El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-28
place in life he has wrought for us
bet. er than we know.

place in life he has wrought for US
bet. er than we know.
Jud re n t tb e Lord by feeble scene,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind . frowning providence.
He hides smiling face"
The same God who made the head
with it's brain of marvellous brilliancy
and matchless attainment, farthest
from earthsand nearest to heaven, like
wise made the foot whose mission is to
cleave to the hearth and support the
marvellous superstructure of the human
system. But is the foot disbonored?
Nay, verify! Not so long as it performs
its divinely appointed mission. In
every great building there is mud
sill somewhere, though it may be I'M
noticed by the casual observer. In the
great structure of business, social polit-
icsl and religious organization con-
shutting the whole system of life, God,
the great architect, has placed his
mud-sills somewhere; somebody mus.
delve the erath; somebody clean the
streets, somebody must groom the
horse, somebody must bake the bread
and fry the meat; somebody must toll,
and somebody must serve.
Has providence given you one
of these positions? Then rejoice
tonight that be has given you posi-
tion on which SO much depends; one in
which you may 'be truly great and
honored of God, if no. Of men For
true greatn ess consists not in the &C.
cumu alton of wealth, nor in exalted
po- ition of social, political or religious
life. nor in the brilliant achievement
of the intellect: but true greatness con-
sists in patiently submitting yourself
to faithfully and heartily performing
the task that nature or providence has
set you to do.
Indeed God demands this service of
US. Our text tells US that our service
should be as unto the Lord, doing the
will of God from the heart. Every
lsborer or servant is under moral obi
cation to serve in such way rs will
leave him with consciousness that he
has done his best, and quilted him self
well in the eyes of him who sleepeth
not. Moreover to every such servant
there is great reward, KNOWING that
whatsoever good thing any man doath,
ceive of the Lord, wheth-
err he be bond or free" To the
faithful servant there is reward even
here on earth. He has the con-
seriousness that be has done his best:
that he has blessed the life of his fell
lows and glorifel God. This is tt e
very best OF earthly rewards. And
t0e0 ne Is O1Cen rewarded by WOrIQly
promotion. Mr.. Colgate, the great
soap manufacturer, began his career as
poor apprentices in 2 large soap fac
tory. Vice President Wilson, and
President Garfield, both served their
day driving oxen and moving wheat
Indeed, most of the men who have
climbed to the summit of life's ladder
OF success and fame have at one time
put in heart service on the lower
rounds.
1.-THE heights of gre at men reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they while their companions slept,
We're. toiling upward in the night.
I'VE have not wings, we cannot soar.
But we have feet to scale and climb.
By slo y degrees by more and more,
The cloudy summit of our time"
And then comes that last promotion
which is sure to all the faithful: when
Jesus shall say: "Come up higher good
and faithful servant; thou has been
faithful over few things; will make
thee ru1ar over manyD