Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15

night for the anxious and the sin struck.
They were ready to do any work; endure any
sacrifice, do the most unpopular thing that
God demanded OF them. But now they can.
not go further. Now they havS pnvslcal
in0rmities. Now their hea | troubles them
They are weak AMI faint by the brook
Besor. Are they to have no shars in the
triumph Are they to get none OF the trnas-
ures, none Of the spols OF conqu st? You
must think that Christ has very shOrt
memory ii you think He has forgotten thsir
services.
Fret not. we aged ones. Just tarry by tn
stuff and wait for your share OF the spoils.
Youder they are coming. I hear the bleat-
ing OF the fat lambs. and l see the Jewels
CLINT in the sun. 1t makes me laugh tothink
how you will he surprised when they throw
chain OF gold over your neck and tell you
to 60 in and dine with the king. sea you
backing out because you feel unworthy. the
shining ones comes up on the one side and
the shining ones come up on the other side.
and they push you on, and they push
YOU up, and they say, "Bere is
an old soldier OF Jesus Christ" and
the shining ones will rush out toward you
and say. eyes; thst man saved my soul" or
they will rush out AMI say, Dob, yes: she
was with me In the last sickness" And then
the cry will go round the circle: "Oome in.
como in, come in, cone no. We saw you
away down there. oil aud sick and decreplt
and discouraged because you could not g,
to this front. but AS his part Is that gosth
down to the battle, 90 shall his part be that
tarrieth by the stuff"
There ishigh consolation also in this for
aged ministers. sea some Of them here to-
day. They sit in pews In our churches.
They used to stand in pulpits. Their hilr
is white with the blossoms OF the tree OF
life their names marked on the roll OF the
general assembly, or of the consolation
emeritus. They sometimes hear text an
nouneed which brings to mind asermon they
preached fifty years ago on the sane SUD
ieet They preached more gospel on SiOJ u
wear than some Of tielr SUCCESSORS praac on
$4,000. Some Sunday Inc old minister is In
church, an1 near by in another pc"
there are husband and n wife an
row OF children. And after the bene lie
ton the lady comes uo and says. "Do.tor,
yon don't know ma, do vouy "Weu, ne
saws. "your facs is faniIia-. but l cannot
call YOU by nana." sway" she says, you
baotzs me. and you married me, ant yom
buried nv father and mother AMI sisters
"Ol. yes" he says. "Iy eya'Ignt ISM as
good as it used to be- They are in all our
chnr,hes-'hs heroes OF 1879, the heroes o.
1882. the heroes Of 1851. Bv the long grave
trench that cut tarougl half century they
| hqys stool sounding rhe resurrection. Tney
have been in more Balaklavas and have taken
more Seyastopols than you ever heard or.
| Sometimes they get little fretful because
| thew cannot be at tas front. They hear the
| sound OF the battle and thu old war horse
| champs his bit. But the $1,000 ministers oil
religion this day standing in the 6rqnt OF the
| fray shall have no more reward than those
rafired veterans. "My father. my father,
| The chariots of Israe! AMI tae horsenen
thereof" "As his part is that goeth down to
the battle. 50 shall his part be that tarrleth
| by the stuff"
Cheer I'D. men and women Of unappreciate
services. You will get your reward, II not
here hereafter. When Charles Wesley CONES
nm TO Judgment. an the thousan IS OF souls
which were waited into glory through ms
| songs shall be emu mar l. he will tats nus
throne. Then John Wesley will CD n9 u2 TO
Indictment. and after his mana has been men
| fioneJ in connection with the salvation oil
the millions of souls brought God through
the Methodism which he founded ns whi
| talxe mis- throne. But betwesn the two
thrones of Charles Wesley AMI John Wesley
there will be a throne higher than either, on
which shall sit Susanna1 wesley, VINO
| with maternal cOnSecratiOn IN bpWoItu 10
tory. Iinco nshre. started those two sous
on their triumphant mission OF sermon an(
song through all the following ages. On
what day that will be for many whC
rocxel Christian cradles with weary foot
aud VINO patched worn out garments anc
darned SOCKS, and out Of small income
made the children comfortable for the win
ter. What day that will be for those Il
whom the world gave the cold shoulder and
caIlel chem nooodies and begrudged them
the LEAST recognition, anil vino, weary aud
worn and sex. tainted by the brook Besor.
Oh, that will be mighty day when the
| Son of David shall distribute among
them the garIauds, the crowns, the scepterss,
the chariots. the thrones. Aut then 1t shalt
be found that all WAC on eartn served Go1
in incouspicuous spheres receive JUST as
mucn reward as those wno filled the earth
WITH uproar OF achievement. The they
| snail understand the height, the depth, the
! length. the breadth, the pillared and domed
magnihcence OF my text, "As his part is that
goeth down to the battle. so shall MS part bs
that tarr,eth by the stuff.