The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-15
gotten. No hand can blot out his
name from the book Of life.

little recognition. Most Of Us have t.
live and work in this world obsturely
Here and there il one who gets public
recognition, who works in the glare OF
human eyes and receives human praise
--One whose name is written on earth,
But for the great mu'titudes there Is
no earthly distinction. No one praises
them. No one writes their names in
any list Of honor. They receive but lit
tie human encouragement. But of all
such il is true a. 81. Paul wrote here OF
the Test OF his fellow. workers, Their
MINES are in the book of life They
are well known in heaven. and their
work is appreciated and recorded there
and not the smallest part of it shall 20
unrewa;ded. Surely there ought to be
inspiration in this fact for all that mul
titude Of lowly Disciples who in Christ :
name are struggling to do the little they
can do to advance His cause.
There are many excellent people
who do not seem to Themselves to
be doing anything for Christ that
il worthy of acceptance by Him.
They read of great deeds that are her
aided far and near-heroisms. brilliant
services, conspicuous things. large Gifts.
great sacrifices. aud in comparison with
these they turn to their own plain,
commonplace lives. with no opp0rluui-
ties for any but commonplace acts. and
1t seems to them that they can do no.
thing that will be- of any avail in
Christs kingdom.
IL we were living aud working fJr
mems eyes it might be so, for men mea-
sure the quality Of deeds and lives by
the noise and the show they make ia
the world. But we are working for the
eve OF Christ. and with Him nothing
counts but heart aud motive. We have
only to stand beside Him in the temple
that last day of lispublic teaching, and
hear His judgment on those who drop
ped their gifts iato the treasury to
learn how tie commonplace acts Of
commonplace lives weigh with Him.
The rich came with show and pomp.
cast in large gifts. and moved on with
naughty air, disdainful Of the poor.
who were pressing Up TO the place Of
gifts. Then apoor widow came and
threw in two mites. and hid herself
away in her lowly self-abasC ment in
the throug. But you know whose gift
that day counted for most as the angels
weighed the coins. This poor widow
hath cast more in than all they which
have cast into the treasury
Is itnot better to have such praise from
the lips Of Christ. though men sneer.
than to have the applause of men with
Christ unpleasedy |, i not largcness.
nor brilliancy. that commends. but
heart. The lowliest thing done in love
for Him counts far more than the great
est heroisms or the largest gift or the
grandest deed, done only for applause
or reward.
There is need always for a few great
men and a few conspicuous deeds. but
there Is need also for countless lowi y
workers and for The doing OF countless
little things. \ few great men are
enough for "A nation, but we need all
our sixty million unframed toilers to
ill our fields. and work our mines. aud
run our factories and mills, and ravi-
gate our waters. and handle our com
merce, and make our homes. and rear
and teach our children. and do all the
ten thousand things of tie life Of our
country. And who will say that in
Gods sight the humblo,t man who does
dsvoutly ard faithfully perform his
daily task work is less noble than the
President w no. is the blaze of the fierce
light that plays about bin. does
deyoutly and faithfully his daily
duty Who will say That. in God d
sight. the plaine,t woman in the land,
who nurses her baby with sweet love
and prayer. and makes her little home
beautiful and happy as she can IN The
Limitations about her. and strives TO be-
womauly and true and sweet-spitited,
has any less honor than b" the first lady
o.. the land If She does with like grace
and love and prayer and faith ana gentle
spirit the formal duties hat her posi-
ton demands CT her; Famed or I'M
famed among man il is all one with
God. fl is fdithfulness that He wants.
And may il not be that the faithfulness
in obscure walks. in little duties. in the
lowly ways. where no one watches, no
one praises is, if possible, more pleasing
TO God than equal faithfulness in con-
spicuou, walks. in large duties. in the
way where the light Of earthly glory
shines
The sweetest lives are those to duty we'd
WnO.e deeds Dotn great and small
AIe close -knit strands al some urhfohen
thread.
The world may sound no trumpet. ring no
tells
The book of life the shining record tell.
We an know the hunger there is IN
human hearts for recognition. for d
brilliant name for popular Applause
and we know also that nothing in the
world is less satisfying thau these very
honors ard distinctions. when they
have once been achieved. They are
only husks to human heart hunger
Many . man. who has risen from Oh
security TO fame, has left behind him in
his lowly cottage, the sweet peace and
the quiet happiness which he hasneyei
found again amid all the brilliance OF
earthly splendor. There are women who
grow restless at times in their common
task.work, as they look out at other Of
their sisters who are ringnin. in circles