Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01
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Ny gold headed cane g. very neat look.
ing and rather small. and loas not sus.
gcst In the least the idea % decrcpilule.
II evidently is Intended more ~ a com.
pnnion than n support On the top of IL
"a engraved my name, aud nndcr this
Juno !. 1860. ffum J V. s." SO YOU
see this gold headed cauo has passed ia
silver anniversary.
Many years ago. inst how many It is
not necessary 20 aay. iiIt mot T. v. )
1t was ON Broadway. near Dcy street.
He B. o largo man. and walking up TO me
be- gave Tue his right hand aul then
closed his lett hand over the top OF my
right hand rlasred IN his and aid "Yon
don't know tue. but know you | have
just taken pow In your church IN
Thrty.fourth street. and want 20 greet
you ~ my PASTOR" Since thai ! have
often seen HIM. lroyvr piss by place
Of business without stopping u moment
20 speak to him. and II is no iuftcqucnt
thing Tor him TO pu, his big arm around
me aud embrace me.
Tho date. June !. 1866. tells when i
V. s was received TO too fellowship Of
the church Two weeks after, with
twenty five other young disciples. he sat
down Tor the first time NJ tho table Of
the Lord. and at NV hands received tho
omhlems II tho Sayiour's dying love.
j. " S.. as soon rs he Joined tho
church. went In tho Sabbath school 4
class " boys WAS given him lie taught
them faithfully lie was from the start
"a student " tho Scriptures llo aiincd
70 instruct tho minds aud 20 interest tho
hearts oi bis pupils lie went ont after
other boys not In the school His class
grew ia numbers aud IN interest. At
iirst It was composed OF lads whose ages
ranged from nine TO fourteen years
They were gust thirteen IN number, and.
we may add Tor tho benefit OF the super.
stitious. there was no fatality IA tho
tlhrtccn. For four year these boys aud
their teacher werc together iu tho Thirty.
fourth Street Reformed church Sabbath
school IN 1870 J..N. :. transferred bis
church relationship TO the church ON tho
corner Of Twenty.ninth street and Fifth
avenue, whore for u period Of twenty
years be has been au honorcd and be-.
loved mcmbcre During those years ho
has been steadily at work IN the Sabbath
school, having elias, OF boys ranging
from ton 10 twenty-five IN number. i
large proportion Of these youths have b..
come church mombcrs. aud ia turn hayO
been teachers Of others.
It would be- impossible to tell the good
that has been accomplished byiny friend
and he Is at II .ct For awhile he was
assistant superintendent OF the sabbath
school In the W. Witt Memorial chapel on
/ Twgnty.niuih street. but | believe all
/ tho while had his Bible class Ia tho
church school, In looking about for
new scholars he found family OF four
orphans, three boys aud one girl. Caiho.
lies, and persuaded them 10 come 10 the
chapel Sabbath school. The sister and
/ two OF the brothers are now monibcra OF
tho Twcnty.ninth street church Two
English boys Joined bis class. They be-.
came protested Chriltians and earnest
workers, especially clarifying God IN the
service Of song. one young Hebrew.
I through the fundamentally Of J. v s..
has lately found tho Messiah. and Is
happy In hls new belief must not try
TO complete tho story. | can't do e.
Tho work Is going on, aud my hopo aud
prayer Is that nay son In the gospel twhp.
strange to say, Is older than ann may
long live 10 DO an active and useful die.
ciple u the Lord.
And now, my dear cane, you can stand
in the corner again Don't think for a
moment that You have done this blessed
work. You are OF no more account, oven
~ you hayo a gold head, than Aaron's
rod. You never swallowcd'up any other
rods. You never couioundod any ina
l giciana Yon will mover have n place In
the ark Of the covenant. aud Il Is not at
all likely that you will ever bud into the
\ life Of tree. Thief il, you arc mostly
india rubber or gutta percha, and that
has never been known 10 bud. But II
could would lit you up and show you
TO every young member of the church,
whether man OF woman, aud then !
would with you point 10 J, V. s, and cry
out to each OF tho Others, go thou and
do likewise. "-l,ey. Peter Stryker, ID. d.,
/ In Christian lutellipcurer