The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-02-08

saying, Lord Jesus, here 1 am, uhuoho
and helpless, to BIO saved by thee and
thee alone. " That makss panic in
hell. That makes celebration in heaven,
Opportunity!
On tho 18th of January, 1866. col
iier brig ran into the rocks near Wal
NOR beach, England, Simon Pitohard,
standing on the beach. threw off his
coat and said. "Whe will help me save
that orow?" Twenty men shouted. II
will" though only seven were needed,
Through the awful surf the boat dashed,
and in 10 minutes from the time Pritch'
ard threw of his coat all tho shipwreck-
ed crow were safe on the land Quick
er work today. Half that time more than
necessary to get all this assemblage into
the lifoboat Of the gospel and ashore,
standing both feet on the Rock of Ages.
By the two strong oars Of faith and
prayer first pull for the wreck and then
pull for the shore Opportunity
Over the city went the cry,
Jesus Of Nuzarcth rasseth by'
What II Brings.
Let tho world 20, 1t has abused you
enough, ana cheated you enough, and
slauderod you enough, and damaged
you enough, Even those from whom
you expected hetter things turned out
your agsailants, rs when Napoleon in
his last viii and testament left 8, 900
francs to the man who shot Mt yelling
ton in the streets Of Paris Oh. it is a
moan world! Take the glorious Lord for
your oompanionship, like what the
good man said to the one who had ev-
eiytl,iag but religion. The affluent man
boosted of what hG owned and OF his
splendors Of surroundings, putting into
/ insigniiioance as he thought, the Chris
tian possessions. "Ah, said the Chris.
tian, imam, have something you have
not "What is that?" said the world
ling. The answer was, "Peace!" Aud
you may all have it-peace with God,
peace with the past, peace with the flu
trre, a peace that all the assaults of the
world and all the boiibardments satanic
cannot interfere with.
A Scotch shepherd was dying and had
the pastor called in. The dying shepherd
said to his wife, MARY, please to go
into the next room, for want to see the
minister alone" When the two were
alone, the dying shepherd said, II have
known the Bibls all my life, but am
going. and / am Altered to dee. 4"
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: "The
Lord is my Shepherd. shall not want /"
Eyes, mon. said the shepherd, II was
familiar with that before you were
bon, but am a-goin, and / am Altered
| to dee" Then said the pastor, "You
know that the psalm says, Though
! walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, l will fear no evil Eyes, "
said the dying shepherd, Il knew that
before you were born, but it 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 ravines there would be
shadows all about you, while there was
plenty of sunshine Oh the hills above?
You are in the shadows now, but it is
sunshine higher up" Then said the dy-
ing shepherds: "Ah!-that is good. /
never saw it that way before. All is
well Though 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 dying. may we have
the Same peace!
| The Gospel Call.
Opportunity Under the arch of that
splendid word let this multitude of lay
hearers pass into the pardon and hope
and triumph Of the gospel. Go by com
panies of hundred each. Go by regi-
| ments of thousand each, the aged
leaning ON the staff, the middle aged
Throwing of their burdens as they pass
and Me young to have their present joys
augmented by more glorious satisfac-
tons 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 gladdened that their prayers are an
swered. An order will be given for the
spreading of a banquet at which you
will he the honored guest. From the i'm
eerial gardens the wreaths will be twist
I'd for your brow, and from the halls OF
eternal music the harpers will bring
their harps and the trumpeters thei1
Irumpets, 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 glse that this day, while one
plain man stood on the platform Of this
vast building. giving the gospel call, an
Rssemblage made up from all parts OF
the earth and piled up in these galleries
chose Christ ms their portion and start
ed for heaven Us their everlasting home.
Ring all the bells Of heaven at the It'd
ingsl Strike all the cymbals at the JOY
Wavo all the palm branches at the tri,
umph Victory Victory
Tho Larvae Of the wheat fly feed on the