Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
FOR COMMON PEOPLE.
DR.. TALMAGE's WORDS OF CHEER
FOR THE LOWLY.
The Rank aud File of the Lords Sol
diery Need Especial Help-Let Us BE
Content With Gods Gifts-The Penalty
CT Greatness Outweighs the JOY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-Dr Talmage
in this discourse calls the roll Of
faithful men and noble women in all
departments who are unrecognized and
unrewarded and sounds encouragement
for those who do work in spheres incon'
spicuous; text, Romans xvi, il, 10, "Sa-
lutte Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Pa
trobas, Hermes Philologus and julia.
Matthew Henry, Albert Barnes, Adam
Clark. Thomas Scott and all the COM
mentators pass by these verses without
any especial remark. The other 20 pcO-
ple mentioned in the chapter were dis
tinguished for something and were
therefore discussed by the illustrious ex-
positors, but nothing is said about
Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas,
Hermes Philologus and Julia. Where
were they born? No one knows. When
did they die? There is no record OF their
decease. For what were they distin-
guished? Absolutely nothing, or the
trait of character would have been
brought out by the apostle. If they had
been very intrepid or opulent or hlrsute
or musical Of cadence or Grass Of style OF
i'm any wise anomalous, that feature
would have been caught by the apostolic
camera. But they were good people, be-
cause Paul sends to them his high
Christian regards. They were ordinary
people. moving in ordinary sphere, at
tending to ordinary duty and meeting
ordinary responsibilities.
For the Rank and File.
What the world wants is religion
for ordinary people. If there be IN the
United States 90, coo, 600 people, there
are certainly not more than 1000, 600
extraordinary, and then there are go, p
600. 600 ordinary, and we do well to
turn our backs for little while upon
the DISTINGUISHED and conspicuous peo'
ple of the Bible and consider i'll our
text the seven ordinary. We spend too
much of our time in twisting garlands
for remarkables, and building thrones
for magnates, and sculpturing warriors,
and apotheosizing philanthropists. The
rank and file of the Lord 5 soldiery need
especial help. -,
The vast majority Of people VIII
never lead an army, will never write a
state constitution, will never electrify a
senate. will never make an important
invention. will never introduce a new
PHILOSOPHY, will never decide the fate
Of a nation. You do not expect to, you
do not want TO. You will not be a
Moses to lead a nation out OF bondage.
You will not be Joshua to prolong the
DAYLIGHT until you can shut five kings
in q cavern. You will not be a st. John
to unroll an Apocalypse. You VIII not
be a Paul to preside over an apostolic
college. You will not be Mary to
motber a Christ. You will more proba-
blv be Asyncritus, or Phlegon, or Her
mas or Patrobas, or Hermes, or Philol-
ogus. or Julia. ,,
Many Of you are women at the head
of households. Every morning you plan
for the day. The culinary department
Of the household is in your dominion.
You decide all questions OF diet. AL
the sanitary regulations OF your hous'
are under your supervision. To regulate
the food and the apparel and the habits
and decide the thousand questions OF
home life is a tax upon brain and nerve
and general health absolutely appalling
if there be no divine alleviation.
Needs of tho Human Race.
1t does not help you much to be toi'
that Elizabeth Fry did wonderful thlng
amid the criminals at Newgate. 1t doe
not help you much to be told that Mrs
Judson was very brave among the Bor
nesiau cannibals 1t does not help yo'
very much to be told that tlorenc'
NIGHTINGALE was very kind to th'
wounded in the Crimea. 1t would b
better for me to tell you that the diVin
friend Of Mary and Martha Is you
friend. and that he sees all tho annoy
ances and disappointnents ana aura
sious and exasperaiions Ct an cTGindr.
housekeeper from morn till hieAt, a.'
from the first day of the year until IN
last day Of the year, and at your cal
he is ready with help and re-eniorce
ment.
They who provide the food OF tn
world decide the health OF the worla
You have only to 90 on some errai
amid the tayerns and the hotels OF IL
United States and Great Britain TO al
nreciate the fact that a vast multltuu
D If the human race are slaughtered D.
, incompetent cookery. Though youn
= woman may have taken lessons III musl
and may have taken lessons IN palntin
and lessons in astronomy, she Is nc
we'll educated unless she has taken le'
sons in dough. They who decide I'd
apparel Of the world and the food OF IN
, world decide the endurance OF the woric
An unthinking man may consider
a matter of little Importance, the care
of the household and the economies
domestic life, but | tell you the earth
strewn with the martyrs Of Kitchen an
nursery. The health shattered woman
hood of America cries out Tor uo
who can help ordinary women IN th
ordinary duties of housekeeping. In
, wearing, grinding, unappreciated wor
| goes ON. but she same Christ who stoo
3 ON the bank of Galilee in the earl
: morning anu kindled the fire and pa
, the fish already cleaned and oroiiin
when the sportsmen stepped ashor
chilled and hungry, will help every w
| man to prepare breakfast whether
= her own hand or the hand Of her hlr'
{ helm. The God who made indestructib
eulogy Of Hannah, who made coat l.
. Samuel, her son, and carried 1t to Il
temple every year. will help every won
: an in preparing the family wardroo
The God vino opens the Bible with q
is story of Abraham's entertainment
,. tina three angels on the plains OF Nam
* will help every woman to provide &C
pitality, however rare asd embs-ras
ing. 1t is high time that some OF q
attention we have been giving to Il
remarkable women Of the Bible-r
- markable for their virtue OF their wa
A. of it OF remarkable for their deeds
N Deborah and Jezebel and Herodias al
~ Alfalfa and Dorcas and the Marys, e
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