Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-16

] tl these ulrecrOfS al htlnkS MOulu KNOW
how many yards il would take To make
1 that little girl dress: Which OF these
masculine hands could fit hat to that
little girls headi Which Of the wise
men would know how To tie on that new
pair Of shoes! Man sometimes gives his
charity in "A rough way. and il falls like
the fruit OF a tree in the east. which fruit
comes down So heavily that it breaks the
skull of the man who is trying TO gather
/ IL. But woman glidcS SO softly into the
house of desiitution and finds out all the
sorrows of the place and puts so quietly
the donation on the table that all the
/ family come out ON the front steps as she
departs. expecting that from under her
shawl she will thrust out two wings and
! go right up toward heaven. from whence
she seems to have come down.
The Angel Chant.
q Christian young woman, il you
would make yourself happy and win the
/ blessing Of Christ. go ont among the
destitute. \ loaf of bread or n bundle
OF socks may make a homcly load to
carry. but the angels Of God will come
out To watch and the Lord Almighty will
| give his messenger hosts a charge, say
! ing. Look out for that woman: canopy
/ her with your wings and shelter her
! from all HARM" and while you are seat
/ ed in the house of dcstitution and suffer
| ing the little ones around the room will
whisper: who is she? Amt she beau
tiful.'' And IL you will listen right sharp
I ~ you will hear dripping down through
! the leaky roof and rolling over the rot
ten stairs the angel chant that shook
Bethlehem. GLORY Ia God in the high
est. aud ON earth peace. good will to
men,
/ Can you tell me why Christian wo-
man going down among the haunts Of
iniquity ON Christian errand never
meets with any indigniiy! stood in
the chapel 81 Helen Chalmers. the daugh
ter OF the celebrated DIR. Chalmers. in the
most abandoned part of the city Of Edin-
burgh. and | said to her as | looked
around upon the fearful surroundings
4 OF that place. do you come here nights
/ TO hold n service!" "Oh. yes" she said
/ Can il be possible that you never meet
with an insult while performing this
| Christian errand:' Never" she said.
''never." That young woman who has
her father 10y her side walking down the
street. armed police AT each corner. is
not so well defended as that Christian
woman who goes forth on gospel work
into the haunts of inicuity carrying the
Bibles and bread. God. with the red
right arm Of his wrath omnipoient. would
tear 10 pieces any one who should offer
indignity to her. lie would smiie him with
ligh;nings and drown him with floods and
swallow him with earthquakes and damn
him with eternal indignaiions.
Seine one said: Il dislike very much 10
see that Christian woman teaching those
bad boys in the mission school. | am
afraid 10 have her instruct them. so. ="
said another man. Il am afraid too"
\ Said the first. Il am afraid they will use
vile language before they leave the place"
All" said the other man. Il am not
afraid Of that. What ! am afraid Of is,
! that il any OF those boys should use q
bad word in her presence the other boys
would tear him To pieces and kill him on
the spot" That woman Is the best
sheltered who is sheltered 10y the Lord
God Almighty. and You need never fear
going anywhere where God tells you TO
/ go.
No Fools Errnnd.
II seems as II the Lord had ordained
woman for an especial work in the solici
/ tation Of charities. Backed up by barrels
4 In which there is no flour. and 10y stoves
robes in which there are no clothes. n
woman is Irresistible. Passing on her
errand. God says to her. "Ion 20 into
that bank or store or shop and get the
money" She goes in and gets it. The
/ man is hard listed. hut she gets IT, She
could not help but get il. II is decrced
/ from eternity she should get il. No need
! ~ your turning your back and pretending
| you don't hear. you do hear There is no
need OF your saying you are begged TO
| death. There il no need of your wasting
your time. and you might as well submit
/ first as last. You had better right away
/ take down your checkbook. mark the
number of the check. I'LL up the blank.
| sign your name and hand il To her. There
/ is no need Of wasting time. Those poor
/ children on the back street have been
hungry long enough. That sick man must
/ have some farina. That c0nSumptivc
must have something To ease his cough.
! meet this delegate Of relief society
coming out Of the store Of such a hard
/ listed man. and | say. Did you get the
money" "Of COURSE" she says. II got
the money: that's what ! went in for.
The Lord told me 20 90 in and get it. and
he never sends mc On a fools crrand."
Again. have 20 tell you that IL Is n
woman's specific right To comfort under
the stress OF dire disaster. She is called
the weaker vessel. but all profane as well
as sacred history attcsis that when the
crisis comes she is better prepared than
man 10 meet the emergency. How often
! you have seen "A woman. who seemed TO
be- a disciple of frivoliiy and Incidence.
who. under one stroke of calamity.
changed Ia heroine. oh. what great
mistake those business men make who
never tell their business troubles TO their
4 wives, There COMES some great loss 10
| their store. or some Of their companions
| In business play them sad trick. and
/ they carry the burden all alone. He is
asked in the household again and again.
What is the matterT' But he believes
| IL sort Of Christian duty 10 keep all
that trouble within his own soul. oh.
sir. your first duty was 10 tell your wife
all about IL. She perhaps might not
have dscntangled your finances or cx-
tended your credit. but she would have
helped you To- bear misfortune You
have no right To carry on one shoulder
that which is intended for two. Bust
ness men know what | mean. There
came crisis in your affairs. You strug-
gled bravcly and long. but after awhile
I shall have to stop" and you called in
your partners. and you called in the most
prominent men in your employ, and you
said. I'VE have got To stop" You left
the store suddenly. You could hardly
make up your mind To pass through the
street and over on the ferryboat You
felt everybody would 5e looking nj you
and blaming you and denouncing you.
| You hastened home. You told your wife
all about the affair What did she say?
Did she play the butterfly Ibid she ralk
about the silks. and the ribbons. and the
| fashions!
The strength of the Eternal God.
No She came mp 10 the emergency.
She quRiled not under the stroke. She
offered Ia go out Of the comfortable
house into a smaller one and wear the
old cloak another winter She was the
one who understood your affairs withost
blaming you. You looked upon what you
Of a.