St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-23


services and victories Published. Re-
fore men went ont % The last wax. the
orators told than that they wo1ld III
Be remembersd By their country. and
their names b commemoeate9 In poe.
try and in song; but 90 70 the grave
yard in Richmond, and y0u will and
there 5000 graves. over each Of which
Il the inscription '.Unknown." The
world does not remember its heroes;
but there will b NO unrecoguizsd
Christian worker In Heaven. Each one
known BY all; grandly known; known
BY aeclamation; al the past work for
God cleaning in cheek and brow and
foot aud palm. They shall shine with
distinct light - the stars. forever and
ever.
Again: ChristiaD workers shall shine
like the stars in clusters. In looking
mp. you And the worlds in family cir
elss. Brothers and sisters-they take
hold Of each others hands and dance
In groupa Orioa in group The
Pleiades in . group The solar system
is only . company Of children, with
bright faces. gathered around ono
great fireplace. The worlds do not
straggls Of. They 20 IN squadrons
and Aeets. sailing through immensity.
So Christian workers IN Heaven will
dwell In neighborhoods and clustsrA
lam sure that some people I will
like in Heaven . great deal better than
stately ChristianA They lived o. earth
By rigid rule. They never laughed.
They walked every hour anxioas lest
they should loss their dignity. But
they loved God, and yonder they shine
in brilliant constellation. Yet shall
not long to get In that particular
group. Yonder - . constellation Of
small-hoarted Christians-asteroids in
the eternal astronomy. While some
souls 70 mp from Christian battle. and
blass like Mars. these asteroids dart
feeble ray like veatA Yonder Il icon
stellation Of martyrA o6 apostles. Of
patriarchA Our souls. - they 70 up
to Heaven. win seek out the most con-
genial society.
Yonder u . constellation almost
merry with the play oflight Onearth
they were foil Of sympethies and songs
and tears and rapturee and eougratula-
tionA When they prayed, their words
took Ars; when they sang. the tune
could not hold them: when they wept
over > worlds woes. they sobbed - Il
eart-brogen; when they worked for
Christ they Aamed with enthusiasm.
Youder they are circle Of light con-
stsllation of joyl GALAXY Of Arsi Oh.
that you and /. by that graee which
can transform the worst into the best
might at last sail In the wske d that
glorious group. - The stars fogever and
ever.
Again: Christian.workers win shine
like the stars in swiftnes Of motion.
The worlds do not stop to shine. There
srs % Axed stars save - to relative
position The star apparently most
thcroughly Axed dies thousands q
miles minute. The astronomeE: us-
ing his telescope for IN slpenstoclE.
leaps from world-crag to world-craG.
and Ands no star standing still. The
ehamois hunter has to fy 70 catch his
prey, bu. not % swift il his game -
thaS which the scientist tries 70 shoot
through the tower Of observatory.
like petrsls mid-Atlantic. that seem to
come from NO shore. and Be bound
70 NO landing plaee-hying. hying-
% these great Aoeks Of worlds rest not
. they go-wlng aud wing-age altar
ase-ioeever and ever. The eagle
hastss 70 it, prey. but We shall in
speed beat the ea9leA You have mo-
ticed the velocity Of the swift horse.
under whose feet the miles alp like .
smooth ribbon, and. - he passes, the
four hoofs strike the earth In such
quick heat. your pulsss take the SANE
vibration. But al these thikgs are
not swift In eooperisoa with the mo-
tion Of which speak. The mooa
moves $1,000 miles In day. YondsE.
Neptans Aashss On 11,ooo miles N
boar. Yonder. Mercury goes l0e.0o
miles IN IN hour. So like the stars the
Chriatian shall shino in swiftneas of
motion.
You hear now o6 father or mother o.
child sick 1eoo miles away. and IL
takes you two days to got to them.
You hear Of some case Of suffering that
demands your immediate attention.
but It takes you IN hour TO get there.
Oh, tie 10Y when you shall, in fplAl.
ment At the text. take starry speed and
b equal 70 1eAooo Diles IN hour! Hav.
| ing On earth got used 70 Christian
work, goa will not quit when death
strikes you. You will only take On
more velocity. There il . dying
child in London, and its spirit
must be taken up to God; you are
there In IN instant 10 do Il There II
| . young man in New York to b n.
rssted from going into that gate Of sin;
| you aro there In IN instant 70 arrest
him. Whether with spring Of foot or
stroke Of wing. q by the force Of some
new law that shall hurl you 70 the
spot where yoa would 60. know not;
but my text suggest velocity. Allspacs
open before you, with nothing to him
der you In missioa Of light and love and
Joy, yoa shall shins in swiftness o6 NO
tion . the stars forever and ever.
To The ancients the stars wero sym
bols of eternity. But here the figure
Of my text breaks s.down-notin defeat
but IN the majssttes Of the judgment
The stars shall not shine forever. The
Dibls says thsy shall fall like aatam-
nal leavea A when The connecting
factogy.baad slips st nightfall from
the main wheel. all the smaller wheels
slaeken their speed. end with slower
and slower motioa- they turn until
they eous 70 fall stop . this great
meehiDery Of The uDivssse. wheel with