The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-20

Lord. They rest from their labors, and
their works do follow them
/ speak 10 you OF Dorcas the rc.ur-
rcoted. The apostle came 10 where -he
was and said "Arisc, and she sat up In
what a short compass the great writer put
that-"She sat up!' Oh, what time
there was around that town when the
apostle brought her out among her old
friends
How the tears Of JOY must have started
What claiming of hands there must have
been What singing What laughter,
Sound il all through that lancl Shout II
down that dark alley Let all Joppd hear
A.! DOrcas ~ rcsurTcCtCdl
You and / have seen the same thing
many time; not dead body rcSuscl-
tatcd, but the deceased coming up again
after death IN the good accomplished. II
n man ahors up 10 fifty years OF age,
serving God. and then dies. we are apt to
think that his earthly work is done. No.
Ills influence on earth viii continue tlI
the world ceases. Services rendered for
Christ never stop.
\ Christian woman tolls for the up-
building OF q church through many ankle
ties. through many self denials. with pray
crs and tears and then she dies. u rs
fifteen wears since she went away. Now
the Spirit of God dcsccnds upon that
church. hundreds of souls stand up and
confess the faith ot Christ
Has that Christian woman who went
away fifteen years ago nothing 10 do with
these things | see the lowering out OF
her noble heart. | hear the echo ot her
footsteps IN all the songs over SINS Tor
given, IN all the prosperity Ot the church.
The good that seemed 10 be- buried has
come up again. DOrcas ia rcsurrcctcd!
After awhile all these wOmanIy friends
of Christ will put down their needle Tor
ever After making garments Tor others
some one viii make a garment Tor them;
the last robe We ever Wcar-thc robe Tor
the grave You will have heard the last
cry oi pain. You Will have witnessed the
last orphanagc You will have come IN
worn ont from your last round OF mercy.
| do not know where you viii sleep nor
what your cpltaph will be- but there VIII
hc lamp burning at that tomb and m
angel oi God guarding it. and through al
the long night no rude foot VIII disturb
the dust Sleep on, sleep on! SOFT bed.
pleasant shadows, undlsturbcd rcposc!
Sleep on
Asleep in Jesus Blessed sleep
From which none ever wake TO weep
Then one day there will be sky rcnd-
ing and a whrl OF wheels and the flash OF
pageant, armies marching, chains clank-
ing, banners waving, thunders booming,
and that Christian woman viii arise from
the dust and she will hc suddenly sur
rounded surrounded 10y the wanderers OF
the street whom she reclaimed, surround
ed by the wounded souls TO whom she had
administered
Daughter of God, so strangely surround
ed, what means this? II means that re-
ward has come; that the victory rs won;
that the crown ls ready; that the banquet
Is spread Shout It through all the crumh-
ling earth! Sing II through all the flying
heavens Dorcas Is rcsurrccted!
Ia 1853. when some of the soldiers came
back from the CrImcau war TO London,
the Queen ot England distributed among
them beautiful medals. called Crmean
medals Galleries were erected Tor the two
houses ut Parliament and the royal iamllN
to sit I'M. There was a great audience to
witness the distribution ot the medals, \
colonel who had lost both feet IN the bat.
| tie of lukcrmann was pulled m on a wheel
/ chair: others came IN hmptng ON thet
crutChcs Then the Queen of Englagd arose
before them IN the name OF her Govern
mcnt and uttered words of commendauon
/ 10 the officers and men and distributed
/ those medals. inscribed with the four great
! hattlcfelds Alma, BalRklava, mkcrmanu
/ and Seyustopol. As the Queen gave these
! 20 the wounded men and the wounded otti
GERS the bands of music struck up the ma
! tioual air, and the people, with streaming
/ eyes, joined IN the song
God save our gracious queen!
Long live our noble queen
God save the queen!
Nud then they shouted "Huzzal Huz2a'
Oh. n was a proud day for those returned
warriors, But a brighter better and glad
der day will come when Christ shall gath
cr those who have toied IN His service
good soldiers of Jesus Christ lie shall rise
before them. and in the presence OF all th,
glorhcd of heaven lie will LAY, Wet
done. good and faithful servant An,
then lie viii distribute the medals ot ctCr
nal victory, not inscribed with works o
Righteousness which We have done, hu'
with those four great battlchcds dear e
earth and dear 20 hcavcn-Rc Bethlehem
| Nazareth. Gcthscmanc aud Calvary,