel OF
him, and think better Of him now v
what grand thing it will be in the last day
TO sec God pick out his heroes and herolneS.
Who are those paupers Of eternity truugihg
off from the gates of heavenf Who are
they} The Lord Claverhouses and the
Hcrods and those who had soepters, ana
crowns, and thrones, but they lived Tor
their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and thoy broke
the heart of nations. Heroes of earth, but
pauperS in eternity. | beat the drums OF
their eternal despair. Woel woel woel
But there is great excitement in heaven.
Why these long processionsl Why the
booming of that great bell in the towers lt
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
renowned people. No. They taught in q
ragged school Taught in ragged school !
Is that all That is all. Who are those
souls waving sceptres of eternal domlnions
Why, { ey are little children who waited
on invalid mothers. That ala That is all.
She was caliei Little Mary" un earth: She
is an empress now. Who are that
great multitude on the highest thrones
of heavens Who are theyl Why they fed the
hungry, they clothed the naked, they healed
the sick, they comforted the heart-broken.
They never ,ound any rest until they put
their head down on the pillow of the sepul-
chre. God watched thom. God laughed
defiance at the enemies who put their heels
hard down on these his doar children; and
one dav the Lord struck his hand so hard
on his thigh that the omnipotent sword rat
tied in the bucller, as he said: 81 am their
God, and no weapon formed against them
shall prosper" What harm can the world
do You when the Lord Almighty with un-
sh athed sword fights for you9
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 ap-
plause, or his social position. Do not envy
any woman her wardrobe, or her exquisite
appearance BE the hero or tho heroine.
II there be no Hour in tho house, and you do
not know where your children are to get
bread, listen, and you will hear something
tapping against the window pane. Go to
the window and you will find it is the beak
of a raven, and open the window, and there
will fly in the messenger that fed Elijah.
Do you think that the God who grows the
cotton Of the south will lat you freeze tor
lack of clothes Z DO you think that
tho God who allowed the disciples on Sun
day morning to go into the grain field and
tuen take the grain and rub it in their
hands aud eat-do you think God will let
You starvef Did you ever hear the expert
ence Of that old man: II have been young,
and now | am old, yet have | never seen
the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging
breadN Get up out Of your discourage
ment, O troubled soul, sewing woman, O
man kicked and cuffed by unjust employ
of life and know not which way to turn, o
you bereft one, o you sick one with
complaints you have told to no
one, come and get the comfort of this
subject Listen TO our great Captains
cheer: ITO him that overcometh viii |
give 10 eat of the fruit of the tree of life
which is in the midst Of the paradise Of
God