The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-07
FARMVILLE. VA. FRIDAY. JUNE :. 1901.

f All ye who bear in your body the
marks of The Lord Ic,u. have t,n
, thought what use those mHrh. viii be
in the heavenly world? What source
of glorious remiuisceuce. In that
world You will sir together and talk
over earthly experiences. where did
you get that scare" saint will say 10
saint, and there will come back story
Of hardship and struggle and perse.
cuiion and wounds and victory through
ihe grace of the Gospel. Another spirit
WEI say TO listening spirit: where
did you get that hurt so plainly
marked?' And the answer will be:
"Oh. that was one Of the worst hurts
ever had That was broken friend
ship We were in sweetest accord for
years. together In joy and sorrow
what one thought the other thought
We were David and Jonathan. But
our personal interests parted. and our
friendships broke never 10 be renewed
on earth But We have made il an ND
here. and misunderstanding are gone.
and We are in the same Heaven. on
neighhoring thrones I'm neighboring
castles ON The banks Of the same river"
where did You get that mark?"
says another spirit TO listening spirit.
and the answer comes: THAT is a re-.
minder of great bereavement. of
/ desolafed household. of a deep grave.
OF all the heartstrings at one stroke
snapped altogether But You see il is
no longer a lacerati0n. for the wound
has been healed and my once bereft
spirit is now in companionship with |
the one from whom for awhile I was /
separated "Where did YOU get that /
long. deep scar2' says another inn
mortal TO listening immortal. and the
answer comes: That was the awful
fatigue of a lifetime struggle in at
tempting amid adverse circumstances
10 achieve a livelihood. For 30 years
was tired-oh so tired But YOU
see il is a healed wound for I have
found rest at last for body and soul.
the complete rest the everlasting rest.
that remaineth for the people Of Cod
Some one in Heaven will say 10 Martyr
John Rogers: "Where did you get
that scar on your foot?" and the an.
swer will come: "Oh. that was burn
/ suffered when the flames Of mar
tyrdom were kindlcd beneath mei"
"lgnatius what is that mark on your
cheek?' "Oh. that was made bv the
paw of the lion 10 which was thrown
by the order Of Traianl" Some one
will say to Paul: Great apostle. that
must have been a deep cut once, the
mark which l see on your neck" And
Paul says: That was made by the
sword which struck me at my behead- ,
mcnt on the road to Ostia." Bat we all
have scars Of some kind. and those are
some of the things we will talk over I
in the heavenly world while we cele- !
brate the grace that made US triumph I
ant over all agnosticism. ,
Now what is the practical use OF s
this subject? IL is the cultivation Of :
Christian heroics. The most OF us G
want TO say things and do things for Q
Sod when there is no danger of get G
ting hurt. We are all ready for easy Z
work, for popular work. for compen- 4
'ating work, but We all greatly need
more courage 10 brave the world and -
lrave satanic assault when there is
aggressive and bold and +
dangerous to be undertaken for God
md righteousness. And If we happen &
o get bit what an adieu.we make about
{. We all need more of the stuff that
martyrs are made out Of. We want
more sanctifed grit more Christian
luck, more holy recklessness as to NJ
What the world may say and do in b,
NY crisis of our life. BE right and do n
light. and all earth and hell combined b,
annot put you down. IN
The same little missionary who fh
rote my text also uttered that piled pe
p magniicence 20 be found in those sa
ords which ring ike battle axes on al
lhtting helmets: in all these things sa
e are more than conquerors through wi
i'm that loved u.s. for am persuaded dis
lat neither death. nor life. nor an- fer
els. nor principalities. nor powers, pl,
)r things present, nor things 10 come. u,a
Or height, nor depth, nor any other no
eature. shall be able 10 separate MS 10,
ON the love Of God which is In Christ 90
.sus our Lord" .
How do you like that. you towards. ~,
ho shrink back from aggressive work NJ,
ID if so much as a splinter pierce On,
Iur flesh cry out louder than many -,
one torn in auto da fe2 Many a sol -
er has gone through a long war, been .
20 battles, led a regiment up a Hill c.
)unted by cannon and swept by mus 80
try and yet came home without hay- 80,
g been once hit and without a mark -.
ou him. But il will not be so among -
ose who pass in the grand review Of o.
aven. They have all I'm the holy
ms been wounded, and an bear scars An,
I'd what would the newly arrived in i
aven do with nothing 10 show that 400
had ever been struck by human OF Sta
lbolic weaponry; how embarrassed of
] eccentric such an one in such a J AIT
.cel Surely be would want 10 be wri
used awhile from the heavenly the
ks and be permitted to descend on ten
tn. crying: "Give me another and
lnce TO do something worthy of an Ne,
mortal. Show me some post Of MIA
lger 10 be- manned. some fortress 20
stOrmed. some difficult charge 20
Ike. Like Leonidas at Thermopylae, a
. Miitiades at Marathon. like MARI ny
ough at Blenheim. like Godfrey at 'ei
usaiem. Ike Winkelried al Sam pan