The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-10-25
The Source Of True Pleasure.

weather on Wednesday night, a
goodly numbsr turned out to hear
DR.. Lane lecture on the above sub.
ject, and we yield to popular de-
sire in publishing it
The original home of man in his
perfect state, was Eden, Il place OF
pleasure, a garden Of delights, and
that garden was watered by the
river OF Gods loye. The lost Par
adisc will therefore be restored to
man when he is permitted to drink
again Of the river Of Gods Eden,
the river of Gods pleasure. We
will then return to the lost delights
Of that holy and happy state, when
man "heard the voice of God
walking in the garden" Then
shall be given free access to the
tree which shall grow upon the
banks of the river of life, and whose
leaves r for the healing Of New
Mexico, and of all the world.
Young men of White Oaks, whtt
is pleasure as you find it in severe
study, the hard toll, or the heated
chase of a world life Z 1t is a beau
tiful flower that fades before it is
blown, a dazzling meteor that van
ishes before its place can be found;
a strain of music hat begins with
Joy, and ends with woe !; a promise
that is made to the hope and brok.
en- to the heart a dream that gives
us all our desire for a moment and
leaves us to wake and weep that
the vision can never become a re-
ality. The most fortunate men
that have ever lived, kings and
conquerers that have ridden on the
topmost waves of success ; poets,
artists, orators, that have had the
envy and applause of nations ;
millionaires with possessions grand
err than they have ever counted,
have expressed the most bitter and
intense dissatisfaction with worldly
pleasure. One great King, in re-
viewing a long life of glory and
conquest, thought he could find
two happy days 1; one great author,
who was worshipped as a very de-
mi-god by his countrymen, and
who always seemed to others SUI
premely satisfied with himself, coz.
fessed that in eighty years he had
not found Il week Of pleasure. One
great poet, who touched his harr
and nations heard entranced, who
stood OIL the Alpson the Appianus,
and with the thunder talked a:
friend to friend, and wove his gar
| land Of lightning's wind in sport
i've twist, could not find words to
curse the day that gave birth to hi.
$ existence. One great diplomat
, who passed through the most ter
+ rible and complicated revolutions
and always kept himself on til,
winning side, said, in SUMMING "
the results Of his long life, that he
could find nothing to approve of il
the past, and nothing to hope fo-
in the future.
Such is the unsatisfactory plea
, sure man finds when he has no
: learned to drink from the river o
Gods Eden. The abundance O
Gods pleasures are sufficient Il
supply every human want, whether
t we speak of the blessedness which
He himself enjoys, or that which
lie is able to give (; in either cas-,
it is infinite, and can answer the
necessities Of all souls. And vet.
this most advanced age has no.
learned how much OF everything
may be had by asking of God.
b. All times, and all seasons. all
5 trials and affections, all honors and
, successes, all peace and safety, all
Joy and triumph, are in Gods hands,
and He can control them all foi
, the good Of His children, with
ease. 1t is our wisdom then to be.