Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07

au b'htSttu, W thouSH tHc uNiui NoittS
of the sky were but group Of friends
bursting through gateway at cvcntimc
with laughter. and shouling "Dorcas the
disciple." Would God that every Mary
aud every Martha would this day sit down
at the feet of Jesus.
\ BESEfACTREss.
Further, we see Dorcas The bcncfacircss
History has told the story of the crown /;
the epic poet has sung of the sword the
pastoral poet, with his verses iull of the
redolcncc OF clover tops and rustic with
the silk of the corn. has sung the praises
of the plow. tell you the praises of the
needle. From the iig.leaf rope prepared
in the garden of Ellen To the last stitch
taken on the garment for the poor. the
needle has wrought wonders of kindness,
generosity aud bcnciaction. II adorned
the girdlc of the high priest il fashioned
the curtains In the ancient tabernacle: il
cushioned the chariot of King solomon
II provided the robes of Queen Elizabeth ::
and in high places and in low places. by
the fire of the pioneers back log and un.
der the flash Of the tssandclicr, every.
where II has clothed nascdneSs. il has
preached the Gospel. IL has overcome
hosts Of penury and want with the war.
cry of "Stitcli, stitch. stitch The op.
cratiyes have found u livelihood by il, and
through IL the mansions of the cmploycr r
have been constructed. Amidst the great.
est triumphs In all aces aud lands | sci
down the conquesis Of the needle. adj
nit its crimes: | admit its cruclties II
has had more martys than the fire il has
punciured the eye; il has pierced the side {;
il has struck weakness into the lungs; il
has sent madness into the brain; il has
filed the Po,icr's Field; i, has seni whole
armies oi the suffering into crime and
wrctchcdncss and woe sBut now that |
am talking 0f Dortas and her ministries TO
the poor, shall speak only oi the chari
ties of the needle.
REPRESENTATIVES, WOMAN.
This woman was II representative nf all
those women who make garments for the
destitute. who knit socks for the bare.
footed, who prepare handaccs for the lac
Grated, who iiX up boxes of clothes for
missionaries. who 20 into The asylumS of
Tie suffering and destitute bearing that
Gospel which is sight for the blind. and
hearing ior the deaf. and which makes the
lame maa leap like IL hart, and brings ihc
dead To life. immortal health bounding in
their pulses What contrast between
the practical bcncyolcncc of this woman
and great deal oi The charity of this ,!ay
This woman did no, spend her time lilly
planning how The poor of your city of
.Ioppa were To Dc relieved; she took her
needle aud relieved them. She wa, not
like those persons who sympathize with
imaginary SORROWS, and 90 ont in the
street aud laugh at the hoy who has ny.
81, his basket of cold victualS. ar like that
charity which makes a rnusing speech on
the benevolent platform and goes ont in
kick the lcggar from the step, crying
"llush your miserable hOwling = The
sufferers of the world want not So much
theory ~ practice; not 81 much tears as
loaycs of bread not 81 much smiles a.
shoes not 50 much tod bless you> :" as
jackets aud trocks. will put one earn
est Christian, hard working, against j000
mere theorists un the subject of char.
ity. There are n great many who have
tine ideas about church architecture who
church. There are men who can rive
you The history OF buddhism aud Moham
medism who never sent iarthin. for
their evangelzaiiun. There are women
who talk beautifully about the suffering OF
the world who never had the courage.
like DOrcas, to take the needle aud assault
II.
] am glad that there j. not page oi
the worlds history which is not u record
of female hcncvOlencc. God saws To- all
lands and propic: Come now aud hear
the widows mite rattle down into the
poor.boN." The Princess Of Cont Sold
all her jewels that she might help The
ii,mlnc..,fickcn. Queen blanche, the
wife of Louis VIII of France. hearing
that there were some persons unid>lly
mcarccra,cd in the prisons. went ont
amidst the rabhlc aud took a stick and
struck the door H. signal that ihcy
might all strike il. aud down went the
prison door and out came The prisoners
Quccn Maud, the wilr of Henry l., went
down amidst the poor aud washed their
sores and administered To- them corda,s
Mrs, Rctson. ai Malasor,la. appeared on
the battlefield while the missiles at d'aih
were lying around and cared 10; The
wounded. l. there man or woman vi ho
has ever hcarl or the Civil War in
America. who has no, heard of the women
0f the sanitary and Christian commissions,
ar the fact that before the smoke had
-N'N '''h' NhNiN hhh t'A'hiT
tain the women of the North met the
women ofthe South on the battlefield
forgetting all their animosiiics while they
bound up the wounded and closed the
eyes of the slain. Dorcas the bcncfac'rcs,:
GRIEF UNIVERSAL.
come now l0 speak Of Dorras the Ia.
mcnlcd. When death struck down that
good woman, oh how much SORROW there
was in this town OF Ioppa' | suppose
there were women here with larger for.
tunes ; Women. perhaps with handsome
faces hut there was M gTlri at their de.
parturc like this nj the death of Dorca,
There was not more iurmoiling aud up
turning in the Mclhcrranean sea dnshiug
agains, he wharvcs Of This seaport. than
there were surgings To aud fro of grief
because Darcas was dcad. There are u
great many who go ou, of liz. AMI are