The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-07


only the back Of thls weapon lnsifd
Of The edge what maryeis have Eeen
wrought II saved. we'are 40 the cap
tives Of some earnest prayer Would
God that. in desire Tor The rescue oi
souls. we might In prayer lay hold Of
the resources OF the Lord OmnlpoienN /
We may turn many 20 Righteousness
by Christian admonliion. DO not walt .
until you can make a formal speech. !
Address the one next 90 you. You VIII /
not 50 home alone to-day. Between |
this and your place Of stopping you /
may decide the eternal dostlny OF an
immortal spirit Just one sentence
may DO the work Just ono question.
Just one look. The formal talk that
begins with o figh. and ends with
santing shuttle. e. not what Is wanted.
but the heart throb Of a nam In dead
earnest There 81 not q soul on earth
that you may no; bring 90 God u you
rightly so az %. They said Gibraltar
could not be- taken. u IL a rock. six
teen hundred feet high. and three
miles long. But the English and Dutch
/ did take u. Artillery, and fnppers and
miners. ana fleets pouring ont yolley1
/ n death. and Thousands 81 men reck-
lees Of danger. can do anything The
sioutes, heart Of sin. though b se rock.
and surrounded by an ocean Of trans
erosion. under Christian lombard
mcni may hoist the nag OF redemption.
/ Again Christian workers shall be
like the stars 10 The fact that they have
a lIghi independent Of each other. Look
mp al the night. and see each "orld
show o. distinct glory % Is not Ike
the confagraiIon. IN which y1u cannot
tell where one flame stops and another
heg.ns Neptune. llerEchel. and Mer-
curry are AZ distinct or " each one o.
them were the only star. 90 our In
dlvlduallsm will not be- lost To- heaven.
4 great Multitude yet each one % OBJ
seryablc. as distinctly recognized. as
greatly celebrated. as ~ In an the
space. from gate 10 gate. and from hill
10 hlll. De we're the only inhabltant; no
mixing up-no mob-no lndlscrIminate
rush: each Christian worker standing
out lilustrious an the story Of earthly
achievement adhoring 20 each one; bis
self-denlals and pains and services and
victories published. Before men went
out 20 the last war. the orators told
them that they would an be remember
ed by their country. and their names
be commemorated In poetry and IN
song: but go 70 the graveyard In Rich
mond. snd you will End there six thou
sand graves over each OF which Is the
D inscription. Unknown" The worlt
: does not remember Is heroes: but
/, there will be- no unrecognized Christian
% worker in heaven. Each one known By
10 an. erandly known. known by accla
70 nation, all the past story OF work fo
X God cleaning IN cheek and brow an'
I. foot and palm They shall shine viii
, distinct light az the stars. forever ani
ever.
% Again: Christian workers shall
q shine like the stars Boz clusters. Il
j. looking up. you hnd the worlds In faml
s ly circles brothers aud sisters-thc,
b take hold OF each others hands AM
10 dance 90 groups. Orion Ia a group
10 Tho Plc,ados Ia q group. Tho sola
% system ls only a company OF children
with bright faces. gathered around on
l. great fireplace The worlds DO no
D nraegie on. They go In squadrous an
n fleets. sailing through immensely s
% Christian workers Ia heaven viii DIVE
"a In nclrhhorhoods and ciusiers
J. am sure some people ! will lik
l. In heaven a great deal better than oh
" ers Yondcr Is constellation Z
be- stately Christians They lived o
&c earth by raid rule They never laugh
g. Cd. They walked every hour anxiou
q. lest they should lose their dlgnit.
b They loved God. and yond'r they shin
a IN brilliant constellation. Yet shoul
10 not long TO get into that particuli
q. group Wonder is a constellation
be small-hcartcd Christians-asicroids
"a the eternal astronomy. While son
lx souls 60 up from Christian BATH
cr and blaze Ike Mars these asteroids da
We a feeble ray Ike Ves,a. Wonder is
Is constellation OF martyrs. Of apostles,
o. pairlarchs. Our souls, az they go up
be heaven. viii seek out the NEST COZ
r. genial society
be Wonder is a constellation almost me
ut ~ With the play Of l.sht On car
~ they we're full OF sympathles and son
iy and tears aud rapturos and congratul
NJ tIons when they prayed their wor
"a took Gre. when they sans the tul
he could not hold them; when they We
iN ever a worlds woes, they sobbed a7
be- hoaii-hiukCn. when they worked G
a. Christ. they famed with calhuGIasl
he Youder they arc-circle Of ughu co
Isi stsllatlon Of 10Y galaxy Of nro' @
on that YOU and !. by that grace which Ct
IN transform the worst into the be-
"a mifht AZ last sail In the wake Of a
en- feet and wheel iu that glorious Erov
ey a. the stars Tor ever and eyor'
.0s Again. Christian workers vii shl
~ ~ like the stars In svlftnCss u me
y, The worlds DO not stop TO shine The
~ are no fixed stars save as 10 rclaii
Iu position. The star apparently me
\, liked flies thousands Of miles a mlnu
a, The astronomer. using hls telescope
~ an alpenstock. leaps from world-cr
~ ~ TO world-crag. and finds no star star
Ing still. The channels hunter has
"a ny 70 catch his prey. but not 80 sv
"a Il his game as that which the scieni
~ tries 20 shoot through the tower OF I
seryatory. i.lks petrels mld-Atlaul
.- tina, seem 10 o5me from no shore. q
y. be bound 20 no landing place fyi
IN nylng-so these groat locks OF wor
- rest not as they sowing and win
"a agc after age Tor ever and ever. I
~. EAGLE hastes 10 lts prey. but We ~
a. IN speed beat the eagles. You have
o. ticed the velocity OF the swift no
=, under whose feet the miles slip !