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satisfy an immortal soul, when flying from
trouble and sin, with any thing less deep and
high and hr lad aud immense and Infinite and
eternal than God. Ills comfort. why u
embos~oms all distress. Ills arm, u wrtnch->
of all bondage. Ill. hand, IL wipes away
all tears. His Christ'y atonement u mace
is all right with the past and all right vi .
the future and all right with God, ali ~
with man, and all right forever. Lam ran
tells MS TINT KING Nimrod said Co hts t.trs~
sons: -Hcre are three vases, and one l. .!
clay, another OF amber, and another OF gul :.
Choose now winch you will have" III
eldest son haying the first choice, chose Ire
vase Of gold, on which was written the wort
empire" and when opened IL was found 70
contnn human blood. Tho second son,
making the next choice, chose the vac o.
amber inscribed with the word "glory," and
when opened IL contained tho ashes OF those
who were once called great The third son
took the vase OF clay. and opening IT, found
u empty. bat on the bottom of IL was ~
scribed the name OF God. King Ninrod
asked his courticrs which vase they thought
weighed themost The avariclous men OF
his count said the vase Of gold. The poets
said the one OF amber. But the wisest men
said the empty vase, because one letter OF
the name OF God outweghed universe.
For Him thirst; for Ills grace br- on
His promise | build my all. Without linn
l cannot be happy. / have tried the world
and IL does well enough as far rs IL goes. hut
II Is too uncertain world, too eyanes -cnt a
world. l am not a prejudiced wituc.r. l
have nothing against this world. ! have hern
one OF the most fortunate, or, 10 use \ more
Christian word, one OF the most bl~ss d OF
mcn-blesscd Ia my parents, blessed In tho
place OF my nativity, blessed In INV health.
blessed in my held OF work, blessed in y MT
ural temperament. blessed In my family
blessed In my opportunities, blessed IN my
comfortable livelihood blessed IN the hope
that NV soul will 20 10 heaven Mroush the
pardoning mercy OF God, and my body, TN
less it be lost az sea or crcmatcd In some con-
Migration. will lie down in the gai deus OF
Greenwood among my Kindred and friends.
some already gone aud others 10 come after
me. Life TO many has been adi>app ointment,
but TO me IL has been pleasant surprise, and
yet declare that II did not feel THAI Con
was now my ri MI and ever present. help.
should be wreichcd aud terror struck. But
l want more OF Him. | have Thought ose.
this text and preached this sermon 10 m self
until with all the aroused cncrglts 81 my
body, mind and soul, | can cry out: As the
hart anieth after the water brcoas 20 pant.
eth INV soul after Thee q God
Through D. sus Christ, make this God Your
Go |. aud you can withstand anything and
everything and that which alright, he >
quake, when an old Christian woman lsed
whether she was scared. answered, "No | am
glad that have God who can shake The
worlds" or rs IN financial amir. when a
Christian merchant was a.kcd n he q d not
ear he would break answered: "lc~:
shall break when the fifticth Pain brcaSs IN
the fifteenth verse; Call M on me- In the
day of trouble; will deliver thee and thou
shalt gloTify me- oh Christian men and
women, pursued OF nnnoyanrcs aud exasper-
ations, remember that this hunt Whether q
still hunt or hunt In full CRY, viii ,ool he
A 4 4
ready Co sink out OF sight. AZ Is when ia The
AdrOndacks deer, liy one long. tee
mcndous plunge into Big Tupfcf lake q :
swims In little way but defeated, swimS
away from Inn. The disappointed canine
ont again and cringes with Inundated tawn
&C the feet OF his master. And how aba be 1
and ashamed Will all your entity trouhie.
be when YOU have dashed into the rll ca ON
under the throne OF God ard the be gat>
and depths OF heaven are between You and
your pufsurcrs. We are TO q IN Revelation
XXI, -: without are dogs" by whrh
eonclade there Is whole keuncl Of hounds
outside the gate OF heaven, or as whoa =
master goes IN a door, his dog lies on "a
steps waiting for hun - come out so tue
troubles OF tins life may follow us 10 the
shining door, but they cannot set In. "With-
out are dogsw | have seen doys and Owned
dogs, that | would not be chagrned TO see in
the heavenly city. some OF the grand
the home- in solitary places, and for ears
have been the only protection Of vito amt
child some OF the shepherd dog. thar drive
back the wolves and bark away the norSs
from going too near the prccipIcc; and some
Of the dogs whose neck and paw Land>eeN
the painter, has made immortal, woaid not
find ne shutting them out from The gaze Of
shining pearl. some OF those old 81 Der.
nard dog, that have lifted perishing travtl-
crs out OF the Alpine snow the dog that
John Brown, the scotch e,sayist, saw really
10 spring az the surgeon, lest in removing the
ciTcCr he too much hurt the poor woman
whom the dog felt bound 10 protect: and
dogs that We carcsscd In our childhood
days. or that IN later time land down on
the rug in seeming sympathy whel our
homes were de-oa'ei. | say, II some soul
entering heaven should happen 10 leave tho
gate ajar and these faithful creatures should
quietly walk In, i would not nc all disturb
my heaven. But all those human or brutal
hounds that have chased and torn AMI lacai-
atcd the world; yea all that now bio or
worry or tear 10 pieces shall be prohibit ,t.
without are dogsN No place there for
harsh critics or backbiicr' or despoi.ers 81.
the reputation OF Others. Down with you 10
hart has reached the eternal water brooks
and the painting Of the long clnse - tu cted
i'm still pastures, and there shall be nothing
10 hunt or destroy In all Gods holy mount"
oh, when some OF YOU get there 81 wi be
like what "A hunter tells OF wh'n he was
pushing his canoe far up norlh In tn winter
md amid the lee Hoes, and hundred nh es,
n he thought from any other human beings.
lie was startled one day rs he heard step
ping on Ice and he cooked the rifle. rerdy TO
meet anything that came near. He found n
man, baref0oted and insane from long expo
sure, approaching him. Taking hin into
his canoe and hndling fires 10 warm him M
restored him, and found ont whc.e lie had
lived, and took him 90 bis home and 70 md
AL the village IN great excite ucnt. A hun.
drcd men were searching for this lost man.
and his family AMI friends rushed out 10 meet
him; and rs had been agreed At hisnpro france,