The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01

| pie say once that they were denying themselves to effect this. but remem- her now that my parents always looked
 tired. don't think they ever got rested
 until they lay down in the somerville
 cemetery. Mother would sit down in
 know what makes me feel SO tiredi'' Father would fall immediately to sleep
 seated by the evening stand. overcome with the days fatigue About ss years ago the one and about 37 years axe the other put down the burdens of
 this life. but they stiii hold the rope. o men and women. you brag some times how you have fought your way | In the world. but I think there have
 been helpful influences that you have l never fully acknowledged. Has there not been some influence In your early or present home that the world cannot
 seer Does there not reach you from among the New England hills. or from western prairie. or from southern plan tati0n or from English or Scottish ur Irish home cord of influence that has kept you right when you would have gone astray and which after you had made a crooked track recalled you? The rope may be as long as go years or 800 miles long or 3.e00 miles long. but
 hands that went out of mortal sight tVtt6 d8O SttI HOtu tHC IORc. IOu Wdul
 very swift horse. and you need tc
 rowel him with sharpest spurs and to
 let the reins He loose upon the neck and
 to give a shout to the racer If you are
 going to ride out of reach of your
 mothers prayers. Why, ship crossing
 the Atlantic in six days can't sail
 away from that. A sailor finds them on
 the lookout as he takes his place and
 nnds them on the mast as he climbs
 the rat-lines to disentangie a rope in
 the tempest. and finds them swinging
 on the hammock when he turns in.
 Why not be frank and acknowledge it?
 The most of us would long ago have
 been dashed to pieces had not gracious and loving hands steadily and lovingly
 and nightly held the rope.
 An Unrecorded Service.
 But there must come time when we shall find out who these Damascenes
 were who lowered Paul In the basket
 and greet them and all those who have
 rendered to God and the world unrec-
 ognized and unrecorded services. That
 is going to be one of the glad excite
 merits in heaven. the huptfng up and picking out of those who cid great
 good on earth and get no credit for 1t.
 Here the church has been going on ls
 centuries. and. yet the world has not
 recognized the services of the people
 In the Damascus balcony. Charles c. Finney said to dying Christian: "0ive
 my love to St. Paul when you meet
 him" When you and I meet him. as we will. I shall ask him to introduce me to those who got him out of the Damascene peril.
 We go into long sermons to prove that we will be able to recognize people in heaven when there is one reason we fail to present. and that Is better than all--God will introduce us. We shall have them all pointed out. You will not be guilty of the impoliteness of having friends In your parlor not intro duced. and celestial politeness will de- mand that we be made acquainted with all the heavenly household. What rehearsal of old times and recital of stirring "reminiscences! If other fail through. and before our first 24 hours in heaven-if 1t were calculated by earthly timepieces - have passed we shall meet and talk with more heaven ly celebrities than in our entire mortal state we met with earthly celebrities. Many who made great noise of useful ness will sit on the last seat by the front door of the heavenly temple, while right up within arms reach of the heavenly throne will be many who, though they could not preach them selves. or de great exploits for God. nevertheless held the rope.
 Come. let us go right up and accost those on the circle of heavenly thrones. | Surely they must have killed in battle | million men, Surely they must have been buried with all the cathedrals | sounding dirge and all the towers of all the cities tollinS the national grief | Who art thou. mighty one of heaven? 'I lived by choice the unmarried daughter iii an humble home that might take care of my parents in their old age. and endured $Iithout com plaint all their querulousness and ad- ministered to all their wants for 20 years" Let LIS pass on round the circle of thrones. Who are thou. mighty one of heaven? T was for 35 years a Christian invalid and suffered all the while. occasionally writing a note of sympathy for thost worse off than and was general confident of all those who had trouble. and once in awhilef was strong enough to make a garment for that poor family in the back lane" Pass on to another throne. Who art thou, mighty one of heaven? "I was the mother who raised a whole family of children for God. and they are out In the world Christian merchants, Christian mechanics, Christian wives, and was one who helped hold the toll" Let us pass on in the circle of thrones. T had a Sabbath school class, and they were always on my heart, and they all entered the kingdom of God. and 1 am waiting for their ar rival" But who art thou. the mighty one of heaven. on this other throne. In time of bitter persecution l owned house in Damascus, a house on the wall. A man who preached Christ was bounded from street to street, and hid him from the assassins, and when l found them breaking into my house and 1 could no longer keep him safely, I advised him to flee for his dear life, and basket was let down over the wall with the maltreated man in 1t, and 1 was one who helpel hold the rope" And 1 said. "Is that all?" And he answered. That is all." And while 1 was lost in amazement I heard q strong voice that sounded as though it might once have been hoarse from though it might have belonged to one of the martyrs. and 1t said: Not many mignty, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which | are mighty and base things of the world and things which are despised I hath God chosen yea. and things which l are not to bring to naught things which | are that no flesh should glory in His l presence" And l looked to see from whence the voice came, and, To, 1t was the very one whr lad said: Through |