Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

George Peabodys and the James Lenoxes
OF the earth, who give tens and hundreds
Of thousands of dollars to good objects.
Brt am speaking now of those who, out
of their pinched poverty, help others-of
such men as those Christian missionaries
at the west, who proclaim Christ to tie
people, one Of them, writing to the secre-
for that $25 Until yesterday we have
had no meat in our house for, three
months. We have suffered terribly. MY
children have no shoes this winter And
of those people who have only a half loaf
who are hungrier. and of those who have
only q sscuttle of coal, but help others
| to fuel, and of those who have only a
| dollar in their pocket and give. twenty
five cents to somebody else, and of that
father who wears shabby coat and of
that mother who wears faded dress,
that their children may be well appar
eled. You call them paupers or ragamuf
fins or emigrants. l call them heroes and
hsroines; You , and | may net now
God knows, and they have more angels
lowering over them than you and l have,
and they will have higher seat in heaven.
| They may have only cup of cold water
to give poor traveller OF may have, only
picked splinter from the nail of child's
nnger or have put only two mites .nto
the treasury, but the Lord knows them
Considering what they had, they did
more than we have ever done, and their
faded dress will become a white robe,
and the small room will be an ~xternal
mansion and the old hat will he exchanged
for coronet OF victory and all the ap
plause of earth and the shouting of heaven
will be drowned out when God rises up
to give His reward to those humble work
ers in His kingdom and to say to them;
well done, @ :. and faithful servant"
You have all seen or heard of the ruins
of Melrose Abbey. | suppose in some
respects they are the most exquisite ruins
on earth, and yet, looking at it, was
not so impressed-you may set it do
to bad taste, but 1 was not so deeply
stirred, as | was at tombstone at the
foot Of that abbey, the tombstone placed
by Walter Scott over the graJe of an
old man who had served him good
many years in his house, the 'scription
stand there and read it without tears
coming into his eyes--the epitaph,. "Well
done, good and faithful serva ant" Oh,
when our work is, over, will it be found,
because of anything We have done for
God or the church or suffering humanity,
that such an inscription is appropriate
for us? God grant it!
Who are those who We're bravest and
deserved the greatast monument-Lord
Claverhouse and his burly soldiers or
John Brown; the Edinburgh carrier and
mneE ns ws Of as, MF Aebans ebT in hs seond
secreted by John Brown and his wife,
and Caverhouse rode up one day with
his armed men and shouted in front of
the house. John Browns little. girl came
out. He said to her, "Well, miss, is Mr.
Atkins here?" She made no answer, for
she could not ,betray the minister Of the
gospel "Ha." Clav9rhouse said, "Then
you are chip of the old block, are you?
[ have something in my pocket for you.
1t is nosegay. Some people call it a
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And he got off his horse, and lie put it
on the little girls hand and began to turn
it until the bones cracked and she cried.
He. said: Don't cry, don't cry This
isn't thumbscrew; this is a nosegay."
And they heard the child's cry, and the
father and mother came out, and Claver-
house said: ''It seems that you three
have laid Vow hov h"ads toeethe~. de
termined to die like all the rest If your
hypocritical, canting, sniveling crew.
pious Mr.. Atkins, you would die. 1 have
a telescope with me that will improve
your vision" And he pulled out a pis-
toll. "Now,' he said. you old pragmatic,
lest YOU should catch cold in this, cold
morning of Scotland, and for the honor
of the glory. OF God and the good of our
souls, | will proceed simply and in the
neatest and most expeditions style to
blow your brains out.
John Brown fell upon his knees and
began to pray. "Ah! said Caverhouse,
Cameron" 80 Lord said John Brown,
'since it seems to be Thy will that should
leave this world for a world where L
can love Thee better and serve Thee more,
put this Door widow woman and these
helpless, fatherless children into Thy
hands. We have been together in peace
a good while, but now we must look forth
to better meeting in heaven. and as tor
these poor creatures. blindfolded and in
fatuated,. that stand before me, convert
them before it be too late, and may they
who have sat in judgment in this lonely
place on this blessed morning upon me,
poor, defenseless fellow creature, may
they in the last judgment find that mercy
which they. have refused to me, Thy most
He rose and said, Isabel, the hour has
come of which l spoke. to you on the
morning when proposed hand and heart
to you: and are you willing now, for the
love of God to let me die?'' She put her
arms around him and said: "The Lord
Blessed be the name of the Lord" ''Ston
that sniveling.'' said Claverhouse. Il
have had enough of it. Soldiers, do your
work! Take aim! Fre!" And the head
of John Brown was scattered on the
ground While the the wife was ,f fshhtheG,ns hen s
\
bands head-gathering them up for bur.
ial--Clayerhouse looked into her face and
said: Now, my good woman. how do on
feel now about your bonnie man" "Oh,
. she said. Il always thought weel of him
He has been very good to me; | had NO
,, reason for thinking anything but weel 81
him. and think better of him now; Oh
, what grand thing, it will be in the las,
day to see God pick out His heroes and
heroines! Who are those paupers of oter.
nifty trudging off from the gates, of heaven
. Who are they? The Lord Clavcrhonses
and Herods and those who had sca,.ters
and crowns and thrones, but thc% lived
for their own aggrandlzement, and they
broke the heart OF nations. Heroes oi
earth, but paupers in eternity. | beat the
drums of their eternal despair. Woe
, woe, woe =
What harm can the world do you when
the Lord Almighty with unsheathed sword
! fights for YOU! | preach this sermon for
! comfort Go home to the place just
where God has put you to play the hero
or the herones. Do not envy any man
!, his money or his applause or his social po