The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-01-25

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social successes, but each one with u
sting in it. the reminder of his denial,
the bitter rcmorse that, do what he
would. ne social success could remove.
He saw Rose Sterling, dependent for
some years upon her aunt and Felicia,
finally married to man far older than
herself accepting the burden of rela-
ton that had no love in it on her part
because of her desire to be the wife of .
rich man and enjoy the physical lux
uries that were all of life to her. Over
this life also the vision cast certain
dark and awful shadows, but they were
not shown to him in detail.
He saw Felicia and Stephen Clyde
happily married. living beautiful life
together, enthusiastic. joyful in suffer
ing. pouring out their great, strong,
fragrant service into the dull. dark.
terrible places Of the great city and re-
deeming souls through the personal
touch of their home. dedicated to the
human bomesickness all about them.
He saw DR.. Bruce and the bishop 60
ing on with the settlement work. He
seemed to see the great blazing motto
over the door enlarged. What Would
Jesus Dor" and the daily answer to
that question was redeeming the city
in its greatest need.
He saw Burns AMI his companion
and great company Of men like them
redeemed and going in turn to Others
conguerino their passions by the Divine
grace a. "A proving by their daily lives
the reality of the new birth. even In the
lowest and most abandoned.
And now the vision was troubled. II
seemed to him that as he kneeled he be-
gan to pray, and the vision was more
of IA longing for future than reality
in the future The church of Jesus in
the city and throughout the country
would it follow Jesus? Was the move
ment begun in Raymond to spend itself
in few churches like Nazareth Avenue
and the one where he had preached to-
day and then die away as local move
ment, stirring on the surface, but not
to extend deep and far? He felt with
agony after the vision again. He
thought he saw the church of Jesus in
America open its heart to the moving
Of the Spirit and rise to the sacrifice Of
its ease and self satisfaction in the
name Of Jesus He thought he saw the
motto, "What Would Jesus Dor" in
scribed over every church door and
written on every church member s
heart. The vision vanished. 1t came
back clearer than before, and he saw
the Endeavor societies all over the
world carrying in their great process
sions at some mighty convention ban
ner on which was inscribed, "What
Would Jesus Dor" and he thought in
the faces Of the young men and women
he saw future joy Of suffering. loss,
self denial. martyrdom, and when this
part Of the vision slowly faded he saw
the figure Of the Son Of God beckoning
to him and to all the other actors in his
life history. An angel choir somewhere
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many voices and shout as Of q great
Victory, and the figure Of Jesus grew
more and more splendid. He stood at
the end of a long fight Of steps. "Yesl
Yes o my Master, has not the time
come for this dawn of the millennium
Of Christian historyf Oh, break upon
the Christendom Of this age with the
light and the truth! Help us to follow
thee all the wayi'
He rose at last with the awe Of one
who has looked at heavenly things. He
felt the human forces and the human
sins Of the world as never before, and,
with hope that walks hand in hand
with faith and love. Henry Maxwell,
disciple Of Jesus, laid him down to sleep
and dreamed Of the regeneration Of
Christendom and saw in his dream Q
church Of Jesus without spot or wrin-
kle or any such thing" following him
all the way. walking obediently in his
steps.
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