The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-03-13
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hHsiy. ADD re gave me drbk, vaa siAngaf
snd 70 'snpA me irs nstsA, snd sou eloths
lns lst Matt aAv. IS. ~
I jack bad neset read the Constitution
wticb sreBfss equal rights 10 oil persons
DOR The Deelsrs,iou Of Iud,pendepoo sbic
declares that all men are born free so,
squsl 10 ises be could 20, read 3, all
Jasl 81 this time bis great problem ~ss u
cell q few oesspspers. 80 ths, be nigh
buy Bis srppsr. and dad shelter Of som
kind
II was cold. cold IS "Gfeenland's ic,
monnisins. which va. bsine sung VI ih,
opruipg Of q missionary meeting 10 a lsre
stone church. while Jack wss passing viii
bis papers unJer his arm. He was col,
and hungry. Nobody wanted bis pa
pers.
The music attracted him ss he Isuse,
TO zee The reorle roirg in. Perhaps b
could get warm. 80 he pushed open ih,
door, end entered the large church. II,
bad not the lesst idea that the llymn bad
suy reference to hin. when the elhsrega
tion sang.
Tho hesthtn IN tDeir blipdness
Boz down to wood and stone
He was heather, but he Gid Dot know
1. Be was as blind and ignorant as il be
were picking golden sands from Africa,
.,.annt.tYa Ia H., raJ
over the register. aud warmed bis hands
while be looked around. wondering what
was going on.
Nobody noticed him; so when he felt
warmed be entered a pew near the door.
and sat down. Possibly il Jack had been
a little Chinese boy from far of China. or
q little japan from New Guinea or .
young negro from the Dark Continent, or
even Greenlander from those famous
icy mountains. some good Christian would
have seen him. brought him forward, ard
increased the enthusiasm OF the congreRa.
tion by placing real. live specimen Of
heathendom before them. - Unfortunately
Jack was only sn ordinary little American
We psss many OF them in th o
business streets Of our cities every day.
without wasting much consideration upon
them.
Jack understood as much Of the address
as il it were given 10 Hebrew, as probab
by the first great missionary address was.
Very soon hungry, fatigue and heat over.
came bin. He had Just sense enough to
lie down on the floor, his head resting on
bic arm. before sleep overpowered him He
was unusually comfortable. When his flo
lnces permitted be paid few cents for
nights lodging IN the Newsboys Lodg
ng House Genorolly he was happy if a
good stable. man Of his own asquaiutance
allowed him TO sleep in the stable. Often
ne slept out of doors, in doorway. under
! wagon or in ore, anywhere that present.
ID fiat surface large enough to hold his
mall body. Ant-poverty societies were
iot formed then. Even il they had been
lack would not have known OF their exist.
nee. He was only eight years old. and
atber small for his age. He remembered
lis mother because he was separated from
Ter little more than wear As to his
ather Of course, there must have been
ather Jack knew nothing. He was
Iomeless waif. alone among the million
Inhabitants of cur metropolis. Yet not
lone, for an omnipotent Father was
yatching him, and his Elder Brother sat
,eside him.
The missionary meeting WAS q long one.
everal ministers presented the spiritual
eeds OF as many distant places. Last OF
II. home missionary spoke OF the
eathen at our doors, the thousands who
ever entered a place Of worship, never
cad a page OF Gods Holy Bible, to whom
be Old, old story Of Jesus and His love.
ould be quite new.
Meanwhile Jack slept, and jus. as the
eople stood for the last hymn he bsgan
dream. The poe: says, Dreams are
ut interludes which Fancy makes. -
apcy spread banqaet Of bread and meat
efore tie hungry child. A cup Of steam
lg coffee was just In his hand, and he was
,ising II to his lips when he swoke. Peo
lie always awake just at the point OF en-
,yment or realization.
The congregation we're singing with
epp feeliog.
Blessings sb0upd wheer He reignes,
The prisoner leap, 10 burst his chains,
The weary tnd eternal rest
Aud all the souls OF want are blest.
Then with hearts filed with enthusiasm
u the ignorant ones in distant countries
I'd iu their own city. the congregation
ood in silence to receive the benedic
on.
Their was cry OF some kind from the
ar Of he church rs the minister flushed
Is blessing. The people all looked towards
e corn,r pew as they passed out for the
und OF bslfsuppressed crying continued :
noir was nobody in the pew at least their $
as nobody On the seat, aod the snpposi $
% was The crying was o1tside.
One OF The assembly looked 10 aud saw
e child. He stopped, lifted Jack mp on e
q seat mt his arms around the child,