Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-20

4 either side Oh the ured pilgrims pillow,
and the top of it mortised in the sky. And
bright immortals came out from the cas-
ties of amber and gold and put their shin
ing feet on the shining ofthe ladder,
and they kept coming dow n and going up,
a procession both WAYS.
Isuppose they had wings, for the Bible
almost always reports them Is having
wings, but this was a ladder on which
they used hands and feet to encourage an
these of us who ave 40 wings 10 clinlp,
and encouraging us to believe that II
we will use what we have God will pro-
vide a way, and If We will employ the hand
and the foot he will furnish the ladder.
Young man, do not wait for wings. Those
angels folded theirs to show you wings are
not necessary. Let all the people who nave
hard pillows-hard for sickness, or hard
for poverty, or hard for persistence-know
that a hard pillow is the landing place for
angels. They seldom descend to pillows
of e~iderdown. They seldom build dreams
in the brain Of the one who sleeps easy.
The greatest dream of all time was that
of st. John. with his head on the rocks OF
Patmos. and in that vision he heard the
seven trumpets sounded, and saw all the
pomp of heaven in procession cherublc,
seraphic. a%rchangelic. The next most
memorable and glorious dream was that OF
John Bunyan, his pillow the cold stone OF
the floor Of Bedford jail, from which ne
saw the celestial city. and so many enter
ing it he cried out in his dream, Il wish
myself among them"
RING by RuSG THEY ROSE.
The next most wonderful dream was
that OF washington sleeping on the ground
nc Valley Forge, his head on a white pill
lowcase of snow, where he saw the vision
of a nation emancipated. Columbus slept
on a weaver's pillow, but rose on the lad
der let down until he could see a new hem
isphere. Demosthenes slept on a cutters
pillow, but on the ladder let down arose to
see the mighty assembiages that Were to
be swayed by his oratory. Arkwright
slept on a BARRIERS pillow, but went up the
ladder till he could see all England quake
with the factories he set going Akenside
slept on a butchers pillow, and took the
ladder M till be saw other generations
helped by his scholarship.
John Ashworth slept on a poor mans
pillow, but took the ladder up until he
could see his prayers and exertions bring
ing thousands OF the destitute in England
to salvation and heaven. Nearly all those
who are today great IN merchandise, In
craftsmanship, in law, in medicine, in art,
in literature. were once at the foot of the
ladder, and 10 their boyhood had a pillow
hard as Jacobs. They who are born at the
top Of the ladder are apt to spend their
lives in coming down, while those who are
at the foot, and their head on q bowlder, If
they have the right kind Of dream, are al
most sure to rise.
] notice that those angels, either In com
ing down or going mp on Jacobs ladder
took it rang by rUHg, They did net lessB
to the bottom nor jump to the top, 50 yen
are to rise. faith added TO faith. good
deed to good deed. industry to industry.
conservation to conservation, until yon
the top, rung by rung. Gradual go
up from a block OF granite TO pillar o.
throne.
That night at Bethel stood in front 81
my tcnt and looked up, and the heavens
were full Of ladders, first a ladder 81
then q ladder Of stars. and II url
and down the heavens were angclsof isau
~, angels Of consolation, Angels e God.
ascending and descending ''Surely. God
Is IN This place, said Jacob, ''and knew
not But tonight God is IN this place
md / know it.