Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-29

spread out into one layer for pyramid.
All the kind deeds or malevoient deeds we
do are spread ont into another layer All
the Christian or un-Chrisfaiu example we
set is spread out in another layer. An the
indirect influences OF our lives are spread
out in another layer. Then the time soon
comes when we put down tie implement
Of toll and pass away. but the pyramid
itands.
The Twentieth century will not rock il
down, nor the Thirtieth century, nor the
One Hundredth century. The earthquake
that rocks this world to pieces will not
stop our influence for good or evil You
modestly say, THAT j. true IN regard to
the great workers for good or evil, aud Of
| gigantic geniuses, Mitonian or Talley-
randian, but not OF me, for live and work
on a small scale" My hearer, remember
that those who built the pyramids were
common workmen. Not one Of them
could lift one Of those great stones. II
took dozen Of them to lift one stone, and
others just welded trowel, clicking it on
the hard edge or smoothing the mortar be-
tween the layers. One hundred thousand
men toiled on those sublime elevations.
II one Of those granite blocks that just
touch with my feet on this December
morning in 1889 as the two Arabs pull me
and the two other Arabs push me, could
speak out and tell its history it would say:
"rhe place of my nativity WAS down in the
great rtoLe quarry of Mokattam or As.
swan. Then they began to bore at my
sides, and then TO drive down great iron
wedges, crushing against me till the whole
| quarry quaked and Numbered. Then ]
was pried ont with crowbars and levers.
scores of men putting their weight on the
leverage. Then chains were put around
me and | was hosted with wheels that
| groaned under the weight. and many
workmen had their hands on the cranks
and turned until the muscles on their arms
stood out in ridges, and the sweat rolled
from their dnsky foreheads.
"'rhen was drawn By long teams ofoxen,
! yoke after yoke, yoke after yoke. Then
was put on an inclined plane and hauled
upward and how many iron tools, aud how
many human arms, and how many beasts
Of burden were employed to get me TO this
place no one can tell. Then ! had 10 be
measured and squared and compassed
and fitted In before ! WAS left here to do
my silent work OF thousands Of years. God
only knows how many hands were busted
in getting me from my geological cradle in
the quarry to this enthronement OF innu-
merable ages" Ny hearers, that is the
autobiography OF one block Of the pyramid.
Cheops didn't build the pyramid. Some
boss mason in the worlds twilight didn't
build the pyramid. One hundred thousand
men built It and perhaps from first TO last
two hundred thousand men.
So with the pyramids now rising-pyra-
mids OF evil or pyramids OF good. The
pyramid OF drunkenness. rising ever since
the time when Noah got drunk on wine.
although there was at his time such SUI
perabundance Of water. All the saloonists
OF the ages adding their layers OF ale casks
and wine pitchers aud rum jugs until the
pyramid overshadows the Great Sahara
desert Of desolated homes and broken
hearts aud destroyed eternities. And as
the pyramid still rises, layers OF human
skulls piled on top Of human skulls and
other mountains of human bones to whiten
the peaks reaching unto the heavens, hun
dreds of thousands OF people are building
that pyramid.
So with the pyramid Of Righteousness
Multitudes OF hands are toiling on the
sleeps. hands infantile, hands octogenari-
an, masculine hands, female hands, strong
hands, weak hands. Some changing a
trowel, some pulling a rope, some meas
uring the sides. Layers Of psalm books on
top OF layers Of sermons. Layers Of prayers
on top of layers Of holy sacrifice. And
hundreds of thousands coming down to
sleep their last sleep, but other hun
dreds OF thousands going mp to take
their places aud the pyramids will con
tinue to rise until the millennal morning
gilds the completed work, and the toilers
on these heights shall take off their aprons
and throw down their trowels. crying, at
is hnishedl''
BUILDING FOR ETERNITY.
Your business and mine is not to build a
pyramid but 70 be one of the hundreds OF
thousands who shall ring trOwel or pull
a rope or turn the crank of derrick, or
cry, "Yo, heaven while lifting another
block to its elevation Though it be seem
ingly small work and brief work, it is
a work that shall last forever In the last
day many a man and woman whose work
has never been recognized on earth will
come to a special honor. The Ecume meal
council, now in session at Washington, its
delegates the honored Representatives Of
fifty million Methodisfs in all parts of the
earth, will at every session do honor to the
memory Of John Wesley, but wonder il
any of them will think to twist garland
for the memory of humble Peter Boiler
the Moravian. who brought John Wesley
into the kingdom of God.
i rejoice that Al the thousands who have
been toiling on the pyramid of righteous
ness will at last be recognized and re
warded-the mother who brought her chill.
dren TO Christ. the Sabbath teacher who
brought her class TO the knowledge of the
truth. the uupretending man vino saved
soul Then the trowel will be more hon
ored than the scepter. As n great battle
was going on the soldiers were ordered to
the front and sick man jumped out Of IN
ambulance in which he was being carried
to the hospital. The surgeon asked him
what he meant by getting out OF the am
bnlance when he was sick and almost |
ready to die. The soldier answered: "D5c |
tor, am going TO the front. | had rather
die on the field than die in an ambulance"
Thank God: il we cannot do much we can
do little.
Further, carrying out the idea OF my
text. he pyramid is sign. and a witness