Milford chronicle., 1902-07-11

sent to the day schools and gathered
into the Sunday schools Then after
awhile the city missionary sees the IA
tier, with his wife and children, all
standing before the mercy seat and
joining the church, and as the mission
ary's eyes ill with tears he says, He
is saved~ By the power of the Holy
Spirit not only one soul, but a whole
family of immortal souls, are saved.
All. there is no joy OIL earth like the
rapturOus joy Of soul saving! 1t is one
Of the most precious sheavrs ever gar
nered by the Christian worker. My
brother, If you have not this passion
for saving souls you have not yet been
blessed with the boliest joy Of which
the human heart can conceive
Another precious sheaf that is gar
nercd by the Christian reaper is the
gratitude Of thosewhOSc immortal souls
he has been able, by the power Of the
Holy Spirit to win 10 Christ No true
Christian has u right 10 swervc one
inch from the path Of rectitudr in or
der to win the appreciation Of his fel.
low mon. He should be willing 10 do
his full duty under all conditions No
matter what obstacles may confront
him he should be willing to draw
the plumb line Of principle and 90
straight ahead whether lac is praised or
blamed. loved OF hated. hOnOred or
dcspiSed.
But when a Christian worker can
sow the good seed and not only gather
for Christ harvest Of immortal souls,
hui gather also the gratitude aud love
Of those whom lie has been able, by
the power Of the Holy Ghost, TO lead
TO salvation the reward Of that love
is very sweet. 1t is as sweet as the
attention which Mr. d. l.. Moody used
TO shower upon little Old woman
popularity called Mother Cook, whose
prayers were the means of giving to
Mr.. Moody a spirit lllGd lirc-g little
old woman whom perhaps you have
never heard Of, yet woman whom the
whole Christian world ought to love
on account of the work she las done
1t Is as sweet as the affection which a
Sunday school scholar gives to his
teacher because that teacher has led
him TO Christ 1t is as sweet as the
look Of gratitude which the dying man
turns upon one who has pointed him to
the cross and to divine pardon. 1t is
as sweet as the affection which n child
showers upon a mothers life, an af-
fectiOn which Is developed not alone
from the temporal care which she dc
votes to the child but also from tho
spiritual care, whereby she has beer
able TO put her child's hand into tilt
Hand of a loving Christ.
The Heart Like a Gem.
Like the sensitive opal when it comes
into contact with the living hand, tn,
heart of the believer is made 10 glow
when it feels the warm love and graf
itude Of those whom il has led into til,
spiritual newness Of life. The story
is told that celebrated New York Jew
eler purchased in Europe magniliccn
collection of gems. When he returned
home. he arranged these stones III
cabinet and invited some OF his closes
friends to inspect them When hii
friends entered the room, he pointed (,
the cabinet and said: There, gentle
men, is the richest collection Of gems
believe, in all this land There /!
nothing like it in value anywhere.
The friends were IN rapturcs over thu
sight In the cabinet were pearls ant
amethysts and diamonds and rur,
stones Of all sorts II seemed as though
the richest treasures Of the noted pea
cock throne of India. which was wOrtl
over $60O00, 900, had been selected 70
this collection. But in the midst Of al
these beautiful jewels was one whicl
looked like an unsightly pebble. "Wh,
do you place such Il dull hidcOus look
ing, pebblelike stone as that amOnj
those costly gems?" asked one Of In
visitors. The host answered not Il word
He unlocked the cabinet. took out tn
pebblelike stone and held il in the pain
Of his closed hand. Just as the guest
were about to leave, the host said lie
me show you the richest and rnres
stone of all my treasures" He Opene
his hand and there upon the palm wa
a stone which glOwed like n live Goa
1t was such brilliant stone that ever
guest uttered an exclamation Of SUI
Prise. where did you get it?' they CRIED
I'VE have never seen the like Of it bC
fore" THAT stone is the rarest
have" answered the jeweler. '"rha
Is the unsightly pebble you saw a fe,
moments ago in the cabinet. That
Il sensitive opal. which has bee
warmed into what looks like liv
coal by the heat of my blood"
The true Christian sower ought t
be ready to SOW the good seed under a
conditions, no matter whether lie l.
praised or blamed, hOnOred or despiset
but when he does begin to gather hi
harveStS he will not only reap tn
sheaf Of joy which comes from IL
realization that he has won some sou
but he viii also reap the gratitut
and the love of those who were brougl
to Christ through his instrumentalit
This love and gratitude will transfor
the jewel of his heart into a CLOWN
gem, ahame with life, which sha
glow like the richest jewel that ev,
flashed in the crown of a king.
The sheaf of COntentment.
Another precious sheaf which is ga
hered by the Christian reaper is Il
sheaf Of contentment. the willingness
to live happily in that field of life
which he has been placed by Cod
Il man does not mingle with the pc,
and the troubled the sick and the su
fering, he never fully realizes no
| good and Kind md lnviner Cod hns hnl