. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ought for God, they fought for the church, they fought for the truth, theyfought for Heaven. When they had plenty of money their names were always HIS CLOSING MINISTRY 335 on the subscription list. When there was any hard work to be done for God,they were ready to take the heaviest part of it. When there came a great revival,they were ready to pray all night for the anxious and the sin-struck. Theywere ready to do any work, endure any sacrifices, do the most unpopular thingthat God demanded of them. But now they cannot go further
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ought for God, they fought for the church, they fought for the truth, theyfought for Heaven. When they had plenty of money their names were always HIS CLOSING MINISTRY 335 on the subscription list. When there was any hard work to be done for God,they were ready to take the heaviest part of it. When there came a great revival,they were ready to pray all night for the anxious and the sin-struck. Theywere ready to do any work, endure any sacrifices, do the most unpopular thingthat God demanded of them. But now they cannot go further. Now they havephysical infirmities, now their heads trouble them. They are weak and faint bythe brook Besor. Are they to have no share in the triumph? Are they to getnone of the treasures, none of the spoils of conquest? Yon must think that Christhas a very short memory if you think he has forgotten their services. Fret not, ye aged ones. Just tarry by the stuff and wait for your shareof the spoils. Yonder they are coming. 1 hear the bleating of the fat lambs. MEXICAN PEASANT HOUSEWIFE MAKING TORTILEAS and I see the jewels glint in the sun. It makes me laugh to think how you willbe surprised when they throw a chain of goid over your neck, and tell you togo in and dine with the King. I see you backing out because you feel shining ones come up on the one side, and the shining ones come up on theother side, and they push you on and they push you up, and they say, Here isan old soldier of Jesus Christ, and the shining ones will rush out toward you andsay, Yes, that man saved my soul, or they will rush oat and say, Oh, yes, shewas with me in the last sickness. And then the cry will go round the circle. Come in, come in, come up, come up; we saw you away down there, old andsick and decrepit and discouraged because you could not go away down there, 336 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK but As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tar-r
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