The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-02-08
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
half dozen people are waiting for him
and ask. "How Is your soulT'
IL ON the wsAch.

h half dozen people are waiting for him
and ask. "How is your souls'
IL ON the w.Ach.
But there are plenty Of At occasions
Il Ia interesting to SEQ the Sportsman.
gun in hand and pouch at side ana 40
oompanisd by the hounds yelping d0wn
the road. off OH hunting expedition, but
tho best hunters in this world ara thosa
who hunt for opportunities to do good.
and the game is something to gladden.
earth and heaven. Twill point out some
Of the opportunities When soul is in
bereavement is the best time to talk of
gospel consolation and heavenly reunion,
When man has lost his property is
the best time to talk to him of heavenly
inheritances that can never DO levied on.
When one is sick is the bsSt time to
talk to him about the supernatural lati-
tude in which unhealth is an impossi-
bility, When tho Holy Spirit is moving
on community is tho best time TO tell
a man he ought to be saved. By aword,
by smile. by lock, by prayer. tho
work may be so thoroughly done that
all eternity cannot undo it. AS the harp
was invented from hearing the twang
Of bowstring. as the law Of gravita-
ton was suggested by the fall of an ap.
pie, as the order In India for the use Of
creased cartridge started the nutiny
Of 1857. which appalled, the nations. SO
something insignificant may open the
door for great results. Be on the watch.
1t may be gladness. 1t may be a hor-
TOR. but It wiz be an opportunity.
A city missionary in the lower parts
Of the city found young woman In
wretohedness and sin. He said, "why
do you not go homer She said, They
would not receive ME at home" He
said. "What is your fathers name, and
where does he liver Having obtained
the address and written to the father,
the city missionary got = reply. on tho
outside of the letter tho word Gimme.
date" UNDERSIGNED. 1t was the heart.
lest possible invitation for tho wanderer
to como home. That was the city mis-
sionary's opportunity. And there are
opportunities all about you, and on
them. written by ths hand Of the God
who will bless you and bism those
whom you help. in oapitsis a light the
word Immediate.
Behind Tisas.
A military officer very profane In his
habits was going down into mine at
Cornwall England. with a Christian
miner, for many Of those miners are
Christians. The officer used profans Ian
guage while in the cage going down.
As they were coming up cut Of the mine
the profane officer said. eff II be - far
down to your work, how much farther
would it be to the bottomless ptt" The
Christian miner responded. II do not
know how far it is down TO that place,
but if this rope should break you would
be there in minute 1t was the
Christian miners opportunity. Many
years ago clergyman was on a sloop
on our Hudson river, and hearing man
utter blasphemy the clergyman said,
"You have spoken against my best
friend, Jesus Christ. Seven years after
this same clergyman was on his way to
tho general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church at Philadelphia, when young
minister addressed him and asked him
if he was not on sloop on the Hudson
river seven years before? The reply was
in the affirmative. well, said the
young minister, II was the man whom
you corrected for uttering that oath. 1t
led me to think and repent, and am
trying to atone somewhat for my early
behavior. am preacher Of the gospel
and a delegate to the general assembly. 4"
Seven years before on that Hudson river
sloop was the clergyman's opportunity.
stand this minute in the presence Of
many heads Of families wonder If
they all realize that the opportunity for
influencing the household for Christ and
heaven is very brief and will soon be
gomez For awhile tho house is full of
the voices and footsteps Of children. You
sometimes feel that you can hardly stand
the racket You say: "Do be quiet! 1t
seems as if my head would split with all
this noise. And things get broken and
ruined, and 1t is. Where's my hat !"
"Who took my books!" WHO has been
busy with my playthings7' And it is
a-rushing this way, and rushing that.
until father and mother are we'll nigh
beside themselves.
II is astonishing bow much noise Eve
or six children can make and not half
try. But the years glide swiftly away.
After awhile the voices are not 80 many,
and those which stay are more sedats.
First this room gets quiet. and then
that room. Death takes some, and mar
riage takes others, until after awhile
the house Is awfully still That man
yonder would give all he Is worth to
have that boy who is gone away forever
rush into the room once more with the
shout that was once thought too bolster
Gus.
That mother who was once tried be-
cause her little girl, now gone forever.
with careless scissors cut up something
teally valuable would like to have the
child come back, willing to put in her
hands the most valuable wardrobe to cut
as she pleases. Yes, yes. The house noisy
{ AOW Will sOOu 10 BULL O4OuAh, L WA
rant You, and as when you began house
keeping there were just two Of you,
there will be just two again. Oh, the
alarming bruvity Of infancy and child
hood! The opportunity is glorious. but
1t soon passes Parents may say at the
close Of life "What pity we did not
! do more for the religious welfare Of our
children while we had them with usl"
But the lamentation will be Of no avail.
The opportunity had wings, ard it van
ished. When your child gets out of the
cradle. let 1t climb into the outstretched
arms of the beautiful Christ Come
thou and all thy house into the ark. "
The Great Chance.
But there is one opportunity so much
brighter than any ether, SO much more
inviting, and so Superior to all others
that there are innumerable fingers point
ing to it. and it is haloed with glory
all its own 1t is yours! 1t is minel 1t
/ is tho present hour. 1t is the now. We
shall never have it again. While speak
and you listen the opportunity is restless