Milford chronicle., 1892-12-09

rocS--the cold rock, the desolate rock.
Bu&that is the place TO which God comes
Jacob.with his head on stone, saw the
shining ladder. Israel in the desert oehelu
the marshaling of the fiery baton. John
( on barren Patmos heard trumpeting, ana
the clapping Of wings, and the stroke oi
seraphie fingers on golden harps, and
nothing but heavenly strength nerved Riz-
pah for her appalling mission amid the
! scream Of wild birds and the stealthy tread /
! Of hungry monsters. The grandest visions |
! of glory. the most rapturous experiences OF 1
, Christian love. the greatest triumphs Of (
/ grace have come 20 the tried, and the hard |
pressed, and the betrayed, and the crushed. /
F, God stooping down from heaven to comfort /
Rizpah on the rock.
THE HERoIsM OF WOMAN.
Again the tragedy Of the text displays
the courage Of woman amid great emer-
gencies. What mother or sister or daugh-
ter would dare to 60 out TO fight the cor
,norant and iackalf Rizpah did it. And
so would YOU If an emergency demanded.
Woman is naturally timid and shrinks
from exposure and depends on stronger
arms for the achievement Of great enter
nrises And she is often troubled lest
there might be occasions demanding iortl-
tude when she would fail. Not So some
of those who are afraid to look out Of door
after nigbtfall, and who quake in the
ds,lness Mt the least uncertain sound, and
VINO start at the slam of the door and turn
pale in a thunderstorm, if the day OF trlal
came. would be heroic and :nvulneraole.
God has arranged it so that woman needs
the trumpet of some great contest OF prlh-
cinles or affection to rouse up her slumber-
ing courage. Then she will stand under
the cross fire of opposing hosts at Chalons
to rive wine to the wounded. Then she
will carry into prison and dark lane the
nessage of salvation. Then she will brave
the pestilence. Deborah goes out to sound
terror into the heart of Gods enemies
ABIGAIL throws herself between Taidlng
marty of infuriated men and her husband
/, VINEYARDS Rizpah fights back the vul-
= lures from the rock.
Among the Orkney islands an eagle
syyooped and lifted child to its eyre lar
d M on the mountains. With the spring oi
: a panther the mother mounts hili ABOVE
hill. crag above crag, heightabove hel9h
e The fire Of her own eye outfiashes the glare
y of the eagles, and with unmarried manu-
stronger than the iron beak and the ter
ribIe claw she hurls the wild bird down
a the rocksl In the French revolution GA
e 1otte was brought out to be executed, when
II bis daughter threw herself on the body oil
!. her father and said; strike, barbariansi
u You cannot reach my father but through
d INV beartp The crowd parted, aud linking
. arms father and daughter walked out iree'
e. During the siege Of Saragossa Augustina
T. carried refreshments to the gates. ArrlV-
7, inc mt the battery of POrtillo she found
ID flint all the garrison had been killed. out
IN snatcbed n match from the hand of deGu
y artilleryman and fired off a twenty -slA
lu pounder, then leaped on 1t and voweu sh'
would not leave it alive. The soldiers
= looked in and saw her daring and rusne'
- up and opened another tremendous Iire ol
- the enemy.
e1 threatened. Poets have sung those times
ne and able pens have fingered upon the stor.
~ manly endurance but how few TO tel
H. the story OF Catharine Douglas, one OF IN
Us queens maids, who ran to bolt the door
er INIT found the Sar had been taken away s.
Us az tn facilitate the entrance Of the assassin
wv She thrust her arm. into the staple IN
Sc, r,urderers rushing against it, her arm wa
nu shattered Yet how many have since liNe
"a and died who never Leard the touching
80 self sacrificing, heroic Story OF Cathaflh
Douglas and her poor shattered arm,
~ You know how calmly Mime. hoiau
-. went to execution, and how cheefl uny ~
ne anna Of Naples walked to the castle
- AI1rO. ana now lGfAA lAFs'Ae ~H---T
NJ listened TO her condemnation, aud ho
l. Cbarlotte Corduy smiled upon the Irant
&C. mob that pursued her to the guiliotin
nu And there would be no end to the recital
ou attempted to present all the historical Il
cry cidents which show that woman's courae
'ne will rouse itself for great emergency
Vi THE WILD BEAsTs OF WANT AID PoE Ell
les But need not 20 so far. Yon have know
inc some one who was considered mere Du
leh terAv in society Her hand had known
I.y toll: her eye had wept no tear over IN
~. ny fortune She moved among onsequlo
u"S admirers as careless as an insect 4i a ne
luu of blossoming buckwheat. But IN elghte'
5lD- hundred and sixty financial tempe
en- struck the husband estate. Before ne b,
time to reef sail and make things snug =
ms shin cansized and went down. Enemi
onS cbeered at the misfortune and wonder
ana what would become Of the butterfly. TO
had r,en nitied and said she would die Of
lind .,Sbe viii not work, +" say they, "and S
age. &C. 100 nro,,d to beg" But the prophee
ven have failed. Disaster has transformed Z
llas shining slugRard into a practical work
but us,nv as n princess, though compelled
ohe hush her own child to sleep and spre
4eA her own table, and answer the ringing
her own doorbell. Her arm had Deeh III
IN cled for the conflict against mlsioIsu
. u Hunger and poverty and want ana an
HO other iackals Rizpah scares from y Ine ~
1 saw ope in "A desolate home. her m
o;iess companion had pawned even
ION cbildren's shoes for rum. From nohoia
! "l- ancestry she had come down to TINS.
oeeh crnse of oil was empty and the last can
lef cone ont. Her faded frock was patci
lreh- v-itb fragments of antique silk tnaJ
III tod worn on the bright marriage q
n on Confident in God, she had a strong be
~ which her children ran when they 1f'
,oihe bIed at the staggering step and qualiea
nat ~ a fatber's curse. Though the heav
ieu we're filed with fierce wings, ana
gihs tbiekets gnashed with rage kz
nan watched faithfully day after day ana y
On after wear, and wolf aud corIuorane Dy
No, 10. God strengthened arm were hufieu ~
nainS the rock. - az st,
row! where there are heroines greater thah )
'aneo Of Arc. Upon that cellar faop there
rance coniicts AS fierce as Sedan, and heaven
when nell miugle in the fight. Lifted IN
when garret there are tribunals where more
~ t,tude is demanded than was exhibite
,neen Lady Jane Grey or Mary, queen OF Sco
81 ~ THE CHRISTIAN HEROINE.
Now ask, if mere natural courage
o,,s,. do SO much, what may wa not eApe'
,,,on1 women who have gazed on the great =.
ear Of fee and VINO are uI,s'' ~ s.s ~,
on voices Of grace tnau souuu i.e.i, ,l.at
,6F,hsst from the skys Many years ago the f'
,sered shire steamer started from Hull honn
frost Dundee After the vessel had been
otbest little while the winds began to rave
stem billovs rise until n tempest was upon
.its IN The vessel leaked, and the fires Went
and though the sails were hoistcd tor
les diff aft she went speeding 1oss.s.l s.ls ~
day to She struck wlFh her p9'ss ,o.'',, ;Itl,..,
ed the rock Ihe vessel l'..Iss'' .',. .s Ia.
sthers wind and the IafAiifas ~ t, I
own to nine, These chung 70 ine
1ing Of beach,
Mons AZ Sleeping that night % Longs'one,
- bo,,ee was n Girl Of gentle spirit and