Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-04-22
Y. B. BISHOP, Island Pond, "

Oh, my Young lady, what is that under
the sole Of your fine shoes; II is palm leaf
which was torn or the tres OF maternal
fidelity. Young merchant young lawyer.
young journalist, young mechanic, with
good salary AMI fine clothes and refined sur
rouniings, have you forgotten what time
your father had that winter, after the sum.
mer's crops hal failed through droughts or
floods or locust, an how he wore his old
coat too long ami made his old hat do, that,
he might keep yOu as school or college,
What is that my young man, under your
fine boot to-day, the boot that 50 we'll fiu
your foot such boot as your father could
never afford to wear;
It must be a leaf from the palm tree Of
your fathers self sacrifices. Do not be
ashamed of him wnen he comes to town and
because his manners are a little old fashioned
try 70 SNUG gle him in ani smu ggle him out,
but call in your best friends and take him 70
the house Of God and introduce him to your
pastor, AMI say: This is my father II he
had kept for himself the advantages which
he gave you he would be as well educated
and as well gotten up as you. When in the
English Parliament a member was making
a great speech that was unanswera able a
Lord deris!vely criei out II remember you
when you blackened my fathers bootsr'
Yes reoei the man. land | did not do 1t
well,' Never be ashamed of your early
surroundings. Yes, yes all the green leaves
we walk over were torn off some palm tree
have cultivated the habit OF forgetting
the unpleasant things Of life, AMI | chiefly
remember the smooth things, and as far as
| remember now my life has for the most
part moved over a 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 toied Their fingers
were knotted 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 ara yet green as
leaves the moment they are plucked from a
palm tree, and we feel them on our brow
and under our feet and they will strew all
the way until we lie down IN the same slum-
ber. Self sacrifice! Whist thrilling word.
Glad nm | 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 a COW
ard. But when Il child fell overheard and
no one else was ready to help, the derided
sailor leapsl into the sea, and, though the
waves were rough, the Sailor, swimming
WIN one arm, carried tue Cull1 on tle OtDef
arm TIL rescued an / rescuer were lifted into
safety, and the cry of coward ceased and all
huzzsei at the scene Of daring and self
sacrifice.
When recently Captain Burton, the great
author, died, he left a scientific book in
manuscript which he expected would be his
wlfe's fortune. He often told her SO. He
said, This Will make you Independent and
aitiuent after l am gone He suddenly
al Iel / Nya aT tfA1f haf ba wit
publish the book One publisher told her
he could himself make out Of il $l00 0O0
But it was book which, though written
with pure scientific design, sue felt would
do immeasurable damage to public morals.
With the two large volumes which hal
COS. her husband the work Of years she sat
down on the door Def ora the fire and said to
herself. There Is fortune for me in this
book, and although my husband wrote it
with the ri iSht motive and scientific people
might be helped by It, to the vast ma jority
Of people it would be harmful, and l know
Il woul1 damage the world" Then she
took apart the manuscript sheet after sheet
and put it INTO the fire, until the last line
was consumed. Bravol She flung her
livelihood, her home her chief worldly
re sources under the best moral and religious
interests OF the world.
How much are We willing TO sacrifice for
othersi Christ is again on the march not
from Bethpage to Jerusalem, but for the
conquest OF the world. He will surely take
it, bu; who will furnish the palm branches
for the triumphant wayf Self sacrifice is
the word. There is more money paid to de-
stroy the world than to save it. There are
more buildings put up to ruin the race than
churches to evangelIze it. There is more de-
praved literature TO blast men than good
literature to elevate them.
Oh, for power to descend upon us all like
that which whelmed Charles G.. Finney with
mercy, when, kneellng in his law Office, and
before he entered upon his apostolic career
of evangelization, he said: 1.-The Holy Ghost
descended on me in a manner that seemed
TO 60 through mc, body and soul. could
feel the impression like a wave Of electricity
going through and through me. Indeed it
seemed to come in waves and waves of liquid
love. 1t seemed like the breath OF God. l
can recollect distinctly that it seemed to fan
me like immense wings | wept aloud with
JOY and love. These waves came over me
and over me one after another, and until,
recolect, l cried out, 4 shall die if these
waves continue to pass over me- | said,
Lord, | cahnot bear any more" And
when a gentleman came into the office and
, said, "Mr. Finuey, you are in pain!" he re-
piled, "No, but 50 happy that cannot live"
NV hearers the time will come when upon
the whole church of God will descend such
AN avalanche OF blessing, and then the
bringing Of the world to God will be u mat
ter OF few years, perhaps few days or a
few hours. Ride on, . Christi for the
! evanGeli zation of all nations. Thou Christ
| who didSt ride on the unbroken colt down
| the sides Of Olvet on the white horse OF
eternal victory ride through all nations, and
may we, by our prayers and our self sac
| rificas, and our contributions, and our con-
secrations throw palm branches in the
way. | clap my hands at the coming vic
| tory.
/ feel this morning as did the lsraelites
when on their march to Canaan, they came
not under the shadow Of one palm tree, but
of seventy palm trees standing In an oasis
among dozen gushing fountains, or as the
Book puts it. Twelve wells of water and
three score and ten palm trees" Surely
there are more than seventy such great and
| glorious souls present to-day. Indeed, it ts
a mighty grove OF palm trees and l feel
something of the raptures which shall feel
when our last battle fought and our last
burden carried, and our last tear wept We
shall become one OF the mutitudes St John
describes clothed in white robes and palms
in their hands"
Hail thou bright, thou swift advancing,
thou everlasting Palm Sunday of the skiesl
| Victors over sin and sorrow and death and
woe, from the hills and valleys OF the heav-
emily Palestine they have plucked the long,
broa1 green leaves and all the ransomed-
some in gates of pearl and some on battle
meuts of amethyst, and some on streets Of
gold and some on seas of sapphire, they
shall stand in numbers like the stars, in
splendor like the morn, waving their palms!
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