The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-18

soul are opened to perceive ths- they
which are with Us are more tnan theJ
which s-e with them.
Couragel coursgel The unseen Is
greater than the seen; the eternal Will
surely outlive the things OF time An
act of faith may cross the threshold Oh
the door which separates az from inst
WHICH is beyond the senses, and msy a.
once correct the apparent preponderance
Of evil By vision Of the thrOus, OF the
resources OF the Almighty Himself
While general providence Is EsrI-
fest, the special care God takes OF tbs
own people, IS distinguished from
world that leth in wickedness, il often
thing less of sight than of faith. Tue
tsres and wheat grow side by aide; the
sun shines alike on the evil snd the
good; tie rain falls alike on the just and
unjust; the corn grows ss tall, and the
shesves stand 81 thick, on the fields OF
Nsbal as OF Boaz-of i goddess ss Of
cody husbsndman; and OF many things
else, besides death, 1t Is true that "+0ere
is one event - sll. Faith in the special
providence Of God finds greater Stun
bling blocks than even these, n lts way
Lazarus. over whom angels hover TO
carry his soul, whsn ne expires. 20 Aors-
hams bosom, ats . oeggsr 81 the rich
mans gate; and in bitter poverty, IN
wasting sickness, in household sorrows, N
successive beresvements, Gods children
have sometimes the biLtarest cup TO drink
and the heavist burden 10 bear. They
cGH5 where others rGsts. Others sleep
N peace when their eyes are kept wax
ing, and their pillows soaked with tears;
and with hall their children and more
than half their hearts buried II the GEM
etery, they may De said, amid crowding
memories of the tesd, "to dwell among
tee tombs" Peace, Mary, said 3 Cody
woman. who had been bereaved OF ali her
family, TO queruious and GODDESS nelgn-
Dor that refused TO be comtOrted because
God mad taken one out Of many; Peace,
Mary, you have bat one; | hsve SIX
pairs Of empty shoes 20 look On"
Il often happens that the rock on the
mountain summit nearest the clouds Is
rigea by the flashing lightning, and 50
il las happened, End tnst not Cn're-
Cuectiy, that they who live nearest God,
with their hearts constantly 10 Heaven, en-
Joy the east earthly prosperity, and have
The feweSt earthly comforts. Hence, the
complaint OF JOB, The tabernacIes Of
robbers prosper" and hence, slsc, the
question CT 81 afflicted and bewIdered
prophet, Wherefore doth the va7 Of the
wicked prosper, and are sll they happy
that deal trescherouhy?"
only let the eye OF faith be opened.
and the believer Will gee beyond this
earthly vision MS Inheritance reserved
Tor him; "incorrup:ioie, urteflet ard
tnst fsteth not away We see here ire
secret Of real effective prayer. Ga, mg
brethren, WHY Is prayer, il so many
cases, nothing better than the Co.tes: CT
cold sod hearLless forms? For tLco ress-
ocs especially. Men enter on i: without
having srv true krOWeGye Of them
selves whatever, Of .-e.r sias and wants
ss well as O. their hopes AMI fears, OF
their rea. state before God. This is first
reason. But there Is 3 second. Prayer
Is 40 cold SD heart. sss .hlcg II nun
bers of instances, because uel realize
nothing Of Him 10 whom prayer u SO
dressed, notGiag of God, nothing Of Jesus.
nothing Of the spirit, world around tie
throne, nothing Of the majesty, the osal
y, the g.orv, which encirc.e God, :lcl -
- possible, really possible, to our finite
sld pure Blind gaze, nothing OF the
everlasting worship which surrounds
Him. nothing Of tie ministers Of His
tcs. 90 His P essQre.7
To your tents 0, Israel. Pray for those
il spiritual blindness, Lord open
their ewes" Pray for those sssaiIed by
temptations. Pray for those IN
deep troubles. Prsy for the young, that
their eyes msy be opened, TIA: they may
choose "wisdom's WAYS, whose ways are
and all whose paths are
peace"