Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

: fion Of Il rctTo.sressiolI in the Dark Age
the movement Of the world has been OF
and on, aud up and up and have two ju
bilaBt hosanuus-one for the closing yea
and the other for the new year
NOW IS YOUR ONLY CERTAIN TIME.
But the other thought coming ont of this
subject is that Biblical chronology, and in
deed all chronology, is urging the world tc
more punctuality and inmediateness
What an unsatisfactory and indefinite
thing il must have been for two business
men in the time Of Ahaz to make an ap
pointment, saying. We will settle that
business matter tomorrow when the
shadow on the dial of Ahaz reaches the
tenth step from the top or, Fl will meet
You IN the street called Straight in Damas-
Gus in the time Of the new moon, or when
asked IN a courtroom what time I'm occur
renee took place should answer. 1T WIS
during tile time OF the latter rain or, 1t
WAS at the time Of the third Growing of the
barnyaid
lou and remember when ministers OF
the Gospel 10 he country, giving ont a no
tice Of an evening service, instead Of saying
at 6 or or O'Clock, would say. The sery-
ice will begin ut carly candle Light Thank
tod for chronological achievements which
have usIered in calendars and aluanacs
and clocks and watches, and at so cheap n
rate All may possess them. Chronology,
beginning by approaching the value of
years aud the value of days has kept on
until il cries out. Man. immortal. woman.
immortal; look out for that minute; look
out for that secondr'
We talk Il great deal about the value of
time but will never fully appreciate its
value until the last fragment Of il has
pissed ont Of our possession forever. The
greatest fraud man can commit is TO rob
another Of his time. Hear il, Sc laggards
and repent All the fingers Of chronology
point 10 punctuality as one of the Cruces.
The minister or the lecturer or business
man who comes to his place ten minutes
after the appointed time commits a crime
the enornlity Of which can only be estimat.
ed by multiplying the number Of persons
present by ten II the engagement be made
with five persons, be has stolen fifty min,
utes, for he is ten minutes too late, and he
has robbed each Of the Eve persons Of ten
minutes apiece, aud ten times five are fifty
II there ARE $40 persons present, and he be
ten minutes too late, he has committed a
robbery of 300 minutes, for ten times 800
are 5,0U, aud 5000 minutes are SO hours,
which make more than three days The
thief OF dry goods, the thief Of bank I
bills is not half so bad ,ls the thief Of time.
DR. Rush, the greatest and busiest physi- (
clan Of his day, appreciated the value
of time and when asked how he had been 4
able to gather 50 much information for his /
books and lectures he replied Il have been I
able 10 10 il by eeononizing my time 4
have not spent one hour in amusement in +
thirty years. And taking blankbook /
from his pocket he said. Il iill Il book like
this every week with thoughts that occur
to me and facts collected IN the ROOMS OF
my patients
rliE PEiaLs or DELAY
Napoleon appreciated the value Of time
When the sl;n WAS sinking upon Waterloo,
md be thought that lirtle more time
would retrieve his fortunes. aud he pointed
70 the sinking sun and said, What would
not give 70 be this day POSSESSED of the
bower Of Joshua and enabled to retard thy
march fortwo hoursw The good old woman
the value OF time when at nine
ythree years Of age she said. "1'he judge
II all the earth does not mean that shall
nave any excuse for not being prepared to |
meet him. Noltaire, the blatant inlidel
appreciated the value of time when IN his
lying moments he said To his doctor IL
sill give you half OF what am worth IL
on will give me six months of life. AID {
When told that be could not live six weeks r
e burst into tears and said, Then shall
% To hell
John Wesley appreciated the value OF {
lme when he stood on his steps waiting for i
delayed cslrriage TO take him tom ap {
ointment, saying. II have lost tea minutes !,
brewer Lord Nelson appreciated the !,
alue Of time when he said, Il owe every l
hing IN the world TO being always "A quar- c
r. Of an hour beforehand a clocknak,r n
} one OF the Old English towns appreciated :,
be value OF time when be put on the front
the town clock the words. Now or d
heny Mitchell, the astronomer, apprcci- e
led the value Of time when be said, II
ave been in the habit of calculating the L
llue of a thousandth part Of Il second y
That minister Of the Gospel did not ap-
reciate the value of time who during
lSon Of illness. instead Of employing his
me in useful reading and writing, wrote
lily religious romance, which in some un
nown way came into the possession Of the
nous Joe Smith. who introduced tile
'ok as divine revelation. which became
e foundation Of Mormonism. the most
lpreciate the value OF time whose Sab
this have been wasted. and whose oppol. =
mites Of repentance and usefulness are A
gone. and who have nothing left but q,
emories, baleful and elegiac They stand ST
the bleak September. with bare feet. on
e sharp stubble Of a reaped wheat field d.
wing. The harvest is past" and the
nigh Of an autumnal equinox means forth Pa
echo. The harvest Is pastp'
THE END MUST COME Al
But do not let us yet an impression from
ronology that because the years Of time gu
We been 80 long in procession they are to 81
on forever Matter is not eternal. No. s.
II You watch half day. or a whole =
y, OF two days. as once did. to see a mil
~ procession. you remember the last
g'ile, ami he last regiment. and the
company finally passed Oh, aud as we
c 70 20 we said 70 each other 1t is all f.,
,rn
Q this mighty procession OF earthly
rs will terminate. just when / have
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