Sharp County record., 1891-10-22

ing on horseback came to a trough tc
water the horses While the horses
were drinking, one of the men said to
the other few words about the value
of the soul, and then they rode away
and in opposite directions But the
words uttered were the salvation of the
one 10 whom they were uttered, and he
became Rev. Mr.. Champion, one OF the
most distinguished missionaries in
heather lands; for years wondering
who did for him the Christian kind
ness, and not finding out until in
bundle of books sent him to
Africa he found the biography
of Braincrd Taylor and pic
ture of him, and the mission
ary recognized the face in that book as
the man who, at the watering-trough
for horses, had said thr thing that saved
his soul. What opportunities you have
had in the past! What opportunities you
have now What opportunities you will
have in the days to come! Put on youh
hat, oh woman, this afternoon and go
in and comfort that young mother who
lost her babe last summer. Put on your
hat, oh man, and go over and see that
merchant who was compelled yesterday
to make an assignment, and tell him OF
the everlasting riches remaining for all
those who serve the Lord. Can you
siIig? Go and sing for that man who can
not get well, and you will help him into
Heaven. Let it be your brain, your
tongue, your eyes, your heart, your
lungs, your hands, your feet, your body,
your mind, your soul, your life, your
DEATH your time, your eternity
for God, feeling in your soul ito this
end was | born" 1t may be helpful
to some if recitc my own experience
in this regard, / started for the law
without asking any Divine direction. J
consulted my own tastes. liked law
yers, and | revclcd in hearing the Ere
linghuysens and the Bradleys of the
New Jersey bar, and as assistant of the
county clerk, at sixteen years OF age,
| searched titles, naturalized foreign
ers, recorded deeds, received the con
fcsson Of judgments, swOre witnesses
and jurics and grand juries But after
awhile | felt a call to the Gospel min
istry and entered it, and | felt some
satisfaction in the work. But one sum-
mcr when | was resting at Sharon
Springs and while seated in the park
of that village, said to my
self. "If have an especial work
to do in the world | ought to find il
out now" and with that determination
prayed as ] had never before prayed
and got the Divine protection, and wrote
it down in my me norandum-booll, and
saw my life work then as plainly as
see it now. Oh, do not be satisfied
With general directions. Get specific
directions Do not shoot at random
Take aim aud fire Concentrate. Ma
polcons success in battle came from his
theory of breaking through the encmy's
ranks 1T one point, not trying to meet
the whole line of the cncny'S force
by similar force One reason Why he
lost Waterloo was because he did
not work his usual theory, and
spread his force out over wide range.
Oh, Christian man, oh, Christian
woman, break through somewhere.
Not general engagement for God, but
particular engagement, and made in
opCwnr n provnu + thnrn ara ono
billion six hundred million people in
the world then there are one billion
six hundred million different missions
to fulfill, different styles of work to do,
and if you do not get the Divine tirec.
ton there are at least one billion five
hundred and ninety-ninc million posi-,
bilitics that you will make mistake
On your knees before God get the mat
ter settled so that you can firmly say
"To this end was born
In the seventeenth century all Eu-
rope was threatened with u wave Of
Asiatic bnrbarism, aud Vienna was
especially bcsieged. The king and his
court had fed, and nothing could save
the city from being overwhelmed unless
the king Of Poland, John Sobleski, to
whom they had sent for help, should
with his army come down for the re-
lief, and from every roof and tower the
inhabitants of Vienna watched and
waited and hoped until on the morn.
ing Of September II the "ising sun threw
an unusual and unparalleled brill
fancy 1t was the reflection on tho
swords and shields and helmets Of John
SobieSlii and his army coming down
over the hills to the rescue, and that
day not only Vienna, but Europe, was
saved, And see you not, oh yc souls,
hcsiegcd with sin and sorrow, that
light breaks in, the swords and the
shields and the helmets OF Divine
rescue bnthed in the rising sun
of Heavenly dclivcrancc? Let every.
thing else go rather than let
Heaven 60, What u strange thing IL
must be to feel ones self born to an
earthly crown, but you have been born
for throne on which you may reign
after The last monarch Of all tho earth
shall have gone to dust. invite you TO
start now for your own coronation, to
como in and take The title deeds TO
your everlasting inheritance Through
I'm impossioncd prayer take Heaven
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