Milford chronicle., 1905-09-08

lect the essential work God has giveI
you to do.
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The Talents of Servants.
But must speak to another class OF
one talented folks They are the house
hold servants, whom the parable of my
text mentions by name. They are the
servants, the tried servants, who, as
King Solomon expressed it, were born
in my house" They grow up under
the very eye of their master. Because
he felt he could trust them he delivered
unto them his precious possessions.
Let me illustrate the parable. The
master is about to leave for the coun-
try All the different men and women
about the farm and the fields are gath
cred into one room. Tile master turns
/ to one and says, John, l will make
you responsible for my cattle" To an
other he says, Peter, l will let you
tend TO the blowing and the sowing"
To another he says, james, you take
care of the sheep and see that their
wool is sheared at the right time"
These are all five talented men. Each
one is a superintendent of a depart
ment and has large number OF en-
plOyees under him. Then, after giving
forth some Of the two talents and also
some Of the one talents, Mt last the
master turns to one Of his servants.
Methinks I see him look at her search
ingiy, tenderly, lovingly and pleading
ly. She docs not look as though she
was mental genius. But she had a
good face. She looks as though she
was faithful and true. Then the good
master says: MARY, 1 can give to
thee but one talent That is all thou
art able to use But, oh, it is a talent
dear to me. am going to trust to thee
my children. While l am away I am
going to leave them in thy charge.
Thou art TO be their nurse. Thou art
TO remain behind as a household serv-
ant" And of all one talented people |
do You know Of any who have greater |
opportunities Of usefulness and greater |
responsibilities for doing good than the |
one talented household servants-the |
cook, the chambermald and the nurse2 /
Weigh her one talent as she bends |
over the cradle as nurse. Next to be-
ing mother, the most tremendous
responsibility that can come to any
young woman is to be left
in sole charge Of a nursery How
great an influence that is but few peO-
pie seem to realize! Some time ago
worldly man was taunting a celebrated
pastor because his great congregations
were made up, for the most part, Of
people and servant girls. 81
know it, said the noted divine. my
church is composed for the most part
IF just such converts as Christ and
lis apostles gained. But, as for the
servant girls, 1 had rather be instru-
mental in converting them than almost
my other class of people, for the serv-
INT girls as nurses have charge Of all
he growing children" But, though
he greatest opportunity on earth that
an come to the average one talented
-oung woman is to be a nurse, yet
many women seem to flee that noble
as they would a virulent /
plague They would rather 20 and
eddie groceries or pincushiOns or.
end to factory bObbins than mold
)oys and girls into mighty men and
women for God. Oh, We nurses! Oh, |
-e young women whom God has sent
IS faithful Miriams to watch the in
ant Moses, great is your calling! Do
our work well. That boy by your
ide if you are faithful and true under
iod may some day lead his people out
# an Egyptian bondage That young
,irl, through your prayers, may some ,
lay be able TO raise a whole family Of
sons and daughters Oh. the
one talent of a Christian
urse upon the home lifel
Talents of Men In Ranks.
Speaking about the influence Of one
alented folks, shall we neglect to
peak Of the one talented soldier boys
-ho SO freely pour forth their hfe's q
lood for the perpetuation of their
government? ITO hear some /
eople talk" said prominent gentle 5
ian TO me some time ago, zone would
lpp0se that the only men who did I
nything for their country during the I
vii war were Grant and Sherman and {
leridan and Lee and Stonewall Jack {
IN" That is not true The civil war '
as mighty because the man in the
nks carrying a musket was faithful d
ID true as well as the officer carrying 7
sword. Yes, and the war Of 1876 a
ID the war of 1912 and the war of C
9S were mighty wars for the same e
ason. The common soldiers who o
ught in those wars were ready to n
crifce everything for their country's t
od And, my friends, this nation q
yer need fear a foreign invasion or q
.ernaI revolution as long as the com