Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-13

in the universe and next to God Is to be a
mother Lord Shafteshury said. Give me
a generation of Christian mothers, ana
will change the whole phase Of society III
twelve months" Oh, the cradlel Forget
not the one in which you were rocket
Though old and worn out that cradle may
be standing in attic or barn, forget not the
foot that swayed it, the lips that sang over
it, the tears that dropped upon It, the iaIih
in God that made way for il. The boy
Walter Scott did well when he spent the
first five guinea piece he ever earned AS
present to his mother.
Dishonor not the cradle, though 1t may,
like the one my sermon celebrates, nave
been a cradle in a barn, for | think 1t was
a Christian era lie. That was great cradle
in which Martin Luther lay, for from 1t
came forth the reformation Of the SIX
tenth century. That was great cradle
in which Daniel O'Connell lay, for from 1t
came forth an eloquence that viii DE IN
spring Waile men have eyes to read or ears
to hear That was "A great cradle IN which
Washington lay, for from it came tortn
the happy deliverance of nation. Ihst
was great cradle in which John
Howard lay, for from 1t came iorth a
mercy that will not cease until the last
dungeon gets the Bible and light and fresh
air Great cradles in which the John Yves
leys and the John Knoxes and the John
Masons lay, for from them came forth an
all conquering evangelization. But the
/ greatest cradle in which child ever slept,
or woke, laughed or cried was the cradle
| over which Mary bent and to which the
| wise men brought frankincense AID upon
which the heavens dropped song. Had
| there been no manger. there had been no
cross. Had there been no Bethlehem, there
| had been no Golgoha. Had there been no
incarnation, there had been no ascension,
| Had there been no start, there had been no
close
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR CHRISTI
Standing ia the chill khan Of Saviour's
humiliation aud seeing what he did for
us. ask, What have we done for him'
There is nothing can do, says one. As
| Christmas was approaching in the village
church good woman said to group OF
girls In lowly and straitened cireum'
stances. ~ .et all now do something for
| Christi 4fter the day was over she asked
the group 10 tell her what they had done.
One said. II could not do much, for we are
very poor. but had beautiful flower
had carefully trained IN our home, and
| thought much Of IL, and put that flower
on the church altar And another said
II could not do much, for we are very
poor. but | can sing .ittle, and SO ! went
down To "A poor SICK woman IN the lane, and
sang as well as could 70 cheer her up. a
Christmas song. "Well, Hslen, what
did YOU dosn She replied, II could not dc
much. but wanted 10 do something foi
Christ, aud could think of nothing else
to do. aud 50 went into the church altel
the people who had been adjoining tbs
altar had left, and | scrubbed down the
back altar stairs Beautiful. | warrant
that the Christ Of that Christmas day gavt
her rs much credit for that earnest act q
he may have given to the ROBBED oillcia
who on that day REID for the people th'
prayers Of a resounding service. some
thing for Christ, Something for Christ
A plain man passing a fortress saw 2
Russian soldier on guard IN terribly cos
night. and took Off his coat and gave il q
the soldier, saying, II will soon be hom'
and warm, aud you will be ont here al
night 50 the soldier wrapped himself il
The borrowed coat The plain man VIII,
loaned the coat to the soldier soon afte
was diving, aud IN his dream saw Chris
and said 70 him, "You have got my coz
on. Eyes said Christ this j. the on
you lent me on thai cold might by tn
fortress. was naked, and ye clothed me
Something for Christi By the memories
OF Bethlehem adjure You,
In theiirht Of that star
tAe abe ages empearlel
That song from af9r
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