The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-14

afteTwaTd that she went there to pray for
her household. and while there one even
nous in all ages for cheering Christian
hearts:
love to steal awhile away
From every cumbering care
And spend the hours OF setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
Shall there be no reward for such un-
pretending yet everlasting service?
God VIII Introduce Is.
We go into long sermon to prove that
we will be able to recognize people in
heaven when there is one reason we
fail 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 hav-
ing friends i'm your parlor not intro
duced. and celestial politeness will de-
mand that we he made acquainted with
all the heavenly household. What re-
heaTsal Of old times and recital of stir
ring "reminiscences.
If others fail to give introduction, God
will take us through. and before our
first twenty-four hours in hedVen-if Il
were calculated by earthly timepieces-
have passed we shall meet and talk
with more heavenly celebrities than in
our entire mortal state we met with
earthly celebrities. Many who made
great noise OF sefulness will sit on the
last seat by the front door of the heaven
~ temple, while right up within arms
reach Of the heavenly throne viii be
many who though they could not preach
themselves or do great exploits for God,
nevertheless held the rope.
Come, let US 90 right up and accost
those on this circle of heavenly throne.
Surely they must have killed in battle
a million men. surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedral
sounding a dirge and all the towers of
all the cities tolling the national grief.
Who art thou. mighty one of heaven?
Il lived by choice the unmarried daugh-
ter in humble home that l might take
care of my parents in their old age and
] endured without complaints all their
querulousness and ministered to all their
wants for twenty years
Let us pass on round the circle of
thrones. Who art thou mighty one of
heaven? II was for thirty years
Christian invalid and suffered all the
while occasionally writing note OF
sympathy for those worse off than /.
and was general confdant Of all those
who had trouble and once III awhile |
was strong enough to make a garment
for that poor family in the back lane.
Pass on 10 another throne W 10 ART
thou. mighty one of heaven Il was the
mother who raised whole family of
children for God. and they are out in
the world. Christians merchants. Chris
tiau mechanics. Christian wives, and ]
have had fun reward of all my toll
Let Us pass on i'm the circle Of thrones.
Il had a Sabbath-school class. and they
We're 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 a house in
Damascus "A house on the wall \ man
/ tltasI From
| street TO street and I hid him from the
assassins. and when | found them break
ing in my house and I could no longer
keep him safely l advised him To flee
for his life and a basket was let down
| over the wall with the maltreated man
in it, and / was one who helped hold the
rope" And I said. is that all?' and
| he answered. THAT is all
And while | was lost in anaZement
| heard strong voice that sounded as
| though il might once have been hoarse
| from many exposures and triumphant
| as though it might have belonged To one
I of the martyrs. and il 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 GCd
! chosen-yet, and things which are not
| To bring 10 naught things which are,
| that no flesh should glory i'm His pres
| ence." And l looked to see from whence
| the voice came, and. 10. it was the very
one who had said. Through a window,
in basket. was l let down by the wall.
The story Of the Nail.
Henceforth think of nothing as insig-
nifcant \ little thing may decide your
| all. \ Cunarder put out from England
for New York. 1t was well equipped,
| but in putting UP a stove in the pilot
/ box nail was driven too near the com
/ pass You know how that nail would
/ effect the compass. The ships officer.
| deceived by that distracted compass. put
| the ship POO miles off her right course.
| and suddenly the man on the lookout
cried. Land. ho"' and the ship was
halted within a few yards Of her demoli-
| ton on Nantucket shoals. siXpenny
nail came near wrecking d Cunarder.
/ Small ropes hold mighty destinieS.
minister seated in Boston at his
| table. lacking a word. puts his hand be-
| hind his head and Tits back his chair
| TO think. and the ceiling falls and brushes
| the table and would have crushed him.
| \ minister in Jamaica at night, by the
| light of an insect called the caadlehy,
/ is kept from stepping over a precipice "A
| hundred feet. +. w. Robertson, the cell
| ebrat ted clergyman, said that he en-
1 tered the ministry from a train Of cir
cumstances started by the barking of a
| dog. Had the wind blown one way on
| a certain day the Spanish inquisition
would have been established in England,
| but il blew the other way. and that
| dropped the accused institution. with
| - 900 tons of shipping. 10 the bottom of
| the sea or flung the splintered logs on
the rocks.
Nothing unimpOrtant in your life or
mine Three ciphers placed on the right
| side of the figure ] make a thousand.
| and six ciphers on the right side of the
figure ] make a million, and our moth
| ingness placed on the right side may be
| augmentation illimitable All the ages of
| time and eternity affected by the basket
! let down from Damascus balcony!
An Invisible MoOdbox.
Where the kitchen adjoins a porch or
wOOdshed il is possible TO make "A wood