The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05

10 Sir Horace Mere ':Oi ~ha; did you, broth
er die:'' 'sOf having nothing 10 DO, was
the answer. All said Spinola, chats
enough to kill any general OF us . Oh, can
it be possible in this world. where ;hcrci is so
much suffering TO be alleviated, so much
daranes to be enlightened and so many
burdens =, be carried. that there is any per-
son who cannot find anything 10 DO:
Nine de Stael did a world Of work in her
time. and one day. while she was seated
amid Instruments OF music, al Of which she
had mastered, and amid manuscript books
which she had written. some one SAID 10 her.
How do you find time 10 attend 10 Il! these
things" oh she replied. these arc
not the things am proud Of. Ny chief
boast IS in the fact that have l. trades, by
am one of which cou!l make 4 livelihood
If necessary. And If in secular spheres
there is so much to be done, in spiritua,
work how vast the field. How many dying
all around about us without one word Of
comfort We want more Abigails, more
Hannahs. more RebeccaS. more Marys, more
Deborahs consecra,ed-5ody. mind, Soul-to
the Lord who bought them.
Once more learn from my sub, b.,ect the
value OF cleaning.
Ruth going into that harvest field might
have said There IS a straw, and there IS
a straw, but what is q stray? | can't get
any barley for myself or my :9other-in-law
out Of these straws Not so sal beautiful
Ruth. She gathered two sraws, and she
put them together. and more straws, Until
She got enough 10 make sheaf Putting that
down, she went and gathered more straws
until she had another sheaf, and another,
and another. and another, and then she
brought them altogether, and she thrashed
them out, and she had an ephah of barly.
nigh bushel. Oh, that We might all be
cleaners,
Elihu Burritt learned many things while
tolling in blacksmith shop. Abercrom-
Die the world renowned philosopher, was
a philosopher in Scotland, and he got his
philosophy, or the chief part of it, while as
physician he was waiting fer the door Of
the sickroom to open. Yet how many there
are in this day who say they are so busy
they nave time for mental or spiritual i'm
provementS. The great duties of life cross
the field ike strong reapers and carry all
the hours, and there is only here and there
a fragment left that is not worth
cleaning. Ah, my friends, you could go
into the busiest day and busiest week of your
life and find golden opportunities which,
gathered. might at last make whole sheaf
for The Lords garner. ltis the stray oppor-
tunities and the stray privileges which,
taken up and bound together and beaten
out. will last fiji you with much JOY.
There arc o few moments left worth the
cleaning. Now, Ruth, to the field. May
each one have o measure full and running
over, Oh, you cleaners, to the field. And
if there be in your household an aged one or
sick relative that is not strong enough TO
come forth and toll il this fed, then let
Ruth take home to feeble Naomi this sheat
OF cleaning: ale that goeth forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubt.
less come again with rejoicing, bringing hif
sheaves with him" May the Lord God SO
Ruth and Naomi be our portion forever.