The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
The Herald's Special Sermon

member OF my church who was de-
pendable fifty-two Sundays and the
days between. than one who was
brilliant, but spasmodic and erratic.
enjoy the hight of a sky-rocket at
an occasional celebration, but for
constancy I would rather have a
kerosene lamp, or even a tallow can
die. So many want. to be rockets
and tighten the sky when God has
made them tallow candles and says
to them, Brighten the corner where
you are" The wise Creator made
one Niagara do for a whole con-
tinent. 1t would be very inconvenien.
to have such a cataract on every
farm. We do not need the majesty
and thunders Of Niagara nearly so
much as the gentle trooks that drain
the fields and sing their way to the
SEQ. The kingdom cl God cometh
not by the people aho are In the
limelight, not by these whom the
newspapers mention as 10, here"
or 10, there" bit rs mothers who
are guiding the feet of their little
ones into right ways by Sunday
school teachers w'O are imparting
their spirit to their scholars, by busi-
ness men whose .ives are telling Of
righteousness, peace and Joy in the
Holy Spirit"
Not to he Despised.
Quartus is not to be despised. Paul
is confined to the house on account
Of trouble with his eyes. Timothy is
away on an evangelistic tour. Tertius
Is busy making a copy of Pauis let
ter. Erastus is detained by pressing
business at the city hall. So Quartus
is called on Unexpectedly to lead the
prayer meeting. He does the best he
can. Whatever his talk may lack in
brilliancy is made up in sincerity.
Quartus' contributions do not ag-
gregate as much as some others, but
the treasurer's book shows he has not
failed to lay by in store upon any
first day OF the week.
At the close of the war with Spain
In the camp for convalescents at
Montauk much honor was given the
wounded members of the crack militia
companies. A lady said to a soldier
whose arm was in a sling, Are YOU
one Of the heroes Of Santiago?" NO"
he replied, I'm only a regular" But
the Lords battles, like the battles of
our country, are won by those who
are "only regulars"
In the Yellowstone Park the favor
lie geyser is not the monarch, nor the
lioness, nor the wonderful, magnifi-
cent, but uncertain; but "Old Faith
full" whose eruptions can be calcu-
lated to the minute. So in the church,
the pastors favorite is not Elder
Monarch, nor Sister Lioness, nor
Deacon Wonderful, but Brother Faith
full.
In corner Of the grounds OF the
Agriculture Department In Washing
ton. d. c., stood a low, unsightly
frame building which attracted little
attention in comparison with the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
which stood opposite. But the frame
house has been a greater factor in pro-
ducing wealth for Uncle Sam than the
structure where his money is printed.
In the frame house one day was re-
ceived letter from a lady in South
America, saying she was forwarding
to the department some clippings of
an orange tree whose fruit she had
found deliciously sweet and well-flav-
ored. The slips were set out, and in
grating upon them the navel or seed
less orange was developed. Experts
thought 1t was a freak, but the type
persisted. Clippings were sent to Cali
fornia and the result is known. They
can now be found in every store and
in almost every pantry in the country.
In the meantime, the correspondents s
letter was lost nor could her name or
address be remembered. Perhaps she
lies in some orange grove Of the
South, and above her the green leaves
wave and upon her grave the sweet
blossoms fall, but she sleeps on un-
conscious of what she hath wrought.
After all, the worlds greatest bless
ings come from the unconscious influ-
ence of the unknown reole.