The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-03-20

real poor Cnlluron. 6lVo me o class on tn0
back street, That I say, is beautiful.
That is triumphant sadness. At three
O'Clock this afternoon In beautiful parlor
In Philadelphia--a parlor pictured and stat
ustted-there will be from ten 10 twenty
destitute children OF the street 1t has been
30 every Sabbath afternoon at three o'clock
for many years. These destitute children
receive religious instruction, concluding
with cakes and sandwiches. How do
know that that has been going on for many
yearsl knew IL in this way:
That was the first home in Philadelphia
whore was called TO comfort great sor-
row. They had q splendid boy and he had
been drowned at Long Branch. The father
and mother almost idolized the boy, and
the sob and shrek of that father and
mother as they hung over the coffin re-
sound In my ears to-day There seemed TO
be no use OF praying, for when | knelt
down to pray the outcry in tue room
drowned out all the pray. But tho Lord COM
forted that sorrow. They did not forget
their trouble. II you should 60 on the snow
lest winter afternoon into Laurel Hill y u
would find monument with the word 'Wal-
ter inscribed upon II. and wreath OF fresh
flowers around the name. think there has
not been an hour all these years, winter or
summer when there was not a wreath Of
fresh flowers around Walters name. But
the Christian motherwho senls those flowers
there, having no child left, Sabbath after
Moons mothers ten or twenty Of the lost ones
Of the street. That is beautiful. That is
what call busy and triumphant sadness.
Here Is a nun who has lost his property. He
does not 60 TO hard drinlripg. He does not
destroy his own life. He comes and says:
"Harne me for Christian work. My
moneys gone. have no treasures on Garth.
want treasures in heaven. have voice
and heart to serve God" You say that
that man has failed He has not failed--he
has triumphed D, ! wish could persuade
all the people who have any kind OF trouble
never 10 give up wish they would look at
the midnight rider OF the text and that the
four hoofs Of that beast on which Nehemiah
rode might cut to pieces all your discourage.
merits, and hardships and trials. Give upi
Who is going to 81 up, when on tho
bosom OF God he can have all his troubles
hushedl Give up Never think Of giving
up. Are you borne down with povertyl A
little child was found holding her dead
mothers hand in the darkness OF atenement
house ard some one coming iu, tho little
girl | oked up, while holding her dead
mothers hand, AMI said 10, / do wish
that God had made more light for poor
folks" NY dear, God will be your light,
God will be your shelter, God win be your
home. Are you borne down with the he
~ lsfa1 T.. tho hnnaa lor alN n tu
that the child is gonel Do not give up.
Think OF what the old sexton said when
the minister asked him why he put Sc
much care on the little graves In the
cemetery--so much more care than on the
larger graves. and tho old sexton said, "Sir
| you know that of such is the kingdom oi
II Heaven,' and think the Saviour Is pleased
when He sees SO much white clover growing
around these little graves" But when the
minister pressed the old sexton for more
satisfactory answer, the old sexton said
"Sir, about these larger graves, don't know
who are the Lords saints and who are not
but you know, sir, IL is clean different with
the bairns.n o. II you have hat
that keen. tender, iudescribable sor
row that comes from tho loss Of I
child, do not give up. The old sexton wa
right. 1t is oil well with tho BARNS. Or |
you have sinned, II you have sinned griev
ously-sinned until you have been cast ou
BY the church, slnned until you have bee
| cast out by society, do not give up. Perhap
there may be In this house one that coul
truthfully utter the larDentatlon ofanother
Once IVES as pure as the snow. hut fell
| Fell like n snowflake from Heaven 10 hell
Fell. 10 be trYmpled MS nth In the street--
Fell to be scofied AZ, spit on, and boat.
Praying. cursing wishing 10 die.
Selling nv a. I 10 whoever would buy.
neailng IN Oh me for n morsel Of bread.
Hating the living and fearing the dead
Do not give up. One like unto the Son o
God comes to You to-day, saying; "Go
and sin no more" while he cries out b
your assailants: "Let him that Is withnu
sin cast the nrst stone nj her" Oil thor
Is no reason why any one in this house. b!
reason OF any trouble or sin. should Civ
up. Are you foreigner, and In a strang
landi Nehemiah was on exile. Arc yo
penuilessi Nehemiah was poor. Are yo
homeslcki Nehemiah was hnmesicki Ar
YOU broken heartfelt Nehemiah wa
broken-hearted. But just see him In III
text riding along the sncrileged grave OF hi
father, and by the DRAGON well, and throu /!
the fish gate. and BY the kings poo
in and out, in and ont the moonlight fallin
on the broken masonry. which throws
long shadow a. which the horse shies, an
At the same time that moonlight kindlin
up the features Of this man til YOU see nj
only the mark OF sud "Reminiscences, but th
courage, the hope. tho enthusiasm OF ma
who knows that Jerusalem will be rebuild
ed Ipick you up to-day out OF your sir
and out OF your sorrow, and put yo
against the warm heart Of Christ. 'Tf
eternal God Is thy refuge, and underneat
| ara tho ovarlaatinO arma "