The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1907-06-08
BEAUTIFUL MESSENGERS.
Those Who Garry Tidings ol
Great Joy to Their
Fellow Men.

The simplest definition of the
word mission" is an errand, !"
and of missionary" as one sent"
and my idea Of missionary is one
sent OIL all errand," and when the
errand one is of glad tidings or
promised benefits, its bearer is
indeed, a beautiful messenger.
An angel from near the heaven
bore to Abraham the promise to
him and his defendants. The
voice from the burning bush pro-
claimed to Moses that Gods prom
ises are always fulfilled. The
dreams Of Joseph, and the inspired
message Of the prophets all enlanat-
ed from the same divine source and
wrought their destined mission.
Coming from God to man i'll
words, in dreams or mission, or
even in the torch of the Holy
Spirit on the heart they are all dl-
vine and beautiful messengers.
And when, in Bethlehem, the
glory of the Lord sllone round
about the shepherds and an angel
announced the birth of Christ. on
savior, and when the heavenly host
joined voices in joyful praise, their
song linked earth to heaven Ill
sweet and rapturous melody, and
the shepherds saw a throng OF
beautiful messengers. When Jesus
sent out the fishermen with the
message of salvation to a waiting
people, light and beauty falrer
than Oh that on land or sea invest
ed the1n-they were beautiful mes
sengers.
And, in the present day, when
or 1nissionaries-tleir hearts fired
with the portent of Christ's COM
mand-go out to lands lying in the
shadow in the great darkness, to
peoples that know not the true God,
the missionaries are, truly, beau-
tiful messengers. Trial and priva
ton and death may come to them,
but the light of salvation goes with
and follows thein-no rest, no fear,
no holding back till all the nations
shall know the Lord.
As we read the sacred stories,
we are led from the sublime heights
of Gods love and mercy and power
to an individual application. What
have we learned, what have we gain
ed from the record of the rnessen-
gers? They were swift and sure in
delivering their message. Are we
swift and true in delivering ours?
] believe that every one of us is
entrusted by our Master with a
message to our fellow beings. 1t
may he in words, for words fifty
spoken are like apples of gold in
pictures of silver-a mothers whis-
per to her little child of things
high and holy, or a kind smile or
uplifting word to the man or wo-
man who, sometimes see, lions IN
the way of earthly eternal life. 1t
may be- in the actions OF our daily
life the influence of our professed
walk with God and Our actual,
personal walk.
Our last lesson treated of the
little things that make up our daily
life and how to avoid the flaws of
our delivery of the message given
us the little rights that mar the
true effect of life's music.
Our beloved sister SillerS mas
told us of our need of earnest
prayer SO that in the days of old
age there may be no regret or sor-
row for self-made sorrows aud
short colnings in the way of loving
kindness. Oh, may we con we'll the
lesson of love-the love of God to
us and the love we owe to Him
and to our fellow being.
I'VE know that we have passed
fir ON death unto life because we
love the brethren" When we have
by God S help tried to deliver our
message faithfully Gods love may
count us as beautiful messengers.