Telegram-herald., 1891-10-05

<ea-ercoa AZ tSctSe years OF ase. there
was no doubt left that he waxtatea6ed for
a scholar. Eat Ia almost ey<ty lad there
comes time waen ne does not knos what
be Vas made for. aHd his parents do nos
KNOW. and II is crisis that God cnly can
decide Thea theirs are those born s>F some
especial work. and their ttnsss sSes not
develop until quite late. When Philip
Doddriaze, whose sermons ard books have
harvested uncognted souls for glory. ber
gan 20 study the ministry, Dr. Calany,
one Of the wisesr sRd best men. advised
him 70 tura his thoughts TO some other
work Isaac Barrow. the eminent clergy
mao and Christian seientist-his books
standard now, though he has been dead
over two hundred years-wes the disheart-
enment Of bis father. who used 50 say that
II II pleased Gcd 10 taks any OF his children
away he hoped IL might be his son Isaac.
So some OF taose who have heen character
lied for their stupidity in boykood or girl
hood haye turned cut the mlghtiest bene-
factors or benefsctresses Of the human race
These things being so. am not right ia
saving thar la many cases God only knows
what Is the most appropriate thing for you
70 do. and he L. the one 10 ask. And let
all parents and AL schools and all uniyer-
/ sites and al colleges recognize this, and
large number OF those " no spent their best
years IN stumbling about among busl-
nesses and occupations. now trying this
| and now trying thai, and failing in all.
would be able to 20 ahead with definite,
decided and tremendous purpose. saying.
"To this end was born"
yoU ARE MADE FOR HEAVEN
But my subject now mounts into the
momentoas. Let me say that you arc
rn.de for usefulness and heaven Judge
this from the way you are built You 20
into a shop where there Is only one wheel
turning and that by workman's foot on
treadie. and say TO yourself. Here is
| something good being done. yet on small
scaie:" but If yon 60 into a factory cover
Ing many acres. and you find thousands of
hands pulling on thousands OF wheels, and
| shuttles flying. and the whole scene bewil-
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 vast scale. Now, look ut you,
and If should find that you had only one
| faculty Of body. only one muscle. only one
nerve. II you could see but could not hear,
| or could hear and not see. il you had the
use OF only one foot or one hand, and, as 70
| your higher nature. IL you had only one
no Judgment, or Judgment but no will. and
| II you had soul with only one capacity, |
would say not much is expected of you.
But stand mp. o man. and let me look
| you squarely in the facel 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 outhve all the universe, except
heaven, and would otftlive all heaven il
the life Of other inmortals were a moment
| short of the eternal Now, what has the
world right to expect from your What
has God right to demand Of you? 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 built!
| There are only two beings in the universe
who can answer that question. The angels
do not know. The schools do not know.
| Your kindred cannot certainly know. God
knows, and you ought to know. A factory
running at an expense Of $500, 600 a year,
and turning out goods worth seventy cents
a year would not be such an incongruity
as you, o man, with such semi-infinite
equipment doing nothing. or next to moth
ing, In tho way Of usefulness. "What
shall l dor" you ask. My brethren. my
sisters, do not ask me. Ask God.
There's some path OF Christian useful
ness open. 1t may be q rough path, or it
may be a smooth path, long path or
short path. II may be on a mount Of con-
spicuity or In valley unobserved. but it
Is path on which you can start with such
faith and such satisfaction and such GER
/ L. f...~ -
earth and hell and heaven, ITO this end
was | born" Do not wait for extraordi-
nary qualifications. Philip the Conqueror
gained his greatest victories seated on a
mule, and II you wait for some caparisoned
Bucephalus to ride into the conflict you
will never get into the world wide fight as
all Samson slew the Lords enemies with
the jawbone Of the s:upidess beast created.
Shamgar slew six hundred Of the Lords
enemies with an OK goad. Under God
spittle cured the blind mans eyes Ia the
New Tcstamens story. Take all the fac
ulty you have and say: 20 Lord. here is
what have. Show me the field and back
me up by omnipotent power Anywhere.
anyhow. any time for God"
Two men riding on horseback came to q
trough to water the horses. While tho
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 ut
/ tered were the salvation of the one to
whom they were uttered. and he became
/ the Rev. Mr.. Champion. one OF the most
distinguished missionaries In heather
lands. for years wondering who did for him
the Christian kindness. and not finding
l out until. in bundle OF books sent him to
Africa. he found the biography of Brainerd
Taylor and q picture of him. and the mis-
sionary recognized the face in that book as
the man who. st the watering trough for
horses. bad said the 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 comet
CHANCES FOR USEFULNESS.
Put on Jour nat. oh. woman. this after
noon, and 20 ia and comfort that young
mother who lost her babe last summer Put
/ on yeur bat, on. man. and so over and see
/ that merchant who was compelled yes,er-
terdsv to make an assignment. and tell
him OF the everlasting riches remaining for
all thos. who serve the Lord. Can you
sing' 90 and sing for that man who can
not get well, and you will help him into
heaven. Let IL be your brain, your tongue.
J POUR eyes. your ears, your heart. your lungs.
/ your hands. Jour feet, your body, your
/ miad, your soul, your life, your death. your
/ tine. year eternity for God. feeling in your
soul. TO this end was born"
| II may be helpful 20 some II recite my
/ own experiences in this regard. ! started
for the iaw without asking any divine di