Milford chronicle., 1891-10-09


comes a time when he does not know what
he was made for, and his parents do not
know, and q is a 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 20 study the ministry. Dr.. Calamy,
one Of the wisest and best men, advised
him to turn his thoughts to some other
work tsasc Barrow, the eminent clergy
man and Christian scientist-his boaks
standard now, though he has been dead
over two hundred yeaTs-was the disheart-
enment Of his father, who used so say that
il it pleased God to take any of his children
away he hoped il 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 Of the human race
These things being so. am not right in
saying that in many cases God only knows
what is the most appropriate thing for you
to do, and be is the one to ask And let
all parents and all schools and all univer-
sites and all colleges recognize this, and a
large number of those who spent their best
nesses and occupations, now trying this
and now trying that, and failing in all,
would be able to go ahead with a 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 sny to yourself. Here is
something good being done, yet on a small
scales" 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 bewil-
dering with activities, driven by winter, 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, if You could see but could not hear,
or could hear and not see, if you had the
use of only one foot or one hand and, as to
your higher nature, if you had only one
mental faculty, and you had memory but
no Judgment. or judgment but no will, and
if 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 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 outlive all the universe, except
heaven, and would Outlive all heaven II
the life of other immortals were moment
short of the eternal. Now, what has the
world a 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 Id 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 to know. A factory
running at an expense Of S5OO,OOO year,
and turning out goods worth seventy cents
a year would not be such an incOngruity
as you, o man, with such semi-intinits
equipment doing nothing, or next to moth
ing. in the way OF usefulness. What
shall | 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 a rough path, or it
may be q smooth path a long path or
short path. 1t may be on a mount Of con-
spicuity or in valley qnobserFed, but 1t
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, "To this end
was | born" Do not wait for eXtraOrdi-
nary qualifications. Philip the Conqueror
gained his greatest victories seated on a
mule, and if 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
the jawbone of the stqpidest heast 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
ulty you have and say: 20 Lord, here is
what / have Show me the field and back
me mp by omnipOtent power. Anywhere
anyhow, any time for God"
Two men riding on horseback came to a
trough to water the horses. While the
horses were drinking, Qna 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 aud he became
the Rev. Mr.. Champion, one OF the most
missionaries 10 heather
lands, for years wondering did for him
the Christian kindness, and not finding
out until, in bundle Of books sent him to
Africa, he found the biography Of Brainerd
Taylor and picture Of him, and the mis-
sionary recognized the face In that book as
the man who, at the watering trough for
horses, had 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 cornell
CHANCES FOR USEFULNESS.
Put OH your hat, oh. woman, this after
noon, and 90 10 and comfort that young
mother who lost her babe last summer. Put
on your hat, oh, man, and so over and see
that merchant who was compelled yester-
terday to make an assignment, and tell
him of the everlasting riches remaining for
all those who serve the Lord. Can you
singf Go and sing for that man who can
not get WELL aud ynu Will help MIN INTO
heaven. Let it be your brain, your tongue,
youreyes, your ears, your heart, yourlungs'
your hands. your feet, your body. your
mind, your soul, your life, your death. your
time, your eternity for God, feeling in your
soul. ''To this end was born"
It may be helpful to some If recite my
own experience in this regard. started
for the law without asking any '.ivine di
recbion. | consulted my own tEstes
liked lawyers and courtroOms and judges
and juries, and | reveled in hearing the
Frelinzhuysens and the Bradleys Of the
New Jersey bar and as assistant Of the
county clerk, at sixteen years Of age,
searched titles, naturalized foreigners,
recorded deeds. received the confession OF
judgments, swore witnesses and juries
and grand juries. But after awhile felt
call to the Gospel ministry and entered
it, and felt some satisfaction in the work.
But one summer, when ! was re.Ong at
Sharon Springs, and while seated In the
park Of that village, l said to myself, If
have an especial work 20 do in the world
onght to find It out now" and with that
determination ] prayed rs had never be-
fore prayed, and got the divine direction,
and wrote Il down in my meiA5randum