The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04

ndsnt spirit becomes pleasure, and the higher the
duty the higher the pleasure Difficulties touched are
graveyard ana they hardly care think Of Ga be-
the Jordan iDtervcncz But once down on sick
bed all the errors arc gone.
Again the teaches me the completeness Of
thing God does. when God put the invisible dam over
the Jordan IL would have been natural for the river
overflow and food tho land above. hut God put y
sys9ys ~ 9Th n.. God does Complete COM
plste Bible, complete universe. complete Jordanc
passage.
tween and every Canaan OF Euccess prosperity
there river that must be passed There river Of
difficulty between Us and everything that worth hav-
ing That which costs nothing worth nothing. God
does intend this world for easy parior, through
which We arc 70 be drawn In rocking-chaiE Wo arc
mountains, ioTd rivers God makes everything vaua.
BILE dcuit to get al Tor the same reason that He puts
the IL Is 10 make US dig and dive for thcm We
acknowledge this principle IN worldly things OH why
not IN religious tiIin2s2 II IL In regard TO tho
QUESTION OF knowledge The uncents used TO say that
Vulcan struck Jupiter on the head and the Goddess OF
Wisdom jumped out, illustrating tho truth that wisdom
comes by hard KNOCKS. 50. my friends, there
tine Of tusse and trial aud pcsh and anxiety through
which every man mus' g. before ne scn,sves wo,uy
it IN religion No man just happens 10 got good. IL
by digging. tong pushing RUNNING IN The Christian
lie that that got 50 strong Tor good 10 hundred
shipwrecks he learned how To swim. Tears over SIN,
tears IONS dcsolaton tears over the impentenI
tears over graves made Jordan which thSt man had
10 pass. There are mourning garments 10 every ward
robe dcathsbn every family record. Tho CArstlun
has passed through Rod Sea OF trouble add no finds
that there Is u Jordan OF death between him aud
heaven AS be toward Il his breath gets shorter
and his last breath leaves him AZ he touches the
stream. But thon It IL parted and God shall wipe
away all tears from his eyes.
HEAVEN FoR BRUrEs
When see the israetes going through the Jordan
ard al hocks aud herds following right after
them the suggestion comes over my mind that perhaps,
after all best part Of the brute creation may have
chance the great future You say, "Harm0nize that
the passage, The spirit u the bru,e goes down.
ward. ~ can harmonize those two things great
deal easier than the humiliation OF the brute
and the treatment they here receive When soc u
Christian maltreatinR his horse my common
sense tells that that horse ought have the fu
them the moment they cross the river. their necks
cured. their ioundered kneos Strengthened and their
coughing distempers healed, free from gail OF the
tight checkre,n and a liberty 10 range In tho celsstia
srces got into heaven, but II the brute creation got
In after them.
CONSOLATION THE BKRkAvEp
But there Is thing certain, we have right to
aown this side Of the bank, they all ready u
help you up other. We cannot all 60 there to-
seher; must 10 one by one. What pleasure 10
look round and see all your children present On,
word OF comfort for all tho bsrstl You see de-
parted friends have not been submsrge or swamped
they only crossed not SICK not cend not cx
haused, not cxtingushed but with healthier respra
tion stronger pusalion, kcener eycsght since the
physical and mental disquietuies OF 10 have beea left
this sde-ln eternal flow Of inpissabie obstacles be-
tween them and all human congratulate all
the bcret their departed Christian friends SAFE
Would you them back again 10 take their RISKS
the temptations OF the w0rldP The Jordan OF death
will part for " II parted Tor them May Great
High Priest ahead OF and with his foot touch tho
water and shall be- fulfilled the word OF my text