The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-12-05
r1aLMAGE IN JOPPA.
!, aoME OF SEWING CIRCLES
p,ookiyn Divine r q. ches on tn
Nobility of Dorcas.

-. "dnd all The Widotrs stood by hin
- and Snoring the coats and gar
"A, Which Dorcos made chiic she tca,
"A ASm. Acts tx, SO.
I,1.tians Of Joppa Impressed as I am
\ rour mosque, the first | ever saw, and
am with the fact that your har.
- aoated the great RATS of Lebanon
4, from which the temples at Jerusalem
|. builded. Solomon's oxen drawing the
through this very town ON the
| 10 jerusalem, nothing can make
forget that this Joppa was the
LAelsee Of the sewing society that
[5ssed the poor Of all succeeding ages In
f,nd. The disasters 10 your town when
4. NaccabRus set IL on fire, and Napoleon
| sye hundred prisoners massacred i'm
|, peirhborhood, cannot make me forget
1 ars N the most magnificent charities of
i,n,nries was started in this seaport by
yss A woman with her needle embroider-
~ name inefraceably in the beneficence
Shs world see her sitting in yonder
= In the doorway, and around about
| m1dng. and in the room where
Sts are the pale faces of the
She listens 10 their plant, she
\ their woe, she makes garments
hsm she adjusts the manufactured arti-
n git the bent form OF this invalid
I,n and t0 the cripple that comes crawl
[rn his hands and knees. She gives a
4 this one. she gives sandals 10 that one.
The gifts she mingles prayers and tears
Christian encouragement. Then she
oni 10 be greeted on the street corners
ose whom she blessed, aud all through
~ l.. A.. l..
The sick look up gratefully in her
A. she puts her hand on the burn.
NV. and the lost and the abandoned
up with hope as they hear her
voice. rs though an angel had
sd them. and as she goes out the
eve. half put out with sin think they
|halo Of light about her brow, and trail
Nv in her pathway. That night n hale
fpvright climbs the hill and reaches
ami sees his little boy well clad, and
Where did these clothes come fromyr
hey tell him, "Dorcas has been here"
oiner place n woman IN trimming a
Dorcas brought the oil. In another
family that had not been at table
Iny a week are gathered now, for Dor.
brought bread.
there isa sudden pause in that woman's
ry They say: "Whero is Dorcasg
we haven't seen her for many n day.
Is DorcasT And one of these poor
.oes up and knocks at the door and
be mystery solved. All through the
Of wretchedncss, the news comes;
b is sickm No bulletin flashing from
ace gate, telling the stages ofa Kings
is more nnXiously awaited for than
's from this sick benefactress. Alasl
bra there is wailing, wailing. That
Fhlch has uttered so many cheerful
is hushed; that hand which
hade 50 many garments for tine
cold and still; that star
bal poured light into the midnight of
finess is dimmed by the binding
hai 60 up from the river of death. In
God forSaken place in this town.
Cr there is n sick child and no balm:
tr there is hunger and no bread:
pr there is guilt and no commiseration;
tr there is broken heart and no
there are despairing looks and
hg eyes, and frantic gesticulations
cry. 'Dorcas is deadw They send
apostle Peter, who happens TO be i'm
irbs Of this place, stopping with n |
BY the name Of Simon. Peter urges |
through the crowd around the door. /
is IN the presence OF the dead. What |
|aiion and grief all about himl Here
ne Of the poor people, who show the
which this poor woman had made |
Their grief cannot be appeased.
pue Peter wants to perform u mira
VIII not do IL amidst the excited
ne kindly orders that the whole
cleared. The door is shut against
lace The apostle stands now with
uh, u Is serious moment, YOU
Zen you are alone with a lifeiess
he apostle gets down on his knees
ana then he comes TO the lifeless
MS one all ready for the sepulcher,
strength Of Him who IL tile resur-
he eXclaims: ''Tabithu, arisew
sur ~ the fountains of life: the
'ers' the nerves thrill, the check
We eye opens; she sits upl
N this subject Dorcas the discinle.
oenelactreSs; Dorcas the lamented.
Pc resurrected
not seen that word disciple i'm my
wa nave known this woman was n
nu'h music rs that never came
winch Is not chordod and
ul'lhe grace. Before | show YOU
work of this woman, want TO
ler regenerated heart, the source
Ie ana OF all Christian charities
hsl the wives and mothers and
ana sisters OF all the earth would
rcaS IN her discipleship Before Won
uresnold OF the hospital, before Won
VI lhe temptations and trials
Tow charge you, in the
uou' and by the turmoil and
ne Jud gment day, oh, women
attend to the first, last and
uuy ot your life-the seeking
hnu Delng at peace with Him
trumpet shall sound. there
upioar and II wreck of mount
continent, and no human arm
you. Amidst the rising of the
amidst the boiling OF yonder
midst the live, leaping thunders
.ns heavens calm and placid
very woman's heart who hath
.st IN Chrlst calm notwithstand-
,uhuit, as though the fire in the
re only the gildings of an autum-
a. lhough the peal OF the trumpet
ule harmony of an orchestra. as
aMlul voices Of the sky were but
.iehuS bursting through a gate
ulhe with laughter, and shout
'he disciplew Would God that
ana every Martha would this
Il at the feet Of Jesusl
we see Dorcas the benefactress
toid the story of the crown. the
Z sung Of the sword. the PASTORAL
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