Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-18

l.tN'.'A.Af ul'-H on WnlHf George O. Gank.
man, IN" pulnlt orator OF IN, Methods,
,hlrNh and thu chaplain OF the kr,.rj..-,,,
1o'..srcss, LETT this i!fe after embarkin,- ~,
En ;nnd on the steamship President. Nar,h
,ith. 1871. The ship never arrived In port.
% "he ever stgnaled her, and on both sides
ol inc ocean 1t has for ilYty years been cues.
ttonci what became OF her But this tpo,v
about Cookmnn-that whether II was icel,err.
or conhacration miesea or collision he ha5
more cariands on his ocean tomb than A. ex-
pirinS on land. each OF his million friends
MAO Iut bouquet on hts caskct In IN.
midst OF the garden was HIS sepulchsr.
But that brings me TO notice the ru.snomer
IN tnls Jonahi;ic expression OF the text The
prophet not only made mistake by tryin..
10 20 u Iarshish when God told him to 20
20 NineVah. but be made a mistake when he
styled as weeds these growths that en,,rar,neJ
nm on the day he sank. 4 weed is some
thing that is useless. IL "a something vor,
throw out from the garden. Its something
that chokes tho wnear tis -,a,,-1 MN, =
ee Gruo6ed out from among the cotton. 1t
Is something unsightly to the eye. 1t is an
INVADER OF the vegetable or floral world
But this growth that spranc up from the
/ depth of the Mediterranean or foatei on its
surface was among the most beautiful thing.
that God ever makes, 1t wee \ water plant
| known as the red coiored ALA and no waad
NJ all. II comes from the loom of Infinite
| beauty 1t IS planted by heavenly love 1t
/ IS the star OF sunGen armament. Ii IL a
lamp which the Lord kindlei. II Is a cord
/ by which TO bind whole sheaves of practical
suggestion. II Is poem all whose cantos
| are runS by Divine goodness. Yet we all
| make the mistake that Jonah made in regard
| . II and call II a weed
| The weeds were wrapped about nv head
| An, that Is the trouble on the land as on the
sea We call those weeds that are flowers
| Pitched up on the beach OF society are chill
| dren without home, without opportunity for
! anything but sin, seemingly without God
They are washed up helpless. They are called
| raglnutfns. They are spoken of as the
rakings OF the world. They are waits. They
| are street arabs. They are hotsam and Jet
sam o. the social sea. They are something
TO be eft alone, or something to be trol on
| or something to give up to decay. Nothing
| but weeds They are up the rickety stairs OF
that garret. They are down in the cellar O.
thgt tenement house. They swelter In sum
| n7rs when they see not one blade of green
grass, AMI shiver in winters that allow then
not one warm coat or shawl or shoe.
Such the city missionary found IN one OF
our city rOOkeries, and when the poor woman
| was asked If she sent her children to school
sac replied: mo, sir, never did send EN-
10 school, 1 know it, they ought to learn,
| but l couldn't. l try to shame him some
times lit Is my husband, sir), but he drinks
! and then beats me-look at that bruise on
| my face-and tell him to see what is comm
| 10 his children. There s Peggy goes sellin'
fruit every night in those cellars in Water
street. and they're hells, sir She's lesrpin'
all sorts OF bad words there and don't get
back till II o'clock at night. II it wasn't for
her earnin' a shillIn' or two in them places
l should starve. oh, L wish they was out oi
the city. Yes, it Is the truth. 1 would rather
have all my children dead than on the street.
lut I can't help it."
Another one OF those poor women found
by refornatory association recitei her
! story Of want and woe AMI looked up AM
! znf ar fnfr hard ~ Toaa ahflF-a
when they died, but now Tn glad they re
| gone" Ask any one of thousand sIct
! children on the streets, where do you livs?
and they will answer, II don't live no
where" They will sleep tonight in ash bar
| rels, or under outdoor stairs, or tbs
! wharf. kicked and bruised and hungry. Who
cares Tor them? Once in a while city mis-
sionary, or tract distributor, or a teacher
Of ragged schools will rescue one of them
rut for most people they are only weeds.
