Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-08

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ing out difficult problems with rare inter
est aud success, and you know they are TO
I've mathematicians And others making
wheels aud strange contrivances. and you
know they are going to be niachinists.
And others are found experimenting with
hoe and pillow aud sickle. and you know
they will be farmers Aud Others are al
ways swapping jackknives or balls or bats
aud making something by the bargain. and
they are going to be merchants.
GOD MUST DECIDE
When Able de Rance had so advanced
In studying Greek that he could translate
Anacreon at twelve years Of age, there
was no doubt left that he was intended for
a scholar But in almost every lad there
comes a time when he does not know what
he was made for. and his parents do not
| know and it is Il crisis that God only can
decide Then there are those born for some
especial work. and their fitness does not
develop until quite late. When Philip
Doddridge. whose sermons and books have
harvested uncounted souls for glory, be
gan to study the ministry. DIR. Calamy,
| one Of the wisest and best men. advised
| him to turn his thoughts to some other
work Isaac Barrow. the eminent clergy
man and Christian scientist-his books
standard now. though he has been dead
over two hundred years-was the disheart-
eminent of his father, who used so say that
if it pleased God TO take any of his children
away be hoped it might be his son Isaac.
So some of those who have been character
lied for their stupidity in boyhood or girl
hood have turned out the mightiest bene-
factors or benefactresses ofthe human race.
These things being So am not right in
saving that in many cases God only knows
what is the most appropriate thing for you
to do. and he is the one TO ask And let
all parents and all schools and all uniyer
sites and all colleges recognize this. and
large number of those who spent their best
years in stumbling about among bust
nesses and occupations, now trying this
and now trying that, and failing in all
would he able TO go ahead with definite
decided and tremendous purpose. saying
ITO this end was born"
YoU ARE MADE FOR HEAVEN.
But my subject now mounts into the
momentous Let me say that you are
made for usefulness and heaven. judge
this from the way You are built You go
into a shop where there is only one wheel
turning and that by workman's foot on
treadle. and say to yourself. Here is
something good being done. yet on a small
scale:" but if you go into a factory cover
ing many acres and you find thousands of
bands pulling on thousands of wheels, and
shuttles flying, and the whole scene Devil.
dering with activities, driven by water, or
steam, or electric power, you conclude that
the factory was put up to do great work
and on a vast scale Now. | look at you,
and If should find that You had only one
faculty Of body, only one muscle, only one
nerve, If you could see but could not hear,
or could hear and not see. II you had the
use OF only one foot or one hand, and, as to
your higher nature, II you had only one
mental faculty, and you had memory but
no judgment. or Judgment but no will, and
II you had a soul with only one capacity, ]
would say not much is expected of you.
But stand up. o man, and let me look
you squarely in the facet Eyes capable of
seeing everything. Ears capable of hear
ing everything. Hands capable OF grasp
ing everything. Mind with more wheels
than any factory ever turned, more power
than Corliss engine ever moved. A soul
that will outliye all the universe, except
heaven. and would outlive all heaven il
the life Of other immortals were a moment
short Of the eternal Now. what has the
world right to expect from your What !
has God a right 10 demand of your God is |
the greatest OF economists in the universe,
and he makes nothing uselessly, and for
what purpose did he build your body, mind |
and soul as they are buitf
There are only two beings in the universe
whocan answer that question. The angels |
do not know. The schools do not know. |
Your kindred cannot certainly know God |
knows. and you ought 10 know A factory |
running at an expense of $500, 900 year,
and turning out goods worth seventy cents
a year would not be such an incongruity |
as you. o man, with such semi-infnite |
equipment doing nothing. or next TO moth
ing, in the way of usefulness What !
shall | dof' you ask. My brethren. my /
sisters. do not ask me ASK God.
There's some path of Christian useful
ness open. 1t may be a rough path, or it
may be smooth path. long path or a
short path. f. may be on mount Of con.
spicuity or in a valley unobserved, but it
is path on which you can start with such
faith and such satisfaction and such GER
tainty that you can cry out in the face OF
earth and hell and heaven, ITO this end
nary qualifications. Philip the Conqueror
gained his greatest victories seated on
mule, and II you wait for some caparisoned
Bucephalus TO ride into the conflict you
will never get into the world wide fight at
all Samson slew the Lords enemies with
5he jawbone of the stupidest beast created
Shamgar slew six hundred of the Lords
enemies with an OK goad. Under God
spittle cured the blind mans eyes in the
New Testament story. Take all the fac
atty You have and say: 20 Lord, here is
what ! have Show me the field and back
ne up by omnipotent power Anywhere
anyhow. any time for God"
Two men riding on horseback came to a
rough to water the horses. While the
horses were drinking. one of the men said
% the other few words about the value
If the soul, and then they rode away, and
N opposite directions. But the words ut
cred were the salvation of the one to
whom they were uttered, and he became
he Rev. Mr.. Champion. one of the most
distinguished missionaries in heather
ands, for years wondering who did for him
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