The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-29

"iook not at the thing are seen but
'at the things which az. ... seem Oh,
u We could but realize the eternal inea iure
OF the things which are not seen--if we
could appreciate, as man cannot the glory
and the bliss Of the heavenly Jerusalem,
now light would the present affliction APP
pear-how unworthy to be compared with
the glory that shall be revealed We are
to live for the unseen. Little Il, we do an
preciate it, IL is yet the true object Of our
strife. Weare TO live by faith aud not by
sight. As this IL the Christian duty, so 1t
Is also his blessed privilege, If he can only
understand it rs such. In the midst Of all
the trials OF this world, the Christian dis.
! ciple lives for the unseen. His motives,
Ais aspirations anu ms joys are not those
Of earth. He lives By faith, and hi. life is
hid BY Christ in God 70 live by faith is
to live strengthened always with God 3
help. To i've by light Is to 1.-Two trusting
in our own strength. To live by faith is
to cast all our care upon Him who carcth
for US. To live by sight, Is TO attempt to
provide Tor all contingcnce5 by our IN
aided strength. To live by faith,
is TO receive Cod Christening, rs
did tho holy ones Of old, whose
examples we have cited, that
We may learn submission as even our
Blessed Saviour learned it.
To i've By sight IS to live joyless and
hopeless when confronted bya discipline
such rs this present sorrow. 7, live by
faith is to trust ia God who knowe;h our
weakness and our want and to see His
mercy shining through the clouds Of
sorrow and rraliating them with the
l.gh, beyond. W may not, indeed, in
CHI world, no spared sorrow. The clouds
will gather, and none can prevent; but
God is able to tint even the darkest cloud
with bright beautiful and glorious light,
and the sl3,Hi.r and heavier the cloud,
the more massive and the more sublime
Tho glory which God paints On sheir d ark,
grand forms. The deeper the sorrow the
more precious is the heavenly consolation,
If We will but receive It. This Is the
consolation 20 which | point You, my
afflicted brethren. 1t is ono which the
world an neither give nor ilko away.
know the larkncss which now, as a pail
0vcr'EsiOws your hearts. Ii Is my office,
too, ~ point You to tn promises Of Christ,
and 20 assure you Of the faithfulness
Of Him that promised, blessed are
"they tina, mourn for they shall be COM
'.lorcd.' To insure thi, promise, your
mourning mus, be golly sorrow
,rus,fil grief The blessed religion Of
Christ does not rcli'., u, indeed, 10
upgoot natural affections or to cultivate
,toic.l Indifference, tIt God would have
he affections cha.,cncd and sauc,iacd. lis
command i, GIVE me thine heart" Obey
Him and love Him, and He will bless and
reward you, and comfort you. Pray to
Him and trust him, and lie will pour you
out blessing that there shall not be room
enough 10 receive il. Ii lie has pierced
your hearts with sharp arrow, it may be
that H. would teach you what every dis
cip.c must learn-'that tribulaiion work
'elh patience, and patience experience,
and experience hope and Haf hope
"makc;h not ashamed If the love Of God
be shed abroad in your hearts by the Holy
Ghost Right here, beloved and afflicted,
rig ut here where the waves Of this sea of
Hnlict.ou seems VOL nigh 10 cover YOU
lo,m ak you TO weigh well this truth. Let
your trust in God be strengthened. Com
prchcnd the meaning Of Gods providence |
in the discipline He sends--giri up the
loin' Of your mind and hope 10 the end, for
the grace of God that is TO bebrought unto /
You 600 Tie revelation ofJcsus Chr.st-aud /
So ,aal, you learn assurcdly that 's,lytlon
"is u the lord GOD ha, brought /
You mp to tho lccp waters. iIs rcqsire; |
yoti 10 pass through them, On, lie will ,us-
tain you therefore Hold thee s,ill iu the /
" Lord and abide patiently upon Him.
Code iaithfulncss exceeds our compreheR-
don. There is no passage in life or death
where we may uot'tfu.t in it, Though 1
His judgments he h,cthc great deep, yet I
lis MithMlngs, reachoth unto the Heav- |
ems. Though His wrath would seem
like an ocean, yet Ills mercy !
caIgrgth forever. let this be-
Your trust IN your grief lie who |
kugwc.u an grief huowp.h the sorrow of ,
yoar hearts, and lie who w,pcth tho tears
away from our eye, can ioo,i grief, even |
such q one as this, if You vii. only trust in
Him, loF saith He by the mouth Of His
holy prophet "Thc mountains shall de-
part and the hllls be removed, but my
" kindness shall not depart from theei
" neither shall the covqnant Of my peace
'' be removed, saith the Lord that hath |
ENERGY on thee To that everlasting mercy
let me now commond this one who has I
but newly learned Tie deep solitude Of that /
word, lbc it g-@ca sently now, a widow
She may, indeed, know that there is no .
balm on earth for such woe as her; but .
Christ who knows the deep agouies OF her
heart, heralds his care to help, by promis-
ing 10 he the widows God. And He can
raise again the twice crushed hearts Of
loving parents and sooth the anguish OF
mothers grief, stay the sorrow OF ialh-
Il "a l..HaI .aa- oh L