The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-04-13

for the most part moved on over road
soft with green leaves. They were torn
off two palm trees that stood at the
start of the road. The prayers, the
Christian example, the good advice, the
hard work of my father and mother.
How they toiledl Their fingers were
lSnotted with hard work. Their fore
heads were wrinkled with many cares.
Their backs stopped from carrying our
burdens.
They long ago went into slumber |
among their kindred and friends on the |
banks Of the Raritan, but the influences
they threw in the way of their children
are yet green as leaves the moment they !
are pluclSed from a palm tree, and we
fee them on our brow and under our
feet and they will strew all the way
until we lie down in the same slumber.
Self-sacrifice! What thrilling word!
Glad am that our world has so many
specimens of it. The sailor boy on ship
board was derided because he would
not fight or gamble, and they called
him coward. But, when child fell
overheard and no one else was ready to
help, the derided sailor leaped into the
sea, and, though the waves were rough,
the sailor swimming with one arm car
ried the child on the other arm, till res
cued and rescuer were lifted into safety,
and the cry of coward ceased, and all
huzzahed at the scene of daring and
self-sacrifce.
When, recent, Capt. Burton, the
! great author, died he left scientific
book in manuscript, which he expected
would be his wife's fortune. lie often
told her So He said: "This will make
/ you independent and atlluent after am
1 gone" He suddenly died, and it was
expected that his wife would publish
the book. One publisher told her he
could himself make out of it $780,
0OO. But it was book which,
though written with pure scientific
design, she felt would do immeas-
urable damage to public morals With
the two large volumes, which had
cost her husband the work of years, she
sat down on the floor before the fire and
said TO herself: "There is fortune for
me in this book, and, although my hus-
band wrote it with the right motive and
scientific people might be helped by it,
to the vast majority of people it would
be harmful and l know it would dam
age the world" Then she took apart
the manuscript sheet after sheet and
put 1t into the fire until the last line
was consumed. Bravo!' She flung her
livelih ood, her home, her chief worldly
resources under the best moral and reli-
gious interests of the world.
How much are we willing to sacrifice
for Others? Christ is again on the march,
not from Bethpage to Jerusalem, but
for the conquest of the world. lie will
surely take it, but who will furnish the
palm branches for the trium phant wayi
Self-sacrifce is the word. There is mor'
money paid to destroy the world thar
TO save IL There are more building
put up TO ruin the race than churches
to evangelize It. There is more deprnvel
literature TO blast good men than goo,
literature TO elevate them o, for I
power 10 descend upon us all like tina
which whelmed Charles G. Finne.
! with mercy, when, kneeling Il
his law office, and before h
entered upon his apostolic caree
Of evangelization, he said: THE Hol.
Ghost descended on. me in q iulnnc
that seemed TO go through me, body ;rl
soul could feel the impression like
wave Of electricity going through an
through me. Indeed II seemed 10 com
in waves and waves of liquid love.
: seemed like the breath of God. ca
recollect distinctly thatit seemed TO f.tl
me like immense wings. ! wept alou
with Joy and love. These waves cam
over me and over me one after anothc'
/, and until, / recollect, cried out: -
shall die II these waves continue TO ps 5
over me-" said, Lord, cannot b, 4
, any more" And wh,n Il gcntlebtl
came into the Office and said, "Mr. Fir
ney, you are in pain?" he replied, ''NC
, but so happy that cannot live
My hearers, the time will come whe
upon the whole church Of God will d,
! scend such an avalanche of blessing
and then the bringing Cf the world
God will be matter Of u few year.
,, perhaps few days, or few hour
Ride ON, o Christ! for the evangeli2;
: ton Of all nations Thou Christ VIII
didst ride on the unbroken colt dow
! the sides Of 0livet, on the white hors
! of eternal victory, ride through all M
tions, and may we, by our prayers an
orr self-sacrifces and our contribution
and our conservation, throw pail
branches in the way. / clap my hard
at the coming victory. ] feel this morl
? ing rs did the Israelites on their marc
to Canaan, they came not under Ii
shadow Of one palm tree, but Of sevent
palm trees, standing in an. oasis anon
a dozen gushing fountains, or as IL
book puts IL: Twelve wells OF wat,
!, and three score and ten palm trees
: Surely there are more than seventy sue
great and glorious souls present to-da.
Indeed IL is mighty grove of pal
trees, and feel something of the ra
lures which l shall feel when OF
last battle fought and our last bu
, den carried and our last tear wcpt, "
= shall become one of the multitudes S
! John describes clothed in white rob
!, and palms in their hands" Hail tho
y bright thou swift-advancing thou eve
? lasting Palm Sunday of the slie
= = Victors over sin and sorrow and deaf
u and woe. from the hills and valleys
= the heavenly Palestine, they ha'
: pluolsed the long, broad, green leave
= and all the ransomed-some In pates