Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-21

mere seems no let up. Iley are puffueu
from youth to manhood, and from lan-
hood into old age. Very distinguifhe
are Lord Stafford's hounds, and EaIel of
Rutland's hounds, and Queen Vicl oria
pays $500 per year to her mastk of
buckhounds. But all of them put to-
gether do not equal in number or
speed, or power to hunt down. the great
kennel of hounds of which sin and
trouble are owner and master.
But what is relief for all those Ipur-
suits of trouble, and annoyance,j and
pain, and bereavement? My text gives
it to you in q word of three letters, but
each letter is a chariot if you VI ould
triumph. or a throne if you want to be
crowned, or lake if you would slake
your thirst-yea. chain of three letters
God, the one of whom David longed,
and the one whom David found. You
might as we'll meet stag which, after
its sixth mile of running at the topmost
speed through thicket and gorge, and
with the breath of the dogs on it's heels,
has come in full sight of Scroon lake
and tried to cool its projecting and
blistered tongue with drop of dew
from blade of grass, as to attempt to
satisfy an immortal soul, when flying
from trouble and sin, with anything less
deep. and high, and broad. and imm ense,
and infinite, and eternal than God. His
comfort, why it embosoms all distress.
His arm. it wrenches off all bondage.
His hand, it wipes away all tears. His
Christly atonement, it makes us all right
with the past, and all right with the
future, and all right with God, all right
tine tells us that King Nimrod said to
his three sons: Here are three vases,
and one is of clay, another of amber,
and another of gold. Choose now which
you will have" The eldest son, having
the first choice, chose the vase of gold,
on which was written the word empire"
and when opened it was found to con-
tain human blood. The second son,
making the next choice, chose the vase
of amber, inscribed with the word
glory" and when opened it contained
the ashes of those who were once called
great. The third son took the vase of
clay. and opening it found it empty. but
on the bottom Of it was inscribed the
name of God, King Nimrod asked his
courtiers which vase they thought
weighed the most: The ayaricious men
of his court said the vase of gold. The
wisest men said the empty vase, because
one letter of the name of God out
weighed universe.
For him thirst; for his grace | beg;
on his promise build my all. Without
him cannot be happy. 1 have tried the
world, and it does we'll enough as far as
it goes, but it is too uncertain q world,
too evanescent a world. l am not pre-
JUDGED witness. I have nothing against
this world. l have been one of the most
fortunate, or, to use more Christian
word, one eff the most blessed of men,
blessed in my parents, blessed in the
place of my nativity, blessed in my
health, blessed in my field of work,
blessed in my natural temperament,
blessed in my family, blessed in my OPP
portunities,, blessed in q comfortable
livelihood, blessed in the hope that my
doning mercy of God, and any body, un-
less it be lost at sea OF cremated in some
conf1agration, will lie down in the gar
dens of Greenwood among my kindred
and friends, some already gone and
others to come after me. Life to many
has been a disappointment, but to me it
!, has been pleasant surprise, and yet
declare that if did not feel that God
was now my friend and ever present
, help. should be wretched and terror
struck. But l want more of him. have
thought over this text and preached this
sermon to myself until with all the
aroused energies of my body mind ane
soul, and can cry out: AS the har
panteth after the water brooks, Sc
panteheth my soul after thee, 0 God.
Through Jesus Christ make this Goo
! your God and you can Withstand any
thing and everything, and that which
, atfrights others will inspire you. AS il
time of earthquake when an old Chris.
tian woman was asked whether she wat
: scared. answered.: No, I am glad that
have a God who can shake the world,
| or, as in q financial panic, when Chris
, tain merchant was asked if he did no.
fear he would break. answered.: yes,
/ shall break when the fifteenth Psalm
i, breaks in the fifteenth verse: Call upor
, me in the day of trouble; I will deliye:
{ thee and thou shalt glorify me-" Chris
tian men and women, pursued OF annoy
ances and exasperations. remember tha
, this hunt, whether still hunt ora hun
r in full cry, will soon be over. 1t ever ;
| whelp looks ashamed and ready to SLIM
2 out of sight it is when in the Adiron
2 dacks deer by one long, tremendou
= plunge into Big Upper Lake gets ava.
> from him. The disappointed canin,
, swims in little way, but. defeated
| swims out again and cringes with hu
9 inflated yawn at the feet of his master
?! And how abashed and ashamed will al
l your earthly troubles be when you hav'
E dashed into the river from under tn
, throne of God, and the heights AM
+ depths of Heaven are between you AM
4 your pursuers. We are told in Reveal
, ton xii. Is: Without are dogs" b,
$ which I conclude there is whole ken
e mel of hounds outside the gate o
e Heaven, or, as when master goes in
l door his dog lies on the steps waiting
y for him to come out, SO the troubles o
:, this life may follow us to the shining
S door, but they cannot get in. "Withou
). are dogs!" have seen dogs and owne'
dogs that I would not be chagrined t
+ see in the heavenly city. Some of thu
, grand old watch dogs who are the con
stabulary of the homes in solitar.
: places, and for years have been the onl.
0 protection of wife and child; som.
e of the shepherd dogs that drive bacl
: the wolves and bark away the hock
l from going too near the precipice,
n and some of the dogs whose necl
: and paw I4andseer, the painter, ha
h made immo1ts1 would not find me shut
t ting them out from the gate of shining
r pearl. Some of these old st. Bernar'
e dogs that have lifted perishing travellers