The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-22

and the human estimate as to what is
enough, but never heard of any one
who had enough. What God calls
enough for man, man calls too little.
What man calls enough, God says is too
much The difference between a poor
man and a rich man is only the differ
ence in banks. The rich man puts his
money in the Nassau Bank, or the Park
Bank. or Fulton Bank, or some other
bank Of that character. while the poor
man comes up and makes his invest
ments in the Bank of Him who runs all
the quarries, all tho mines, all the gold. /
all the earth, all heaven. Do you think !
a man can fail when he is backed up
like that?
want to bring this truth close up to !
the heart of those people in the audience
who have to calculate rigid economy,
who are perplexed how they will make
the old garment hold out little longer,
with whom the great question is not
which is the best investment or the most
lucrative security, but how shall I make
the two ends meet? To such people I
bring the coincidence of this Christian
truth.
You may have seen a map on which is
described, with red ink, the travels OF
the children of Israel through the desert
to the Promised Land. You see how
they took this and that direction,
crossed the river and went through the
sea. Do you know God has made map
OF your life with paths leading up 20 this
bitterness and that success through ;his
river and across that sea? but, blessed
| be God! the path always comes out at
! the Promised Land. Mark that! Mark
| that :
I remark again: That all those things
that seem to be but accidents in our
| life, are under the divine supervision.
| We sometimes seem to be going helm
| less and anchoFleSs. You say. " II !
/ had some other trade if had not gone
there this summer; if had lived in some
.ther house" You have no right to say
| that E> cry tear you wept, every step
you have taken, every burden you have
carried. is under divine inspection, and
that went which startled your whole
household with horror. God met with
perfect placidity, because He knew it
Swas for your good. 1t was part OF
great plan projected long ago. In eter-
nifty when yoa come to reckon up your
mercic YOU will point to that atfiiction
as one of your greatest blessings. Coo
has IL strange way with us. Joseph found
his way to the prime minister's chair by
being pushed into pit; and to many
Christian down is up. The wheat must
be failed the quarry must be blasted !;
the diamond must be ground; the
Christian must be afflicted; and that
single event, which you supposed stood
entirely alone, was connecting link be-
tween two great chains, one chain reach
other chain reaching through all eternity
future, SO small an event fastening two
eternities together
A missionary, coming from India to
the United States, stopped at st. Helena
while the vessel was taking water. He
had his little child with him. They
walked along by an embankment, and a
rock at that moment became lOOSened
and falling instantly, killed the child
Was it an accident? Was it a surprise
to God? Had he allowed his servant
after life of conservation, to come te
such a trial? Not such is my God
There are no accidents in the divine
mind. though they may seem SO to US
God is good and by every single Incl
, dent of our life. whether it b.. adverse O.
. otherw Sc. before earth and heaven, Coz
|; will demonstrate his mercy.
hear a man say: That i'i"a 'e'fttles
! God. You bring Him down /" such LITTLE
things" O.! have "a NOR thorough ap
t probation of God in tie things than
t have in great things. The mother doe
not wait until the child his mashe1! it
1 foot or broken its arm before She admin
! listers sympathy The child comes ii
= with the least bruise, and the mothe
? kisses it. God does not wait som
Y tremendous crisis ia our life, bnt come
' down to us in our most insi II; can
v trials and throws over US the arms G
d His mercy.
9 Going up the White Mountains som
It years ago, thought of that pas. &c l
e the Bible that speaks OF God a. we.sh'
II mountains in balance. AS l l""Et's :
h those great mountains, thong II
h be possible that God can put these grea
d mountains in scales? 1t an ice
s. too great for me to grasp; but VIII II
-e saw a blue-bell down by the mule : 100
10 on my way up Mount Wasi.i =t,''. tie
e. understood the kindness - zoo. e
I'd of God. It is not so rnt.c. OF q d
n great things 1 can unde. stand but
I'd God in little things.
g. There is Snan who says: THAT GO
Ie trine can OF he true, bec.,.@c lt.,.:cs [
SIS go so very WRONG l re- /. = 20 l
ne consistency on the part OF God, but
lack OF understanding Oh our part.
sh hear at men are m:f. ing very II
=" shawls in some factory. d" Ill OIL I
nd first floo , and see only tne raw mate
I ais. and 1 ask: "Are thu, he s. awl
We have heard about?" q No." SAYS q
ed manufacturer, .'goup.n ncAt cor
ut and go up. and there | i-''-- u 20 sec t
on design. But the Mas SAYS: " Do II
So stop i!ere; so up to i.lc i IL. or OF |
III, factory, and you will "'s. tie i Tea i"
cd carried out" / do SO. a:'d ha> iiiS COZ
Ist to t. top see the cor! ii" pa; .cril o;
we exqu site shawl So OK; LIE. etair'i
we down on a low lctcl al C:.ri IAN e. pe
t." ence, we do uT,t!rrosit. ct G'ri &c
nd nss He t.lla is l.. so up hi her a
ou higher, until { begin 10 ,ii ct~t;ii q
in divine me- hi < with respect 10 us, a
no we advance ht.l ne = "a me
it gate OF heav'."- aud th"r' sc Go" : Il
all Wrourll. ,.j:.--i I's.i irct i"'.', o: III L
to | of love, OF klIi.. ..-S. An. we =
his "Just and true q ali Thy Ways. Ii
avs all right at the l. t":n- iemcii
ave there Is II lnc": 7.siriieN on me ia F.
S God, but it is o! ~ Oar Incnta ithu spi
,er- ual iIcapacity.
will Some OF you lave been disappoin
tier this summer-racatIoils arc apt 10
nds disappointnIent-, but whate'cr n
lole been your perp rXit.es and mo.rimci
He know that " Man heart de> sc. II
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