Yet Jonah did not more completely mis-
represent the red alga about his head in the
Mediterranean than most people misiudgt
, these poor and forlorn and dying children o
the street. They are not weeds. They ar
immortal flowers. Down in the deep sea o
/ wOa, but flowers. When society and the
church of God come to appreciate their eter
nai value, there will be more c. J.. Brace
and more Van Meters and more angels o
mercy spenilnS their fortunes and their live
In the rescue.
y
and msrciful sous-not weeds, but flowers
, aoiure you as the friends OF all newsboys
. lodging houses, OF all industrial schools. o
| all homes for friendless girls, AMI for th'
many reiormatories and humane assocla
tons now on foot How much they have al
ready accomplished! Out OF what wretch
einess. into what good homes. OF 81 900 o
these picked up out OF the streets and sen
into country homes only tweleve caildrel
tUrneI out badly.
r. 1,-& ~fN shaA ~,
/ man can number OF the vagrants have beel
lifted into responsibility and usefulness an
a Christian life. Many OF them have home
. of their own. Though ragged boys once an
; street girls, now at the head OF prosperou
. | families, honored on earth and to be gloriOu
. in heaven. Some of them have been Govern
9 ors of States. Some of them are ministers O
the gospel. In all departments OF life thos
: | who were thought to be weeds have turne
) out to be flowers. One of those rescued lad
from the streets of our cities wrote to another
saying: 81 have heard you are studying 70
he ministry. So am l.
} NY hearers, implead you for the news
3 | boys Os the streets, many otthem the bright
: est children OF the city, but with no chance
[ DO not step on their bare feet. Do not
1 when they steal ride, cut behind. Whe
= the paper is three cents. once in a while Civ
{ them a five cent piece and tell them to kee
the change. like the ring OF the letter tn
l newsJoy sent back from Indiana, where b
lal De1D sent 10 u BCOl hOLIAc, W -'V
5 York newsboy's lodging house: "Boys, "
/ should show ourselves that We are no fool!
i that we can become as respectable as any
: the countrymen, for Franklin and Weoste
J: aud Clay were poor boys once, and eve
/ ! George Law and Vanderbilt and Astor. An
= now. bows, stand up and let them see yo
. have got the real stuff in you. Come OF
l here and make respectable and honorah
, men, so they can say, There, that boy W.
l once a newsboy.'" My hearers, Join IN
= Christian philanthropists who are caangin
D organ grinders and bootblacks ana new
bows and street arabs and cigar girls Int
those who shall be kings and queens uni
Il God forever. 1t is high time that iona
It finds out that that which is about him Is NJ
s weeds, but flowers.
Il As | examine this red al,a which VIZ
. about the recreant prophet down in II
It Mediterranean depths, when, in the wore
q of nv text, he cried out, The weeds wei
9 wrapped about my head, and L am ie
ir thereby to further examine this suDmGrlt
"A ! world am compelled to exclaim, What
y wonderful God we have! am glad that, |
diving bell, and Brooks deep sea soundln
Y apparatus" and ever improving machiner
Cr we are permitted to walk the floor OF tn
5 ocean and report the wonders wrought
le the great God.
n Study these gardens OF the sea. Easier ar
y easier shall the profounds of the ocean
m come TO u.s. and more and more It's opulen(
of color and plant unroll, especially as W
le leroy submarine boat has been construc
n ed. making it possible to navigate under q
le sea almost es well as on the surface OF G
r sea, and unless God In His mercy oanlsh
IT war from the earth whole fleets OF arm
K. ships far down under the water move on
IN blow up the srgosies that float the surfac
ls Nav such submarine ship, be used for lsyil
0 open the wonders OF Gods workings in Il
great deep and never for human devastation az,
AZ Oh. the maryels OF the water world The:
n so-cejIed seayeeds are the pasture fields ar
q. tho forage Of the innumerable animals OF Il
IS deep. Not one species of them can be spar
r from the economy of nature. valleys al
ct mountains and plants miles undernsa,h I