The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-09
7 love to steal awhile away

one evening sic wrote that beautiful hymn,
famous in all ages for cheering Christian
hearts:
Hove to steal awhile away
From every cun5ering care
And spend the hours Of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
Shall there be no reward for such unpretand-
ing. yet everlasting service?
Clear back in tbs country thers ls g boy
who wants to 90 to college and set an edn-
cation. They call MIN bookvorm. Wher-
ever they find him in the barn or in the
house-be is reading book. "What pity
it is" they say, that Ed cannot set al edu-
will, can no more than support the family
by the product OF the farm. One night
Ed has retired to his room. and there is a
family conference about him. The sisters
say: '"Father, wish you would send
Ed to college. If you will, ne Will wors:
harder than We ever did. and re will
make our old dresses do" The mother
says: "Yes; I will got along without any
hired help. Although am not as strong as
fused to be, think can set along without
any hired help" The father says: ''WeIl,
I think by huskins corn nights [ eau get
along without any assistance. Sugar Is
banishei from the table. batter is baaished
from the plate. That family is pnt down o.
rigid-yes, suffering-sconony that the hoy
may go to college. Tins passes on. Com
mencenent day has come. Think not that
7 mention an imaginary case. God knows
it happened. Commencement day has come,
and the professors walk in on the stage IN
their long gowns. Tho Interest Of the oc-
casior is passing On. and after awhile it
a; Of inta
va!eiictorian is to bo introduced.
Ed has studied So hard and worked
SO we'll that ne has dad the h2E-
or conferred upon HIN. There are rounds
OF applause. sometimes breaking into yc@ilor-
alton. 1t is great Gay Tor Ed. But a"Gy
back in the galleries are his sisters in ia2!r
plain hats and their faded shawls. and the
old fashioned father and mo;h"r->i',.: M.
she has pot had q new nat irr s:N years: 70
has not had new coat for six years and
they get up and 1908 over on ihe rI%tinrm.
and they laugh and they CRY. :,nd :ncy sit
down. and they look pale. GY'l l;(..n they H-e
very much flushed. Ed ::":s tha sGr;"eds.
and the cid fashioned group in inc gallery
have their full share Of tho TRIUMPH Ta"y
have made that sceno possible, ana - tn2
day when God shall more trlIy reward s"lI-
sacrifices made ior others IL VIII give :sr2n'
and glorious recognition. ''-tS his part IS
that goeth down TO the battle. 50 sha'! his
part be that tarr;cth iy iha stuf.
Ihera is higi! encouragement IL this sab
;e,t alsr, !ar thr,=" rrht' "u:c wrought mtSn!-
liz ;o- Christ ana tn" church mi 'i!s@u-n
sickness nr COLLAPSE ot forum" or atfaG'"a
7sars carnni n+,w gr to the lrunt Thc:e two
hundred men of the text were vetet@oE- -
,hst man bar: hi: arm ana show hoT the
al TIII
*,,tan eai saa the max: OF q hattleax. full
asia. 4ha e3ae act see where the spaar thcuSt
him. wo;7i. il have i,aeu !&ir for tnr7a men.
cr;orIe5. weak ard oil by tho brook Stsor.
20 have no share in ths spoilS OF triumph:
7 was in t!.s Soldiers hospital in Paris and
saw there some ni iil9 me1 OF tho Erst
Naroleon, and asked then where they mad
fought under their great commaEder. One
man said, "I va; at Austar:itZ. Another
man said. "I was at the Pyramids" Another
MN said "I was in the awful retreat from
MOSCOW" Another man said, II was at the
bridge OF Lodi" Some Of tham were lame.
they were all aged. Did the French Coz
eminent turn off those old soldiers to die in
want? No. Their last days were spent like
princes. Do you think MY Lord Is @o!n" t"
turn of His old solA!ers because they are
weak and worn AMI because they laint"i ny
the brook Bcsor? Are they going TO cat n"
part Of the spoils ofthe victory? Just look
at them. Do you think those crevicaS IN the
facs are wrinkles? No. They are battle
scars. They fought against sickness. they
fought against trouble. thay tough!
aoainst sin, they fought for God.
fhev fought for the church, they
fought for the truth. ther fought for
heaven. When they had plenty Of rnnuav
their names were always On the subscription
list, When there was any hard WORK t' be
done for God they were ready to take III,
heaviest part Of it. When there cane 4
great revival they were ready I" pay Al!
nlSht for the arXiults aui tine sill s!rtt;k.
