The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
SERMONETTE
BY r. ASHLEY CAKE


! A MESSAGE FOR THE LONELY
AND OFT-TIMES DISHEARTEN-
ED WORKERS.
Refrain thy voice from weeping,
and thine eyes from tears, for thy
work shall be rewarded" Jer
81: IS.
Behold l come quickly, and
my reward is with me; to srender to
each man as his work shall be. .
Rev %: u.
It was in the early days of child
hood we used to hear them sing
"Oh, do not be discouraged,
For Jesus is your Friend;
He will give you grace TO conquer,
And keep you to the end.'
We are not hearing the oid-time
GLORIOUS with the old time vigor
but it serves as an introduction to
our present discourse.
Our Lonely and Disheartened
Workers-Who are they? Where
do we find them?
The names of many are unknown
to the world: but whether ones
post be conspicuous or obscure, we
can well be Indifferent to the fact
of being known or unknown here
below. because we are well known
to God, and He it is who says,
when He comes He will come
quickly and His reward is with
Him to render to every man accord
ing as his work shall be-"
Many of our Lonely Workers we
find among mothers whose lives
are monotonous and heavy-burdened
while by their unobtrusiye and I'M
compromising loyalty to what is
right, together with their self
sacrificing gentleness, patience and
forbearance, the home i'll charged
with Christ-like atmosphere.
IN the apparent nonenity there
is that element which makes the
home as fragrant as the honey
suckle and as beautiful as sweet
scented roses. Others we find in
The fields of humble labor where
The soil is hard and almost barren.
Many faithful pastors today are
laboring in fields where the soil
seems to prefer weeds to grain. 1t
is in fields of this character God
has many Iaborors today. They are
little almost unknown, and with
many of them when in sore need or
love, sympathy, and aid in their
work. many who call themselves
friends are farthest away.
Then it is the humble worker is
oft-times tempted to become dis
heartened and discouraged.
Listen 10 the voice of God: He
called TO Jeremiah who labored for
forty long years before he saw
single convert; Thus he calls to
you today "Refair thy voice from
weeping, and thine eyes from tears.
for thy work shall be rewarded"
We learned of a Deacon whose tell
ale eyes told Of a burdened heart.
He left his home early for
church service SO as to meet with
his faithful pastor. The pastor, toe,
was there early.
u came early to meet YOU" said
the Deacon, q have something on
my conscience to say to you Pastor,
there must be something radically
wrong in your preaching and work.
There has been only one person
added to the church in a whole
year. and he is only a boy"
Il feel it ALL" said the preacher,
but Cod knows 1 have tried to do
my duty, and l can trust Him for
results
Yes" said the Deacon, "but by
their fruit We shall know them, anG
one new member, and he only a
boy. seems to me rather a slight
evidence Of true faith and zeal l
don't want to be hard but l have
this matter on my conscience, and
II have done my duty in speaking
plainly"
True. the pastor replied charity
suffereth long and is kind. beareth
all things, and hopeth all things.
| have some hopes OF that boy
Robert, some seed that we sow
bears fruit late, but that fruit is
generally most precious of ALL"