Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-02

with smile, s'allus lived 'on top of de Dot,
My chill rem was allus raised among plenty.
Inc massas d missuses was kind people,
The Christian Heral' has been good
friend to us and to all the POI folks, feed
IL them through desc hard times. The
Lod tless You for it, and IN sure he will.
IN sure he Will"
he has blessed you. Grandma, with
great riches; riches beyond price -
He has. TO- shnre. Yes, yes: and [ s
terrible sorry for dem millions of airs, with
all Ger money, who don know how much
good dey could do with it, if dey on'y had
Jesus in der heart; terrible sorry for dem.
for Gle money drags 'em down so der heart
is closed to the call OF the Saviour and the
cry OF his pO'. Dem millions of-airs could
do power O. good in de void, if dey on y
had the baptism of de Spirit You know
John the Baptis' said. L baptize you with
water, but there cometh One after me who
will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire. OATS what they Needle hap
tism of de Spirit
1t was surely strange and touching
thing to listen to this old woman, without
dollar in the world, but rich in the Spirit,
as She spoke of her sympathy for the mil
Honalres, whose wealth she regarded as a
calamity, unless it were consecrated to
good works. Their millions not only kept
them from Christ, but in their hands were
transformed from blessing to curse.
Unconsciously she had given utterance to a
great moral and economic truth, in regard
ing the concentration Of riches in the hands
of worldly men as the cause of much of the
world S suffering. Her concern for the
millions AIRS as she quantity called
them, was unquestiohably genuine, and
arose from her pure love of souls, and not
from envy. What sermon Oh the vanity
of human pomp and riches, had the Gree
suses been present to hear it!
Grandma" Jefferson7s earthly sojourn
is almost ended. Her remarkable age and
her feebleness of body make it improbable
that she will have to wait much longer. ere
she join the Master she has served for over
half a hundred years. Her daily delight,
next to telling the story Of Jesus and his
love, is to listen while some one of the Food
Fund missionaries, or some member of her
own family, reads aloud portion of the
Bible, telling the wondrous story Of Christ S
life and sacrifice. She treasures an old,
worn Bible that formerly belonged to her
''missus lin the old slavery days, but which
has fallen apart from handling. Its leaves
have been carefully pasted in, but as
''Grandma'' could not read the beloved
Book, many are misplaced, although none
have been lost.
Not far from the rear room where aged
Mile Jefferson lies patiently waiting the
call from earth to heaven, is a splendid
mansion in which for several weeks,
another woman has lain dangerously i'll,
beyond hope of earthly recovery. Her life
has been one of wealth and case and self
indulgence. Her husband has lavished upon
her every kindness that great riches could
bestow, and she has sought to extract from
life all the sweetness and pleasure the
world could give. Now. that she is pros
trate and her life seems ebbing away, she
still clings to the things Of earth, not yet re-
alizing that death. when it comes, will prove
them worse than worthless. Her splendid
jewels, valued at $4,000, she constantly
wears, even in the sick room. Her heart is
fixed on the vanities of this life, instead of
looking forward to the life which is to
come. Better, thousand times better, the
poverty Of the aged Christian who has
''laid up treasures" in heaven, and whose
lot has been cast among,
The poor and needy of earth, who are rich
In the perfect love of God.