Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-24

crnmcni> oi the earth, and on the top there
shall b. a towering millennium after
awhile. All from the GOSPEL seed Of doc
trine. livery word that a parent or Sab
bath school teacher or city missionary, or
Other Christian worker speaks for Christ
comes up. Yea, it comes up with com
pound interest, you saving one soul, that
one Swing 10; the 10, loo. the 100, 1000;
the QUO. 10000; the IL, 600, 100, OCO--on,
on forever
The Useful Harrow.
gain ! remark, in grace, as in the farm,
there must be- "a narrowing | refer now
not To- u harrow that goes over the field in
order To prepare the ground for the seed,
but "a harrow " ich goes over after the seed
Is sown, lest the birds pick up the seed,
sinking it down into the earth that it
can take root You know harrow II Is
made II bars of wood nailed acruss each
other, and the underside OF each bar is fur
nished with sharp teeth, and when the
horses are hitchcd Ia il il goes tearing and
lcaping across the field. driving the seed
down into the earth until It springs up In
the harvest. Bereavement, sorrow, perse
cuticn are the Lords harrows To sink the
gospel truth into your heart. These were
truths that you heard 30 years ago They
have not affected you until recently. Some
great trouble came over you. and the truth
was narrowed in, and it has come up.
What did God mean in this country in
1887. For 4 century there was the gospel
preached, but great deal of ii produced
no result Then God harnesscd wild
panic to Il harrow Of commercial disaster,
and that harrow went down Wall street
and up Wall street, down Third street and
up Third street. down state street and up
State street, down Pennsylvania avenue
and up Pennsylvania avenue until the
whole land was torn to pieces rs il had
never been before What followed the har-
row; \ great awakening, in which there
were 500. 900 souls brought into the king
dom of our Lord. No harrow, no crop.
Again, remark, in grace, rs in the farm,
there must be rcaping. Many Christians
speak of religion as though it were a mat
ter Of economies or insurance. They ex-
pcct 10 reap in the next world. Oh, no!
Now is the time to reap. Gather up the
JOY 81 the Christian religion this morning,
this afternoon, this night. II you have
no; as much grace as you would like 10
have, thank God for what you have and
pray for more. You are no worse cnslaVcd
than Joseph. TO worse troubled than WAS
David, no worse scourgcd than was Paul.
Yet, amid the rafting of letters, and amid
the gloom ii dungeons, and amid the llor-
ror Of shipwreck, they triumphed in the
grace of God. The weakest man in the
house today has 800 acres of spiritual joy
all ripe. Why do you not go md reap IT;
To the Fields.
You have been groaning over your in
lrmitcs for 30 years. Now give one round
shout over your emancipation. You say
you have it 50 hard; you might have IL
worse. You wonder why this great cold
trouble KEEPS revolving through your soul,
turning ard turning with black hand ON
the crank All. that trouble is the grind
stone ON which you are To sharpen your
sickle. 10 the fields. Wake up! Take off
your green 81 cctaclcS your blue spectaclcs,
your black sicctaclcs Pull up the corners
of your mouth as far as you pull them
down. To the fields Reap, Reapi
Again remark, in grace, as in farming,
there is a time for thrashing. tell you
bluntly that is death. just as the farmer
with Il iluii beats the wheat out Of the
straw, 81 death beats the soul out of the
body Every sickness is stroke of the
fail, and the sickbcd is the thrashing
floor. What, say you, is death To- good
man only taking the wheat out of the
straw: That is all. An aged man has
fallen asleep. Only yesterday you saw him
in the sunny porch playing with his grand
children. Calmly he received the message
To leave this world He babe pleasant
goodhy 10 his old friends. The telegraph
carries the tidings, and on swift rail trains
the kindred come, wanting once more To-
look ON the face of dear old grandfather.
Brush back the gray hairs from his brow;
it will never ache again. Put him away
in the slumbcr Of the tomb; he will not
lie afraid of that night. Grandfather was
never afraid Of anything. He will rise in
the morning of the resurrection. GRANDPA
Their was always the first To rise. His voice
has already mingled in the doxology of
heaven. Grandfather always did sing in
church. ANY thing CHASTITY in that: No.
1 he thrashing OF the wheat out Of the
straw. That l. all.
The Coming of the Reaper.
The saviour folds "A lamb in his bosom.
Tie little child filed all the house with
her music, ana her toys are scattered all up
and down the stairs Just as she left them.
What If the hand that plucked four
o'clucks out Of the meadow is still: Ii
will wave in the eternal triumph. What
il the voice that made music in the home
Is still. Ii will sing the eternal hosanna.
Put white rose in one hand "a red rose in
tho other hand and wreath Of orange
blossoms on the brow, the white flower
for the victory, the red flower for the Saw
tours sacrifice, the orange blossoms for
her marriage day. Anything CHASTITY about
that: oh, no The sun went down, and
the flower shut The wheat thrashcd out
of the straw Dear Lord, give me sleep,
said dying hoy, the son OF one of my cid
crs, dear Lord, give me sleep" And lie
closed his eyes and awokc in glory Henry
W. Longfellow, writing II letter of condo
tone" IL those parents said Those last