Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28

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mothers prayers. Why, a ship crossing
the Atlantic II six days can't sail away
from tl-at. A sailor finds them on the
lookout as he takes his place and fuds
them on the mast as he climbs the rat
lines 70 disentangle 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 as
wonld lon gage have been dashed TO
pieces had not gracious and loving hands
steadily and lovingly and nightly held
the rope.
But there must come time when we
shall find out who these Damascenes
were who lowered Paul in the b Set,
rendered TO God and the world unreeog-
nized and unrecorded services. That is
going 10 be one of the glad excitements
Of heaven, the hunting up and picking
out Of those who did great good ~
earth and got no credi. for it, Here ,he
church has been .soirs on nineteen centu-
ries, and yet the world has not recognized
the services of the people in that Damas-
Gus balcony. Charles q. Finney sad TO
dying Christian, Give my love to st.
Paul when Won meet him." When you
and ! meet him. rs we will, ! shall ask
him to introduce me TO those who got
him out Of the Damascene peril.
We 30 into long sermons to prove that
we viii be able 10 recognize people in
heaven, when there is one reason we fail
to present, and that is better than all
God vii! introduce us. We shall have
them all pointed out You would not he
guilty Of the imroliteness of having
friends in your parlor nor introduced.
and celestial politeness will demand that
we be made acquainted with all the
heavenly household. What rehearsal OF
old times and recital of stirring remi-
niscences. If others fail to give intro
duetion, God vii, take us through, and
before our first twenty-four hours in
heayen--if il were calculated by earthly
timepieceshaye passed we shall meet
and talk with more heavenly celebrities
than in our entire mortal state we met
with earthly celebrities. Many who made
great noise of usefulness win sit on the
last seat by the front door of the heaven
~ temple, while right up within arms
reach of the heavenly throne will be
themselves or do great exploits for God,
nevert,@ess held the rope.
Patient, Uncom planning Service.
Come. let US go right up and accost
those on the circle of heavenly thrones.
Surely they must have killed in battle
Il million men. Surely they must have
been buriei with all the cathedrals sound
ing a dirge and all the towers of all the
cities toling the national grief. Who art
thou, mighty one Of heaven? II lived by
choice the unmarried daughter in hum
Bile home that | might take care of my
parents in their old age, and / endured
without complaint all their querulousness
and administered to all their wants for
twenty years" Let US pass ON round
the circle of thrones. Who art thou,
mighty one of heaven? Il was for thirty
years Christian invalid and suffered all
the while, occasionally writing 1 note of
sympathy for Those worse off than /, and
was general confidant of all those who
had trouble, and once in while | was
strong enough to make garment for that
poor family in the back lane Pass on
to another throne. Who art thou, mighty
one of heaven? II was the mother who
raised a whole family of children for
God, and they are out in the world
Christian merchants. Christian mechan-
les, Christian wives, and / have had full
reward Tor all my toll" Let us pass on
in the circle of thrones u had Sab
bath school class and they We're always
on my heart, and they all entered tie
kingdom of God. and l am waiting tor
Al. n AZ 81,
mighty one of heaven on this other
chrome: I'm time of bitter persecution
owned a house in Damascus. 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
Iscould no longer keep him safely | ad-
vised him to flee for his life, and bas-
ket was let down over the wall with the
maltreated man in it, and was one who
helped hold the rope" And | said: rs
that all:" And he answered: THAT is
ALL" And while | was lost in amaze
ment heard a strong voice that sounded
as though ii might once have been hoarse
from many exposures, and triumphant as
though it might have belonged to one of
the martyrs, and it said: Not many
mighty, not many noble are called. but
God hath chosen the weak things 81 the
world TO confound the things which are
mighty, and base thiags Of the world and
things which are despised hath God cho-
sen, yea, and things which are not to
bring to naught things which are, that no
flesh should glory in his presence" And
| looked to see from whence the voice
came, and 10! it was the very one who
had said Through a window in bas-
ket was l let down by the wall"
Henceforth think of nothing as in.sig-
nificant. \ little thing may decide your
ALL A Cunarder put out from England
for New York. 1t was we'll equipped. but
in putting up stove in the pilot box a
nail was driven too near the compass.
You know how that nail would affect the
compass The ships officers, deceived by
that distracted compass, put the ship 200
miles off her right course, and suddenly
the man on the lookout cried, Land hor'
and the ship was halted within few
yards Of her demolition on Nantucket
shoals. \ SiXpenny nail came near
wreckine a Cunarder. Small ropes hold
mighty destinics.
Nothing unimporfant in your life or
mine. Three naughts placed on the righs
side of the figure one make a thousand.
and six Eaughts on the right side of the
figure one million, and our nothingness
placed IN the right side may be augmen-
tati9a illimitable. M the ages of time
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