The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-22

n'zed and unrecorded services. That is
going 10 be one of the glad excitoments
OF heaven-the hunting up and picking
out OF those who did great good on earth
and got no credit for it. Here tho church
has been going on 10 centuries, and this
Is probably the first sermon ever recog.
nlzipg the services of the people in that
Damascus balcony. Charles G.. Finny
said to dying Christian, "Givo nv
love to st. Paul when you meet him -
When you and meet him, as we will. [
shall ask him to introduce me to those
people who got him out of the Dsmas
cene peril
Once for 36 hours we expected every |
moment to 60 to the bottom OF the |
ocean. The waves struck through the
Skylights and rushed down into the
hold OF the ship and hissed against the
boilers. 1t was an awful time, but by
the blessing of God and the faithful
ness OF the mon in charge we came out
of the cyclone, and we arrived at home.
Each one before leaving the ship
thanked Captain Andrews. l do not
think there was a man or woman that
went OF that ship without thanking
Captain Andrews, and when years af.
ter beard of his death / was impelled
to write letter Of coincidence to his
family In Liverpool.
Everybody recognized the goodness,
the courage and the kindness Of Captain
Andrews. but 1t occurs tc rne now that
we never thanked the engineer. He
stood away down In the darkness amid
the kissing furnaces doing his whole
duty. Nobody thanked tho engineer.
but God recognized his heroism, and
his continuance, his fidelity, and there
Will be just as high reward for the
engineer who worked out of sight as
the captain who stood on the bridge of
the ship in the midst of the bowling
tempest.
A Christian woman was seen going
| along the edge Of wood every even.
tide, and the neighbors in the country
did not understand how q mother with
so many cares and anxieties should
waste 80 much time as to be idly saun-
terlng out evening by evening. 1t was
found out afterwards that she went
there to pray for her household, and
while there one evening she wrote that
beautiful hymn, famous In all ages for
cheering Christians hearts:
love 70 steal awhile away
From every cumberlng care
And spend the hours Of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
Shall there be no rewad for such un-
pretending yet. everlasting service?
We go into long sermon to prove
that we will be able to recognize people
in heaven when there is one reason we
fail to present, and that Is better than
all-God will introduce us. We shall
have them all pointed out. You would
not beguilty of the impollteness of
having friends In your parior not in
troduced, and celestial politeness will
demand that we be made acquainted
with all the heavenly household. What
rehearsal Of old times and recital of
stirring "reminiscences.
If others fail ito give Introduction.
God Will take us through, and before
our first "a hours in heayen-ifit were
calculated by earthly imepieces-have
passed we shall meet and talk with
more heavenly celebrities than in our
entire mortal state we met with earthly
celebrates. Many who made great
noise Of usefulness will sit Oh 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, thought they could not
preach themselves or do great exploits
for God, nevertheless held the rope.
Come, let us 60 right up andaccost those
on this circle of heavenly throne. Sure.
ly they must have killed in battle a
million men. Surely they must have
buried with all the cathedrals sounding
dirge and all the towers Of all the
cities tolling the national grief. Who
art thou, mighty one of heaven? II
lived by choice the unmarried daughter
IN humble home that I might take
care of my parents in their old age, and
l endured without complaints all their
querulousnesS and ministered to all
their wants for 20 years"
Let us pass on round the circle of
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one of
heaven2 II was for thirty years a
Christian invalid and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing a note of
and was general conGdant of all those
who had trouble, and once In 2 while l
was strong enough to make garment
for that poor family in the back lane"
Pass on to another throne. Who art
thou. mighty one of heavenp IL was
the mother who raised 4 whole family
Of children for God, and they are out
In the world, Christian merchants,
CHRISTIAN mechanics, Christian wives,
and l have had full reward of all my
toll" Let us pass on in the circle Of
thrones. III had Sabbath school class
ana they were always on my heart, and
| oAASJ SA SASVlCo OtlC hlIlRuOul VI "Ou,
and am waiting for their arrival"
But who art thou, the mighty one of
heaven on this other throne? "In time
or bitter persecution l owned q house
In Damascus, house on the wall. A
man who preached Christ was bounded
from street to street, and l hid him
from the assassins, and when I found
them breaking in my house and 1 could
no longer keep him safely I advised
him to fee for his life, and bask ct was
let down over the wall with the NAL
treated man In 1t, and l was one who
helped hold the rope" And I said, "Is
that all?" and he answered, "That Is
ALL"
"And while was lost In amazement
| heard q strong voice that sounded as
though 1t might once have been hoarse
from many exposures and triumphant
as though it might have belonged to
| one OF the martyrs, and it said, "Not
many mi ghty, 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, and things which