The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-31

Hike !ilOCU is t.iHl EC tN:l iS~HLii /. ~ foN'
with large interest.
The long. long hours, patiently scent IN
hc;D;ac the little ores understand great
moral ard religious truth. represent so
mucn time gone from N0u With no lmlhe-
l!ate. possibly no ultimate. advantage 10
vo:!rselI, bIi the return Viii be IN the
character OF HIM YOU have been training.
The agony OF prayers for Wavwird sons.
Strayinc dauc hters. Indifferent irenoS are
all heard, and will o@ answered II we keep
on casting Our heart acnes. cur time ana
cur longinss upon the apparently uHheeo-
ing waters. :.
How many arc tlc temptations to DIS
courugcmeit experienced nr the Christian
worker. The Sunday-scrJoi t"a":lcr comes
home tired ouo by the seemingly un>uc-
ccssful attempt TO impress or even ih,efeSV
those whom she has been teaching. y
whole chrirc!, year passes ard what mas
been ACCOMPLISHED: IN the eyes or the
worldly economist. such wearing aHu rear
ing labor is very foolish. Accordlng 20 his
method OF computation nothing pays save
what hrinas N material profits. Such IKE
! conception merits SolonoI> cilaractc3lza-
ton, "All this IS vanity and STRIVING after
wind.
The opinion 0; the worldly economist Is
NOT supreme court whose decisions arc
binding on the Christian. Nothing done
for others is ever losr: II performed Tor
God and humanity with faith IN results
the reward vii! be inevtabie.
Better men and purcr women arc the
certain products OF every teachers spilIC-
ia! venture, in casting iIcr bread urOn the
waters. icr tie rcturH 1t may sometime
bring.
i is aot 70 re far cry to the n:an:ics-
talion OF results. The many days ol Our
text NAV mean ncvCr ol this co:ncr oi the
universe. so far rs the pccke, book. the
standing in tie community. the ',ang.be
influence upon others IS concerned. EeS
even SO.
Ours is tie gracious service whence
Comes. day by day. the recompense:
The hope, the trust. the purpose stald,
The fountain and The no0ntay shade!
And were this lie the utmost span,
The only end and aim OF man,
Better the toll OF fields like these .,
Than waking dreams and slo,htui ease
Though the recipients be unworthy OF
our charity, unaDDreciat!ve OF the val"e
! we attach to time. abuse oar beneVoierGe'
! the money We give, the hours we use. the
thoughts we devote TO them prove 10 us
Who have tried it that
What We spent, We had.
What we saved, we est,
What We gave, VIC nave
! The bread we nave cast upon the waters
returns 10 Us in a different form. out III so
| satisfactory a way rs to make IT our one
regret that we Ial!cd 10 invest more after
| the same fashion, The more money we
| "ive away the less remains IN our bank ac-
| count ;nc more sunshine Is III eli" iaceS
| and hearts The more intelligence we scat
! ter abroad tine more we glcan lor our
selves. The more prayers we offer up for
! others. the better We know how TO pray
| Tor our own needs. The more our hearts
| Svmpatnizc with the pains or ochcTS the
| larger viii oar hearts become.
The more we disregard the worldly wise
! rule OF seltishnesS the greater IS cur true
| prosneritv. Saws Joan G.. Holland:
Give and spend,
And be sure that God viii SEND,
For only in giving and spending. >,
| DO vcu fulfill The object Of His sending.
Now we enjoy the interest. The time
| will be when the accrued principal OF our
| courageous investment in stock will finally
! come to maturity. In that great day we
! shall find that every cup OF cold water.
| every old coat. every piece OF bread, every
| kind word. every call on the sick. II mn
| neiled bv love. was done only incidentally
| TO the Unworthy and really to the. All
| Worthv. We shall hear the voice OF our
| rclovcd Master say. "Inasmuch as yc have
| done it unto one OF these My brethren;
eve,, these least We have done Il, unto Me-
Then will the truth OF the Old Turkish
nroverb be manifest: What you give IN
charity in this world you take with you
alter death. Do good. Throw it lnto the
water. Ii the fish does not know It, COG
does.