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in tears: II had rather have had the 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 all
men everywhere. ard he who is thus
faithful ia;sina has f.. awaiting ,Smnsl hin = crown ~ e o, re.
handcd:'-was written by one dying in his
von,h. 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 ns'death. He quickly answered:
"Oh. no. not that. ] am not troubled
abo:.t that. but must I go empty-handcd:'
A.as! many of us NAV be- obliged to
stand in the presence Of the Master, and
to he crownless in this respect.
] Peter v: 4. And when the chief shep-
herd shall appear We shall receive a crown
of Glory that fadeth not away.
Peter seems to have . special message
here for officers Of the church.. Sunday
school teachers and church members gen.
] orally. for in fact we are all OF US shep-
herds. A shepherd IS one who looks ate:
| the sheep. and the sheep that requires
| most Of his attention is the one most like
" to wander and fall by the wayside. We
have a way of looking at the people; esp.e-
cially those who are new horn babes in
| Christ md saving: 1--WE will see how they
hold out" and If thev stumble we not in
| frequently excla'n: at is just as ] expect
ed" A most n-Christly speech: and one
most deserving the censurr OF God! The
! fact is. we are called into the church to be
laborers together with God. and He has
| placed before rs the privilege OF heining
to hold up the weak ones in Christ. There
never j.. D time when one needs a warm
hand clasp or a word of symnathv as the
| time when one Is beginning his Christian
life. Just taking his first stems toward God.
| When my little girl first began to walk:
| after she had taken n step she started
TO fall. and I had to put my arms about
her and hold her up. She walked in this
wav for days. but now We never think
| OF holding her mp; she can run along and
not be weary the whole dav long. To all
| those who are faithful in this especial min
istrv God has promised a sure reward.
The crown Of Righteousness. 2 Timothy
": |"Henceforth there il laid nj for me
a crown Of Righteousness. which the Lord.
the righteous Judge. shall give me at that
day, and not to me only. hut INTO all them
| ais. that love His appearing" =.
hate never vet been able to figure ont
inst when the lord shall come again. for
! the Bi3!e contains M record. but with all
nv heart ] sn looking for Him. know
not but that He NAV come to-day. lie may
| come tomorrow. I am perfectly sure that
~ toe tbis world would be the visible presence
Of the Lord Himself He would lit M the
dovn.trod6en. He Himself would relieve
| IRE oppressed. and He would apply the
whip to the oppressor.
It mav he at morn. when the day Is awak'
ing, ~
When sunlight thro' darkness and shadow
il breaking, =,
That Jesus WIN come in the fulness OF
glory. "a
To receive from the world His own"
o JOY: . delight! should we 90 without dy'
ing.
No sickness. no sadness. no dread and no
Caught np thro' the clouds. with our Lord,
into glory.
wbe,, Jesus receives "His own"
So 7 am looking for Him and ! am longing
for HIM and with all nv sonl ! love HIS
appearing, and unto every such waiting one
| there Is q crown promised.
So l am watching and waiting each mo-
ment of the day.
II il be morn or evening when He calleth
me away; Z,
And il makes The dav grow brighter, and
its trials easier borne.
When ] ON saving every m,oment, To-day
the Lord may come" .
But there is something better still. and
that is the full reward in Revelation ~: 10.
| This is n picture OF the glorifed church.
| We arc told that the four and twenty ED
crs came in with rowns upon their heads.
| clothed with white raiment: seated about
| the throne. Suddenly the King Of Kings
| onnea g. At orce the four and twenty ED.
era fall down before Him. and taking oh
| their crown cast them before the throne,
saving: .
| glory and honor and power"
Tn. best reward OF all. then, Is to be
Tina. was a glad day in England in 1855
| when the soldiers came back from the Cri'
mean war. and the Queen gave them med.
constructed for the two houses of Pariia.
| ment and the royal family to witness the
presentation. Her Majesty herself came
| in to give the soldiers their rewards. Here
| comes n colonel who lost both his feet mt
| Inkerman; he is wheeled in on a chair:
| Here is n man whose arms are gone. ana
| &C thew came, MANNED and halt. Then the
| Queen, in the name of the English people:
| ave the medals. and the Thousands OF
people with streaming eyes sang: God
save the Queen" But l can think OF
i something IuVI WOu'u aNC ise
| more wonderful. II these men had taken
| off the medals which the Queen had Placed
| upon them and cast them back at her feet,
raying: u- -. .,,,o. r.sn
| them We give back the medals. To see
| thee il 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 a medal with "lnkerman' upon it,
| for that was his battle, but he said the
| most touching part of it all YVES the expe-
| rience of a friend Of his who fought by his
side. A cannon ball took of one OF his
| legs. but the brave fellow sprang up I'm.
| media.ely and taking hold Of a tree. drew
| his sword and was ready to fight even to
| death. Immediately another ramon ball
| came crashing past and took of the other
leg. They carried him wounded. bleeding
and las they supposed, dying, to the hos
| pital. STRANGELY enough he came back 20
life again. When the day came Tor the
| awarding Of medals they carried HIM upon
| his stretcher before Her Majesty. the
Queen. TO the other soldiers she had sim
| NV given the medals by the hands OF her
secretary, but when she saw this man
| carried in on a stretcher, his face SO thin
| and pale. she rose from her seat. stopped
| down by his side. and with her W hands
| pinned the medal upon hia breast. while
the te1rs fell like rain upon the face OF the
| brave soldier.
Thus I trust it will he with many OF rs;
| We shall come into His presence, stand
| face to face with Him. and He will rise
| from His throne, coming forward to ~
ceivc US. As We look up into His face;
;hro will vanish away and crowns will
be as nothing. for T., see Him n all dis
beauty will be the full reward.
Uplifting Thoughts.
A holy life is the best commentary on
| the MISUNDERSTANDING
| Not ling else rusts so raDidly from dig