The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22


face until the basket touched the ground
and discharged its magnificent cargo?
Not one of their names has come to us
but there was no work done that day in
Damascus or IN all earth compared with
the Importance Of their work What If
they had in their agitation tied knot
that could slip? What il the sound OF
the mob at the door had led them TO say,
Paul must take care Of himself and we
VIII take care Of ourseives3 No, mol
They held the rope and in doing so did
more for the Christian church than any
thousand of us viii ever accomplish. But
God knows and has made record of their
undertaking. And they know
How eXultant they must have felt when
they read his letters TO the Romans, 70
the Corinthians TO the Galatians. 20 the
Ephcsans, to the Philippians, 60 the Co
lossians. to the Thossaloninns. and when
they heard how he walked out Of prison
with the earthquake unlocking the door
for him, and took command of the Alex
andrian corn ship when the sailors were
nearly scared to death and preached
sermon that nearly shook Felix off his
judgment scat / hear the men and WON.
en- who helped him down through the win.
dow and over the wall talking in private
over the matter and saying: Glow glad
am that we effected that rescued In com.
ing times others may get the glory OF
Pauis work. but no one shall rob MS OF
the satisfaction of knowing that we held
the rope"
Once for thrty-six hours we expected
every moment TO go to the bottom of the
ocean; The waves struck through the
skylghts and rushed down into the hold
of the ship and Kissed against the boilers
IL was an awful time. but by the blessing
OF God and the faithfuiness OF the men in
chargc we came out OF the cyclone anC
We arrived at home Each one before
leaving the ship thanked Captain An,
drews. l do not think there was a man
or woman that went off that ship without
thanking Captain Andrews, and wher
years after heard of his death l was i'm,
PEELED to write a letter of coincidence to
his family in Liverpool. Everybody rec.
ognlzed the goodness, the courage the
kindness OF Captain Andrews but it oc.
ours to me now that we never thanked the
engineer. He stood away down in the
darkness amid the kissing furnaces, doing
his whole duty. Nobody thanked the en-,
gmeer, but God recognized his hcroism
and his continuance and his fidelity. an6
there will be just as high reward for the
engineer. who worked ont of sight. as fol
the captain, who stood on the bridge o!
the ship IN the midst OF the bowling tenn.
pest.
Come, let us 20 right up and accosi
those on the circle of heavenly thrones
Surely they must have killed i'm battle 4
million men. Surely they must have been
buried with all the cathedrals sounding
dirge and all the towers of all the cities
tolllng the national grief Who art thou,
mighty one of heaven? Il lived by choice
the unmarried daughter OF an humble
home that | might take care of my par
ents IN their old age. and / endured with.
out complaint all their queruousness and
administered to all their wants for twenty
years. Let MS pass on round the circle
of thrones. Who art thou. mighty one Of
heaven? "T was for thirtv-iive wears ears q
Christian invalid and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing a note of sym,
pathy for those worse off than |. and was
general conhdant of all those who had
trouble, and once in awhile / was strong
enough to make garment for that poor
family IN the back lane" Pass on to an.
other throne. Who art thou, mighty one
OF heaven? II was the mother who raised
a. whole family of children for Cod. and
they are out in the world Christian mer
wives, and [ have had full reward for all
my toll" Let us pass on in the circle OF
thrones. Il had a Sabbath-school class.
and they were always on my heart, and
they all entered the kingdom of God, and
l am waiting for their arrival" But who
art thou, mighty one of heaven, on this
other throne? I'm time of bitter persecu.
tlon L owned n house in Damascus n
house on the wall A man who preached
Christ was bounded from street to street.
ana mo nm from the assassins, and
when 4 found them breaking into my
house and could no longer keep him safe.
~, / advised him to flee for his dear life
and basket was let down over the wall
with the maltrcated man in it. and / was
one who helped hold the rope" And /
That is all" And while | was lost in
amazement ! heard n strong voice that
sounded as though it might once have
been hoarse from many exposures and
triumphant as though it might have be-
longed to one OF the martyrs. and 10 said
Not many mighty, not many noble. ara
called, but God hath chosen the weak
things OF the world to coufound the things
winch are mighty and base things of the
world and things which are despiscd hath
God chosen; yea. and things which are
not to bring to nought things which are
tnat no neSh should glory in His presence"
And j looked 90 see from whence the
voice came. and, 10. it was the very one
VINO hod SAID, Through 2 window in a
basket was | let down by the WALL"
IIcnceforth think of nothing as insio.
nlhcant. A little thing may decide your
all A Cunarder put out from ENGLAND
for New York. It was we'll equipped but
in putting up n stove in the pilot box
HN3u was driven too near the compass.
on know how that nail would affect the
compass The. ships officers. deceived Nv
th9t distracted compass. put the shin 200
miles OH her right course and suddenly
the man on the lookout cried Land
no! and the ship was halted on Nan.
N'NfL1lll9 Illl came
near wreclSing 4 Cunarder. Small ropes
hold mighty destinies
y minister seated i'm Boston az his table.
lacking n word. puts his hand behind Ms
mead and tits back his chair to think
ana the ceiling falls and brushes the table
and would have crushed him
n minister in Jamaica ut night bv the
hght OF an insect called the candle av ia
Kept from stepping over q prccipice q hum
bred feet. f. w Robertson the celo-
DRAFTED English clergyman said that he
entered tine ministry from n train of cir.
dog. OA
Had. the wind blown ono way on Ger.
t'ih day the Spanish In1uisition would
nave been established i'm England. but h
n'ew the other way. and that dropued
the accursed institution, with seventy Ave
tons OF shipping TO- the bottom OF The
sea or hung the spiintcrcd logs ON tbe
Nothing unimportant In your lie or
mlne. nree noughts placed ON the right
sac OF the figure one make a tb,useDJ
and SIX uaughts ON The right side of the
Inquire one q million. and our nothingnoeg
placed on the right side may bo 9ugr1er.
tatlon illmitab'e AN the ages of tir.
and eternity affected by the basket lei
down from Damascus balcony.
Clamp clark ,med himself
Champ Clark. the genial congress.
man and v-rffor Df Nfi.-rttrf bod th.