The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-11-15

Ataalelxitish banquet. and the two
hundred crippled and manned and
aged soldiers who tarried ON garrison
duty get just as much of the spoils of
battle as any of the two hundred man
that went to the front CAS- his part
is that goeth down to the battle. so
shall his part be that taFrieth by the
stuff"
The impression abroad that the
Christian rewards are for those who
do conspicuous service In distinguished
places-great patriots, great preach.
ers, great philanthropists But my
teat sets forth the idea that there Is
just as much regard for man that
stays at home and minds his own busi-
ness, and who, crippled and unable to
go forth and lead In great movements
and in the high places of the earth,
does his whole duty just where he is.
Garrison duty is as important and as
remunerative as service ut the front.
"As his part is that goeth down to the
battle, SO shall his part be that tar
fieth by the stuff"
The earl of Kintore said to me in an
English railway carriage; 'Nr. Tai
mage, when you get back to America
/ want you to preach sermon on the
discharge of ordinary duty in ordin-
ary places, and then send me copy
of 1t" Afterward an English clergy
man coming to this land brought from
the earl of Kintore the same message!
Alas! that before got ready to do
what he asked me to do. the good earl
of Kintore had departed this life. But
that man, surrounded by all palatial
surroundings, and in a distinguished
sphere, felt sympathetic with those
who had ordinary duties to perform in
ordinary places and in ordinary ways.
A great many people are discouraged
when they hear the story of Moses. and
of Joshua, and of David. and of Luth-
er, and of John Knox, and of De-
borah, and of Florence Nightingale.
They say: "Oh, that was all good and
right for them, but / shall never be
called to receive the law on Mount
Sinai. shall never be called to COM
mand the sun and the moon to stand
still, shall never be called to slay
giant, shall never preach on Mars
hill, l shall never defy the diet of
Worms, shall never be called to make
a queen tremble for her crimes, /
shall never preside over a hos
pital." There are women who say:
IF / had as brilliant sphere as
those people had should be as brave
get children off to school, and hunt up
things when they are lost, and to see
that dinner is ready, and to keep ac-
count of the household expenses, and
to hinder the children from being
strangulated by the whooping cough,
and go through all the annoyances
and vexations of housekeeping. Oh,
my sphere is so infinitesimal, and SO
insignificant, ] am clear discouraged"
Woman, God places you on garrison
duty, and your reward will be just as
great as that of Florence Nightingale,
who, moving SO often night by night
with light in her hand through the
hospitals, was called by the wounded
the ''lady of the lamp" Your reward
will be just as great as that of Mrs.
Hertzog, who built and endowed
theological seminary buildings.
Your reward will be just as
great as that of Hannah More, who
by her excellent books won for her ad-
mirers Garrick and Edmund Burke and
Joshua Reynolds. Rewards are not to
be given according to the amount Of
noise you make in the world, nor even
according to the amount of good you
do, but according to whether you work
to your full capacity, according to
whether or not you do your full duty
in the sphere where God has placed
you.
Once for thirty-six hours we expected
every moment to go to the bottom OF
the ocean. The waves struck through
the skylights, and they rushed down
into the hold of the ship and Missed
against the boilers. 1t was an awful
time; but by the blessing of God and
the faithfulness of the men in charge,
we came out of the cyclone and we ar
rived at home. Each one before leav-
ing the ship thanked Capt. An
drews. l do not think there was
a man or woman that went off
that ship without thanking Capt. An
drews, and when, years after, heard
of his death, was compelled to write
a letter of coincidence to his family in
Liverpool. Everybody recognized the
goodness, the courage, the kindness OF
Capt. Andrews; but it occurs to me now
that we never thanked the engineer.
He stood away down in the darkness,
amid the kissing furnaces, doing his
whole duty. Nobody thanked the en-
gineer, but God recognized his hero
ism and his continuance and his fdel-
ity, ar4d there will be just as high re-
of sight as the captain who stood on
the bridge Of the ship in the midst
of the bowling tempest. ''As his part
is that goeth down to the battle, so
shall his part be that tarrieth by the
stuff"
Clear back in the country there is a
boy who wants to go to college and
get an education. They call him a
bool6worm. Wherever they find him
in the barn or in the housc-he is read
ing book. What pity it is" they
say, "that Ed can not get an educa-
tion." His father, work as hard as he
will, can no more than support the
family by the product of the farm.
One night Ed has retired TO his room
ard there is family conference about
1tLI. lie SlSLCIS SdySs dbncEs a
wish you wouId send Ed to college; if
you will. we will work harder than we
ever did, and we will make our old
dresses do" The mother says: "Yes.
will get along without any hired
help" The father says: well, 1
think by husking corn nights l can
get along without any assistance.
Sugar Is banished from the table, but
ter is banished from the plate. That
family is put down ON rigid. yea