The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-28

another hand puts In the sickle and an
other hand resps the bearded grain. Ana
thanks be TO God that as our labors are
all thus linked together on earth, in the
Harvest Home the rejoicing Will be- as
one heart. We hoe but time TINS morn
ing, dearly beloved. to hint al those points
OF contact which make AL Christian ldoor
one.
LABORING TOGETHER.
l. The first OF these is that We arc
laborcrs In the same great vineyard. SOW
ing the same seed OF God eternal gospel.
This great world In which We live is the
one broad field OF Christian labor, ana
no matter where our lot bee cast we are in
the same vineyard OF the LORD Inc
great underlying bond of union IN TINS
common vineyard IS that we are ihe H'.
aids of the same Gospel. The Gospel ie
always and everywhere the same. No
matter whether the seed Dee cast on the
mountain S de or in the valley bcnedth-4u
the crowded metropolis or TO the scattered
inhabitants Of the country whether Dee
meath the scorching rays OF the torrid sum-
or by the bleak and frozen shores OF the
Arctic Seattle Gospel truth Is ever the
same-thc power OF God unto salvation
to everyone that beleveth.
. Then too over this great field oi
Master. one husbandsman. lie who came
10 che earth and suffered and died ana
thus gave 90 us the seed Of eternal IRE
to scatter through the earth declared,
My father is the husbandman. The
life and the labor OF each Christian rests
ever under the control and direction of
the one great Husbandman. even the
Father I'm Heaven. Under his watchiu.
eye and by the energy of his omnpotent
H. "a D..
department OF Christian work 10 Is his
prerogatNe 90 say go or come.
3. The last point of contact I'm Chris
tian labor. 20 constitute iis unity. SIS that
there is only one harvest Home. The
same seed of eternal life. scattered in the
one broad vineyard of the Lord. under
the direction of the one liusbandman.
is all 10 be garncrcd in the same treas
uTe house OF our God. When the cry
OF Harvest Home shall resOuud through
all the earth. then shall ali faithful labor
ers meet in the mansion of eternal rest
and as they lay down the burden of hie
in the rich sheaves they have gathered,
an Will blend into "a single Offering at me
feet of him who loved us and gave his
life for us. IN will not matter then ln
what age you laDOred or from what field
YOU gathered your sheavcs-ior as We
shall then fully understand how the
labors of each were dependent upon ana
linked with his fellows, and how the null
tiplied influences of Christian activity
is 20 blended that wc can't tell tO who bee
longs the crcdit-we viii au join Boz One
united shout of Joy and praise and adora-
ton % the Lamb that sittcth 0n the
throne through whose dying love and
eternal grace we are what We are, ior
verify che that soweth and he that reap-
eth shall rejoice together
ESSENTIAL UNITY.
In the great outcome of all Christian
labor nothing can destroy It's essential
unity. Not The broad. deep waters of tne
ocean that divides continent from cont-
ncnt-not the march az thc long Gene
turtles that separate the Ieuilc1rtil
shower OF Gods le-sings upon the Apos-
ties of old. from the glorious mi.eunIn
dawn when the same spirit shall hl The
whole earth with Dis power nothing can
destroy the essential unity NJ aI labor
flowing from Gospel as its motive power
lu conclusion DR. Din referred o. DIS
departure 800 the following words
what matters 10 then. dearly beloved
in the Lord. 10 in the Providence OF our
Great HusbIulmau. We ho called io sever
the dearest ties of lIfr. What ihoueh. in
the external relations of Dice. mountains
and broad rivers divide us. We arc all
for which We strive. and as $50 lIy down
our sbeaves fn the storchou-c above $500
will ret.i,e together Permit me. beloved
CONGREGATION. 90 bring home O. your heaef.
this morning such lessons as the subject
and occasion suggest. In Gods prov-
dcnce. m the capacity of pastor D speak
10 You now for the last time. dare nor
trust myself 10 speak Of the severance
OF those ties which mutual joys ana sore
rows have stlcnsthened DO our hearts
] can only thank you for the sympathy
and kindness extended mo while among
you. and plv that our l1borf together
may not have been in vain in the Lord
7 would embrace this last opportunity t1
urge uuon you with all fhr emphasis of
a heart budcned with desire to do v0u
GOOD ! would urge those same truth.
which from Gods word ] have +tf.vaH
from Sabbath o. Sabbath 90 ser ho .0r.
can and iuprcss upon your hearts and
live
Lot me once more urge u0on each
Christian here that in fho divcrif v W
Christian labor. God has assigned t0 each
az YOU "a part 10 do. and thlf you. w'tl
all the energy Of your soul. do it wr.
and do 10 nobly.
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81 ,.oyr Labor fhe.e arc. points of cou-
-. 1 . ,,,.rf t,u4a.lVfrr unity and