Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-11-24

tneQrdl, Or NdtlOnAl capitol, or massive
home before he leaves that table, and then he
goes out and unrols his plans, and calls car
penters and masons and artisans of all sorts
to execute his design, and whenit is finished
he walks around the vast structure and sees
the completion OF the work with high salts
faction, and on stone at some corner of the
building the architects name may be chiseled.
But the storms do their work, and time, that
takes down everything, will yet take down
that structure until there shall not be one
stone left upon another.
But there is a soul In heaven. Through
your instrumentality 1t was put there. I'm
der Gods grace you are the architect OF its
eternal happiness. Your name is written, not
on one corner OF its nature, but inwrought
into its every fiber and energy. Will the
storms of winter wash out the story of what
you have wrought upon that spiritual struc-
ture? No. There are no storms in that land
and there is no winter Will time wear out
the inscription which shows your fidelity
No. Time is past, and it Is an everlasting
now. Built into the foundation Of that impar.
ishabie structure, built into its pillars, bull
into its capstone, is your name-either thu
nsme you have on earth or the name b,
which celestials shall call you.
/ know the Bible says in one place that
Col is a jealous God, but that refers to the
A true father Is not jealous Of his child
With what glee you show the picture your
child pencile1 or toy ship your chilli
hewed out or recite the noble deed you
child accomplished And God never was
Jealous of Joshua, never was jealous OF a
Paul, never was jealous of Frances Haver-
gal, never was Jealous of a man or woman
who tried to heal wounds and wipe away
tears and lift burdens and save souls
and while all is of grace, and your SELF
abnegating utterance will be, "Not unto
us, not unto US, but unto Thy name,
o Lord, give glory" you shall always
feel a heavenly satisfaction in every
good thing you did on earth, and If icono-
casm, borne from beneath should break
through the gates of heaven and efface one
record OF your earthly fidelity, methinks
Christ would take one of the nails of His
own cross and write somewhere ON the crys-
tai. or the amethyst, or the jacinth. or the
your name and just under it
the inscription Of my text, "The righteous
shall be held in everlasting remembrance.
Oh, this character building You and
are every moment busy in that tremendous
occupation. You are making me better or
worse, and I am making you better or worse,
and we shall through all eternity bear the
mark of this benediction or blasting.
Let others have tho thrones of heaven
thoss who have more nightly wrought for
God and the truth-5ut it will be heaven
enough for you and me if ever and anon we
meet some radiant soul on the boulevards OF
he great city who shall say: "You helped
ne once. You encouraged me when was
n earthly struggle. did not know that
would have reached this shining place had it
lot been for you" And we will laugh with
heavenly glee and say "Ha ha! Do YOU
eally remember that talk? Do you remem- |
'er that warning? Do you remember that |