Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-02-23

"crustsceans' and "rcpepods. not more
than one out OF hundreds Of billions OF which
tire ever seen by human cysy Col created
ahem for the same reason that He creates
flowers In places where no human foot ever
makes them tremble. and no human nostril
ever inhales their redolenre. and no human
eye ever sees their charm In the botanical
world they prove that GOD loves flowers. as
in the marine world the pho phori prove that
He loves life, and lie loves life ia play, life Ia
brllliancy Of 2ladness. life IN evuberlnce.
And So / am led 10 believe that He loves
our life II We fulfill our mission a. fully ~
the phOsphori fllnll their. The Son OF God
came that We might have life and have II
more abuniantly' But am glad 10 tell you
that our God X not the G0i sometimes de-
scribel rs harsh critic at the head OF tho
universe. or an iniluite sroll, or God that
loves funerals better than weddings, or "a
God TINT prefers tears TO lau ghter. an ON
nipOtent Nero. a feroclous Mana Sahib, bat
the loveliest Being in the universe. loving
flowers AMI life and play, whether OF phos-
phorl in IGr wake OF the Majestic or OF tho
human r.s." keeping holiday.
But mark yuu that the phosphores1enco
has Il gI1S that the night monopOli2os. aud |
usk you not only what kind ~ influence you
are going to leave in the world rs you pass
through II, but what light are you going to
throw across the worlds night Of sin and
sorrow People who are sailing on smooth
sea and at noon do not neOi much sympathy,
hut what are YOU going TO do for people in
the night OF mlst0Ttunrr viii YOU drop on
thom shadow or will you knile for them
phosphorescence?
AT this moment there are more people cry
ing than laughing. more people on the round
world this moment hungry than well fed,
more households hcreft than homes un-
broken. What are you going to do about il
"Wcll. says yonder soul, Il would like 10
DO something toward iIlumininS the great
ocean Of human wrctchedn1ss, but | cannot
DO much
Can you do as much as ono OF the phos-
phori in the middle OF the Atlantic Ocean,
creatures smaller than the point Of sharp
pin? GA, yes, You say. Then do that.
shine! Stand before the looking glass and
experiment to SEQ If you cannot get that
scowl OF your forehead, that peeyish look
out OF your lips. Have at least one bright
ribbon IN your bonnet. Embroider at least
one white cord somewhere ia the midnight
Of your apparel. Do not any longer imper-
senate a funeral. Shine. Do say something
cheerful about society and about tho world.
Pat few drops OF heaven into your diSpo-
sition. once in while substitute sweet
orange FOR IA sour lemon.
Remember that pessimism is hlasphemy
and that optimism is Christianity. Throw
some light on the night ocean. II YOU can
not be lantern swinging in the rigging, be-
one OF the tiny phosphori back OF tho keel.
Shine Let your light 50 shine before men
that others seeing your gool works may
gloriy your Father which is In heaven.
Make one person happy every daY. and DO
that for twenty years, and you will have
/ made 1900 happy. You know Il man who has
/ lost all his property by an unfortunate in
( vestment or by putting his name on the back
H. l.. 4.
brief nap, which every man and woman Is
I entitled To- on sunday afternoon, 60 ana
! cheer up that man. You can, il GOl helps
( YOU, say something that will do him good
. after both 81 you have been dead n thousand
| years.
! shine You know of a family with bal
/ 10y who has run away from hom". Go be-
! fore night and tell that father and mother
/ tn" parable Of the pro li2al son, and that
some 0! the iilU-,rious AMI useful men now
in church AMI state had n silly passage in
/ thcir lives AMI ran away from home. shine
} iOu know OF o family that has lost q child
and th" silence Of the nursery glOoms tho
whole house from cellar 10 garnet. 90 be-
fore night and toll thorn how much that 'hill
has happily escaped, aimee tho most prosper
J Gus Me on earth is a struggle.
Shine You know Of some invalid who il
/ DYING for lax OF An appetite. She cannot
get well because she cannot eat. Broil IL
/ chicken and take il tn her before night AMI
cheat her poor appetite into keen relish
/ Shine You know OF some one who likes
| vol, and you Ike him, and he ought TO be o
Christian. Go tell him what religion has
, done for you, and ask him II you can pray
! for him,
Shine! on, for disposition so charged
with sweetness and light that We cannot help
hut shine Remember II you cannot be n
leviathan lashinS tho ocean into fury you
can be one nt the phnSphOri, doing your part
toward making path Of phosph"rcscencr.
( Then will toll you what impression you
will leave rs you pass through this life AMI
after YOU are gone. Will tell YOU to your
face and not leave it for IN" minister who Of
nciatcs at your ObSCllir-.
Tn" failure In ali culO:iun "i the departed
is that they cannot hear H. All hear 1t cN.
ccpt tha one most inter 'Sted. This In sub,
stance i what or some one els. Will say OF
Won on such an u''asiOL w" gather for
"ill Of respect 10 this departed one. 1t l.
( Impossible 10 tell how many tears hr wipe
away, how many burdens he lifted, or how
many souls Ia" wa. under Col, instrumon.
tai In saving. His influence will never cease
We are all better for having known him.
That pillow 81 tiuTcrS on the ca-het was
presented hy his SHbHGth-schOol class all 81
whom lac hruught to Christ. That cross o.
flowers at tn" heal was presented by thu
orphan asylum which he betrIcndei. Thoss
three singl" Hover, one was sent hy pO0l
woman for whom he bought ton OF coal
AMI one was by a wait OF the street whom h,
rescued through the midnight mission, and
the other Was from prison cell which he
had often vistoi To encourage repentance III
young man WAC had done wrong.
Those three loose flowers mean quito a'
much rs the garlnnis now breathing their
aroma through this Saidcned home crowde,
with svmpathiZerS. blessed are the deat
who die in the Lord. They rest from thelI
lahors, and their works do follow them"
Or II it should h. the more solemn huria
at sea let it be after the sun has gone down
and the captain has read the approprlat,
liturgy. and the ships bell has tolled an,
you are let down from the stern OF the vesse
into the respondent phosphoresceuco at tn,
wake Of the ship. Then let some one say, it
the words of my text, He maketh path tC
shine after him.