The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-06
UNNOTHcED WORK.

DNNOTHED WORK.
The greatest WORKS are sometimes the
quio,cst. and often attract the least no
tice. one man beating drum make
more noise than q thousand men plant
,ug corn. bat the noise of che drum
dies and Is forgotten. while the rpen
Ing grain waves on the harvest field
and feeds tie IN ngry nations.
4 huge calhcdial may liit rs tower
ng spires hcayenward. and be admired
for It's architectural magnltcance.
while the people who worship beneath
is roof may be ignorant and aoJett.
and the houses that are built beneath
it, shadow may b. The .quahd and pow
ertv-stricken homes OF tie ignorant.
vicious, add incorporate. On the other
haad. there may ari-e a plain, I'M
adorned inc Expensive place Of Christian
worship. unvisltel. not noticed or AL
mlre1 bv the p8sser by; ard yet those
who there worship may be- intelligent
and intellectual. godly ard gracious.
and their homes may BE- as the abode-
of quietnes,. peace. and comfort.
marked by neatn,ss and beauty an
order. aud many OF them blessed with
church within their house. whe,c sin-
ner. are saved and believers are
strengthened aud trained for the con
Aicts of time aud the trumphs Of eter
nifty.
Those " no look only at outward ap
psarauces see little Of the real power
and value thai may be m a simple
lowly place Of public assembly an'
| Christian worship. Things that are
built 70. show are useful for show. bu
for real value the unnoticcd Is Ci,eu Che
most important.
At am expense Of thousands on MI
lions costly SHRINE or monument mal
be erected. perpetuating The memory
the builder or o. some one whom h
seeks lo honor. and vino will thus be- re
membertd for generations. Buta goo'
man whose life :, devote t. the servlc
OF the Heavenly Master may speak
word. deliver testimony. or siNeawa.
tract. which shall awaken a lost -ir
. ner and bring "a WaudoIe. home 20 o. d
and thus accomplish something ~hic
Will last on through all those ages I
come. when towers shall have fllle
and monuments shall have crumble
into dust.
Rich men lavish their wealth
build great structures and call thei
after their own names 20 perpetual
their memory % earth. Olhel
may do o far -,l,er wofk ard "
haye no visible memorial OF the
' deeds. y man soes into the slums
u the great city and there proclaims q
u Go pei Of Christ and wins souls wi
snail shine forever in the Kingdom
G.d. lie work, there for a score
- wears. and those who watch HIM 81
only a little flock. few children
some dilapidated specimons OF huma
itg gathered in dIrgy hall, and 1t a
pears that he has really very little
show for all his years OF toll. And y
- a closer view may lead to diiiefe
- conclusion. for many souls may ha
> been born of God in that humble pla
- of PRAYER. and little children. rc5cu
> bv that man from paths Of sin al
crime and poverty and distress. mi
D. have grown up 10 stalwart Christi
> manhood. and may now be serving the
80 generation by the viii of God. No
mas been done there for eternity. l.
~ has been overcome with good. and IL
ple have been brought up from {
depth Of sin and degradation. As sd
&c as they are converted and lifted up tn
'" leave those haunts OF poverty and Il
5" grace and find their way into the
u zion of comfort and respectabiiit
u and many reputable congregation
largely fed and recruited ir'
the little mission hail. whit
men. unnoliced aud unknown. wC
m in hand io-hapd fight WI h the enen
n resculug the perlsnlug and gatherl
III in the lost, lifting them upward to
IL sitiops Of usefulness and honor. VIII
i'll they too often forget the pit from wh
" they are dig.ed. and give their MOI
o, and influence 10 those who little IN
~ il. instead Of aiding those deep
- FISHERS of men. wh) toiled to br
he them up from the abyss Of SIN
-. which they had descended. and
a. whom IN der Gcd they owe all II
M prosperity. both spiritual and tempo
he There Is work that shows for
-ed world in tow e ana steeples. in pala
Itv and ornaments, IN organizations
his endowments, IA reports ana statist
mi there is other work which Is as quIc
the the approach Of morning. but who
nv also as beueiicent.and as fruitful of &c
the Hundreds of tons Of Gospel literal
the may be scattered so quietly aud so W
mo ly that no man cau tell where 1t has g
hat IL sounds no trumpet on Its way.
nee man can mark its course or follow
o i path. Its millions of leaves are spl
4 > abroad and driven by every wind
:. d they light on every shore. The see
his sown ooth IN the morning and in
ces evening ana no one can tell which
has prosper-this or that. Yet scatt'
me. over the broad world, on every C