The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-10

cupy IL forever. Here Is a man God
fashioned % make a pillow. There Is a
man God fashioned to make n consti-
tuition. The man who makes the pillow
IS Just ss honorable as the man who
makes the constitution. There Is a
woman who was made 10 fashion a
robe. ard yonder Is one intended 10 be
queen and wear e. Il seems 10 me
that IN the one case as In the other. God
appoints tie sphere. and the needle go
Just es respectable IN his sight as the
scepirc. 7 DO not know but that the
world would long ago have been saved
n some % the men out Of the ministry
were Ga O.. and come Of those who are
In u Wrre ont Of Il. really think that
one half ihc world may be divided into
Two quarters those who have not
found their sphere. and those who. hay-
ing found a. are not willing TO stay
there. How many are struggling for a
position a little higher than that which
God intended FOR them. The bonds
woman wants to be mistress. Hagar
keeps crowdlng Sarah. The small
wheel Of 4 watch which beautifully
went ireadinE Us golden pathway
wants to be the balance-wheel. and the
sparrow with chagrln drops into the
brook because It cannot, like the eagle
cut a circle under the sun.
In the Lords army We all want TO
be brIgadlcr- generals! The sloop says
More mast. more tonnage, more can
vas. Oh that were a topsaii schoon-
er. or frll-r'rrcd brig. or Cunard
steamer" and 90 lhe world is filled
with cries Of discomfort. because we are
not willing TO stay In the place where
God put as aud intended rs 10 be. My
friends. be not too proud 10 do any
thing God tells you to do. Tor the lack
q a right disposition Ia this respect the
world Is sirewn with wandering llagars
and lshmaels God has given each one
~ ~ a work 20 DO. You carry a
scuitle q coal up that dark alley. You
distribute that Christian tract You
give $4,000 10 the missionary cause.
You for fifteen years 90 with chronic
rheumatism. displaying the beauty Of
Christian submission Whatever Col
calls you 10. whether q win kissing or
huzza. whether 90 walk under iri-
umphal arch Ur l.ft the llt ont Of the
ditch. whether Il be 90 preach on a
Pontceost or tell some wlnderer Of the
street OF the mercy Of the Christ %
Mary Maedaleue. whether % be- "a
weave garland for a laughing Child
ga spring morning lld call her O.
May Queen. or 20 comb ont the tangled
locks 90 a Vaif 90 the street. and cut
u9 enc u your Old dresses 20 o. hes
cue Tor the sauciuary-do 10. and DO %
right away Whether &c De a crown
OF yoke. DO not adget. Everlasting
honors upon those who do their work.
and do their whole work. and are con
tented 10 the sphere "a which God has
put them. while there Is wandering
and exile. and des0iation. and wilder
ness Tor Disconnected Hagar aud lsh-
maeL
Who Is that boy 40 Sutton Pool. Ply
mouth. England. barefooted. wading
down into the slush and slime. until
his bare foot comes upon a piece %
glass and he lifts %. bleeding and pain
struck That wound in the foot De
eides that be be- cden,ary In his lie.
decides that be be- a student That
wound by the glass Ia the Zoo, decides
that he shall be John Kitto. who shall
provide the best religious encyclopedia
the world has ever had provided. and
with his other writings a. well. throw
ing a light upon the Word Of God such
as has come from no other man In this
century. o mother. mother. that little
hand that wauders over your face may
yet be lifted to hurl thunder bolts Of
war or drop benedictions' That little
voice may blaspheme God In the grog.
. shop or cry Forward" 10 the Lords
hosts as they go out Tor their last vic
tory. My mind this morning leaps
thirty years ahead. and see mer-
/ chant prince Of New York One stroke
u his pen brings a ship ont OF Canton
Another stroke % his pen brings a
. ship into Madras he Is mighty In an
| the money markets Of the world Who
is hc7 lie sits on Sabbaths beside you
In church Ny mind leaps thirty years
forward from this time and I find my.
self In relief association 4 great
multitude Of Christian women have
met together Tor q generous purpose
There Is one woman In that crowd who
seems 10 have the confidence OF all IN,
others. and they an look mp 10 her
for her counsel and FOR her prayers
who Is she? This afternoon you viii
find her To- the Sabbath school Will,
the teacher tells her 81 that Chris
who clothed the naked. and led the hun
cry. and healed the sick. Ny min.
leaps forward thirty years from now
and find myself In an African jungle
and there Is a missionary ~ the eros
addressing the natives. and their dusk,
countenanccs are irradlatcd with IN
glad tldInrs ~ great JOY and salvation
who is he2 Did you not hear his vote
today in the opening song Of You
church scrvice2
learn one moro lesson from thi
Oriental scene, and that is. that ever
. wilderness has we'll Ia 10. lIagar an
Ishmael gave up to die IIagar's hear
sank within her as she heard her chill
crying Water wltcrl waterl' An
he says. my darling there Is NJ
water This Is a desert" And the
Gods angel said from the cloud "Wha
ailcth thee Hgaar7 And sh
looked mp ana saw him pointing 10
well Of water. where she filed the bot