Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-16

NOG IuSG lOT WIfdG you 6ApeCG W iStSINC,
But that, to others, some help you may
give, 49, 80
Do you keep this one aim in view?
Do you find it too hard, my sister,
Always to do as you should?
o, look forward then, and think of the day,
When our loving Lord is going to say,
Ofyou, "She hath done what she could :"
To Della Hunt Taylor, with my love.
This Mary may not have been very
wealthy woman. Much money with all
its advantages may not have been hers
But what great glowing wealth of pure
deep love she hadl What.a glad heart full
of earnest desire to be doing with a will
what her hands found to dol No half
way service would she offer to her divine
Lord. The rich vase of perfume might be
costly, her friends and neighbOrs might
think her very eXtravagant, what need
she care? She was not seeking the world S
appreciation. The One she loved and was
trying to serve would look past the gift in
to the5 heart of the giver, and would APP
prove of what she might do for Him.
And wasn't it beautiful of our Lord to say
of her, to those around her, 6 she hath done
what she could?" s,
We may imagine what a thrill of pleas
ure came into her heart at that moment,
especially when He went on to say, this
that she hath done shall he spoken of for
a memorial Of her" But'could this Mary
ever have once dreamed that in all ages
throughout all lands men, women and
dear, little children would be reading the
story of her loving service to the end Of
time? That TWO thousand years after her
death other humble worshippers of her
Lord would be encouraged in their work
for Him by reading this never-to-be-for-
gotten story Of ''Mary's Memorial.
We may almost envy her the privilege
of being one of the Lords acquaintance
during His earthly lifetime, and wish we
too could have had such an opportunity
as she had. But who shall say that what
we do may not be quite as acceptable to
Him, and to. His people, when we are try
ing to do our best, just where we are?
Our places and circumstances, gifts and
attainments may not be all we could wish
to have them. That matters not. Small
people cannot fill large places, but every
one of us can do our best, and be happy
to do just that, even if we do ever SO earn
estly wish it were in our power to do bet
ter. The only question with you, my
sister, and with me is, can our Lord say of
us as He did of Mary of Bethemy, She
hath dcne what she could"
We can do but our best, my sister,
Then, though not SO great or good,
Our efforts the Master will surely approve,
When seeing in all our work-love, pure
love, s.
He'll say, ''she hath done what she
could" OIL
We received dear little letter last week
sent to us by a dear little Potosi girl,
Evelyn Richter; and q very beautiful
present was sent to each one of us by an
other dear little Potosi girl, Bessie Korber.
Surely it is quite right for me this morning
to heartily thank these loving little friends
OF ours and to say OF each one OF them,
" she hath done what she could.
We were wonderfully well pleased with
q letter we received last Monday from our
young friend, Raleigh B. Long, Of Pleasant
Valley Oregon. A splendid letter brim-
full of heart satisfying news, telling us just
what he knew would be sure to please us
best, about himself, and sending an order
for FYhe Teller" and for My Mother S
Life Story" with money for both
Thanks many thanks, dear Raleigh, and
and may you learn to put yourself en-
tirely under the control Of the eVer-lOving
Friend OF all young men--the Lord Jesus.
Himself once q young man, willing to : be
made like unto his brethren. Does
He not deserve the love Of us all--more
especially of all young men?
Mrs. Hattie CornweH and daughter
Ethel of Lancaster. visited lately with2Mrs.
Linnie Corpion OF Buena Vista, and both
ladies spent last Tuesday evening with us,
entertaining us not little that rainy
evening with their pleasant faces and
CHEEKY good words about all our friends
and neighbors. ~
A lifelong member of Galena Presby-
terrain church, writes, nothing that Edi-
tor Pollock can write about our pastor
(Rev Geo. A. McAlister) will be too good
| He is an excellent man; his sermons, his
prayer-meeting talks-all, all so good and
! helpful, etc. Well who ever knew "an
Irish Presbyterian minister that was any
other but lust exactly that kind of mani
| Our last letter from our niece, Mrs. Jes-
sic M. Stephens, dated Oct. Both, was
written in Ogden, Utah. where they were
detained six hours, and she spent the time
writing to us-giving us a pleasant, ac-
count of their weeks stay in beautiful
Denver. She had seen many of our form
er British Hollow friends, but her visit
ing was principally with Mrs. Minnie S
Benson Mrs. Emma S. Barker, theil
brother, Dick Stevens, and mother, Mrs
Lavania Stevens, and their families
Dick keeps fine horse and carriage anC
was delighted to take Jessie out driving
about the city seeing the splendid sight
to be found everywhere; and Emma
daughters had quite as glad tim,
taking Myrtle and Leah out for Ions
drives, when they could have the carriage
Then our travellers went on to Colorado
ISprings, Colorado City, Manitou, Pike
Peak, climbing the mountains, going down
into the canyons, riding or by footobile
where carriages could not go. Some o
the Colorado scenery Jessie thinks fine
and grander even than Yosemite. The,
visited the grave of Helen Hunt Jackson
and other noted places; then returned t.
Colorado City. where Della Hunt Taylo
had delicious supper ready for them
which they must have richly enjoyed