Milford chronicle., 1888-09-07

all our troubles are a revelation. Have you
ever thought Of it in that connecticut The
man who has never been through chastise-
ment is ignorant about thousand things in
his soul he ought to know. For instance,
hero is a man who prides himself on his
cheerfulness Of character He has no pa
tience with anybody who is depressed in
spirits. Oh, it is easy for him 10 be cheer
full, with his fine house, his filed wardrobe,
and well strung instruments Of music, and
tapestried parlor, and plenty OF money in the
bank waiting for some permanent invest
ment It is easy for him to be cheerful But
suppose his fortune goes to pieces, and his
house goes down under the sheriH's hammer,
and the banks win not have anything to do
with his paper. Suppose those people who
were once elegantly entertained at his table
get so short sighted that they cannot
recognize him upon tho street. How
thenl Is it so easy to be cheerfull
It is easy TO be cheerful in the home, after
the days work is done, and the gas is turned
on, and the house is full of romping little
ones. But suppose the piano is shut because
the fingers that played on it will no more
touch the keys, and the childish voice that
asked 50 many questions viii ask no more.
Then Is it so easyl Whena man wakes up
and finds that his resources are all gone, he
begins 10 rebel, and he says; "God is hard;
God is outrageous. He had no business to
do this me-" My friends, those Of US who
have been through trouble know what n sin
ful and rebellious heart we have, and how
much God has to put up with, and how much
we need pardon. It is only in the light of a
flaming furnace that we can learn our own
weakness and our own lack Of moral re-
source
There is also a great deal of comfort in the
fact that there will be a family reconstruction
In better place. From Scotland, or Eng
land, or Ireland, child emigrates to this
country. 1t is very hard parting, but he
comes, after a while writing home as TO what
a good land it is. Another brother comes, a
Fster comes, and another, and after a while
the mother comes, and after while the
father comes, and now they are all here, and
they have a time Of great congratulation and
q very pleasant reunion. Well, it is Just so
with our families; they are emigrating to a
better land. Now one goes out Oh, how
hard it is to pant with him Another goes.
Oh, how hard it is to part with herl And
another, and another, and we ourselves will
after while 50 over, and then we will be
together. Oh, what a reunionl Do you be-
lieve thatl eyes" you say. Yon do notl
You do not believe it as you believe other
things. If you did, and with the same
emphasis, why, it would take nine-tenths
of your trouble of your heart. The fact
is, heaven to many Of us is a great fog. Il is
away Off somewhere, filled with an uncertain
and indefinite population. That is the kind
Of heaven that many Of us dream about; but
it is the most tremendous fact in all tho
universe-this heaven of the Gospel Our
departed friends are not a1oat. The resi-
dence in which you live is not so real as the
residence in which they stay. You are a1oat,
you who do not know in the morning what
will happen before night. They are housed and
safe forever Do not, therefore, pity your
departed friends who have died in Christ.
They do not need any Of your pity. You might
as well send a letter of coincidence to Queen
Victoria on her obscurity, or to the Roths-
childs on their poverty, as to pity those who
have won the palm. Do not say Of those
who are departed, Poor childn "Poor
fatherp "Poor motherl" They are
not poor. You are poor-you whose
homes have been shattered-not they. You
do not dwell much with your families in this
world. All day long you are of to business
VIII it not be pleasant when you can be to-
gether all the whilel If you have had four
children and one is gone, and anybody asks
how many children you have, do not be so
infidel as to say three. Say four-one in
heaven. Do not think that the grave is un-
friendly. You go into your room and dress
for some grand entertainment, and you como
forth beautifully appareled; and the grave
is only the place where we go to dress for
the glorious resurrection, and we will come
out radiant, radiant mortality having be-
come Immortality Oh, how much oondol-
ence there is in this thought I expect to
see my kindred in heaven; expect to see
them as certainly as 1 expect to go home to-
day Ay, shall more certainly see them.
Eight or ten will come up from the graveyard
back of Somerville; and one will come up
from the mountains back Of Annoy, China
and another will come up from the sea OFF
Cape Hatteras; and thirty will come up from
Greenwood; and shall know them better
than l ever knew them here. And your
friends-they may be across the sea, but the
trumpet that sounds here will sound there.
You will come up on just the same day.
Some morning you have oversight yourself,
and you open your eyes and see that the sun
is high in the heavens and you say, Il have
oversight and l must be up and OFF, So you
will open your eyes on the morning Of the res
direction in the full blaze Of Gods light, and
you will say, 81 must be up and away.n Oh
yes. YOU will come up and there will be q re
union, a reconstruction Of your family.
like what Halburton, think 1t Was-good
old Mr.. Halburton-said In his last moments,
81 thank God that I ever lived, and that
have a father in heaven, and mother "a
heaven, and brothers in heaven, and sisters
in heaven, and am now going up to see
them.n
Iremark once more: our troubles in this
world are preparatiye for glory. What a
transition it was for Paul-from the slippery
deck Of a laundering ship to the calm pres
ence Of Jesusi What a transition 1t was for
Latimer from the stake to a thronel
What transition Is was for Robert Hall
from insanity to gloryl What transition
it was for Richard Baxter-from the dropsy
to the saints everlasting restl" And what
a transition it will be for you-from world
of sorrow to a world of joyl John Holiandi
when he was dying, said: What means this
brightness in the rOoml Have you lighted
the candlesn NO they replied, "wo have
not lighted any candles.n Then said he,
''Welcome heavenlN the light already beam
ing upon his pillow. Q ye who are perse-
cuted in this world your enemies will got
of the track after a while, and all
will speak well Of you among the thrones.
Hol We who are sick now, no medicine TO take
there. One breath Of tho eternal hills will
thrill you with immortal vigor. And ye
who are lonesome now, there will be thou
sand spirits 20 welcome you into their com.
panionship. o ye bereft souls there viii be
no grave diggeris spade that will cleave the
side OF that hill, and there will be no dirge
wailing from that temple. The river Of God
deep as the joy Of heaven, will roll on be-
tween banks odorous with balm, and over
depths bright with jewels, and under skies
roseate with gladness. argosies Of light going
down the stream to the stroke Of glitterina
oar and the song Of angelsl Not one sigh IN
the wind; not ono tear mingling with the
waters.
There shall hathe my weary soul
In seas Of heavenly rest,
Aud not n wave Of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast.
1Iexico's Improved Government.
John Glunz Fort Scott merchant, just
returned from Mexico, says; The country il
perfectly quiet and orderly, the present Mexi
can government having brought order out oi