Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12


thu Colossians, 90 the ThesSalOuiaus, 20
Timothy, 20 Titus, 20 Philemon, 20 the
Hebrews, and when they heard how he
walked out OF the prison with the
earthquake unlocking the door for him,
and took command Of the AieXaudrian
corn-shiD when the sailors were nearly
scared to death, and preached a sermon
that nearly shook Felix of his judg-
meut-seat / hear the men and women
who helped him dOWu Shr0ugh the win
dow and over the wall talking In private
over the matter, and saying: How glad
i am that we effected that rescue. In
coming times others may get the glory
OF Pau's work, but no one shall rob US
OF the satisfaction OF knowing that we
held the rope.
O, men aud women here assembled,
you brGg sometimes how you have
fought your way ia the world, but l
shiuk there have been helpful influences
that you have never fully acknowledged.
Has there not beer some influence 10
YOUR early on present home that the
world cannot see? Does there not reach
TO you from among the New England
hills or from Western prairieS, or from
Southern plantation, or from English
or Scottish or Irish home, cord OF In
nueuce that has kept you right when
YOU would have gone astray, and which,
after you had made a crooked path, re-
called you? The rope may be as long
as thirty years or i've hundred miles
long or three thousand miles long, but
hands that went out or mortal sight
long ago still hold the rope. You want
a very swift horse, and you need TO
rowel him with sharpeSt spurs, aud TO
let the reins lie loose upon the neck,
and 20 give o shout 20 racer, II you
are going 90 ride out of reach Of your
mothers prayers Why, ship cross
ing the Atlantic I'm seven days can't sail
away from them. A sailor finds them
on the looEout as he takes his place,
and finds them on the mast as he climbs
| the ratIlnes % disentangle a rope In the
tempest, and finds them swinging on
the hammock when ne turns 10. Why
not be frank and acknowledge 1.-THE
most of us would iOag ago have been
dashed 90 pieces had not gracious and
loving hands steadily and .oyingiy and
nightly held tue rope.
A CHRISTIAN WOMAN
was seen going along the edge Of a wood
every event.je, and the neighbOrs in the
country did not understand how a
mother with so many cares aud ankle
ties should waste so much time as 10 be
idly saunterInE out, evening by even
ing. TIC was found out afterward that
she went there 90 pray for her house.
hold, and while there one evening she
wrote thar beautiful hymn, famous in
all ages for cheering Christian hearts:
love 60 tt1al O. while away
Frrr ...r cumlerlug care,
And, he hours OF setting day
Iu h.m lie, grateful rly,r.
Shall there be no reward for such I'M
pretending vet everlasting service?
We go into long sermons TO prove
that we will be able 20 recognize people
in heaven, when there is one reason we
Fail 90 present, and that is better than
all God win introduce us. We shall
have them al, pointed out. You would
not be- guilty of the impOliteuess OF
having friends in your parl0r not intro
duced, and celestial pOliteneSs will de-
mand that we be made acquainted with
all the heavenly household. What re-
hearsal of old times and recital Of SUR
ring "reminiscences. III others fail TO
give lntroductions, God will take us
through, and before our first twenty
four bOurs .n heaven-f 10 were ca,cu-
lated by earthly mepieces-have pass
ed, we sha. meet and talk with more
heavenly celebrities than To our entire
mortal state we meet with earthly ce-
IebriJes Many who made great noise
of usefulness will sit on the last seat
by the front door of the heavenly tenn
pie, while right up within arms reach
of the heavenly throne will be many
who, though they could not preach
themselves or do great exploits Tor God,
nevertheless held The rope.
Come, Len Us go right up and accOst
those ON this Circ Of heavenly thrones.
Surely, they must have killed in battle
million men. Surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedrals
sounding % dirge and all the towers OF
an the cities to.llng the national grief
Who art thou, mighty one OF heaven?
''I lived by choice the unmarried daug b.
ter in o humble home that / might take
care of my parents in their old age, aud
/ endured without complaints all their
0ueru i0usDess and ministered 20 all
their wants fer twenty years.
LET us PASS 0S ROUND THE CIRCLE
of thrones. Who ART thou, mighty one
OF heaveu2 81 was for thirty years a
Christian invalid, and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing a note OF
sympathy for those worse of than j.,
aud was general c0nddant of all those
who had trouble, and once tn a while /
was strong enough 90 make a garment
for that poor family In the back lane. "
Pass on t0 smother throne. Who art
thou, mighty one OF heaven? 81 was
the mother who raised a whole family
of children for God and they are out In
the world, Christian merchants, Chris
t,au mechanics, Christian wives, aud
have had ful reward of all my toll "
/ Let MS pass 0u iu the circle OF thrones.
. "I had q Sabbath school class, and they
were always on my heart, and they all
entered the EiuGd0m of God, aud / am
waiting for their arrival
Heuceiorth think OF nothing as in
significant A l,tle thing may decide
YOUR a.l A Cuuarder put out from
England for New York. 10 was well
equipped, but in putting up stove In
the pilot box nail was driven TOO near
the compass. You know how that nail
would affect the compass. The ships
offcer. deceived by that distracted CON-
pass. put the ship two hundred miles
Oh her right course, and suddenly the
man on Che lookout cried, Land, no,
and che ship was halted within a few
Yards OF her demolition on Nantucket
shoals. A six-Dsnny nail came near