Daily Republican., 1883-11-28
RELIGIOUS,
THE PRDM ISEy.

is vast deal Of suffering in the world
}. There " bitter GRIFFIN almost ever,
0 heart a cloud on every root. A ful
u share OF these sOrrOwSfall upon chris
tians indeed they have SORROWS peeuli
ar to them as christians Of which tn
world knows nothing.
But here comes in the promises, writ
ten by the pen Of inspiration and givei
under the band Of God. These arr
notes that shall never 20 TO protest
, but which will infallbly be paid OF
maturity.
the Bible is the eighth chapter of Ro
mans--it is absolutely sublime, and the
matter contained in II possesses value
to the suffering christian that can hard.
ly be computed. There are pledges In
this chapter of more priceless worth
than all the gems that glitter on all the
fair women of earth. Al these trea-
sures cannot minister to amind diseased
nor pluck from the memory a rooted
sOrrOw.
" If children, then heirs" heirs 70
whom heirs of God, and Joint heirs
with Christ. Let us measure the full.
ness Of the meaning of this declaration
And then It proceeds" sufferings not
worthy to b. compared with the glory
which shall be revealed"
Aye,but your strait is so extreme that
1t seems almost impossible TO hear it.
Then follows the reply" If God be
for us, who can be against us He that
sp ,redBot his own Son, b Nv shall he not
" tn him also freely give rs all things?
Who shall lay anything to the charge
of Gods elect ?"
The apostle proceeds, and rises in the
eloquence of his language :" Who shall
separate US from the love of Christ.
Nay, In all these hings we are more
than conqnerors through him that low d
III. For am persuaded that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor princi-
palities, nor powers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height nor
depth, nor any other creature, shall BE-
able TO separate us from the love Of
God, which is Jesus Christ our Lord"
Signed, sealed and deliver-'l-there
ls the bond held by the christians--a
lien on the veracity of God himself
which guarantees full indemnity for
every sOrr0w. by this instrument, reg.
'stered in the chancery Of henven, " hat
ever sobs may be wrnng from the suf.
fering bosom in the darkness of night,
y" He givetL his believed sleep"
Another precious clause in this in.
strument We have not quoted ii Is like
that clause Of general warranty which
the lawyers put IN their deeds "And
we know that all things work together
for good to them that love God" All
things. There is not one exception
Then the apostle adds: What shall
we say then # God be for us, who can
be against Us ?"
HELr HIM.
MIR. Spurgeon, IN answer to member
'f an almost drserte,! church, who
writes inquiripg how it may he filled
again with worshippers. has given
some good advice which may bs us ful
o other people elsewhere. He says
Quite enough for the pastor to iii
he pu pit well, and that filling of the
,ews depended upon the zea' the earn
'stness, and the diligence OF those with /
whom he commenced his ministry iflr
hey would support him by their earn
st cooperation, the III eting-house
would soon be full. remember, when
first cane to London, preaching to ii
lightly or ninety In large chapel, but 7
ny little congregation thought well OF
ne, and induced others to come ami Vi
III the place. lalways tInpute my ear o
= success to my warm hearted people,
Or they were so earnest and -ut'luslas- IA
lc In their loving appreciation Of" the G
Dung man from the country" THAT they z
'ere never tired ofsounding his praises. "
you, any of yon, are mourning over al
mpty pews in your place II worship, 81
would advise ysu to praise up your a
linister.
" Another one says" 30 not be
Fraid of doing too much for him. If he hl
~ a conscientious apprcclJion of his al
uties, no man can carry about him 10
igher views of life, or more pressing VI
nxieties and responsibilities. His la cL
Or for the race, especially his own II
pck, extends from the cradle to the ne
rave. Help him."
UNEXPECTED HELP.
They said among themselves, "Who W
nall roll us away the stone from the IN
DOR ?" (Mark xvi. -. The stone was III
Iready away they did not know that. W
hey simply took it for granted that n
here We're to be difficulties in their >,
ath, and they worried themselves over hI
nose difficulties before they came to
hem. 1t never seemed 10 oGcur to hem n.
hat God might have sent an angel Ii,
rom heaven 70 roll the stone away hi
III, no that is not the way with Gods re-
generally. They are not iu "a
he habit Of expecting special providen-
m In their tavor, although they rarely I'll
all to think Of troubles that may be tn
efore them. IN
All of uy are more liable to be sur. FL