, 1874-11-02

should havo como exactly there ana tiloin,. For
take 1t to hc trnt', Of tho first oror that those
v,Hlona only como IN such crissa to my Of III.
We do not hear Of than or rouomber thom III
connection with tho case md fnllncsB Of nrdi-
nhry tiuaea II thoy bolong to hard. painful Geao-
lato nights and days, whom ITO ralis In deserts
n Ito dovn ' With at9n9 P M iof o9 IT., pllow nn al
IL lie uonYon Of o,ir early homo for instance,
and tho minlatrieB Of tho angels that como and
go continually within ita wills. Those neyor
iieib iio bond IL lin, md tho tiosoo1aton Of now,
atra,go lifo AWAY from. thom is heavy
on hts hoart. While ho livoa. thoro
lis homo Is na much Mattor or course
aud Lost it 10 secmo to haTo found It for tho
first tlme, aud hungers as ho could not hnyo i'm
agincd lo could ovor Auuger for tho Kindly
aholtcr and lntmaaBuranlo lovo. 1t Is tnon loving
nearnoss not to tho body any moro hut to tho
spirit au of tho way IN which tho ministries of
tho angols nre past all price precious which como
and 10 hntwocii tho deaort and tho heaven. hide
thuntlcrs and ilros Of Tho locomotive.
Let yonng man leave good home, NJ Eomo
OF yo,, luyo done, md try to force hs way steudy
and trlo 10 now llfo, then tint man Inns caught
yislon Jacob had III q doscrt with rock for l,iH
bod, and 4 atone for lis pillow. Some Of yo,l,
lilo myselt, have touched tho atona It tho
tna cof @ o. Which ho i ling sta sy wo sia ns IL
crowned at Westminster Abbey, 10 tho worry
Btone on which, this young man rest-
Cd his M head ID std.,,,, ,l'st hight The loseu
rock haa caught toucll oi tho light Of noavon,
| as t,oBo OF us know who havo read tho roal
Scotch pgal,nol1y from Blind larry to George
| Macdonald. All tho same, / do not bo1ioyo tito
night III ill., hollow upaor tue stars. But lifo m
tho thought TINT came to tls out Of tho dark
agcs III connection with Its history. that wher-
oyor tho Htone goes thero Ia tho King md tho
| hingly power. DecauHo, as 1t Heoms to mo.
tho Kings Of Inon those. md only tloao, who
can sleep In desert and dream those tendor
| dreams, and thon Wake up not to turn back,
! but to push Oil vita tic vision in their
hoart, and tho power in tt.oir lfo OF theao an
smile at good old local preacher who always
fell to painting tho old homo whom hia ideas ,ou
other trachH ran out I do not laugh at tho
| recollection :; l,is foolisliness Is wisdom to my
young men and women. Ho might not bo suro
| about other things, bat the oternal hcayonB
were not more certain tlan tho denr old dream
to each young man OF tho anges he used to call
in lotdly masculine pride wlen ho was q fool,
| and knew 10 sorrow.
Ori we turn from this to higher and wider
truth wn shall still find TINT tho vision of the opnn
llaA aaut mo thia lecauao live in IN alley tell
mhfs soul liycsi alloy as poet Of tho finest
type erie1, with proud Indignation. when thoY
handod linn shabby little present from tho
Iio had given untolS wealth 10 onr
English thought aud touguo, aud fought
tho ttrcBt misfortune through weary
aud lonely years. mud tiiis was, 30 far tue end q
fatc that might have boon closed to one easior
md anHois cane stealing in when friends ha..
Btolcn out, aud mado the dosolatlon palace
called beautiful to his soul.
nt1t $.xr At l~Ht
in every way, as it seolfs but when VIC ,ead
some of his Ronnets, and watcl him in Ills
youth holding horses for btoad in tho
bittor dissolution Of Lonaon, Ne can
great visions came. They eame in TINT rugged
hollow whore he WAS alone with only God, tho
angels. and tho open, 4aayens to holp him and
keep, him in hcnrt. "1fow sweet those things
no @ o1o Thsy bsasss Sa
breath Of tho moors aud arc vocal with tho notes
Of the birds In the eopsog." " wrote thcm,' >
tho poet answered. yin little dars ofice mitl,
one window, and that looked into q backyard
filled with old ifon."
