The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-16
Gene peril,

In charge we came ont Of the cyclone,
and we arrived at home. Each one, be-
fore leaving the ship, thanked Captain
Andrews. do not think there was a
man or woman that went off that ship
without thanking Captain Andrews, and
when years after heard of his death
was impelled to write letter of condo
lence to his family in Liverpool.
Everybody recognized the goodness
the courage, the kindness of Captain An.
drews, but it occurs to me now that VT
never thanked the engineer. He stood
away down in the darkness amid The
kissing furnaces doing his whole duty
Nobody thanked the engineer, but Goo
recognized his heroism, and his continu.
ance, and his fidelity, and there will /
just as high reward for the engineer whc
worked out of sight as the captain who
stood ON the bridge of the ship in Tho
midst of the bowling tempest.
ALL POINTED OUT.
A Christian woman was seen goinc
along the edge of a wood every eventide,
and the neighbors IN the country did not
understand how a mother with so many
cares and anxieties should waste sc
much time as to be idly sauntering out
evening by evening. 1t was found out
afterward 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 Christian
hearts:
love TO steal awhile away
From every numbering care
And spend the hours of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
Shall there be no reward 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 fill
to present, and that is better than all
God will introduce us. We shall have
them all pointed out. You would not
be guilty of the impoliteness of having
friends in your parlor not introduced,
and celestial politeness will demand that
we be made acquainted with all the
heavenly household. What rehearsal of
old times and recital of stirring reminis.
cences.
If others fail to give introduction, God
will take us through, and before our first
"a hours in heaven-if it were calculat-
ed by earthly timepieces-have passed
we shall meet and talk with more heav-
emily celebrities than in our entire mortal
state we met with earthly celebrities.
Many who made great noise of useful
ness 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 themselves or do great
exploits for God, nevertheless held the
rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on this circle of heavenly thrones.
Surely, they must have killed in battle d
million men. Surely they must have
been 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? 81 lived
by choice the unmarried daughter in
humble home that might take care of
my parents in their old age, and en-
Gured without complaints all their quer-
ulousness and ministered to all their
wants for 20 years"
BEFORE THE THRONES.
Let us pass on round the circle of
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one of
heaven? II was for 80 years Christian
invalid and suffered all the while, occa-
sionally writing note of sympathy for
those worse off than |, and was general
confidant of all those who had trouble,
and once in awhile l was strong enough
to make garment for that poor family
In the back lane" Pass on to another
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throne who art thou, mighty ono Of
heaven? II was the mother who raised a
whole family of children for God, and
hey are out in the world Christian iller-
chants, Christian mechanics, Christian
wives, and have had full reward of all
my toll" Let us pass on i'll the circle of
thrones. Il 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? in time Of
bitter persecution owned house in
Damascus house on the wall. A man
who preached Christ was bounded from
street to street, and / hid him from the
assassins, and when found them break
ing in my house and l could no longer
keep him safely | advised him to flee fol
his life, and basket was let down over
the wall with the maltreated man in it
and was one who helped hold the rope.
And l said, rs that ala" And he an
swered, "Thatis all"
:. And while was lost in amazement
heard strong voice that sounded al
) though it might once have been hoarst
from many exposures and triumphant
as though it might have belonged to ONT
Of the martyrs, and it said, "Not 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 and
things which are despised hath Goo
chosen-yea, and things which are not
to bring to naught things which are, thai
no flesh should glory In his presence.
And l looked to see from whence thu
voice came, and. 10! it was the very ont
who had said, Through window in (
basket was I let down by the wall"
EFFECT OF TRIPLES.
Henceforth think of nothing as insig
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