The Progress., 1894-09-01

low" The man, with his heau ye'
hot from his last Grafton, starts up
Suddenly looks out upon the nigh
WI .e,s nothing except the flowers
that lie on his stand, or the scroll
t.o,o which he read his speech &" the
hoo,,s from which he quoted h.' q.
thor;,ies, and goes to his desk to H.
his neglected correspondence, or
nan an indignant line to some II
rorter. or sketch the plan for a pup
liz defense against the assaults OF the
,,aon)e Happy when he got his first
r. ,u,trer.s brie f; eXuItant when ne try
umphed over his first pollt'cal rlva''
vct sitting on the very top OF all thl'
world offers of praise, he eAclaimA
mo rest. no rest
! Honoleon wanted to make all Eu'
rome tremble at his power; made II
+remb]e, then died, his entire nllitary
,ob;.vements dwindling down TO "a
no;r of military boots which he IN
s;sted on having on his feet when dy'
inc. At Versailles ! saw a picture OF
Nanoleon in his triumphs ! went
into another room and saw bust o.
Nanoleon as he appe ared at ST. hele'
"a. Init oh, what grief and anguish
in the face of the latter. Inc nrs{
was Napoleon in triumph the las<
was Napoleon with his heart broken
How thev laughed and cried "hen
silver tourued Sheridan, in the midday
of prosperity harangued the people OF
; britain, and how they howled at ana
exccra ted him, when, outside OF the
room where his corpse lay. his credl"
o,s tried To- get his miserable boheS
and sell them.
Now, Tor what have said all this
just to prepare you for the text;
a Arise We, and depart: Cor this IS not
your rest" | am going to make you
I a grand offer Some OF You reme1n'
:. Der that when gold was discovered IN
California large companies were made
up and started off to get their fortune
p To-day want to make up party for
!, the Land of Gold. hold in my hand
!, a deed from the proprietor OF the
y estate in which he offers to all VINO
is will Join the company 10. 600 shares OF
% infinite value in city whose streets
e are gold, whose harps are go'o'
- whose crowns are gold. You have
4 read of the Crusaders-how that many
q thousands of them went off to con
~ ouer the holy Sepulchre. ! ask yo'
!, to Join a grander crusade-not Tor INT
- purpose of conquering the sepnlchr'
of dead Christ, but for the purpose
NJ of rea ching the throne OF a living
q, Jesus, When an army is to be mad
ID up, the recruiting officer examines tn
~ volunteers: he tests their eyesight; III
II. sounds their lungs; he measures thei
cl stature: they must be just right o
m they are rejected But there shall o'
OF no partially in making up this arm
al of Christ Whatever your mora Q
al physical stature, whatever your Oh
cd sipations, whatever your crimes VIVA
cir ever your weaknesses l have a con
Ia mission from the Lord Almighty
n, make up this regiment of redeeme
*. soula and cry, ARISE ye, and q
no part; for this is not your rest. Man
,c of YOU have lately joined this cor
re- pany, and my desire is thatyou may
the Join it. Why not? You know IN yo'
IN own hearts experience that what ha
mt said about this world is true-that
,c, is no place to rest in. There are hn'
ION dreds here weary-oh, how weary
10Th weary with sin; weary with trouo'
ith weary with bereavement Some
all you have been pierced through al
no, through. You carry the scars OF
at. thousand conflicts. in which you ha
the bled at every pore; aud you sigh ~
hey that had the wings of dove, that
t y might fly away and be at res
low You have taken the cup OF this worl
un- pleasures and drunk it to the Dire
ks? and still the thirst claws at We
t is tongue and the fever strikes to ye
die brain. You have chased Pleasr
it! through every valley, by every strea
you amid every brightness and under ev'
a it? shadow; but just at the moment wi
AXE YOU were all ready to put your ne
oorP upon the rosy, laughing sylph OF
the wood, she turned upon you with
the glare of tiend and the eye OF sat
the her locks adders and her breath
and chill damp of grave. Out OF Je
e OF Christ no rest
+" Into that rest how many OF
city loved ones have gone! Inc l''!le
the dren have been gathered up into
said. bosom of Christ One Of them
n all out of the a, ms of a widowed mot
con- following its father who died
dis. weeks before. In its last mome1
olute seemed to see the departed father
In it said, looking upward with brl
tcv.n ened countenance. Papa, take
per- up"
your Others put down the work OF
life, feeling they could hardl!
~ in spared from the office. or store
I'LL shop, for day, but are to be sp
,ch from it forever. Your mother
that Having lived life Of Cnristian
stand sistency here, ever busy with kline
h one for her children, her heart full OF
lausc: meek and quiet spirit that is Il
would sight OF God of great price, sudt
would her countenance was transngureo
Id re. the gate was opened, and she too