30 it il with vast maioritcs Of our sweetest
and loftiost singers. Trace them back to tlle
springs Of their power, and beside thoir native
gsnius which came by tho grace Of God you ore
singing, springiug right out Of tue heart Of some
harsh desert III which they found thomseiset
alono III pain, porhopH III aaduosa, and loartlt IN
sniforinE what thoy taught in Song: ~,
sido our own. How thoso prophets sinE, mt
, psalnists. Their words arc worlds wealth
and II worlds wonder, but when wo touch taei
sacret it il the old story Of the desert mud tht
rocks, Of lunelinoaa aud suluesa, Rnd thon
vision Of God and Heaven and tho angels III tht
night. They were Hton6d, they were aawu
as,lndcr, they wero tomptoa and s!ain. phoJ
wandered about in a!!cepskinB md goatskirs
beng destitute, afflicted tormoutcd, II
doscrtH, in mountaina, aud dona and caves OF th'
sarth This waa tho tenor Of their lifo, the con
ditions of thcir groatnoss, tho awfnl rrlco tho'
had to pay for seeing into tho heart OF truth ant
, righteousness, aud aending down those immorta
straua that still touch all tho Deeper places O
our iltc. princes thoy were, and priests, ami
Kings, but it was In suffering and eatnosa the
! WON their diadoma and broast- plates. SO that VI
: ~, tint even God Niaasolf could not Afford Il
givo shem suoh supreme power and grace at an,
losaor cost.
. And as thai waB their way to thoso .grca
viBiuns, it il yours aud 1nino rs In doscri
) the gates OF Hoaveu open, and tile augoa thic|
| about him, and 81 the soers Of our owu raco ac
: the things which storm us in ways We shrnl
I | from III this casy-gofng comfortable age; as tn
great seers ard singers Of al time ina the, ne,
y1orinns revelations III harsh aud evil nights ant
: days, md III III Jesus Christ VIC 1llld tho mos
0 divine powor when Ho weepB at tho grave Q
4 Lazarus, and prays on the rdgo in aho might
l.. aud Hts weary ny tho N0il ana cFlebt 4Ho 4uAc
! layo holes, aud tho birds Of tho air hnv
nosts, but tic Sou Of Alau hath not where to To-
j. his head" and swca.s as it woro great drops .
i blood failing to the ground III tho garden, an
fco1s Oh tho cross what We havo all perhaps lel
o in somn such moment that ovon God had for
j. | Hnkon Inn. 80 In our loneliness alld sadnes
!, M In theirs, When .tho night is darkest taos
0 groat yiAious may como Of holy ministros IN
= divine promises, aud heaven bonding over u
Il aud oponing its blosaoa secrots to our 1antl''
j. hearts. There may llayc beer. something quit
r singular unl wonderful in wnat cau!o t
d this lonely young fellow. hayo no doul
It thore was-but it ii Mother singular nor won
i derfut that. nfter he lad left the good, lihttl
r shelter, in which ho lad boon learning some
i. thing Of God a,sd tho augo!n and Hoaycn ost
i aiuco he wills babe. tlIoro Bllonld bo vision
u Aoule sort for hitn to tighten and llft MP hi
heart, and Acnd him of uexs day.
Il II IL the moro wonderful to mo to hear ma
n ! Or wollsan whose natnro Ia open to Divine u
10 uencea tender aud tremendous, say that ]
/, stlch dark, hard tilnta tlera was no such hell
@ In I'LL my studies, my intercourse with men. nt
y my own personal experience, hnyo ret to hn
a tilo tlrat man wolnnu, lusortol or olt bare
l. .Acgo i1,timatlons Of tho pity, aud, love ~
IN hpp of God il they would but open tler sou