The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-22


pleases the Heavens The check.
book in the Office drawer Of that
man has on its stubs a story OF be-
nehcence clear up into the sublime.
In all the round Of the worlds suf-
fering and ignorance and woe you
cannot mention one worthy object
TO which that prosperous and good
man has not made contribution. he
is not irritated. as many are, by So
licitations for aims. I'm some poor
woman in thin shawl holding in her
arms a child with rheum in its eyes.
this good man sees the Christ who
said: "Inasmuch as We have done IL
unto one Of the least Of these. We have
done it unto me-"
Well. this man Of consecrated afflu-
ence is about to 20 out Of this world
He feels in brain and nerve the strain
Of the early struggles by which he
won his fortune, and at 60 or 20 years
collapses under the exhaustions Of
the twenties and thirties Of his life
time. When the morning papers an
nounce that he is gone. there is ex-
citement not only on the avenues
where the mansions stand, but all
through the hospitals and asylums
and the homes OF those who will
henceforth have no helper. But the
excitement of sadness on earth Is
very tame affair compared with the
excitement of gladness in Heaven.
The guardian angel Of that good
mans life swept by his dying pillow
the night before, and on swift wing
upward announced that in few
hours he would arrive, and there IS a
mighty stir in Heaven "He comesl"
cries seraph to seraph. The Kings
heralds are at the gate to say:
Come, ye blessed" and souls who
were saved through the churches that
good man supported and hundreds
who went up after being by him
helped in their earthly struggle viii
come down off their thrones and out
of their palaces and through the
streets 10 hail him into the land which
they reached some time before
through his Christian philanthropy.
why. that is the man who, when |
was a-hungered, gave me bread!"
'Why, that is the man." says another.
"who encouraged me when I was in
the hard struggle Of business lifel"
why, that is the man." says another,
"who paid my rent when ! had moth
ing with which to payl" why, that
is the man through whose mission
airy spirit ] heard the Gospel call in
Bombay" "Why, that is the man."
says another. who helped send the
Gospel of Christ 10 the aborigines Of
America and caused me to exchange
the war whoop Of the savage for the
song of Christian deliyerance!"
stand back" commands the gate
keeper Of Heaven. AL ye throngs re-
deemed through this mans instru.
Make way for him to the
feet of ,tke King, where he will cast
his crown, and then make way foI
him TO the throne, where he shall
reign forever and everl" Now, that
5 what I call an abundant entrance.
You see. II is not necessary to be .
failure on earth in order TO be a sue
,ess in Heaven.
But I promise that all those who
have lived for others and been truly
Christian, whether on a large OF a
small scale. will have illustrious in
PRODUCTION into the imported gateway. |
Here and there in some large family
you see an attractive daughter who
declines marriage that she may take
are Of father and mother in old days
This is not an abstraction. l have |
lnown such. You have probably |
tnown such. There are in this world |
vomanly souls as big as that. They |
endure the whimsicalities
Ind querulousness which sometimes
haracterize the aged, and watch /
lights when pneumonia is threatened, |
md are eyes to the blind, and sit in
lose rooms lest the septugenarian be
chilled and count out the right number |
If drops at the right time. The mother
II little child has her hands full, but /
he daughter who stays home TO take
are of an aged father or mother has
er hands just as full
While ] thus discourse ! am aware /
hat some have not taken the first step /
oward Heaven. and they feel like Jacob /
,trawn, who took some ministers Of /
he gospel on the top Of his house TO
how his farms. reaching in every d.
ection as far as eye could see. He /
vas asked how many acres he owned /
md he replied 10000. How much is it
worth per acre?" was asked, and he re-
lied: Fifty dollars at least" Then
aid the minister, 'you are worth 81
0o. .oOO" YES" said Strawn, "and I
made it all myself" Then the minister
aid: "You have shown me these vast
arthly possessions, and now will you
ook up yonder (pointing to the heav-
ns)-how much DO you own up there2'
md strawn answered with tears in his
yes: "Oh am afraid I am poor mp |
here" Alas. how many there are who
ave acquired ali earthly properties
nd advantages, but have no treasures
n Heavenl They are poor up there.
But l am to-day chiefly addressing
hose who are started for Heaven and
gould have them know that while We
re apt to speak Of a Lanphier, the
ounder Of Fulton street prayer meet
ags. as having an abundant entrance;
nd Alfred Cookman. the flaming evan.
elist. as having an abundant en-
rance; and Thomas Welch and Fietch.
- tba oforious Dreachers Of the Cos.