Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-03-22

s - yO0y The MN.
may pc as long az thirty years 10 ~ 'S spe
miles long or 5000 miles ionro vi Soo
hands that went out or mortni s, oat
long ago still hold the rope Yon S S,snt
q very swift horse, and Won noo Mant
rowel him with sharpest SPURS oud 70
let the reins loose upon his nnc SAa 70
to give a shout to a racer, # Won, aad
going to ride out Of reach ~" lure are
mothers prayers. Why, shin c yo.r
ing the Atlantic in seven DAYS ooss.
sail away from them! A sailor S Sm,
them on the lookout as he takos I h,s'
place and finds them on the mns+ ii.s
he climbs the ratlines to disentono"llo' s
rope In the tempest, and finds s .ne,a
swinging on the hammock when I ha
turns In. Why not be frank and ao NJ
knowledge 1.-THE most of us wo",a
long ago have been dashed to n ec'a
had not gracious anti loving h onSs
steadily and lovingly and mirh ius
held the rope.
Shall there be no reward for such nm
pretending, yet everlasting service?
We go into long sermons to nrovo
that we will be able to recognize NOV
pie in heaven, when there is ono r roo
son we fail to present, and that is hot.
ter than all-God will introduce rs
We shall have them pointed out. Ym
would not be guilty Of the impoliteness
of having friends in your parlor NOT in'
troduced, and celestial politeness will
demand that we be made acuuaintod
with all the heavenly household. What
rehearsal of old times and recital NJ
stirring "reminiscences. If others fail to
give introductions, God will take no
through, and before our first twenty.
four hours in heaven-if it were calcn.
lated by earthly timepieces- have pass.
ed, we shall meet and talk with more
heavenly celebrities than in our entire
mortal state we met with earthly cele.
brites. Many who made great noise Of
usefulness will sit on the last seat by
the front door Of the heavenly temple
while right up within arms reach Of
the heavenly throne will. be many who
though they could not preach themse
YES or do great exploits for God, never.
theless held the rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on this circle of he avenly thrones
Surely, they must have kill ed in battle
a million men. Surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedrals
sounding dirge and Ill the towers
Of all the cities tolling the national
grief. Who art thou, mighty one Of
heaven? II lived by choice the I'm.
married daughter Of humble home
that might take care of my parents
in their old age, and endured without
complaints all their querulousness and
ministered to all their wants for TWEEN.
ty years."
Let us pass on round the circle OF
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one
Of heaven? II was for thirty years
Christian invalid, and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing 4 note of
sympathy for those worse OFF tnan /,
and was general conHdant of all those
who had trouble, and once in q while
I was strong enough to make gar
ment for that poor family in the back
lane" Pass on to another throne.
Who art thou, mighty one of heaven?
II was the mother who raised a whole
family Of children for God, and they
are out in the world, CHI .stian mer-
chants, Christian mechanics, Christian
wives, and l have had full reward for
all my TOLL" Let us pass on in the cir.
Gle of thrones. II had Sabbath school
class, and they were always on my
heart, and they all entered the kingdom
Of God, and am waiting for their
arrival"
But who art thou, the mighty one
Of heaven on this other throne? I'm
time Of bitter persecution I owned a
house in Damascus, house on the
wall. A man who preached Christ was
bounded from street to street, and I
hid him from the assassins, and when
found them breaking in my house.
and I could no longer keep him safely,
advised him to flee for his life, and
Il basket was let down over the wall
with the maltreated man in it, and
was one who helped mold the rope"
And I said: us that al?" and he an.
swered, 'That is all" And while
was lost in amazement, heard strong
voice that sounded as thought it might
once have been hoarse from many
exposures and triumphant us though it
might have belonged to one of the
martyrs, and it said: mot many mighty
not many noble are called, but God
hath chosen the weak things Of the
world to confound the things which
are mighty, and base things of the
world which are despised hath God
chosen, yea, and things which are
not, to bring to naught things which
are, that no flesh should glory in his
presence" And I looked to see from
whence the voice came, and 10! it was
the very one who had said: Through
window in basket was let down by
the wall"
Henceforth think of nothing as in
significant. A little thing may decide
your all. A Cunarder put out from
England for New York. 1t was well
equipped, but in putting up stove IN
the pilot box a nail was driven too
near the compass. You know how that
nail would affect the compass. The
ships officer, deceived by that distract.
ed compass, put the ship 200 miles OH
her right course, and suddenly the man
on the lookout cried: Land, ho!' and
the ship was halted within few yards
Of her demolition on Nantucket shoals
A six-penny nail came near vrccklng
a Cunarder. Small ropes hold rightly
destinies.
A minister seated in Boston at his
table. lacking word he puts his hand