The Penn's Grove record., 1895-11-08
NUMBER Is.

part OF the spoils otthe victory Just look
at them. Do you think those c%revices in the
face are wrinkles2 No. They are battle
scars. They fought against sickness. they
fought against trouble, thew fought
against sin. they fought for God,
they fought for the church, they
fought for the truth, they fought for
heaven. When they hal plenty of money
their names were always on the subscription
list. When there was any hard work to be
done for God they were ready to take tho
heaviest part of II. When thera came a
great revival they were ready to pray all
night for the anxious AMI the sin struck.
They were readyt to do arv work, endure n
sacrifice, do the most unpopular thing that
God demanded of them. But now they can
not go further. Now they have physical
lnlrmities. Now their head troubles them.
They are weak AMI faint by the brook
Besor. Are they to havs no share in the
Triumph Are they to get none Of the treas
tres. none Of the spoils OF con1u Astf You
must think that Christ has a very short
memory If you think He has forgotten their
J%ervices.
Fret not. We aged ones. Just tarry by tia
fluff and wait for your share OF the spOils-
Yonder they are coming. l hear the hleat-
ng of the fat lambs. and l see the jewels
flint in the sun. 1t makes elaugh tothink
low you will be surprised when they throw
! chain of gold over your neck AMI tell you
o go in and dine with the king. | ser Y1u
'acking out because you feel unworthy. The
Inning ones comes up on the one side and
he shining ones come up on the other side.
nd they push you on, AMI thty push
ou up, and thew say, "Here is
n old soldier Of Jesus Christ" anil
he shining ones will rush out toward v1l
md say. eyes; that man sayal nv snnl." or
hey will rush out and saw, "Ol, vs7: she
vas with me in the last sicknaSs!' And then
l.. -. I'LL -. 800. Ela af-,1a, tITa,aa in
ioms in. come in. come M We s1w you
lway Down there. oil AM sick AMI de'rspit
Ind discouraged because You cOull not %
% the front. but 'As his part Is thlt g1ath
Town to the battle. 50 shall his part be that
arrieth by the stun"
There is high consolation also in this for
ICED ministers. I see some Of them here to-
lay. They sit in pew in our churches.
they used to stand in pulpits. Their hiir
g white with the blossoms OF the tree OF
life. their names marked on the roll OF tho
general assembly, or of the consolation,
emeritus. They sometimes hear a text an
bounced which brings to min sermon they
preached fifty wears ago on the same sub
Iect. They preached mora gospel on $500 u
year than some of their SUCCESSORS preach on
$4,000. Some Sunday the OLD minister is in
l church, AMI near by in another pew
;hers are q husband AMI q wife an a
low of children. And after tho bens lie
slpt 'hP AitN UNIV ~ go ~"
you don't know me. do you?" "WelI," he
AVS, 'syour face Is familiar. but I cannot
sail YOU by name" "Why." she says, "you
baptized me, and you married me, an you
buried nv father and mother and sisters"
fOi. yes" he says. "Mv eyesight isn't a7
shurches-,he heroes of 1920, the heroes Of
1882. the heroes Of 1857. By the long grave
trench that cut through half a century they
have stood sounding the resurrection. they
have been in more Balaklavasand havatakan
more Sevastopols than you ever h4arl OF.
Sometimes they get a little fretiul because
they cannot be at the front. Taav hear the
sound of the battle anl the Oil war horse
ehamp5 his bit. But the 60, 900 ministers of
religion this day standing in the brnnt OF the
iray shall have no more reward than those
retired veterans. "My father. my father,
The chariots of Israel an the h1rsensn
.hereof." ''As his part is that goeth down to
The battle. 80 shall his part be that tarrlsth
by the stuff"
Cheer up. men and women OF unaDDre,iate1
services. You will get your reward. II not
here, hereafter. When Charles Wesley CONES
I'D to judgment, an the thousands OF souls
which were waited into glory throu III his
songs shall be enuma ratei, he will tale his
throne. Then John Wesley will come up to
Judgment, and after his name has been mem
Toned in connection with the salvation OF
The millions of souls brought Col through
me hetnOulSm WHICH MS lOuuiei MS Will
take his throne. But between the two
thrones of Charles Wesley aud John Wesley
there will bel throne higher than either, on
which shall sit Susannah Wesley. who,
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Epworth rec
tory, Lincolnshire. started those two souls
on their triumphant mission Of sermon and
o through all the following ages. Oh,
what a day that will be for many who
rocked Christian era lies with weary foot,
and who patched worn out garments and
darned socks, and out of a small income
made the children comfortable for the win
ter. What a day that will be for those to
whom the world gave the cold shoulder and
calle l them nobodies and begrudged them
the least recognition, an | who, weary and
worn and sick, fainted by the brook Besor.
Oh, that will be a mighty day when the
Son of David shall distribute among
them the garlands, the crowns, the seepters,
the chariots, the thrones. Aud then it shalt
be found that all who on earth served God
In inconspicuous spheres receive Just as
much reward as those who fllel the earth
with uproar of achievement. Thel they
shall understand the height, the depth, the
length. the brea 18th, the pillarei and donsd
magnificence of my text, "As his part is that
soeth dow to the battle, so shall his part b.
that tarrieth nv the stuf"