They were readyto 10 anyworE, en'1-2 any
sacrifice, do the most unpopular tHin@ thai
God dAn2au'cd Of them. Dut now they cat
not 90 further. Now they havh rnysicr'
iniirnities. Now t!ioir heat troubles thn'!>.
They are weak and faint hy the bro X
Basor. Are thnr 10 nave M shlr' in th3
triumph? Are they to aei none o; thu treas.
ures. none Of the spoiis Of conIH 'st? You
must think that Christ hi; a very short
memory il YOU think Fl" has fntIntten thei'
services.
Fret not. va aged ona-. Just tarry hy ~,
stu II and wait for Your share " The snnllS.
Wonder they arc co:ni.t". 7 hear thc i'i"a'-
inc of the fai lam!,s. and ! see the jewels
clint in the s,,r. It makes me- lau-1 to:hink
how YOU will ne surprised when they :'l'ow
= chain Of gold oyac YOUR meek anl trl! you
"a 90 in ana line with The king. I E"a y3n
backing cut because you fe"! unworlhv The
shining ones comes up On the 0Dc side and
the shining ones cone Tr on the rtn"r side,
and thny push y0u "n, AMI they HHS1
YOU up. a',A fh"v say. ''H"rt i.
an oil soldier oF Jesus Chris. IN
the shining rrc$ wilt rush "Ht tHwarl :"'n
and say. "Yo=: thrt nlaI S:l"2i my s"ni. Ut
they vii! r'Isir ont and say "oh. veI: Sh'
wa: with me in thr last sick noS'' And then
tha crv vii, 60 round tho circle: Come in.
come in. cone in. come NJ! Wo saw YOU
away dawn there. oil ana sick and d""rapit
and discoura ged because yon could not go
to the front. but As his part il that go IN
down to .he battle. so shall his part b" that
tarrieth by the stuff.
There is high consolation also Ill this ior
aged ministers. see some Of them here TO-
dav. They sit in pev7 iu our churches.
Tnor used to stand in pulnits. Their mir
is white with the blossoms Of the tres OF
life. their names rHarke1 on the roll 81 tae
general assembly. Or OF the coDsociat!oD
emeritus. They sometimes hear tex! an
nounoed which brings 10 mind asermon they
praa,hed fifty years ago on the same SUB
iaet. They preached mora gospel on sloo
wear than some otther s,lcc assocs nraath on
$1,000. Some Sunday The old minister Is III
q church. AMI near ny in another r""
the-a arn a husband aNl wilo IN a
row OF children. Anh after th'' hAne I'H-
ton The lady comes up and saES: ID >"t2r'
YOU don't know me-. do you?' "Nsi'. ne
savs. 'tyour face is familiar. hnt J. cannot
call you hv uanln." "Whv.' sh" says. "vou
baptized ME. ami you ma-rcl me-. an y"i
buried nv father AMI mother IN sisters
COB. yes" ne says. "Mv eTasl=ht isn't rs
good as it usel 10 be-" They are in all our
churches-.he heroes Of 1920. the haf2"s Of
1892. the heroas Of 1857. By tho long grave
trench that cut throngn hal! a century they
have stood sounding the resurrection. TnAv
have been in more Ellaklavasan1 hnv"!hIHn
more SevastoDolS than you ever h"ar "i.
Sometimes they got :. little iratfui i'e:aus2
thev cannot bs nj tha front. Thy hear tina
sound OF the battle anl The oil war E'rs.
champs his b;i. But lie Ga.GN9 min'<f":S 81
religion this day Standing in the hrHn; -, tl2