The Forrest City times., 1888-05-26

Soaz Forms an Attachment for the Woman
 ly Gleaner-An Attachment Full of undy-
 ing Interest to the Church of God in All
 Ages-Bs That aoeth Forth and weepeth,
 Bearing Precious Seed, Shall Dou biless
 Come Again With Rejoicing.
 BROOKLYN, May 20 The opening bvrr nt the Tabernacle service to-day, begins with he words,
 "Aore love to Thee. Christ
 More love to Thee"
 After making a running eommentory on some passages of Scripture the Rev. I. De Witt Tslmage, D. D, took the text; And she went and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers and her hap was too light on part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimeleeh." Ruth Il; < He preached from these words the fol- lowing sermon:
 The time that Ruth and Naomi arrive at Bethlehem Is harvest-tme. 1t was the GUS. tom when sheaf fell from load in the harvest-feld for the reapers to refuse to gath CT 1t up; that was to be left for the poor who might happen to come along that way. F there were handfuls of grain scattered across the field after the main harvest had been resped. instead of raking it. as farmers do now. 1t was, by the custom of the land, left in its place, 60 that the Door coming along that wsy, might glean it and get their bread. But, you say: What is the use of all these harvest fields to Ruth and Naomll Naomi is too old and feeble ;o go out ard toll in the sun; and can .you expect that Ruth, the young and beautiful, should tan her cheeks and blister her hands in the harvest heldr
 boas owns q large farm, and he goes out 10 see the reapers rather in the grain. Coming there, right behind the swarthy sun-browned reapers he beholds, beautiful woman gieaning-a woman mote nt to bend to a harp or sit upon a throne than to stoop among the sheaves, An, that was an eveBtful day.
 attachment for the womanly pleaner--an at tachment full Of updyinG interest 10 the Church of God in all ages; whils Ruth. with an ephats of nearly susDeI o. barley goes hSine to Naomi to tell her the successes and adventures of the day. That Ruth, who left nef nstfye land of Moab in darkness, and uaVeled through an undying affection for her mother-in law, in the harvest field of Boas. IS afianeed to one Of the best families in Judah and becomes in after time the apces- uess ot Jesus Christ the Lord of glory. Out o1 so dark night did there ever dawn so bright mornng3
 learn in the first place from this sub leet now trouble develops character. It was pefpaFement, poverty and exile that deyeop ed, Illustrated and announced to all ages the suollmity of Ruth's character That is a very unfortunate man who has no trouble IL was sorrow that made John Bunvan the better dreamer, and Doctor Young the bet. ter poet, and 0'conncIl the better orator and Bishop Hall the better preacher and hayelock the better soldier, and Kitto tie better encyelopaedlst and Rnth the better daughter-in law.
 once asked an aged man in regard to his paston who was very brilliant man; ''Why ls U that your pastor so very brilliant seems 10 have so little heart and tenderness in his serTnonsF' Well" be replied, 'thc reason IS our pastor has never had any trouble. When misfortune comes upon him, his style will be different" After awhile the Lord took child out of that pastors house, and though the preacher WIS just as bftlliant as he was before, oh the warmth. the tenderness of hs discoursps The fact is that trouble is great educator. You see sometimes o musician sit down at an instrument and his execution is cold and formal and unfeellng. The reason Is that ali his life he has been prospered. But let mis- fortune or bereavement come to that man, and be sits down at an instrument and YOU dis discover pathos in the first sweep of the keys
 Misfortune and trials are great educators. A young doctor comes intoa sIcl1room where there is dying child Perhaps he is very louEn III HIS pItsC4iptloni auu very rough iu his manner, and rough in the feeling of the pulse, and rough in his answer to the moth CTS anxious question but years rolf on, and there has been one dead iu his own house: and now he comes irtO the sicllroon and with fearful eve he looks at the dying child and he says "oh, how this reminds me of my Charlie P Trouble, the great educator Sor- row, l see its touch u the grandcst painting; l hear it's tremor in he sweetest song; feel Its power in the mightiest argument
 Greeian mythology said that the fountain of Htppocrene was struck out by the foot of the winged horse Pegasus. have often mo- ticed in life that the brightest and most beautiful fountains of Christian comfort and spiritual life have been struck out by the iron shod hoof of disaster and calamity l sec Daniels courage best hy the flash of Nebuch- adnezzar's furnace. see PauPs prowess best when l find him on the hounderlng ship un- der the glare of the lightning in the breakers of Melita. God crowns his children amid the bowling of wild beasts and the ehopping of blood-s plashed guillotlne and the crack ling fires of martyrdom. It took the prosecutions of Marcus Aurelius to develop Polycarp and Justin Martyr It took the worlds anathema 10 develop Martin Luther. Ittook all the hOstilties against the Scotch Coyenanters and the fury of Lord Claverhouse to develop James Renwck. and Andrew Melville, and Hugh McKail, the glorious martyrs of Scotch hisiorr. It took the stormy sea, and the December blast and the desolate New England coast and the war whoop of savages, to show forth the prowess of the Pilgrim Fathers
 "Nhen am d the storms they sang