Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-16

F7aAAAAHf ~ AAAN NAhAAHs 70 AOlnH.AdANs
TO the Thessalonians. 20 Timothy. TO Titus,
10 Philemon. 10 the Hebrews, and when they
heard how he walked out OF prison with the
earthquake unlocking the door for him and
took command OF the AleXnndrian corn ship
when the sailors were nearly scared TO death
and preached a sermon that nearly shook
Felix on hiS Judgment seat I hear the men
and women who helped him down through
the window and over the wall talking in
private over the matter. and saying How
glad am that we effected that rescue In
coming times others may get the glory OF
Paul's work bu. no one shall rob US OF the
satisfaction Of knowing that we held the
rope"
There are said TO be about CO. 900 ministers
of religion in this country. About 10000 |
warrant. came from early homes, which had
to struggle for the necessarles OF life. The
sous Of rich bankers aud merchants gener-
ally become bankers and merchants The
most Of those who become ministers are the
sons Of those who had terrific struggle TO get
their everyday bread. The collegiate and
theological education OF that son took every
luxury from the parental table for eight
years. The other children were more scant-
lily appareled. The son at college every lit
tie while got a bundle from home. In II
wera the socks that mother had knit, sitting
up late at night, her sight not Rs good as
once 1t was, and there also were some de-
licacies from the sisters hand for the vora-
cinus appetite OF a hungry student.
The years 20 10y and the son has been or
t!ained and is preaching the glorious gospel,
ant great revival comes, and sous by
scores and hundreds accept the gospel from
The lips OF that young preacher, and father
ini mother. quite old now. nre visiting tho
son at the village parsonage. and at the close
OF Il sabbath of mighty blessing father aud
mother retire to their room. the son lighting
the way and asking them II he can DO any
thing To make them more comfortable, say
ing II they want anything In the night lust
10 knock on the wal.
And then all alone Hther ami mother talk
over the gracious influences Of the day and
say Well, II was worth all we went through
10 educate that boy II was hard pull hut
we held on TIL the work was done. The
world may not know II but. mother, wa held
the rope. didn't we?' And the voice tremu-
loiS with Joyiui emotion, responds eyes,
father We held the rope feel my work Is
done. Now, Lord. lettest Thou Thy servant
depart in peace for mine eyes have seen Thy
salvation "PShaw says the father II
never felt 50 much Ike living in my life as
now. l want to see what that fellow is going
on 10 do, he has begun so we'll
Oh, men md wOmoI here assembled, YOU
brng sometimes how you have fought your
way in the world. but | think there have
been helpful influences that you have never
fully acknowledged. Has there not been
some infuenC IN your early or present home
that the woril cannot see2 Does there not
reach 10 you from among tho New Fnglanl
nils, or from western prairieS. or from south
ern plantation. or from Eng'is or Scottish
or Irish homes, a cord OF in1uer co that has
Kept you right when you would have gone
asEray, aud which. after you had made a
crooked track. recalled YOU? The rope may
have been ms long as thirty years. or 500
miles long or 5000 miles long but hands that
went out - mortal sight long ago still hold
the rope
You want avery swift horse, and you need
to rowei him with sharpest spurs, and to let
the relns lie loose upon the neck and TO giyea
shout to racer II you are going to ride out
ofrclch OF your mothers prayers. Why,
ship crossing the Atlantic in seven days can't
sail away from them! 4 sailor finds them
on tn" lookout "a h. takes his place, AMI
finds them on the mast as hs climbs the rat
lines to disentanSle II rope in the tempest
ani finds them swinging on the hammock
warn he turns in. Why not te frank and ac-
/ knOYie iSr II; Tha most OF us would long
ago have been dashed to pieces hal not
| gracious and loving hands steadily and low
| in ;ly and nightly held tho rope.
! But there must come time when we shall
/ ind ont who these DamasGenss were who
! low cred Paul in the basket and greet them
| and all those VINO have rendered to God and
! thu world unrrrogni2ed and unrecordeI
| services. That Is going to Ge one OF the glad
/ exritements Of heaven-the hunting up and
| picking out OF those who did great good on
earth aud got no credit for Il. Here the
. chIr"l has been going on nineteen CEN
turles. aud this IS probably the first sermon
I ever recognizing the services Of the people in
/ that Damascus balcony. Charles q. Finnev
said To a dying Christian, Give my love to
/ ST. Paul when you meet him" When you
and meet him, rs we will, | shall AJAX him
TO Introduce mo TO those people who got him
. out OF the Damascrue peril.
/ once for thtry-SiN hours We expected
7 every moment To gn to the bottom Of the
/ ocean. The waves struck through tho sky
/ lights. and rushed town into the hold OF the
ship, and Missed against tn" boilers. 1t was
an awful time, but by the blessing OF God
I and the faithiulness Of the men In charge We
/ came out OF the cyclone and We arrived ut
. home. Each one before leaving the ship
thanked Captain Andrews. 10 not think
, there was n man or woman that went of
! that ship without thanking Captain Andrews
| aud when years after heard Of his death 1
was impc!iei to write a letter OF coincidence
to his family in Liverpool.
Everybody recognized the goodness, the
courage, the kindness OF Captain Andrews
Dut II O''uTS 10 ms now tUlt we never
thanked the engineer. He stood away down
in the darkness amid the Kissing furnaces
doing his whole duty. Nobody thanked the
engineer, but Col recognized his heroism,
aud his continuance, and. his fidelity, and
! there will be just as high reward for the en-
| gineer who worked oat of sight rs the cap.
tain who stood on the bridge OF the ship in
the midst of the bowling tempest.
A Christian woman was seen going along
the edge OF wood every eventide, and the
neighbors in the country did not understand
how mother with so many cares and ankle
ties should waste so much time as to be idly
sauntering out evening by evening. 1t was
found out afterward that she went there to
pray for her household. aud while there one
evening she wrote that beautiful hymn.
famous in all ages for cheering Christian
| hearts.
love to steal awhile away
From every numbering care
And spc Id tie hours OF setting day
In humble grateful prayer.
shall there be no reward for such unpre-
ending yet everlasting service?
We 90 into long sermon TO prove that We
will he able to recognize people in heaven,
when there is one reason we fail to present,
and that Is better than all-God will intro,
duca us. We snail have them all pointed
ont. You would not be guilty OF the impo-
likeness Of having friends in your parlor not
introduced and celestial DOlitoness will de.