The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-26
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in his eyes, and he said:
"Let ne tell you the rest Just before ]
left New York was called to the room OF
man who was dying. As l entered he
called me to his bedside and said: Come
just as near as you can took his head
talked. He said: Teacher, has this not
been wonierfu, work. His voice was
almost gone. but he still whispered: Fl
nally his wife sprang up and cried, He Is
dying / held him closer and kissed him,
for loved him as though he had been my
own child
l shall never forget how he looked as he
Il hat was the boy led to Christ. He
was my associate in SundaY.school work.
We led hundreds of souls to Christ.
Then he said with great emphasis and
in tears: Il had rather have had the sat
isfaction of aiding that one boy to Christ
than to have conquert,- .:.,: who:e worid. :,
Such work AS this is possible to all
men everywhere. ard he who is thus
faithful has awaiting him a crown OF re-
ioicing. Tie nymn.-"Must l go empty
handed :"-was written by enc dying in his
youth, without one single soul to his credlt
When the shadow OF death fell across his
face some watcher bv his bedside eZ-
rressed concern for his happiness or his
fear OF death. lie quickly answered:
Oh no. not that. am not troubled
about that. but must | go empty-handSd
.A;Gs! many of lis may be ohhged to
sand IN the presence OF the Master, ana
10 he crownleSS in this respect.
! Peter V: 1. "And when the chief shop-
herd shall appear We shall receive crown
OF glory that fadcth not away"
Peter seems to have spec Al message
here COR officers OF the church. Sunday
school teachers and church mem ners gen
erallv. for in fact we are all OF us shep-
herds 4 shepherd Is one who looks after
the sheep. and the sheep that requires
most OF his attention is tie o"c l3?'I IKE
r. to wander and Sall by the waysidI". we
have a way OF looking at the people; espe
ciallv those who ar" new born baoeS IN
Christ md saving: I've will see how they
hold out" and If they stumble we not m
Frequently cxcla;m: 1T is just as expect
cd" 5 most un-Ch-istly speech. and one
most deserving the ceasure Of God! The
fact *. we are called into the church to be
laborcrS together with God. and lie has
placcd before US the privilege OF helpinS
to hold up the weak ones in Christ. There
never j. time when one needs warm
hand ;lasp OF a word OF sympathy as tue
time when one is beginning his Chrlstlan
life, lust taking his first steps toward God.
When my little girl first began to walk;
after she had taken one step she started
TO fall. and l had to put my arms about
her and hold her up. She walked IN tins
wav for days. but now we never THINK
of holding her up; she can run along and
not be weary the whole day long. To all
those who are faithful in this especial min
istrv God has promised sure reward.
The crown of Righteousness. Timothy
": S-sHenceforth there is laid up for me
n crown of righteousness. which the Lord.
the righteous judge. shall give me at that
dav, and not to me only. out unto all them
alsr that love His appearing.
haze never vet been able to tgure out
lust when the Lord shall come again; for
the Bible contains no record: but with al
nv heart I am looking for Him. ! know
not hut that He may come to-day. He may
come tomorrow. | am perfectly sure that
the greatest blessing that could ever come
to this world would be the visible presence
of the Lord Himself. lie would lit up the
down-trodden. He Himself would releve
the oppressed. and He would apply the
whip to the oppressor.
1t NAV he at morn, when the day Is awak-
ing,
When sunlight thro' darkness and shadow
Tb,t .ieDus DrsoNtf' vii cone in the fulness OF
glory.
| To receive from ihe world His own"
| O JOY: . delight! should we go without dy-
! ing.
No Sickness. 40 sadness, no dread and no
crying.
Caught up thro' the clouds, with our Lord,
into glory.
| N'hc,, Jesus receives His oTn.'
! 50 ] am looking for Him and J am .onGins
10. HIM and with al my soul love Ills
arrsariuc, and unto every such waiting one
| there /, crown promised.
| So | am watching and waiting each mo-
| mcnt of the day.
IL it be morn or evening when He caiieth
! nc away;
And It makes tle day grow brighter, and
its trials easier borne.
| When | am saying every moment, To-day
the Lord may come.
| But there is something better still, ard
| that is the fulI reward III Revolution ": ~
| This is a ricturc OF the g.oTliicd chureh
! We are told that the four and twenty ED
| ers cane IN with crowns upon their headS'
| clothed with white raiment. seated about
| the throne Suddenly the King oil hngs
! appca's. Al once the four and twenty ciq
| ers fall down before Him, and taking OIL
thcir crowns cast them before the throne
saying:
Thou are worthy, O. Lord, to receive
| glory and honor and power"
The best reward ut all, then, Is to &c
with Him. ,e,,
That was a glad day in England in 1855
! when the soldiers came back from the CiI
mean war, and the Queen gave them med
ais. called Crimean medals. Galleries were
| constructed for the two houses of Par.ia
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 ieet al
| fnkerman; be is wheeled in on chair
| Here Is man whose arms are gone. And
| SC they came, manned and halt. Then the
! Queen. in the name OF the English people
| cave the medals. and the thousands ol
| oeople with streaming eyes sang: Zoo
| save the Queen Put | can think ol
! something that would have made the scene
more wonderful. If these men had taker
off the medals which the Queen had placed
upon them and cast them back at her feet
| saying:
No, Your Majesty. We cannot keel
them We give back the medals. To see
| thee Is the greatest reward"
That shall we do an heaven.
1 have a friend who was in the Crimear
war. He told me that he had that Gay re