The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-07-07
RDAY, JULY 7, 1900

'glveness before they are asked tor
bitter words when the family Bible
IS for rum and the pawnbroker shoI
IS the last decent dress. Some day
string to evoke the story OF her sor
ys, yol say. well how are YOU get
z along now?' and. rallying he1
mbling voice and quieting her quyerins
, she says. pretty well. l thank You
.tty we'll" She never Will tell YOU. II
, delirlum Of her last sickness she may
all the other secrets of her lifetime
{ she will not tell that, Not until tn,
1ks of eternity are opened on tho
one OF Judgment will ever be knew
at she has suffered.
find also in this roll the heroes Of
istiap charity. We all admire the
rye Pea bodys and the James Lenoxes
he earth, vho give tens and hundreds
Thousands of dollars to good objects.
| am speaking now Of those who, out
heir pipched poverty, help others--of
!, men as those Christian missionaries
be west, who proclaim Christ to the
e, one Of them, writing to the secre-
in New York. saying: Il thank you
hat $25. Until yesterday we have
no meat in our house for three
hs. We have suffered terribly. My
rem have no shoes this winter And
ose people who have only half loaf
cad, but give a piece of it to Others
hre hungrier, and of those who have
scuttle of coal, but he lp others
ell, and Of those who have only
in their pocket and give twenty
ents to somebody else, and of that
who wears a shabby coat and of
mother who wears faded dress,
their children may be well appar-
You call them paupers or ragamuf-
emigrants. / call them heroes and
les. You and | may not J;now
they live or what their pane is.
Knows, and they have more angels
ng over them than you and | have,
ley will have a higher seat in heaven.
may have only cup of cold water
a poor traveller or may have only
a splinter from the nail of child's
or have put only two mites .nto
easury, but the Lord knows them.
ering what they had, they did
than we have ever done, and their
dress will become white robe,
be small room will be an external
and the old hat will be exchanged
coronet OF victory and all the ap-
of earth and the shouting of heaven
drowned out when God rises up
His reward to those humble work
His kingdom and TO say to them,
done, ~ and faithful servant
have oil seen or heard of the ruins
lrose Abbey. / suppose in some
S they are the most exquisite ruins
tn, and yet, looking at it, was
impressed-you may set it do,
taste, but | was not go deeply
as | was at a. tombstone at the
that abbey, the tombstone placed
hlter Scott over the Craze of an
an who had served him good
years in his house. the -scription
ignifcant. and / defy any man to
there and read it without tears
into his eves-the epitaph, well
good and faithful servant" On.
|ur work is over, will it be found,
OF anything we have done for
the church or suffering humanity,
hch an inscription IS appropriate
God grant it!
are those who were bravest and
d the greatest monument-Lord
louse and his burly soldiers or
,rown. the Edinburgh carrier, and
fe? Mr.. Atkins, the prosecuted
VI JESUS SHIlsG III 1CblldHu, was
j by John Brown and his wife,
averhouse rode mp one day with
ned men and shouted in front Of
Use. John Browns little girl came
lie said to her, well. miss, is Mr..
here?" She made no answer, for
I'D not betray the minister of the
"Ha!" Clavcrhouse said. Then
a chin of the old block. are you?
something in nv pocket for you.
nosegay. Some people call it q
grey, but l call it nosegay."
got off his horse, and lie put it
title girls hand and began to turn
the bones cracked and she cried.
l. Don't cry, don't cry. This
thumbscrew; this is nosegay."
by heard the cbild's cry. and the
nd mother came out. and Claver-
aid: at ,ems that you three
n. 1 l.. L Al y.