The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-24

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to gate and from hill to hill, he wer,
the only inhabitant-no mixing up, NJ
mob, no indiscriminate rush, eacl
Christian worker standing out illustri
GUS, all the story of earthly achieve
ment adhering to each one, his self de
malls and pains and services and vic
tories published
Before men went out to the last wal
the orators told them that they would
all be remembered by their country anG
their names be commemorated in poetry
Gnd in song. But go to the graveyard il
Richmond, and you will find there
5000 graves, over each of which is the
inscription, Unknown. The world
does not remember it's heroes, but there
will be no unrecognized Christian
worker in heaven. Each one known by
all-grandly known, known by accla-
nation, all the past story of work for
God cleaning in cheek and brow and
foot and palm. They shall shine with
distinct light as the stars forever and
ever
Family Circles of Stars,
Again, Christian workers shall shine
like the stars in clusters, In looking up
you find the worlds in family circles.
Brothers and sisters, they take hold Of
each others hands and dance in groups.
Orion in a group. The Plciades in a
group The solar system is only COM
pany Of children, with bright faces,
gathered around one great fireplace
The worlds do not struggle off They
go i'll squadrons and fleets, sailing
through immensely. So Christian work
ers in heaven will dwell in neighbor-
hoods and clusters
am sure that some people | will
like in heaven great deal better than
others, Yonder is a constellation Of
stately Christians They lived on earth
by rigid rule. They never laughed
They walked every hour, anxious lest
they should lose their dignity But they
loved God, and yonder they shine in
brilliant constellation. Yet l shall not
long to get into that particular group,
YOnder is a constellation of small heart
ed hristians-asteroids in the eternal
astronomy. While some souls go up
from Christian battle and blaze like
Mars these asteroids dart a feeble ray
like Vesta. Yonder is constellation Of
martyrs, of apostles, of patriarchs Our
souls as they go up to heaven will seek
out the most congenial society.
Yonder is a constellation almost
merry with the play of light. On earth
they were full Of sympathies and songs
and tears and raptures and congratula-
tons When they prayed, their words
took fire; when they sang, the tune
could not hold them; when they wept
over a worlds woes, they sObbed as if
heartbroken; when they worked for
Christ, they famed with enthusiasm
Yonder they are-circle of light, con-
stellation Of joy, galaxy of fire. Oh,
that you and |, by that grace which can
transform the worst into the best, might
at last sail in the wake of that fleet and
wheel in that glorious group as the
stars forever and ever!
Again, Christian workers will shine
like the stars in swiftness of motion
The worlds do not stop to shine. There
are no fixed stars, save as to relative
position. The star apparently most thor
oughly fixed flies thousands of miles
minute. The astronomer, using his tele-
scope for an alpenstock, leaps from
world crag to world crag and finds 10
star standing still. The chamois hunter
has to fly to catch his prey, but not so
&c l. -, i, a.,
enlist tries to shoot through the tower
Of observatory. Like petrels midatlan-
tic, that seem to come from no shore,
and be bound to no landing place fly
ing, flying, so these great tiocks Of
worlds rest not as they go, wing and
wing, age after age, forever and ever
The eagle hastes to its prey, but we
shall in speed beat the eagles You have
noticed the velocity of the swift horse
under whose feet the miles slip like
smooth ribbon, and as he passes the
four hoofs strike the earth in such quick
beat your pulses take the same vibra-
jon, but all these things are not swift
in comparison with the motion of which
speak. The moon moves "a, 900 miles
IN a day. Yonder Neptune flashes on
| l, 900 miles in an hour. Yonder Mer-
Jury goes 100, 900 miles in an hour. So
ike the stars the Christian shall shine
II swiftness of motion.
With the Speed OF a Star.
You hear now of father or mother or
,hild sick 1000 miles away, and it |
axes you two days to get to them You
hear of some case of suffering that de-
hands your immediate attention, but it
axes you an hour to get there Oh, the |
10y when you shall. in fulfllment of |
he text, take starry speed and be equal
% 100, 600 miles an hour! Having on
'arth got used to Christian work. you
will not quit when death strikes you
You will only take ON more velocity.
There is a dying child in London, and
is spirit must be taken up to God. You
ire there iusan instant to do it. There
S young man i'll New York to be ar
'ested from going into that gate of sin
You are there in an instant to arrest
him. Whether with spring of foot, or
troke of wing, or by the force of some
lew law that shall hurl you to the spot
where you would go, | know not, but
ny text suggests velocity. All space