Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-14

pulpits and loving congregations, enter
ing heaven. will, in my opinion, have to
take our turn and wait for the Christian
workers who, amid physical sufferings
and mental privation and environment Of
squalor, have done their work, and on the
principle that in proportion as ono has
been self sacrificing and suffering for
Christ's sake on earth will he their ccles-
tial prcferment.
River of Life.
Who is that young woman on tho worst
street in Washington, New York or Lon
don. Bible in hand and a little package in
which are small walls of medicines and an
other bundle in which are biscuits: How
dare she risk herself among those
" roughs, - and where is she goingy She is
one Of thc queens of heaven hunting up
the sick and hungry. and before night she
will have read Christ's Let not your heart
be troubled il, eight or ten places, and
counted out from those vials the right
number of drops to ease pain, and given
food TO "a family that would otherwise have
had nothing Ia cat today, and taken the
measure of dead child that she may pre-
pare for il II shruud-her every act of kind
ness for the body accompanied with u benc
diction for the soul. You see nothing but
the filthy street along which she walks
and the rickety stairs up which she climbs,
but she Is accompanied by an unseen CO.
hort of angels with drawn swords to de-
fcnd her, and with garlands twisted for her
victories all up and down the tenement
house districts. | tell you there was not so
much excitement when Anne Boleyn, on
her way To her coronation, found tho
Thames stirred by 30 gildcd barges, with
brilliant flags, in which hung small bells
rung by each motion " the wind, noble
men standing in scarlet. and wharf spread
with clotl. OF gold, and all the gateways
surmounted 10y huzZaing admirers, and
the streets hung with crimson velvet, and
trunpcts and cannon sounding the jubi-
lee, and Anne, dressed In surcoat Of silver
tissue. ANA brow cleaning with circlct
uf rubics, and amid fountains that poured
Rhcnish wine passed on To Westminster
hall and rode in ON caparisoned palfry,
its hoofs gathering on the classic floor and,
dismognting, passed into Westminster alb
hey, and between the choir and high altar
was crowned queen, amid organs and
choirs chanting the lie Deum'-I say
there was not much in I'LL that glory which
dazzlcs the eyes 0f history when it is COM
pared with the he.tNc;ly reception which
that ministcring spirit nf the back alley
shall receive when she goes up In corona
ton. When she goes in, what welcome on
the river of life, its banks Of pearl lined
with sllcndors Scraphic and in temples of
eternal worship, whose music l. command
ed hy swing of arclangclic sccptcr and be-
fore thrones where sit those who have reign
cd thousand years but have just begun
their dominion. Poor Anne Boleyn, in
two years after that pageant, lost life and
throne by one stroke of headsman, but
those who on earth have divine passion
for souls shall never lose their thrones.
They shall reign forever and ever. -
Work For Salvation.
But, after all, the best way to cultivate
that divine passion for souls Is to work for
their salvation. Under God save one and
you will want right away To save two.
Save two, and YOU will want TO save ten.
Save ten, and you will want to Save twenty.
Save twenty, and yuu will want to save a
hundred Save hundred, and you will
want To save every body. And what is tho
use Of talking about 1t when the place to
begin Is here and the time is now? And
while you pray / will In ono minute tell
an ~ ~ ~. VII DbTuNH lbT IIlt
worst man on earth If he will believe in
Christ. whose blood can instantly wash
away the f0ulcst crimes. Full comfort for
the most narrowing distress that ever
crushed u human being At your first
moment of belief, process by which the
whole universe Of God will turn clear
around for your eternal advantage. For
the mere asking, If the asking be In ear
nest, and you throw everything into that
asking complete solace and hclpfulness
for the few years of this life and then n
wide open heaven, which you can reach in
less time than it takes me To pronounce
that imperial word, flashing with all the
joy that an infinite God knows how 10 be-
stow-heaVen.
In this world God never does his best.
He can hang on the horizon grandcr morn
ings than have ever yet been kindled, and
rainbow the sky with richer colors than
have ever been arched, and attunc the
oceans 10 more majestic doxologies than
have ever yet been attuned hut as near as
can tell, and speak 1t rcverently, heay-
en- ~ the place where God has done his
best He can build no greater joys, lift no
migntier splendors, roll no loftier anthems,
march no more imposing professions,
build no greater palaces, and spread out
and interjoin and wave no more transport
ing magniiiccncc think heaven is the
best heaven God can construct, and IL is
all yours for the serious asking. How do
You like thr oifrr2 Do you really think it
is worth accepting: II so, pray for it.
Get not up from that pew where you arc
sitting, nor move one inch from where
You are standing. before YOU get full
title for it, written in the blood of the Son
of God, who would have all men come to
life present and life everlasting.
If You have been in military life, you
know what soldiers call the long roll +"
All the drums beat it because the enemy is
approaching. and all the troops must i'm
Inediarcly get into line What scurrying
around the camp and putting of the arms
through the straps Of the knapsack and
saying goodby 10 comrades you may
never meet again. Some Of You Germans
or Frcnchmcn may have heard that long
roll just before Sedan. Some of you Ital-
JAMS may have heard that long roll just
before Bergan0. some of you northern
and southern men may have heard it Just
before the battle OF the Wilderness. You
know its stirring and solemn meaning, and
so | sound the long roll today beat this
old gospel drum that has for centuries been
calling thousands TO take their places in
line for this battle, on one side of which
are all the forces beatifc and on the other
side all the force dcmoniac. Here tho long
roll call, who is on the Lords side"
Quit yourselves like men," In solemn
column march for God and happiness and
heaven. so glad am that do not have
To wish myself accursed' and throw
away my heaven that you may win your
heaven, but that we may have whole con
Ncntion of heaNcns-hcaven added to heav-
en-, heaven built on heaven. And while /
dwell upon the theme begin 10 expert
cncc in my own poor self that which take
To be something like II passion for souls.
And now unto God, the only wise, the only
good, the only great, be glory foreycri
Amen.
4 Jewel.
Husband and have never quarrcled, ="
declared Mrs. Iiutly.
What Il perfectly angelic disposition lie
must have, lurrod her dearest friend
Detroit Free Press.
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