The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
GaAfhtf sears on 4 thSS apirita, acAts 81 7
the courh hge e, scars on the aolil, & al WELL
~ scars ON the bod 2, and those invisible
Z 70 Che q lhdmat, sy q are as honorable as !

~ acats ON tho bod and thosc inyisibios
70 Efh0 humat, Ssy g are as honora Bic as
these visible. K! SIS
All SO who bear In your body tho
| t,arks nf the lord Iesna have vc..
thought what use those marks will bo
In tho heavenly world? What source
|9ofE glorious re1niniscencc! In that
world you will sit together and talk
over ea}thly experiences. where did
you get that scar ~ saint will aay TO
saint, ahd there will come back q story
OF Hardship and struggle and parse-,
ontion and wounds and victory through
the grace OF. tho Gospel, Anothcrspirit
will say to listening spirits where
did you get that hurt 30, plsinly
narkcd 2" And tho enawer Will bo,
"Oh, that was ono Of the worst hurts
7 over had. That was a broken friend.
ship. We were in sweetest accord for
years. together In Joy end sorrow.
What one thought tho other thought.
We were David and Jonathan. But
our personal interests parted, and our
friendships broke mover to be renewed
on earth. S;i. re haTs I1isds e al up
hero. and misunderstanding sro gone,
and we are in the same Heavon, on
neighboring thrones, In nsiEhboring
castles on the banks Of tho same river"
Where did you got that mark2'
says another spirit to listening spirit,
and the answer oomes; 'vThat Ia b 70.
minder OF groat bereavement, OF o
dosolatod household, Of o deep grave,
OF ell the hcartstrings at one stroko
snapped altogcthor. But you SEQ IL 10
no longer o laceration, for the wound
has bean healed, and my. once bereft
spirit Is now In compan1onship with
the cns from whom for awhile waD
separated" where did you get that
long, deep scar2'' aays another inn
mortal to listening immortal, and tho
answor comes. THAT was the awful
fatigue OF q lifotime struggle in ats
tempting amid adverse circumstances
to, achieve q livelihood. For 80 years
was tircd-oh, so tiredl But you
see 1t 10 o healed wound, for have
scuad rest at last for body and soul.
tho complete rest, tho everlasting rcst.
that remainoth for the people Of God"
somo one in Heaven will say TO Martyr.
John Rogers: Where did you get
that scar on your foot?" and the an.
swer VIII como: "Oh, that was burn
suffered when tbs flames Of mar
tyrdom were kindled beneath mel"
"IgnatiuH, what is that mark on your
cheek2" "Oh, that was made by tho
paw OF the lion to which was thrown
BY the order OF Trajan!" Como ono
will say to Paul, "Graat apostle, that
must haYa been deep cut onoe, tina
park which I SOC on yeur nook" And
Paul aays. THAT was made by the
sword which struck me at my bshead-
mont on tho road to Ostia." But we all
have scars Of soma kind, and those are
some Of tho thfngs wo will talk ovor
in the heavenly world while wo cole.
brate tho grace that made us triumph.
ant over all agnoatioisih.
Now what 10 tho PRACTICAL use OF
this subject? It ia ths cultivation OF
Christian heroias. The most OF us
want tc say things and do things for
God when there is no danger Of get
ting hurt. Wo ere all ready for easy
work, for popular work, for compen.
sating work, but we all greatly need
more courage to brave the world and
bravo satanic assault when thero is
something aggressive and bold and
| dangerous to be undoptakom for God
NAANA = % AsSSNAo8Saos <hhO IL. W0 AUpDQu
to get bit what an adieu wa make about
~ We all need moro Of tho stuff that
martyrs are mado out of. We want
moro ,sanotined grit, more Christian
| pluols, moro holy reoklessneas 8aa TO
what the world may /. say. and do In
any crisis Of our life. Be right and do
right, and all earth and hell combined
oannot put you down.
The namo little missionary who
wrote my text also uttered that piled
up magnifloenoa to bo found In those
words which ftAy like batt' axes on
splitting helmets: "In MI these things
we are moro than conquorora through
Him that lovod us, fer am persuaded
that neither death, nor liie, nor an.
gels. nor principalltios, nor powers,
nor things present. nor things to come,
nor height. nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be ablo to separate us
from the love Of God, which Is In Christ
JesuB our Lord"
How do you like that, you towards.
who shrink back from aggressive work
and II 80 much az aplinter Meroo
your hesh cry out louder than many
o ono torn in auto da 70? Many o sol.
der has gone through long war, been
in 30 battles, lod a regiment up hill
mounted by cannon and swept by mus;"
kotry md yet ca1ne homo without hay
ing been onoo HE and Without a mark
upon him. But It will not be 90 among
chose w,4r pass in tho grand review OF
Heaven. They havo oil in tho holy
wars beon wounded, and all bear scars.
And what would the newly arrived in
Heaven do With nothing to shew thai
ho had ever beon atruck BY human or
diabolio weaponry; how embarrassed
and eccentric suoh en- one in suoh q,
place! Surely he would want TO DO
excused awhile from tho heavenly
ranks and be permitted to descend on
earth, Crying: 'tGive me another
ohanco to do som ething worthy Of an
immortal. Show me soms post Of
danger to be manned aone fortress to
bo stornhed, some difficult charge 20
Hnake. Like Leonidas at Thermobylae,
like Miltiadee at Marathon, like Mari.
Borough OF Blehheilh, like Godfrey at
Jerusalem, like Winkelrled at Sam.
paoh gathering tho spahrs Of the Aus.
trian knightA into his bosom, giving
hia lifo for others, show me some place
where can do bravo thing for dGa.
fcannot so back to Heaven until soma.
where bear in my body tho marks 6s
tho Lord Jeaus." My bearer. my read.
or, quit complaining about your mis
troubles and through oil time and asl