The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-04
spiritual things as vol, are reu

s darkly. but theH. NieIls otp eyes are o encd
we shall be able TO see face To face. By q
mere cord is the sword Of Gods Justice slls.
, pended just above your head, and it is slow
lily but surely breaking. thread by thread
sn,n the lastgone will be broken and youi
/, hope tor eternal happiness will be forever
cnt on ask that the Father OF our Lord
Jesus Thirst the God 81 ory may give TN
to ynn the spirit Of wisdom aud revelation
III the knowledge Of him, that the eyes oi
Il your understanding being enlightened. ye
know what is the hope OF his calling and
what the riches of the glory Of his inl.eri-
I. fance In the saints, and what fl the exceeding
i greatness of his high power to us-ward, who
believe according to the working Df his
mighty power which be- has wrought ~
Christ who Is the light Of the world, and
|8Wto is able by his ~pirit to open the blind
eyes that they may see and helievc.
This is probably the hardest point Of all
tor as TO realize, yet have we not All example
i of it just before our very eyes. When he
/ went forth FROM our midst seemingly full of
vigor and life, little did we DIR am that so soon
| would be shorn of his strength and ne would
be called to gather round his corpsei In so much
sadness. When in the iuil possession of our
powers we little know how weak we are, bat
we q sell IN security. little thinking that the
cable. which holds us amongst our fellows
] may in an instant bss snapped asInder, and
we forever more be set adrift, wreck upon
/ the sea of eternity. A few years ago in one
of our eastern harbors noble ship rode quiet
| " Within the bay, all within fier lad retired
to Test. they had not noticed that her cable
| ilad almost parted. save one, and he careless,
| thought that as aIf was quiet. the morrow
would do for the mrnding nf il; hut in the
midst Of the night watches. Il storm arose
rand the waves ait.lnugh but small within the
bay, vet they We're sufficient to complete the
work of destrtlcfio,i, the llawser snapped.
and the cssel WAS adrift; erelong she struck
a snnken rock. nd dow II size went her late
occupants barely es.aping with tl,.ir lives.
Your haa ser may now be almost parted
now single wave OF sickness rolled upon
you by HE storei OF Gods displeaslire may
snap II asltnoer.,ana your bark may strike
upon the rock of neglect. no more TO rise
again. Leave then your weakness and turn
to God as Him that He may grant you ae-a
eofding 10 the riches OF Ills glory to be
strengthened With might BY His spirit.in The
inner man. 3f.F s.
(fhirslly) We ask God to tqke aaeag our
perreass,ess of hears and en-. i,,stsposstso,,.
3s We naturally hove To have our osa way:
We arst perserse and disphedieit children:
We are willing tor God to do His will with us
providing il does not eantlict with uur de-
sirts w are ready fossay. Thy will ht. done,
VIII We5sdO 1t aitsf our idSttl0H "A pHilu
comes 4, his parent. asks to be permitted to
do a certa,, ACT. and WHEN the parent refuses
the child begins 10 cry, setting up bis will
against his parent although the parent may
knnw best. so it is with us. WE are ALWAYS
setting up our will IN opp, >ition To Gods. |
and although failure attends Or efforts. vet
we strive again and again, and then repine
because or way was uot doie. our will not
obeyed, this we have but to look INTO our
h<a1r tn N.r.x # RI
wished to-day to have our friend with US. |
but he has been taken while Tar away frniR
home. and II is with difficttIty that We bow |
ourselves to Gods way of doing things We |
are indispostd to accept at his hands that
which lie sends l.s; VIZ are lethargc and Wlei I
he wishes us to ln His hehe>t, oftentlnes we /
are like those disciples 0t Christ who went
out with Christ in the garden to pray, when l.
he came TO them he found them asleep, they
had forgotten his command TO watch and I
pray. SO. do WE daily. We are forgetting His /
law and p rversely We keep on in sin and |
let us then pray that He will |
take away this stony heart and give to us
heart OF flesh that We may do His will.
But lastly let us examine tile way IN which
We are to submit TO His will. And first we
must snbniit with humility. EsI
He made us OF dust and framed us as wa +
are, we are the works of Hi hands, and He
has theright as maker to do with us what to
Him seemeth good. We are feeble i'll COM
9arison 70 Hun. our strength is but as weak
ness. our wisdom but as tooishness in His
sight. We are to be willing TO bow otlrstlyes h
the dust and excfain with one of the ser /,
iants OF old. in atfiietion, lit is the Lord let
j i'm do what seemttb to Him go d; for man
Out as the flower OF the field, the Windl
passes over II and it is gone. nj the place.:
mai Knew It once shall knew no more for
ver. The grass WitheretIi, the flower fadeth,
'ut fla word of the Lord standeth forever
ureiy all flesh is az gr;iSs and the goodness s
: less than nothing In Ills sight, zf9 ,
Secondly. we should submit with cheerful ).
Tess: it may seem hard, yet it is but the
4ord's hand. a child was sick; the pride Of I
2 Old MN; Cay alter day this old man sought i
ne Lord with tears and snpplication. refus- q
1g 10 eat and be ceIniorted. but God had cal
"a the child to him and it went. When the :
ID man saw that the child was dead, lie arose
no anolnted himself and put on his best +
obe, ana Went m and out before his pcop e r
:, was VA MS wont u other days. Wlel, asked !,
MS servant why this W0ndrous change, =
nee ne had nourned SO much when the o
niid was yet sick. but he solved the prob i,
m. hen the child was sick, he said th IN :.
~ n peseech the Lord tha. peradvenfure he
ouiu near my cry aud spare my child, but,
oW lhac ne IS no more, he cannot come to II
e. Dlt can go to him; let US t1y to be like .
tn. @f u
!hlrdiv. we must submit with faithfulness. 4 o
Il moi enough 70 say we submit with our d
ps, while IN our hearts we repine we must NJ
u submit to-day anu then t.,-lllorrow turn :.
ound and do the same ing whi.i brought ~
,Wn upon US thisflispleasure; but faithitrI- to
fet us 10 God 8 will from the hearf, 50 that bt
{ may ne able TO use the language of Isaiah, ).
Sememher now. Oh Lord. | teseecll thee. y
w have walked before thee in truth, and &c
y ne that which i rigll III thy sight al
fotrIlhy we must submit with sincerity: tn
must seek atall times In all things to be !
vent IN spirit, serving the Lord zealou,sly. ~
lHg ffIs Will and SEEING that our hearts are lit
pit IN tl,esway of His statutes !; this must be be
ne constantly. not once, but continually !: W.
q above all Unjust be done with sincerity. .,
this i. alone acceptibir IN his sighf. AID ~
w I. dear frieHtls. gathered al otilul silese to
nai ! winch kind hands and orrswiilg. us
loving hearts have brought to this place. 81
vihg wayen with flowers that elnl,I.,n of :.
T Christianity and lai them above his form VI
saInefed we say, arOtlnd this casket which stI
itaahs gil that remains OH earth at one raj
q 81 lately moved III oar midst. loving ~,
beloved. shall We int i.s Wasir,p The lear
sympathy aid hiring III onr reIne,nhrallcaa sra
group of dearer ores 10 him. gathered Go
n sorrow in his f1therss Ii use. can not We To
m to say, submitting to our Father will in !.
humility and sincerity. the same sad lessont.
c they are learning, Thy will be done. M
q When at last the summons shall come rOs
us clDllAthupun Wifitthe SpofEt.ss rt,bt. ofa t;o
saslOllr y righteousness. may the sable aSS
per. whose name Is death. our Fathers 1sf
ssengt catch from our hearts As we mass ant