Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-23

sans su TO the Philippians. 10 tho ColossIana
- me- ihessaionlans. to Timothy. 10 Titus
baarI iieniop' 10 the Hebrews and when they
earthquake unlocking the door for him an
ION 70 command Of the Alexandrian corn shiI
Whsh tue sailors were nearly scared TO dealt
anu preached n sermon that nearly SHOOT
Pei'A OH ms Judgment seat hearthe mer
auu women who helped him down through
the window and over the wall talking II
private over the matter. and saving. "Hov
giad am that we effected that rescue II
coming times others may get the glory o
fHui WORK, but no one shall rob us Of the
rope" 49,
there are said to be about 90 900 ministers
81 religion in this country. About 30 900. ]
warrant. came from early homes. which had
TO struggle for the necessaries of life. Tho
sons of rich bankers and merchants gen AZ
any become bankers and merchants The
most Oh those who become ministers are the
sons OF tnose who had terrific struggle to get
their everyday bread. The collegiate add
sne0lcglcal education Of that son took every
Injury from the parental table for. eight
years. TIE other children were more s,qnt-
lly appareled. The son at colegG every lii
tie while got n hun lie from home. In It
were rhe socks that mother had knit, sitting
up late ut night, her sight not as cool as
once 1t was, an l there also were some de-
licacles IRON the sisters han1 for the yora-
clous appetite Of a hungry stu lent.
The years go by and the son has been or
dained and is preaching the glorious gospel.
and a great revival comes. and souls by
scores and hundreds accept the gospel from
the lips of that young preacher, AMI father
and mother. quite old now. are visiting thu
son at the village parsonage, and at the close
of Sabbath OF mighty blessing father anl
mother retire 10 their room, the son lighting
the way and asking them if he can do any.
Thing ID make them more com Portable, say
ing if they want anything id the night Just
to knoak on the wall.
And tnen all alone father and mother talk
over the gracious influences Of the day ar
say: 'WCll; 1t Was worth all we went through
ID educate that boy 1t was hard pull, but
we held on till the work was done. This
world may not know it but. mother, we held
the rope didn't WEI" And the voice. tremu-
lous with joyful emotion, responds eyes,
father. we held the rope. feel ny work is
done New, Lord, lettest Thod Thy servant
depaft id peace; for mine eyes have seen Thy
salvation" "Pshaw r. says the father 81
never felt sd much like living in my life as
now want 10 see what that fellow is going
on to do, he has begun so we'll
Oh. men and women here assembled, you
brag sometimes how yodr have fought your
way in thu World, but think there have
been helpful influences that you have never
fully acknowledged Has thers not been
some influence in your early or present home
that the world cannot See? Does there not
reach to you from among the New England
hills bf ffoni western praities. or from south
erh plantation; or from English or Scottish
or Irish homes, a cord Of infiuer CO that has
kept you right when you would have gone
astray; and which, after you had made
crooked track, tecalIed you2 The rope may
have been rs long rs thirty years, or 500
miles long or 5000 miles long, but hands that
went out of mortal sight long ago still hold
the rope
You want avery swift horse, AMI you need
to rowel him with sharpest spurs, and to let
thereins lie looseupon the neck, and to givea
shout tc racer if yod are going to ride out
Ofreach Of your mothers prayers. Why a
ship crossing the Atlantic in seven days can't
sail away from them sailor fnds them
on the lookout as he takes his place. and
finds them on the mast as he climbs the rat.
lines to disentangle rops ih the tempest:
AMI flhde them Swinging bh tbs hammock
when he turns in. Why not be frank an1 ac-
knowledge it? The most of us would long
ago have been dashed to pieces had not
gracious and loving hands steadily AMI loY-
in yly and nightly held the rope.
But there must come time when we shall
find out who these Damascenes were who
lowered Paul in the basket and greet them
and all those who have rendered to God and
the world unrecoghised ana hnrecerded
services, That is going I'd be one Of the glad
bXciternents of heaven2the hunting tp and
picking out Of those who did great goo on
earth and got no credit for it. Here the
church has been going on nineteen CEN
turtles, and this is probably the first sermon
ever recognizing the services of the people in
that Damascus balcony. Charles G. Flnney
said to dying Christian, "Give my love to
ST. Paul when you meet him. When you
and L meet him, as we WILL shall ask him
TO introduce me to those people who got him
out of the Damascene peril,
Once for thirty-six hours we expected
every moment 10 90 to the bottom Of the
ocean. The waves struck through the sky
lights; and rushed dowh into the hold of the
ship, aid Kissed against the boilers. 1t was
an awful time, but by the blessing OF Col
and the faithfulness Of the men in charge we
came out ofthe cyclone, and we arrived at
uOUlF. EtSu Ouc UClOyb lOdNiuS THO sup,
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 after heard of his death |
was impeled to write letter OF coincidence
to his family in Liverpool
Everybody recognized the goodness, the
courage. the kindness of Captain Andrews,
but it occurs to me now that we never
thanked the engineer. He stood away down
in the darkness amid the Kissing furnaces
doing his whole duty. Nobody thanked the
engineer. but God recognized his herosm,
aud his continuance, and his fidelity, and
there will be just az high reward for the en-.
gineer who worked out of sight as the cap
tain who stood on the bridge OF tbs ship in
the midst of the bowling tempest.
A Christian woman was seen going along
the edge of wool every eventide, and thu
neighbors in the country did not understan
how mother with so many cares and ankle
ties should waste so much time as to be lily
sauntering out evening by evening. 1t was
found out afterward that sac went there TO
pray for her household. and while there ono
evening she wrote that beautiful hymn,
famous in all ages for cheering Christian
hearts
love to steal awhile away
From every cumber,nI care
And spead g hours OF settling day
In humble grateful prayer.
Shall there be no reward for such nnpre-
tending yet everlasting service?