The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-24
RELIGIOUS READING.
HEROES or piniE ur,ronY.

Man q the nobl'st work Of God. created ir
his own image. BrOld-shouldcrri, !lli.
ches'"d gracctu-limb'd. nobie bearing, fin,
countcnance, strong AMI Intelligent The
wonderful mechanism OF hi3 nature Ia un.
seen the knitted bpn's. the nhwiny blood
the network VI p'ryc' uni muscles. the Dalt.
ing heart, tho ne .ous's th, never lying
soul; but though uuscru, all are
working IN harmony for tho wa.l.
being man, developing In him strength.
grace, dignity beauty lui power, m1kiny
him 'pi'niii uph.'mlu. tho rmh Jiim'nt ni
hero, iit 1Ib.a'' % have dominion ovrr
th" crrntur'.. aNl 'vrry rr'ntrd thing upon
the earth. H. suhlu'. the creatures with
his inipmltlh,e VII hc ibrco- his ,ul,,. .4'HuH'
from the "Jrtn, la -'ryy~ tt4 io"p rns'44's !It
gold AM tu'i, aai other commodities. h.
uu,.1'S tn "a AMI th" ianl for hi. own con.
v'nirnr". What rin h' not lo. with hi4
Wlui'r.g. W"'hJui-u pi nature aul nia pow.
criul r'd-un. surely m1l isthr mobiles. work
of God
II this ia trun wha' ,l licr s'ch. on ca-'h
than mau irf,ru'i. 4 mar with 4hrt,'l,'I
limbs, halt. hnI' Iui blind. or b't"it p' r'l
SOM Bot Sven -Iiirr tuau tur-r "A mIrL
i'l'rW'y, . man with "a nu', strong. w"lI.
developed unaring AMI small. .hrynll
soul I'm Bible story AMI oyery-iny story w'
ilni Hli kiuds ot mon IN the land. ,'IlvlT
men with large souls, suuil m'H
with -mull l,uls. s,nlwlrt mon with
small souls. small m"n with large souls AuI
whore among them all shall wn Hal our
heroes Npt always among the g.i,wirt, nb'
ALWAYS upHs "a" -uaI, uNvnr among 'l'
small-hcItte1. hut always among tn large
hearted. the brayr-h'lr''i, the iruc-hrl-'nd
For who by taxing thought can at on
ruhit 70 hi, stature. hUt who cannot. hy TAX.
ing cnro lni thou sht, aii iurh hyinrh. r'lhU
hy rub!t uato :h' stature of hi, spui Bat
u" soul - !nsi-ihi" ant who can Wlg' pt u
In anci'nt story th' -taIwartnpsg lnl
strength NJ q man often became the stIniiri
of his hrrpi,u. Tho tr,t dns ~ Israel wa,
chosen tpr h,s commanding height, for h.
wa, head ami shoulder. lhoy' tn, ordinary
man; bUt II" iii nD' 1--we tho life of a h,rn
and h. di 'i th' i'ath Of a coward. Pir'nti
delighted IN their ,pa, who were wrll.fhyori
physically \. iatH a, tn sixteenth century
the strong -pus wHr' knisht"i. whiiN th'
weak sons ware only thpIsh, ~ q lcarn =
road.
Even apw. IN thi. enlightened DAY. T. IA tn
tr-t imp. ." pi amman nature % luisH from
put-ii" appearance rather than the heart
\ h"r'-wJrshipias people stand and ch'"r
lh" .'rpa. man IN tho heights who have
gained Victories, wnil" they puss uunoti'd
Oh" small W'u IN th' yait'vS who arc lu't a.
hrasry gaining IN" un-HHu victories Of lil'.
The trJs h'rn d1'l nov y'ck for worship
hr cares moro Tor Coda service In which h.
hr4 enlisted than for -r,i-agcrlniisrm' mt
lIe doe, NOT 9hrink from danger. hardship ~
toll. nor th' sp"Nr' pt tho world. whether
phys.ra.ly small pr large, hc daily add, rgbi
10y rUhit unto IA" stature pf his soul. d"y'ipp
ing into 20 fuller image ot God, u rp'uii
npnl"Udn, u trg" here.
VITA ,his standard in mind, lot tho pr
rama of BHl' story pass before YOU ~ q
In the eleventh. chapter Of Hebrews: b. .r
Ao"l lived and died il4p luoch, ..
Abraham, Isaac. jacob. Joseph. y
joshua. Aul what shall | say mo. p
/ fYtl Z, b., s..'I .,f
/ David, Elijah. Daniel, the prophets, i'
I cipl'- ani thousands Of others. who . ing
faith have Iubigri kingdoms AMI w- .SH
righteousness, whp have earned tho. ''l' D.
hrrpe- IN th, ranks ~ tho liou-h .t- T. -.
/ brly'-hrartrd, thr trIn-h"artci.