The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-22

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the church, and in the world, that thro'
darkness and storm, and trouble, men,
women, churches and nations are de-
veloped.
Again, see in my text the beauty Of
unfaltering friendship. / suppose there
were plenty OF friends for Naomi while
she was in prosperity; but Of all her ac'
uuaintanCes, how many were willing TO
trudge off with her toward Judah when
she had to make that lonely journey ?
One--the heroine of my text. One-a6'
solutely one. suppose when Naoml's
husband was living and they had plenty
of money and all things went well, they
had a great many callers; but l suppose
that after her husband died, and her
property went, and she got old and poor,
She was not troubled very much with
callers. All the birds that sang in the
bower while the sun shone have gone to
their nests now the night has fallen. Oh,
these beautiful sunAowers that spread
out their color in the morning hour, out
they are always asleep when the sun ls
going down. Job had plenty OF friends
when he was the richest man in Uz, but
when his property went, and the trials
came. then there were none 30 much that
pestered as Eliphaz, the Temanlte, and
Bildad, the Shuhite, and Z)phar, the
Naamalhite. Life often seems to be q
mere game, where the successful player
pulls down all the other men into his
own lap. Let suspicious arise ABOUT a
mans character, and he becomes like a
bank in a panic. and all the impuations
rush on him and break down in day
that character which in due time would
have had strength to defend itself.
There are regulations that have been
half century in building, which go
down under some moral exposure as a
vast temple is consumed by the torch.
So, very often in our worldly business,
or in our spiritual career, we start OIL on
very dark path. We must go. The
flesh may shrink back, but there IS
voice within, or from above, saying, you
must COZ" and we have to drink the gall,
and carry the cross, and traverse the
desert, and we have to urge our way
through untold obstacles that have been
slain by our own right arm. We have
to ford the river, we have to climb the
mountain, we have 10 storm the castle;
but, blessed be God, the day of rest and
reward will come. On the tiptop of the
captured battlement we will shout the
victory; if notin this world, then in that
better world How do | know il? Know
itP | know it because God says so.
"They shall hunger no more, nor thirst;
neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat; for the Lamb which is in the
midst of the throne shall lead them to
living fountains of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes," 1t
was very hard for Noah to endure the
scofing of the people in his day while he
was trying to build the ark: and was ev'
cry morning quizzed about his old boat
that would never be Of any practical use;
but when the deuge came, and the tops
of the mountains disappeared like the
backs of sea serpents, and the elements,
lashed up in fury, clapped tkeir hands
over a drowned world, then Noah, in the
ark, reioiced in his own safety, and the
safety of his family, and looked oat on
the wreck of ruined earth. Behold
Christ, malheated and persecuted, and
| like the booming OF the midnight sea
against the rock, the surges of His an
guish beat against the gates of eternity,
to be echoed back by all the thrones of
Heaven and all the dungeons of hell
But the day of reward comes for Christ;
all the pomp and dominion of this world
are to be hung on His throne; unCrowned
heads are to bow before Him on whose
heads are many crowns, and all the ce-
lestial worship is to come up at His feet
like the humming of the forest, like the
rushing of the waters, like the thunder
ing of The seas; while all Heaven rising
on their thrones, beat time with their
sceptres. "Hallelujah for the Lord
God omripotent relgneth. Hallelujah !
The kingdoms of this world have be-
come the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus
Christ"
"That song of love, now low and far
Ereong shall swell from star to star;