Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-05
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him?'' .'''' ~ s'1'4 'e''s
He -9ecame greatly embarrassed at shx
questl On. and thought that il ever he guF
out OF the house he would never again
think of any work in the church. .S,t
| hnally he replied:
"We,l, if he comes viii teaei, hin NY
! self''
There was something in his frank state
ment-the ring of his voice-which touched
| the mother, and she said:
Net Sunday he will be there"
He came-he was the only boy In che
! class-and when the young teacher told
him the story Of Jesus Christ he was con
verted.
As he told us the seery the seafs were
IN his eyes, and he said:
Let ne tell you the rest Just before I
lett New York was called to the room OF
man who was dyirg. As I entered he
called me to his bedside and sa,d. Come
Just as near as yoa eau I took his head
taaed tank Me SAID Is on y has 1a we
been a wonderful work. His voice was
almos. gone. but he still whispered FL
nalty his wife sprang up and cried, He il
dying I held him closer and kissed him,
for I E! ;oysd !,a J, him as though he had been my
| [ shall never forget now he looked as he
added:
'.'.rhat was the boy led TO Christ He
was my associate in Snnday-sehcol work
| We led hundreds Of souls 20 Chrias."
Then he said with great emphasis and
in tears: Il had rather have had she sat
isfaction Of leading that one boy to Christ
than to have conquered the who.e world
Such a work as this is possible to sIT
men everywhere, ard he who IS ti,sss
faithful has awaiting him crown o. re-
handed ?"-was written by enc DYING ia his
youth, without one single soul TO his credit.
When the shadow of death fell across his
face some watcher by his bedside ex-
pressed concern for his happiness or his
fear of death. He quickly answered:
, about that, but must go empty handed?"
stand in the presence Of the Master, and
to be crownless in this respect.
l Peter v: 4, "And when the ehief shcp-
herd shall appear ye shall receive erown
Of glory that fadeth not away"
Peter seems to have u special message
here for officers Of the church, Sunday
school teachers and church members gem
orally. for in fact we are all of shep~
herds. A shepherd IS one who looks after
the sheep, and the sheep that rceE.-es
ly to wander and fall by the wayside. We
have way Of looking at the peop,e, esps-
cially those who are new born babes IN
Christ md saying: "We will see how they
hold OUT" and If they stumble we not fn-
. frequently exclam: 1T is just as [ expect
most deserving the censure Of God! Tie
fact is, we are called into the church to be
: laborers together with God, and He has
placed before US the privilege OF helping
TO hold up the weak ones in C1rist. Thsrs.
, never Is a time when one needs warm
/ hand clasp or word OF sympathy = ths
life, just taking his first steps toward God
!, after she had taken one step she started
, to fall. and | had to put my arAsa anous
. her and hold her up. She walked IN this
Of holding her up: she can run along and
, not be weary the who.e day long. 70 al
!, those who are faithful in this eapeclal niin-
istry God has promised sure reward.
The crown Of righteousness. 2 Timothy
, iv: 8-"Henceforth there is laid up for me
: the righteous judge, shall give me At that
: day, and not to me only, but unto al then'
also that love His appearing"
: have never yet been abe to figure out
J just when the Lord shall come again, for
, the Bible contains no record, but with all
, not but 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 He would lift up Che
t down-trodden. He Himself would relieve
I? the oppressed, and tie Won.d Apply she
/ whip to the oppressor.
o But there is something better still, and
. that is the full reward in Revelation iv: 10
: This is a picture of the glorified church
! | We are told that the four and twenty ed
| ers came in with crowns upon their heads
a = the throne. Suddenly the King Of Kings
a | appears. At once the four and twenty cid
= ers fall down before Him. and taking of
y their crowns cast theE, before the throne
y saying:
: 'Thou are worthy, O Lord, to receive
Il glory and honor and power.
l. | The best reward Of all, then, is 10 %
d with Him.
n That was a glad day in England IN 1876!
IS when the soldiers came back from the Cr,
v mean war, and the Queen ga.-e them med
e ais called Crimcan uleda.s Galleries were
t. constructed for the two houses OF Far Ia
ment and the royal family to witness tn'
in to give the soldiers their rewards. her
;. comes a colonel who lo7t both his feet a
n Inkernan; he is wheeled III on chalr
IS Here Is man whose arms are gone. .Ant
SC they came, manned and hast. Thca "a
J. Queen, in the name % the English people
), ave the medals and the thousaoss o
II people with streal:lng eyes sane: s1ot
70 save the Queen Bit I can think o
A. something that would have made, the seen
more wonderful # these men had take
r. eff the medals which the Queen had place.
O. upon them and cast them back st her feet
d gaying:
j NO, Your Majesty, we cannot kee
ID them We give back the medass. 70 Sc
le t thee is the greatest reward
Sc That shall we do in heaven.
ID I have friend who was In the Crlmea
n war. He told me tiiat he had that day rs
Id ceived medal with ''Inkerman' upon i
for, that was his battle, but he said th
ry most touching part Of 1t all was the expt
ID rience of friend of his who fought by h
Ie side. A cannon ball took off one OF h
az legs. but the brave fellow sprang up III
as mediately and taking hold OF a tree. Gre
or his sword and was ready to tight even I
to death Immediately another cannon b
to came crashing past and took off the otiie
he leg. They carried him wounded, bieedl7l
e and (as they supposed dying, to the 10
a pital Strangely enough he came back
I'd life again When the day came Cor II
lie. awarding Of medals they carried hi. upo
of his stretcher before Her Majesty, Ii
to Queen. To the other soldiers she had sin
at ply given the medals by the hands Of h
Ell secretary, but when she saw. this nr77a