Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-28
I shall never forget how he looked as he

We led hundreds Of souls 10 Christ"
Then he said with great emphasis and
in tears: Il had rather have had the sat
isfaction of leading shat one hoy TO Christ
than TO have conquered the whole world.
Such work rs this is possible 10 all
men everywhere. ard he who Is thus
faithful has awaiting him crown OF re-
ioicing The hymn-"Must | GO omptv-
handed: written ny one dying in his
youth. without one single soul Ia his credit
When the shadow of death fell across his
face some watcher bv his bedside e.
pressed concern for his happiness or his
fear OF death. He quickly answered;
oh. no. not that. | am not troubled
about that. but must | 60 empty-hr"ded:
Alas many of us NAV be Obliged to
stand in the presence of the Master. and
to be crownless in this respect.
l Peter V: t. And when the chief shep-
herd shall appear We shall receive crown
of glory that fadeth not away"
Peter seems to have a special message
here for officers OF the church. Sunday
school teachers and church members gen.
erallv. for in fact we are all of rs shep-
herds. a shepherd is one who looks after
the sheen. and the sheep that requires
" to wander and fall by tn" wavsiie. We
have way of looking at tn" peon.e. esre-
ciallv those who are new horn babes in
Christ md saving: Eve will see how they
hold out" and If thew stumble we not in
frequently exclaim: at is Just as expect
ed" a most un-Christly speech. and one
most deserving the crnsur" of God! The
fact IS we arc called into the church 10 he
laborers together with God. ard He has
placed before us the PRIVILEGE If he.ning
to hold m the weak ones in Chr ct. There
never i a time when one needs warm
hand clasp or n word of symn":hv as the
time when one is beginning his Christian
life. just tal'inr his first stems toward God.
When my little Girl first beCa~ 10 walk.
after she lad taknn one stem she started
10 fall. and 7 had TO pvt nv "-r,s about
her ard hold her mp. She wa'tcd in this
wav for DAYS. but now we rcvcr think
of holding her up: she can RI, alor~ and
not he weary tho whole dav long. To all
those who are faithful in this o=,ecial min
istrv God has promised sure reward.
The Gown of Righteousness . Timothy
": S-"Hencnforth there is laid ~ for me
y crown Of righteousness. which the lord.
the righteous Judge. shall give me at that
day. and not to me only. Int INTO all them
alsr that love His nnpearin~."
I haze never vet henn abe - figure ont
irst when the lord shall com" acair. f"~
the Bi3'n contains NJ record hut With all
nv hear. 7 -, looking for Him. 7 know
not hit that He nav come today. He NAV
come to-morrNw | am nerfcctiv sure that
the greatest b,ess;rg thrt could. ever come
10 this world "-ould he .he visible nreser"e
ri the i.o-l Himself Tie would l;f. IN the
dnwn-trodder He Himself would relieve
the oppressed. and He would apply the
whip to the oppresso".
1t NAV be at morn, when the day is awak-
ing,
When sunlight thro' darkness and shadow
is breaking,
That Jesus VIII come in the fulness OF
glory.
To receive from the world His own"
o joy: . delight! should we go without dy.
ing.
No sickness. no sadness, no dread and no
CRYING.
Caught up thro' the clouds, with our Lord,
into glory.
Wher Jesus receives "His own
So Tam looking for Him and am longing
for Hun and with ali my soul love His
appearing, and unto every such waiting one
there Is a crown promised.
So l am watching and waiting each mo-
ment of the day,
II it be morn or evening when He calleth
me away;
And it makes the day grow brighter, and
its trials easier borne.
When | am saying every moment, To-day
the Lord may come"
that is the full reward in Revelation ": 10.
This is a picture OF the gloriiied church.
We are told that the four and twenty eld-
ers came in with crowns upon their heads.
clothed with white raiment. seated about
the throne. Suddenly the King of Kings
appears. At once the four and twenty ED.
ers fall down before Him. and taking off
their crowns cast them before the throne,
saving:
Thou are worthy. o Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power"
The best reward OF all. then. Is to be
with Him.
That was a glad day in England in 1855
when the soldiers came back from the Crl-
mean war; and the Queen gave them med
ais. called Crimean medals. Galleries were
constructed for the two houses of Parlia-
ment and the royal family to witness the
presentation. Her Majesty herself came
in TO give the soldiers their rewards. Here
comes a colonel who lost both his feet at
Inkerman: he Is wheeled in on a chair.
Here IL man whose arms are gone. And
sc they came. MANNED and halt. Then the
Queen. in the name of the English people.
gave the medals. and the thousands OF
people with streaming eyes sang: God
save the Queen" But / can Nhink OF
fomething that would have made the scene
more wonderful. IL these men had taken
of the medals which the Queen had Placed
upon them and cast them back at her feet,
saving:
''No, Your Majesty. we cannot keep
them We give back the medals. To see
thee Is the greatest reward
That shall we do in heaven.
have a friend who was in the Crimean
war. He told me that he had that day re-
ceived Il medal with "lnkerman" upon il.
for that was his battle. but he said the
most touching part OF II all was the cxpe
rience Of friend Of his who fought by his
side. \ cannon bail tool. off one OF his
legs hut the brave fellow sprang up i'm
mediately and taking hold of a tree. drew
his sword and was ready to fight even to
death. Immediately another cannon ball
zane crashing past and took off tine Other
leg, They carried him wounded. bleeding
and las they supposedl diving. TO the hos
rital. Strangely enough he came back to
life again. When the day came for the
awarding OF medals they carried him upon
his strctcher before Her Majesty. the
Queen. To the other soldiers she had sim
ply given the medals by the hands of her
secretary. but when she saw this man
carried in on a stretcher. his face so thin
end pale. she rose from her seat. stopped
down by his side. and with her own hands
pinned the medal upon his breast. while
the tears fell like rain upon the face of the
brave soldier.
Thus ] trust it will he with many of us.
We shall come into His presence. stand
face to face with Him. and He will rise
from His throne, coming forward to re.
ceive us. As we look up into His face.
thrones will vanish away and crowns will
be as nothing. for 70 see Him IL all His
beauty will be the full reward.
Many fellow has gone hungry with
mouthful OF gold Filings in his teeth.