, 1874-11-01

ments, sorrows, and diaappointments, they M
como Of course. Why should we complain
= is for the most par: painful? You all rememb
how dalcnlt it was for you to learn the art
reading when you were young-to learn this
that study. l remember schoolnata who "a
he would rather pass through life without kno
ing how to read than to 60 through the proce
of learning.
And yet, after ne hare got over those fe
ycars Of discipline aud trial. we lay hold OF th
art OF knowing how to read as one OF the sroa
est Joys Of life, aud nothing can pluck it frol
the soul, though there were 3 few mouths or
| few years in lite when to secure tho art or tt
power Was painful; aud Jet, after those fe
years Ire over, no have the great art Of resdin
So It is With With tue Christian religion. i I
the fodzmDs Of Character asse ID days Of tr
But after awhile they have got behind you, III
you h,ye ths Christian characsor-the eveI
| laeting possession which no one take fror
you; and uuder its influence, life begins II
settle down into serenity, : peace. . couh
dcnce. great hope. The only consolation t!,a
seems to bs of value, or tie only holp thu
seems to be Of value to us, 10 TO enlarge the out
look OF ifs-to make it seem 80 long aud "
broad in fts scope that tho little ills OF to-day a
tomorrow count nothing in its great length
your plan Of human life, aud give it tina and
| doing thin tlcaa Ills that come to-day or to
morrow are only drega in the great OCEAN Of
your existence
The great part Of onr unhappiness in thi.
| world comes from concentrating our existence
into the present moment. and feeling that there
is no!hing beyoud. We aEe not sure of the fu-
| lure, aud therefora nc want the Present to be
full Of this oyerdowlnS happiness That we
| have no confidence IN the morrow IL the dl III
| cult7. We do not hope in God sufficiently. The
| very moment the heart increases its hope in
| this great God,-this JehoVah,-and permits lie
| own life to expand into the divine proportions
OF the Almighsy.-the life expanded into great
immortal1ty,-the ills Of to-day are as nothing
But If We are such creatures OF sease, we ara
such creatures Of appetite, If NO 80 love riches.
and SO lore pleasure. and 30 love fame that our
life Is al grouped down into day, and We want
all happiness now, aud cannot SEQ any future.
our condition il pltabie indeed. With this great
hope in God. th's great outlook IN Ate.-an out
look 80 extensive in the future That the lovers Of
the present are IS nAught,-"ith this
great hope in the infinite (because the hope
in God is nothing else but the hupee
OF immortaiity,-al the Ills OF today AMI
Tomorrow become 2 only tue temporary trials,
and years ago, whica We no longer remember,
much less regret,
Lady called at nv house last week who had
lost her only daughter BY the falling Of the
bridge A. Dixon I believe the chlld WAS carried
cl.red that since tie event. lie had lost all its
significance. 20! what houis have I sat
in the room where that daughter was
without 81 much ~ speaking to her! Whole
hours passed unimpEoved, hueajoyed. and now
she has gone forever. and there ls noshiue left
in life" This came from a too narrow visw Of
life. There il, indeed. nothing valuable in life
unless you have thls great hope in God-this
great outlook IN the fusure-thls immense scope
this immortality. And hence the Psallnist very
beautifully SAYS +" shall Jet praise Him who is
tho health OF EOuEtauXQCe. aud my f1I.p
- Notwithstanding those dara days around me,
notwithstanding my enemies coAe up and say
Where la this Godf lou cannot zee Him You
cannot touch HIN. nor hear Him. yet shall
snese very days saich seem to me 80 full Of
daikness, so full Of trial. Why, then, shouldsl
thou be cast down, o my soul? Hope in Cod
Now, out Of thls sentence OF the Psalalist
comes again that ar5umeut OF immortality,
winch ought to c6ma before us in alnaost
every religious meeting. We ought to become
80 thoroughly convinced OF immortality tnat
tLls great hope would ai"a1s be near u.s. 70
loubt the futnre life is to loss everything; it
s absolutely to Eiye up everything. because if /
seems to be No choice between = belief In that |
and Atheism. If there be no fatu4e existence |
ior you aud me, there certninly is no God iu |
he heavens. We must all hhyo come b7 |
shanco. The mind. the soul displayed By the !
human beng he,e; tho intellect, the |
sensltiveness, the love, the fecling,-f |
III taeee arc made simply TO 90 |
back to dust, there i. no Father IN Heaven |
worthy the thought OF you aud me. There is no |
being above US that We need wosship it this be |
alI- aence re mus. be fully Assured of the /
great ou.reacnng Of this life, beca Use upon this
immortality Of your soul depends the existence t
u God This grea. hopo iu God, thea, should |
slways ba with US.
Another remark Wish to make hero ia this:
That tod 81 q hope is the God Of mns1 yalne
o you and me. God a. u Aope.-uot God AZ
2uniahment ouir. tor thai frightans M. thas
hills Tho heart. And make. mn u.s,
hat death we're an eternal s,een. M
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