Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-02-15

than. necessary to get all this assemblage into
s sne IiIe0oat OF the gospel and ashore, stand.
inS poth leet on the Rock of Ages BY the
two strong oars of faith and PRAYER first pull
lor the wreck and then pull for the shore.
Opportunity!
over the city went the cry,
Jesus OF Nazareth passeth by
Let the world go. It has abused you
enough, and cheated you enough, and SLAM
1ereo you enough, and damaged you enough
Even those from whom you expected better
tnlngs turned out your assalants, as when
Napoleon in his last will and testament left
oOVJ francs to the man who shot at Yelling
ton IN the streets of Paris. Oh, 1t is mean
worlc! Take the glorious Lord for your
companionship. like what the good man
sald 10 the ono who had everything but re-
ngion; The afluent man boosted OF what he
owned and OF his splendors OF surroundings
putting into insignillcance, rs he thought,
the Christians possessions. "Ah, said the
Christian, Man, have something you have
not. What is that2" said the wording.
The answer was, ''Peacel'' And you may all
have it-peace with God, peace with the
past, peace with the future, a peace that all
the assaults Of the world and all the bonn
bardments satanic cannot interfere with
Scotch shepherd was dying and had the
pastor called in. The dying shepherd said to
his wife, MARY, please go into the next
room, for want to see the minister alone. y
When the two were alone the dying shepherd
said, II have known the Bible all my life,
but am going, and l ain Altered to dee.
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: 1.-The
Lord is my Shepherd. | shall not want.
eyes, mon" said the shepherd, 81 was IA
miliar with that before you were born. but
am a-goin, and am Altered to dee" Then
Sal the pastor, ''You know that the psalm
5, Though l walk through the valley Of
the shadow of death, l will fear no evil. >"
Yes" said the dying shepherd, 81 knew
that before you were born, but it does not
help me" Then said the pastor, Don't you
know that sometimes VIXEN you were driving
the sheep down through the valleys and
ravines there would be shadows all about
you; while there was plenty Of sunshine on
the hills above2 You are in the shadows now,
but it is sunshine higher up" Then said the
dying shepherd: "Ahl-that is good. |
never saw it that way before. All is well.
Though I pass through the valley OF the
shadow of death, Thou art with me.
Shadows here, but sunshine above" So the
diving shepherd got peace. Living and dy-
ing, may we have the same peace
Opportunity Under the arch of that splen-
did word let this multitude OF my hearers
pass into the pardon and hope and triumph
of the gospel. Go by companies OF hundred
each. Go by regiments of thousand each,
the aged leaning on the staff, the middle
aged throwing off their burdens a zhey pass
and the young to have their present joys
augmented by more glorious satisfactions.
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 arc
answered. An order will be given for the
spreading of banquet at which you
will be the honored guest. From the i'm
perial gardens tho wreaths will be twist
ed for your brow, and from the hall Of
eternal music the harpers will bring their
harps and the trumpcters their trurnpets, 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 glee that this day. while one plain man
stood on the platform of this vast building,
giving the gospel call; an asemblage made up
from all parts of the earth and piled NJ in
these galleries chose Christ as their portion
and started for heaven as thei: everlasting
home. Ring all the bells of n7sTen ut the
tidings Strike all the cymbals at the joy
Wave all the palm branches at the triumph
Victory! Victoryi