The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-06

work is all completed we will have right
to say rejoicingly: "Thank God, | was
privileged to help in the rearing of that
templel | had a part in the work of the
worlds redemption"
Again, we have need Of patience under
wrong inflicted, and who escapes it in
some formY 1t comes TO all people in pro.
fessional life in the shape of being misun.
derstood. Because of this, how many peo-
pie fly to newspapers for an explanation.
You see their card signed by their own
name declaring they did not say this or
did not do that They fustcr and worry,
not realizing that every man comes to be
taken for what he is worth. and you can.
not, by any newspaper puff, be taken for
more than you are worth nor by any news
paper depreciation be put down. There
is spirit of fairness abroad in the world
and il you are public man you are classi.
fed among the friends or foes of society.
If you are friend of society. YOU will find
plenty of adherents, and If YOU are the
Toe OF society you cannot escape reprehen-
sion. Paul you were right when you said
not more to the Hebrews than 20 us, "Ye
have need OF patience" | adopted rule
years ago which has been of great service
to me, and it may be of some service to
you: Cheerlully consent to be misunder-
stood God knows whether we are right
or wrong, whether we are trying to serve
Him or damage His cause. When You can
cheerfully consent to be misunderstood
many of the annoyauces and veNations OF
life will quit your heart, and you will come
into calmer seas than YOU have ever sailed
on. The most misunderstood heing that
ever trod the earth was the glorious Christ
The world misunderstood His cradle and
concluded that one so poorly born could
never be Of much importance. They
charged Him with inebrety and called
y. IL.
derstood Him. and when IL was put to
the vote whether He was guilty or not of
treason He got but one vote, while all the
others voted AYE, aye" They misun.
derstood His cross, and concluded that il
lie had divine power He would effect His
own rescue. They misunderstood His
grave, aud declared that His body had
been stolen by Infamous resurrectionists.
He so fully consented to be msunder-
stood that harried and slapped aud sub
merged with scorn, He answered not
word You cannot come up to that, but
4 yo1 can initiate in some small degree the
| patience of Christ.
There are enough present woes in the
world without the perpetual commemora.
tion OF past miserics. If you sing in your
home or your church, do not always choose
tunes in long meter Far better to have
your patience augmented by the considera-
ton that the misfortunes of this life must
| soon terminate.
This last summer | stood on Sparrow
hill, four miles from Moscow. 1t was the
1 place where Napoleon stood and looked
| upon the city which he was about to cap.
| ture. His army had been in long marches
and awful fights and fearful exhaustions,
! and when they came to Sparrow hill the
shout went up from tens of thousands of
voices, Moscow, Moscowl" | do not
wonder at the transport. A ridge Of hills
/ sweeps round the city. A river semicr-
cles it with brilliance. II is spectacle
that you place in your memory as one of
| three or foIr most beautiful scenes in all
the earth. Napoleon's army marched on
| il in four divisions four overwhelming tor
rents of valor and pomp, down Sparrow
hill and through the beautiful valley and
across the bridges and into the palaces,
which surrendered without one shot g. (
resistance because the avalanche OF troops
was irresistible. There is the room in
/ which Napoleon slept, and his pillow,
which must have been very uneasy, for,
oh, how short his stay Fires kindled in
all parts of the city simultaneously drove
out that army into the snowstorms under
which $4,000 men perished, How soon did
! trlumphal march turn into horrible demo.
lition
To-day while speak we come on n high
hill, a glorious hill of Christian autcipa
tion. These hosts of God have had u long
march and fearful battles and defeats have
again and again mingled with the victor
les, but to-day W. come in sight of the
great city, the capital of the universe, the
residence OF the King and the home of
those who arc TO reign with Him for ever
and ever. Look at the towers and hear
| them ring with eternal jubilee
Look at the house of many mansions,
! where many OF our loved ones are. Be.
| hold the streets of FURNISHED gold and
hear the rumble of the chariots of those
| who are more than conquerors. So far
| from being driven back, all the twelve
| gates are wide open for our entrance. We
are marching on and marching on, and our
| every step brings us nearer to the city.
At what h.. we shall enter we have no
| power to foretcll but once enlisted amid
! the blood washed host our entrance is GER
tain 1t may be in the bright MONDAY or
the dark midnight 1t may be when the
air is laden with springtime fragrance or
! chilled with falling SHOWS. But enter we
must and enter we will through the grace
offered us as the chief of sinners Higher
hills than anv | have spoken of will guard
that city. More radiant waters than |
saw in the Russian valley will llpour through
that great metropolis. No raging confa-
grafton shall drive us forth. for the only
fires kindled in that city will be the fires
VI a Hl'lNuNbl Aiiil Slldll ever HOlsl anu
never die. Reaching that shining gate
there will be parting, but no tears at the
parting. There will be an eternal farewell
but no sadness in the utterance Then
and there we will part with one of the
best friends we ever had. No place for
her in heaven, for she needs no heaven
While love and JOY and other graces enter
heaven, she will stay out Patience, beau
tful Patience, long-suffering Patience. will
at that gate saw: Goodbye. l helped you
in the battle of life, but now that you have
gained the triumph you need me no more.
| bound up your wounds. but now they
are all healed. / soothed your bereave-
ments but you pass now into the reun-
ions of heaven. | can do no more for you,
and there is nothing for re to do in city
where there are no burdens to carry.
Goodbye. / go back into the wor / from
which you came up to resume my tour
among the hospitals aud sick rooms and
bereft households and almshouses. The
cry of the worlds sorrow reaches my ears.
and | must descend, Up and down that
poor suffering world / will go to assuage
and comfort and SUSTAIN until the world
itself expires aad on al It's mountains and
in all its valleys and on all its plains there
is not one soul left that has need Of pa.
tience."