Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-09

build its nest in tbe,ree behind the house to
some one Of the flock OF birds which, when
Noah hoisted the ark's window, with
whirr and dash of bright wings went out to
sing over Mount Ararat. The tulips that
will bloom in the garden next spring are this
moment being nursed By the snowfiakes.
The furherest star on one side Of the uni
verse could mot look toward the furthess
star on the other side OF the universe
and say: you are no relation OF me" for
from that bright orb voice of light would
ring across the bright heavens responding,
Yes, yes, We are sisters" Nothing in
Gods universe swings at loose ends. Acci.
dents are only Gods way of turning leaf
in the book of His eternal decrees From
our cradle to the grave there is path all
marked out Each event in our lite Is con-
nected with every other event in our HE.
Our losses may be the most direct road to
our gain. Our defeat and our victory are
twin brothers. . The whole direction of your
life was changed by something which at
the time seemed to you trihing, while
some occurrence which seemed tre-
mendops affected you but little.
Gods plans are magnificent be.
youd all comprehension. He moulds us and
turns and directs us and we know it not.
Thousands of years are to Him as the
fight OF shuttle The most terrific oc-
currence does not lift Him into rapture.
That one great thought of God goes out
through the centuries, and nations rise and
fall and eras pass and the world changes
but God still keeps the undivided mastery,
linking event to event and century to cen
tury.
Provide for the Future.
We learn also from this story the pro-
priety OF laying up Tor the future. During
the seven years Of plenty Joseph prepared
for the famine and when il came he had
crowded storehousc. Tie life of most men
in q worldly respect is divided into
years of plenty aud famine. 1t
is seldom any man passes through
| lif. without at least seven years OF plenty.
During those seven years your business
bears a rich harvest Iou hardly know
where all the money cores from, it comes
so fast Every bargain you maize seems to
turn into gold. You contract few bad debts
You are aslonished with large dividends.
| You invest more and more capital. ou
wonder how men cGn be content With a
small business, gathering in only a few hun
dred dollars while you reap thousands.
Those are the seven,years Of plenty. Now
! famine for 10 " almost every man
there do come seven years Of famine.
You will be sick, you will be untor'
tuubte, you will be defrsuded, there will be
hard tunes. you viii be disappointed, and il
YOU have no siorehouse upon which to fall
back YOU may be tamine-struck. We have
no admiration for this denying ones self all
ne, nal comfort and luxury for the mere
pleasure of boarding up, this grasping grasp
inr for the mere pleasure OF seeing how
large pile you can get, this ALWAYS being
| moor because as soon rs dollar comes In 1t
Is ert out to see if it can find another dol
lar. so that II can carry it home on it's back.
We have o contempt for all those
thir cs, but there is an intelligent
and noble minded forecast which
we owe to see in men who have families aud
XII dred depending upon them for the bless
incs Of education and home. God sends US
to the insects for lesson, which while they
do not stint themselves in the present do not
forset their duty to forecast the future. Go
to Tie ant, thou sluggard; consider her
ways and be wise which having no guide,
oyt:xetr or ruler, proyideth her meat IN the
sunni er and gathereth her food in the har'
yest Now, there are two WAYS Of laying
I'D N 9ney. One of these is to put il in stock
and deposit it in bank, and invest it on bond
and mortgage The other way 10 lay up
money is giving il away. He is the safest
who makes Doth Of these investments.
Th,.o are in this house this morning men
who If they lose every dollar they have in
the world would be miliionares for eternity.
A Spiritual Instrument.
They made the spiritual Investment; but the
man who deyotes none Of his gains 10 the
cause of Christ and looks only for his own
comfort and luxury is not safe | care not
how the money is invested. He acts as the
rose il it should say: 81 will hold my breath,
and rore shall have o snatch Of fragrance
from me until rext week then | will set all
the garden ahoat with aroma" OF course
the rose refusing 10 breathe died. But
above al, lay up treasures in Heaven. They
never Gepleciate in value. They never
are at a discount. They are always
aymlalle. You may feel safe now with
your 81 900 or 81, 900 or $40 900 or 800, 900
inc, me but what will such an income be
wortn after you are dead2 Others will get
il. Perhaps some OF them will quarrel
about it before you are buried. They will
be go impatient to get hold OF the will they
will link YOU should be buried one day
sooner than you are buried. They
will be right glad when you are dead. They
are only waiting for you to die -" bat then
viii, all your earthly accumulstions be
worth? If you gathered it all in your
bosom and walked up with il TO heavens
gate i. would no, purchace your admission.
Or if allowed to enter it could not buy you
crown or q robe, and the poores. saint in
heaven would lock down on you and say:
Where did that pauper come from z May
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