Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-01-13

not earn it. A Scotch writer says thaA
= poor woman. one cold winters dsv.
looked through the window Of kings
conservatory and saw . bunch OF
grapes hanging against the glass She
said: 'Oh. il ! only had that bunch Of
grapes for my sick child ut homer AZ
her spinning wheel she earned a few
shillings and went to buy the grapes.
The kings gardener thrust her out very
roughly and said he had no grapes to
sell She went of and sold blanket
and got some more shillings. and came
back and tried TO buy the grapes But
the gardener roughly assaulted her and
told her to be off. The kings
daughter was walking in the
garden ut the time and heard
the excitement. and seeing the poor
woman. said TO her. MY father y not
n merchant. to sell. but he Is king.
and gives" Then she reached up and
plucked the grapes and dropped them
into the poor woman's apron. Sc
Christ is King, and all the fruit. of
his pardon he freely gives They NAV
not be bought Without money and
without price. take this sweet cluster
from the vineyards of God.
am coming to the close of my SER
mon. sought for text approximate
for the occasion. thought OF taking
one in job: MY days fy rs n weaver's
shuttie;" of c text in Psalms: $50 teach
us to number our days that we NAV ap-
ply our hearts up to wisdom" OF the
prayer of the vine dresser: Lord. let II
alone this year ALSO" but pressed upon
my attention. first of all. and last of all.
and above all. were the words, This
year thou shalt die" perhaps it may
.hean me.
Though in perfect health now. IL does
not take God one week to bring down
the strongest physical constitution. I
do not want 10 die this year. We had
plans and projects on foot that I want
To see completed; but God knows best,
and He has a thousand better men than
! to do the work yet undone have n
hope that Notwithstanding all nv
sins and wanderings I shall. through
the infinite mercy of my Saviour.
come out Mt the right place. / have
nothing to brag of by way of Chris
tan experience. but two things I have
learned-my utter helplessuess before
God and the all-absorbing grace of tho
Lord Jesus. IL the text means some of
you. my hearers. l do not want you to
be caught unprepared. would like to
have you, either through money you
have laid up or n life Insurance.. be-
able To leave the world feeling that
your family need not become paupers
But II you have done your best, and
you leave not one dollars worth OF
estate, you may confidently trust thu
Lord who hath promised TO care for tho
widow and the fatherlcss | would
like to have your soul fitted ont for
eternity. so that IL. any morning. or
noon, or evening or night of these s6s
days, death should look i'm and ask.
Are you ready" you might with an
outburst OF Christian triumph answer.
"Ay. ayl all ready"
know not what our last words NAV
be- Lord Chesterfield pridcd himself
on his politeness, and said. in his last
moment Give Dayrollcs "A chair" DR.
Adam. dying school-master. said: 1T
grows dark. The boys may dismiss. {"
Lord Tenterdcn. supposing himself on
the bench of "A court room, said. in his
last moment: Gentlemen of the iury
you will now consider your verdict. I"
dying play-actor said. drop the cur.
tain, the farce is played out" would
rathe- have for my dying words those
OF one greater than Chesterfield or DR.
Adam. or Lord Tcnterden: II am now
ready to too offered, and the time of nv
departure is at hand. / have fought a
good fight. ! have finished my course
] have kept the faith: hencefo there
is laid up for me crown of righteous
ness which the Lord. the righteous
Judge, shall give me-