Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-02-15

thnn necessary 20 &c. an this assenblagei into
the li'eh0at Of the gospel and ashore, stand
ing beth feet On th- Rock a Age. BY the
tEJ strong oars 20 faith and prayer first pull
for the wreck and then pun Tor The shore.
Opportunity.
Over tho city went the cry,
Jesus Of Nazareth passeth by!
let the world 20. Ii has abused you
enough. and cheated you enough, aud SIAN
derei you enough, and damaged YOU enough.
Even those from whom you expected better
things turned out your assaiiants, as when
Napoleon In his last will and testament left
1000 francs 10 the man who shot at Yelling
ton in the streets Of Paris Oh. IL Is a mean
world! Take the glorious Lord for your
cOmpanionship. 1 like what the good man
said 20 the one who had everything but re-
hgion. The aliuent man boosted Of what he
owned ard Of his splendors of surroundings,
putting into insigniileance, as he thought,
the Christians possessions. ''Ah, said the
Christian, "Man, have something you have
not" "What Is that said the wording.
The answer was, "peacew Ard you may all
have it-peace with God, peace with the
past, peace with the future, peace that all
the assaults OF the world and all the bonn
bardments satanic cannot interfere with.
A Scotch shepherd was dying and had the
pastor called In. The dying shepherd said 10
his wife, "Mary, please go into the next
room, for want 10 see the minister alone"
When the two were alone the dying shepherd
said, ~ have known the Bible all my life,
but am going, and am Altered to dee. ,"
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: THE
Lord is my Shepherd. | shall not want"
eyes, mon," said the shepherd, al was IA
mIliar with that before you were born. but
am a-goin', and am Altered to dee" Then
said the pastor, you know that the psalm
says, Though l walk through the valley OF
the shadow Of death, l will fear no evil -
"Yes," said the dying shepherd, Il knew
that before you were born, but 1t does not
| help me-" Then said the pastor, Don't you
/ know that sometimes when you were driving
| the sheep down through the valleys and
rayines there would be shadows ali about
| you, while there was plenty Of sunshine on
/ the hills above2 You are in the shadows now,
but II is sunshine higher up" Then said the
1 dying shepherd: "Ah,-that is good
never saw it that way before. All is well.
| Though l pass through the valley of the
shadow Of death, Thou art with me.
| Shadows here, but sunshine above" So the
| dying shepherd got peace. Living and dy-
ing. may we have the same peace!
| Opportunity! Under the arch OF that splen-
| did word let this multitude OF my hearers
! pass into the pardon and hope aud triumph
! of the gospel Go by companies Of a hundred
| each. Go by regiments of thousand each,
the aged leaning on the stan, the middle
aged throwing off their burdens as they pass
and the young 10 have their present Joys
augmented by more glorious satisiactions.
| Forward into the kingdom! As soon as YOU
| pass the dividing line there will be shouting
all up and down the heavens. The crowned
| immortals will look down and cheer Jesus
OF the many scars will rejoice at the result
Of His earthly sacrifices. Departed saints
will be gladdrned that their prayers are
answered. An order win be given for the
/ spreading Of banquet AT which you
will be the hOnOred guest. From the i'm
| perial gardens the wreaths Will he twist
ed for your brow, and from the hall Of
eternal music the Aarpers will bring their
harps and the trumpeters their trumpets, and
all up and down the amethystine stairways Of
the castles and in all the rooms OF the house
of many mansions it will be talked over with
! holy glee that this day, while one plain man
stood on the platform Of this vast building,
| giving the gospel call, an asemblage made up
from all parts OF the earth and piled up in
these galleries chose Christ as their portion
aud started for heaven as their everlasting
home. Ring all the bells of heaven at the
tidings! Strike all the cymbals at the JOY!
Wave all the palm branches At the triumph!
Victory! Victory!