The Iola register., 1901-08-30

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him, as we WILL | shall ask him to in
troduce 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 peo-
pie in Heaven, when there is one rea-
son we fail to present, and that is bet
ter than all-God will introduce us.
We shall have them all pointed out.
You would not be guilty of the impo-
liteness of having friends in your par
lor not introduced, and celestial po-
likeness will demand that we be made
acquainted with all the Heavenly
household. What rehearsal of Old
times and recital of stirring reminis-
cences If others fail to give intro
duction, God will take us through, and
before our first "a hours in Heaven
if it were calculated by earthly time
pieces-have 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 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 reach themselves or do 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 a million men. Surely they
must have been buried with all the
cathedrals sounding dirge and all
the towers of all the cities tolling the
national grief. Who art thou, mighty
one of Heaven? 81 lived by choice the
unmarried daughter in n humble home
that might take care of my parents
in their old age, and | endured with
out complaint all their querulousness
and administered to all their wants
for 20 years" Let us pass on round
the circle of thrones. Who art thou,
mighty one of Heaven? 81 was for
80 years Christian invalid and suf-
fered all the while, occasionally writ
ing a note of sympathy for those
worse off than |, and was general con-
fidant of all those who had trouble,
and once in awhile / was strong
enough to make garment for that
poor family i'm the back lane" Pass
on to another throne. Who art thou,
mighty one of Heaven? 81 was the
mother who raised whole family of
children for God, and they are out in
the world Christian merchants, Chris
tian mechanics. Christian wives, and
l have had fun reward for all my toll"
Let us pass on i'm the circle of thrones.
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they were always on my heart, and
they all entered the kingdom of
God. and | am waiting for their ar
rival" But who art thou, the mighty
one of Heaven on this other throne?
"In time of bitter persecution | owned
b house in Damascus, house on the
wall. \ man who preached Christ was
bounded from street to street and
: hid him from the aSsassins, ana when
| found them breaking into my house
and | could no longer keep him safe
" | advised him TO flee for his life,
and n basket was let down over the
wall with the maltreated man in it,
, and / was one who helped hold the
rope" And ! said: "Is that all?'
! And he answered.: THAT is all" And
while / was lost in amnzemcnt heard
n strong voice that sounded as though
il might once have been hoarse from
p many exposures, and triumphant as
though il might have belonged TO one
p Of the martyrs, and il said: Not
many mighty, 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 despsed hath God chosen, 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 window in d
I basket was let down by the wall"
, Henceforth think of nothing as in
= significant. A little thing may decide
p your all. A Cunarder put out from
, England for New York. 1t was wei
, equipped, but in putting up stove
I, in the pilot box nail was driven toe
I near the compass. You know how
! that nail would affect the compass
/ The ships officers. deceived by that
T. ulSITuClcu Nplllpdoo, pun INC snip ~o'
! miles off her right course, and sudden
, ly the man on the lookout cried:
, LAND ho!" and the ship was halted
! within few yards of her demolition
d, on Nantucket shoals. A siXpenny mai
came near wrecking a Cunarder
Small ropes hold mighty destinies.
A minister seated In Boston at his
. table, lacking a word, puts his hant
. behind his head and tilts back hi:
chair to think, and the ceiling falls
= and crushes the table and would have
! crushed him. A minister in Jamaica
!, at night, by the light of an insect
: called the candle fly is kept from step
=, ping over precipice n hundred feet
, +. w. Robertson, the celebrated Eng
. lish clergyman, said that he entered
the ministry from a train of circum
stances started by the barking of q