Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-19
The Patience Of Hope.

There is such a thing as patiend
without hope-the patience of the !
for whom no better lot is possible, sn|
of human slaves out of whom wears 4
oppression have crushed all hope d
freedom. 1t is the patience of thousand
of nominal freemen who are actual
slaves of circumstances which shutth
in to lives of toll for a bare subsistepc
with constant fear that they will fail
even that. They have no prospect Of
better condition, and for that reaa
are patient. If they had any lingerid
hope of improving their lot, they wod
be impatient to realize it. Theirs isl
patience of despair, the end of sspi7
ton, of noble endeavor, and the fruit
mental and moral paralysis. The
dest spectacle on earth is the ma1
whom hope is dead. We waste synp
thy upon those who force themsE
upon u notice by their impatisll
with misfortune, and forget the thd
sands whose hopeless patience ks
them quiet. The more shame to
that suffering must be demonstrsa
andimportunate before we will pity Sd
relieve. 1t would be a wiser and
viner philanthropy to leave noisy a
plicants to earn their bread and sesN
for those in whom sympathy and 81
would give birth to hope.
Hopeless patience illustrates Cod
plans. Listless submission to whist
inevitable because we can not help oul
selves, is not q Christian grace, s
tends to make men worse rather tbd
better. We r called to a patien. col
tinuance in w%ell-doing. which seekst1
glory and honor. and is rewarded
eternal life. This is the patience !
hope. whose "perfect work" MAXI
men ''perfect and entire, wanting not
ing" 1t is a fruit of the Spirit, ami
always supported by hope, which st7l
strong anchor that holds suffering soy
to patient, cheerful endurance OF IL
storms of life. The hope of eternsl n
is the refuge from despair, the inspA
ton to effort which fires the lustere]
eye and strengthens the n~erveless ha1a
They shave strong consolation "1
have fed for refuge to lay hold uEpo
the hope set before us; which hope y
have as an anchor of the soul both gun
and steadfast, and which entereth ln7
that within the veil"
God knows that we all have need
the patience of hope. We are made
suffer and to hope. A necessity
bearing reverses and failures s"sD
every n of us in the world. we ~
fer and must hope and be patient u
broken on our cross. God has pul
to school under hard masters, solron
disaster, Illustration of all earln1
hopes, that their rough discipline n1
drive us to lay hold of the hope Sc.
fore us in the gospel. The walls sD
lie across our path-"the suffering
this present time are all a pal'
the divine plan to develop in us tns :
tience of hope that will make Us :,
feet. W. gain capacity for Stew
ship, the hardness that makes III
soldiers, and Heetness for the celsso
Olympic, through schooling IN 'n'
tience of hope.
Faith in the goodness, love anu
OF God is the ground OF hoPeit ,h;p II
tience. We must know that the lmJ
which are hard to bear are orueisu
infinite love, and are the means lliV
which our Father is working G ~
greatest good to His children. i u
has our case in hand we can sure.
NIT with patience to His disclplln Sor
wait hopefully for His fnlshsu j. tu
Does the night seem long ana aa ,bou
precedes the morning? "Hope Hu
God" and thou shalt yet praise hope
Has patience long toll and a 'psst mi ip,j
fruition seem far distant? "he'I Him.
Lord and wait patiently tor r.. tru]
Commit thy way unto the toiu usi i
also in Him, and He shall ol' u 900
pass" "Wait on the Lord; Dc eh :" 4 ID
courage, and He shall streps.nhIa1
heart; wait, 1 say, on the Lo dn1e apt
shall you have patience to enaa and ID
the end; the patience Of a sure nS, aratS
full hope.-N. W. Christian d@e'