The Forrest City times., 1888-09-08
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 - EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK. September I z
 ine Rev I. Dewitt Tslmage. h. h, whe spehus good part of his summer fest here took Tor the subject ef his Vacation sermon oi this date, 'plssters That VIII Not s,Icr ', lun n, "s' WAS Miserable eomtoricrs are rc mon: '' 'ue SET
 lne man Of Us had great many trlsls-. 'e ioss or his family, the oss of property. the .ne ioss of his health; but the most exasncr,. .'ne shius that camo upon him was the tan. NiAlns talk ot those who ought to have sym. pethsed with him. Locking around rnon them, and weighing what they had saId. he at. ters the words of my text
 why did God let sin crr.e Into the world, it sa question often hear discussed, but neVet satisfactorily answered. God made the world fair and beautiful at the start. If our nrst parents had not slnned in Eden. tbcv might have gone out of that garden, sur, found fifty paradises all arcund the eatth- Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South Amer. lca-so many nower-gardens, or orchards of run, redolent and luscious. 1 suppose that when God poured out the Glhon and ,be Hid dekel, he poured out at the sariie lime, the Hudson and the susauehanna: the vbols earth was very far and beautiful to look up. on' Why dil 1t not stay soi tsoi had the power 10 lSrep back sin and woe Why did He m heI Feep them baekl Why not every cloud ,uSea'e, ana every s!ep joy, and every sound a fttl.f osxf. Iess hen and snless wornenl God can make rose as easily as He can make thorn. Why, then, the predoiHinaBee or thwhst He can make good, fair, rlbs lfut as well as gnarlcd and sour frplt Wry 90 much, thenl that Is rnatied and souri He san make men robust in health. Whr, then, src thern 60 many invalldsi Why not have Ior our whole race perpetual leisure instead ot ms tug and toll and iussle for llvell. h0oat will tell you why God let sin come into the World-when get on the other side or the River of Death. That is the place where such questions will le answered and such mysteries solved. He wbo this side tha, riVer attempts to answer the tdeeton only illustrates bis own ighorancc and incompe iiencY Al know Is one great fact and that io that herd Of woes have come in upon us. lrampllng down every thing that is fair and beautiful sword at the gate of Eden, and a sword at every gate. More people under NhN kiOuhb lAdu Nu IL. lne ETaNC-yAfdS In vast majority The six thousand winters have made more scars than tue six thousand sum iners can cover up. Trouble has taken the tender heart or this wOrl in its two rough hands, and piuchcd it until the nations wall with the agony. If oil the mounds of grave yards that have been lifted were put side by side you might step or them and on notbing else, going oil around the world, and around again, and around Ggan. These are tho iacis And now 1 have 10 say that in world like this inc grendest uecupatiop is that ot giving condolence. This hoiy science or impartlng comfort to the troubled we o,ight all ot us 10 study. There are many of YOU WHO could look around Upon some of your very best friends who wish you we'll and are very intelligent, and yet be able :ruthfuly to gay to them in your days of trouble, "Mlser. aPlo comforters are ye all.p
 l remark, in the first place, that very volub'e people are incompetent for the work of giving comfort Bidad and EIphas had the gift of language, and with their words almost bothered Jobs life out Alas for these volublc people that go amonc the houses of tue afflicted end talk, and talk, and talk and talk, They rehearse their own sorrows and thca they tell the poor sufyer- CTS that they feel badly NOW, but they will feel worse after while, Slencel Do you expect with thin court-pastcr of words to neal A wound deep as the souls Step very gently around about broken heart. Talk very softly around those whom God has be. reft. Then go your way Deep sympathy has not much To say A firm grasp Of the hand, compassionate look, just one weld that mesus ns much as a whole dictionary. and you have given, perhaps, all the comfort wound in his arm. The surgeon comes and binds up. "Now," he says, carry that arm in sling, and be very careful of it. Let DO one touch iL" put the neigh bors have heard of tue accident, and they come ip, and they cay Let us see It." And the bandege ia pulled of, and this one and that ene must see it, aud see how much 1t is swol- len; and there is irritation, and inflammation, and exasperation, where there ought to be healing md cooling. The surgeon comes in, and says, What does all this meant You have no business 10 touch those bandages. That wound will never heal unless you let 1t atJne,n So there are souls broken down in sorrow, What they nnuht want is rest, or very careful and gentle treatment; but tue neigh bors have heard of the bereavement or of ihe loss, end they come in to sympathizc, and they say, show us now inc wound. What were his last words Rehearse now the whole scene. How did you feel when you found you were an orPhanP Tearing oh the bandages here, and pulling them of there, leaving a ghastlY wound that the balm of Gods grace had already begun to heal. On let no loQuacious people, with ever ratiling tongues, go into the homes of the distressed.
 Again 1 remark, that all those persons arc incompetent 10 give any kind of comfort who net merely as worldly philosophers. They come in and say, Why this Is what you ought 10 have expected. The laws Of nature must have their way;n and then they get elo- ouent oyer something they have seen in post mortem examinations. Now, away with all human philosophy at such a timel What difference does 1t make to that father and mother what disease their son died off He is dead, and it makes no difference whether the trouble was in the eplgastric or hypo- gastric region. If the philosopher be Of the siolcal school he will come and say, "You ought 10 control your feelings. You must not cry so. You must cultivate cooler temperament. You must have self reliance sclf-gOvernment, selt-control;" an Iceberg re- proving a hyaCinth for having drop of dew in iis eye A ylolinist has his instrument and he sweeps his fingers across inc strings. now eYOklng strains of joy, and now strains of sadness. He can not play all the times OF one string. The human soul is an instru- Inent of thousand strings and all sorts of emotions were made to play on 1t. Now an anthem, now a drge. It is no evidence of weakness when one is overcome of sorrow. Edmund Burke was found in the pasture field with his arms around a horses neck, caresslng him, and some one said, Why, the great man has lost his mindW No; that horse belonged to his son who had recently died, and his great heart broke over the grief. It is no sign of weakness that men are overcome of their sorrows. Thank God for the relief of tears. Have YOU never been in trouble when you could not weep, and you would have given anything for good crfl David did well when he mourned for Absalom, Abraham dtd well when he uemoaned Sarah, Christ did well when he wept for Lazarus; and the last man I want 10 See come anywhere near me when have any kind of trouble is a worldly philoso- pher.
 Again l remark, that those persons arc in- competent for the work of comfort bearing who have nothing but cant 10 offer There are those who have tho idea that you must groan over the distressed and afflicted. There arc times fin grief when one cheerful lace dawning upon a mans soul is worth thou- sand dollars to him. Do not whine over the afflicted. Take the promises Of the Gospel, and utter them in manly tone. Do not DC afraid to smile if you feel like II. Do not drive any more hearses through that poor soui Do not tell him ibe trouble was fore ordained; 1t will not be any comfort 10 know fl was million years coming. II you want to md spIlnts for broken bone, do not take cast.irou. Do not tell them 1t Is Gods justice that weighs out grief They want now 10 near of Gods tender mercy. In other words do not give them aqua fortis when they need yAleran.
 Agaln I remark, that those persons are poor eomforters who have never had any trouble tbep,selyes A larkspur can not lecture on