Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-24

confronts fraud. Every class OF people
meets every other class. Impudence and
modesty. pride and humility purity
and beastliness, frankness and hypoc-
risy, meeting on the same block in the
same street. in the same city Oh. that
is what Solomon meant wien he said,
"The rich and the poor meet together:
the Lord is the Maker Of them all
| like this democratic principle of the
gospel Of Jesus Christ which recognizes
the fact that we stand before God on
one and the same platform. Do not take
on any airs Whatever position you
have gained in society you are nothing
but a man. born Of the same parent, re-
generated by the same spirit cleansed
in the same blood. to lie down in the
same dust. TO get up in the same resur-
rection. It is high time that we all ac-
knowledged not only the Fatherhood Of
God. but the brotherhood Of man
To Keep His Heart Right.
Again. the street impresses me with
the fact that it is a very hard thing for
a man to keep his heart right and to
get to heaven. Infinite temptations
spring upon us from these places Of
public concourse. Amid so much attlu-
ence, how much temptation to covetous-
ness and to be discontented with our
humble lot Amid so many opportuni-
ties, for overreaching what temptation
to extortionl Amid so much display.
what temptation to vanity Amid SO
many saloons Of strong drink. what al
luremeut to dissipation In the mael-
stroms and hell gates Of the street how
many make quick and eternal ship
wreck If q man-Of-war comes back
from battle and is towed into the
navy yard. we go down to look at the
splintered spars and c0unt the bullet
holes and look with patriotic admira-
tion on the flag that foa,ed in victory
from the masthead Bat that man is
more Of a curiosity who has gone
through 80 years Of the sharpshooting
Of business life and yet sails on, victor
over the temptations Of the street. On
how many have gone down under the
pressure, leaving not so much as the
patch OF canvas to tell where they per-
ished They never had any peace. Their
dishonesties kept tOlling in their ears
If had an AK and could split open the
beams Of that fine house. perhaps |
would find in the very heart OF it a
skeleton. In his very best wine there is
a smack Of poor mans sweat Oh IS II
strange that when man has devoured
widows houses he is disturbed with in
digestion? All the forces Of nature are
against him Tho foods are ready to
drown him and the earthquake tc
swallow him and the fires TO consume
him and the lightnings to smite him
But the children Of God are on every
street. and in the day when the Crowns
of heaven are distributed some OF tht
brightest Of them will be given TO those
men who were faithful 10 God and faith
ful TO the souls Of others amid the mart;
of business. proving themselves the he
roes Of the street Mighty were theil
temptations, mighty was their deliver
ance and mighty shall be their triumph
Again, the street impresses me witt
the fact that life is full Of pretensior
and sham. What subterfuge. whai
double dealing. what two facednessl Do
all people who wish you good raorninG
really hope you happy day. Do al
the people who shake hlnGS love eacf
other2 Are all those anxious ABOUT YOU
health who inquire concerning ltl d.
all want 10 see you who ask You to call
Does all the world know half as muci
as il pretends to know? Is there mo-
many a wretched stock Of goods with {
brilliant show window? Passing up an'
down the streets to your business anC
your work. are you not impressed witt
the fact that society is hollow and tha
there are subterfuges and pretenslons
Oh, how many there are who swagge
and strut, and how few people who ar
natural and walk While fops slmpe
and fools chuckle and simpletons gig
gle. how few people are natural an
Taught The courtesam and the llbertin
90 down the street in beautiful apparel
while within the heart there are vol
canoes Of passion consuming their III
away | say these things not to Great
! in YOU incredulity or misanthropy, no
p do forget there are thousands OF pee
! pie great deal better than they seem
e but do not think any man Is prepare
q for the conflict of this life until b
e knows this particular peril Ehud come
I pretending to pay his tax to king EgIor
e and. while he stands in front OF IN
king. stabs him through with daggt
o until the haft went in after the blade
r Judas Iscariot kissed Christ
o Field For Christian Charity.
Again. the street impresses me wit
! the fact that it is a great field for Chrl
. tian charity There are hunger an
suffering. and want and wretchednei
I in the country. but these evils chieh
: congregate in our great cities. On e'
cry street crime prowls. ana drunkei
!, ness staggers. and shame winks, an
Il : pauperism thrusts out its hand askin
. for aims Here want is most squall
= and hunger is most lean. A Chrlstia
!, man. going along a street in New iorl
: saw a poor lad. and he stopped al
said. my boy, do you know how
:, read and writer" The boy made no Al
a a swer. The man asked the question twi'
and thrice "Can you read and write
And then the boy answered. with
= tear plashing on the back of his ham
He said in defiance. "No, sir; | can
/. read nor write, neither God. sir. don
want me to read and write Didn
2. take away my father so long ago l nev'
e remember to have seen himi An
/, haven't had to go along the streets
d get something TO fetch home to eat f'
-e the follsi And didn't |. as soon as
could carry basket, have to go OF
h and pick up cinders and never have
Is schooling. sirS God don't want me
e. read, sir | can't read nor write, ne
5 ther." Oh, these poor wanderorsl The
E. have no chance. Born in degradation
h as they get mp from their hands an
ID knees to walk. they take their first st'
a on the road to despair. Let MS 20 forl
W in the name Of the Lord Jesus Chri