, 1874-06-29

coss which, as life drawa m toward lis close,
slackB tho corls Of tho taborunolo one by one.
woana tn from tho broast Of our Mothor EARTH,
a. nna a looaons a our clasp OIL tho hand Of onr
to',aI.a lime. t. ana toehes w. az wo arc noyor
| tho grnya but beyond 1t. Thnt oxuuIa[to yo}l
30 woven OF lleavon's own blcAsiue, 'J In voi' I
our doad appear, which will OILY iot
Us 1,a.t ~ dToli tt0so ~ nt IT,. last on ylat waa
III tho heaft Of tho woo.atrlckon motbor OF wifo.
to = place among tlio salnts,-tlat norn,ita m
ho!l to exist except IN .tho systems Of theology
@ aos taose Or our own flesh and blood, but dcttly
oss mud most hopeless OF our kid, and. ne tho
circle narrowB horo, touches us With Tie l,vno
that 1t "idons yonder, aud waits with n,l oagor
aa we1como ON t9r our connE Ihis Ia nature again.
a n' W. 'S oou ns5e nat yn III IT, the o snSr L,
Of tho law Of life into the law Of love. W.
could not bo left 80 dasolase az moro nature
esoate. A'f but ae fpo so tho 90 are q,,a not LETT
to tho most perfect IN al times and in all lands,
thor1 Inns boon this Divine intervention to broak
tue harsh east wind OF fate, as the ahadow OF
great rock In weary land.
;, notice last OF oil that thoro is grace nbovo
this inattnct, through which wo como to tic fuIt
revelation OF this tonder morcy Of God, It Ia
TINT power Wo find when re como TO God limgolf
s @s o c!as1es a., IT, Himself in Christ in our own lifo,
ann NJ to ,e Of pa. .9as about ns Nature do
tried to touch, n,ld those instincts which aro
rooted IN nature aud rise from that root with the
tla,norB OF childhood and OF man and woman
l,o%o hoou IN M friendship a!I1ap . aud love. in .
tho spirit :, whiah can clear away
tho drosB from tho fno gold in those wo ]oyo
best when they have left uH, and now and tlion
%hon f ney a,. are Will us' ana az hero and hore
ih the south to-dny you Will soc ploco OF au old
boinlslicll filed with earth, and alamo " vii
verbona or some other flower by cottage door,
20 20 1y this tender moroy tue hurts and oyils OF
iiie m eau be 80 buried and hidden with blessings
thHt We have to look AZ tho shard to recall the
ture can show us and tho powers which aro close
0I kit to Nature, mud reach toward Heaven.
There Ia atill mora o1coent way OF touching
thls tender mercy Of God, and that is In accept
ing tMe revelation OF It ~ 1t shines from our iu-
man man lifo In every, form Of goodness and beauty,
and shines In full perfection In Jasua Christ.
:, For ns TINT Ia true yaor winch can riao to
the level Of tho dirost misfortune, and fight on
Win courage az bright and strong as il victory
true genius which cau 300 in tho common places
OF llfo tho aecrots Of Hcayen and holl, aud
weave 2 spell out Of What It secs which sllall
shake TIC soul to ita centres hundred or q
4 thonsana years nftor t4o hand ia dust snat made
it-Ho that IL truo faith, and truo hope. anl true
love, which, accepting this world and lifo of
ours Just as 1t is with all i.B burdens. eau 10
steadily on, and find at every stop nav reason
Ior nI, perfect pfn, trust in the tondcr meroy Or
i must ho ours II wo would to,1cl
tho heigbs OF this groat argument: and It can be
ours AZ we gro" into His likencss; Tor, as It waa
not in talking q thH. but in being tonder and
morclful uimsolf, that 1Ie found such infinite
tenderness and mercy in tho Father so, at wo aro
Of this quality, wo shall find In our hearts that
power which can win through nature aud ljfo
through all fortunes and ali experiences; and
as the quicksilver finds every grain Of gold in
revcals tho trcasurot VIC can BIZ this heart Of
graco find this grace wherever wo turn, aud
bring Heaven by i down 10 earth.