The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-30
was passing, he would hail it and make
for it q comfortable covering, for he
had the hammer, and the pegs, and the

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for it q comfortable covering, for he
had the hammer, and the pegs, and the
shoe lasts, and the lap stone, and the
leather to do it. And when he saw the
invalid foot pass, be would hail it and
60 out and offer medicine and crutch
and helpfulness. And when he saw the
aged foot pass he hailed it and told the
old man of heaven, where he would be
young again. When he saw tho foot Of
childhood pass on the sidewalk, he
would go out with good advice and a
laugh that seemed like an echo of the
child's laugh. Well, time went Oh, and
as the shoemaker's wants were very
few he worked but little for himself
and most o. the time for others, and in
the long evenings, when he could lot
30 we'll see the feet passing on the side.
walk, ho would make shoes of all sizes
and stand lem on shelf, ready for
feet that would pass in the daytime. Of
course, as the years went on, under this
PROCESS the shoemaker became more and
moro Christian until one day he said TO
himself: II wish among all those feet
passing up there on the sidewalk I
could see the feet Of the dear Christ
passing. Oh, if I could only see his
feet 90 by I would know them because
they are SCARED feet!" That night the
shoemaker dreamed, and in the dream
he saw the glorious Christ, and he said,
30 Christ, have been waiting for
thee to pass On the sidewalk, and have
seen lame feet, and wounded feet, and
aged feet, and poor feet, but in vain
have I looked for thy SCARED feet. .'
And Christ said to the shoemaker:
"Man, did pass on the sidewalk, and
you did see my feet and you did come
out and hail me, and bless me, and
help me. You thought it was the foot
of a poor old man that went shuf1ing
by; that was my foot. You thought it
was the foot of soldier that went limp
ing past; that was my foot. You
thought that shoeless foOt was the foot
of beggar; that was my foot. The
shoes, the clothing, the medicines, the
cheering words that you gave to them
you gavo to your Lord. 'Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one, of the least of
these ye have done it unto me. My
hearers, with the humble spirit of that
Russian mechanic, let US go forth and
help others. Having showed back the
carbuncle gate for yourself to pass in
and pass on and pass up, lend hand to
others, that they also may get through
the red gate, and pass in, and pass on,
and pass up.
Before Cato Of Pearl.
But mark we'll and underscore with
heavy dashes Of the pen the order of the
gates. Gate of carbuncle before gate Of
pearl. Isaiah the prince saw the one
gate centuries before St. John the exile
saw the other. The one you must push
open. The other stands open. Gate OF
a Saviour's atcnement before the gate
Of divine pardon. Gate of poverty before
gate of afauence. Gate of earthly trial
before gate of heavenly satisfaction.
Through much tribulation you enter the
kingdom Of God if you ever enter it at
all. But heaven will not be SO much of
heaven to those who had everything
in this world. A man who had every.
thing in this world enters heaven, and
the welcoming angel appoints such a
newly arrived soul to mansion, and
says: "Go in and live there. That man.
sion is yours forever" That man thinks
to himsef, "Why, I have for many
years lived in mansion; a mansion is
no novelty to me-" The welcoming
angel appoints some one prospered of
earth to the honors of heaven, the coro-
nets and thrones. The soul thinks to it.
self, II had more honors on earth than
I could appreciate, and crowns are heavy
things to wear, anyhow" The welcom-
ing angel appoints some prospered soul
Of earth to fine landscape in the heav-
emily country and says, "Walk there and
enjoy yourself" " The soul thinks to it.
self, "The place I owned on the Hud-
SON. or "the castle I had on the
Rhine was almost as picturesque, and
then cannot see the sunset on the river,
for it is here everlasting day and the
sun never SETS. The welcoming angel
says to some newly arrived soul, Lis
ten now to the music; the orchestra Of
heaven is about to render one of the
best oratorios" The soul would think !:
"Why, have been hearing the best
music for SOyears on earth. Almost ev-
cry winter heard in the Academy of
Music the Creation, the Messiah, and
'Jephthah. I have heard all the great
living prina donnas and some who are
dead" Let the welcoming angel then
say to prospered soul Of earth. "Go
now and rest; this is tho everlasting
rest" why" tho soul would think,
II am not tired; why do want rest? I
have not done stroke Of work for the
last 20 years. I spent my winters in
Florida and my summers in the Adiron.
dacks, and I am not in need Of rest.
The Closing Picture.
My hearers, heaven will not be so
much of heaven for those who had no
struggle on earth. But when those who
had hard push with the red gate Of
my text, the gate of carbuncle, come to
the gate of pearl and find it wide open,
they will say: "Why, how strange this
is. This is the first gate of valuable en-
trance in 40 years that have found
OPEN" And the welcoming angel will
say to some Christian mother who
reared o large family Of children and
prepared them for usefulness and heaY-
en-, go where you please and sit
down on what velvet bank or cushioned
throne you may prefer" And hear
the newly arrived soul saying: "Oh,
myl What good thing it is to rest. l
was so tired. / was tired for 40 years.
Angel, tell me, is this an unbroken
rest? Can it be that there are no sick
children to take care Of? My head was
SO tired planning for the household on
small means; my eyes wero so tired
with sewing and knitting; my back
ached with doing work that made mo
stoop for SO many hours. There was
nothing in the universe I go much need
ed as rest. Now I have it. Blessed
Jesus Blessed heaven Blessed rest!"
Then the welcoming angel will say to
some Christian that on Garth was deaf
and had not heard voice of song or voice
of friendship, clark now to the choirs
in white as they are about to join in
tho opening piece Of tho temple wor-