Telegram-herald., 1888-09-17
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right ~ slsnd up 40 The pulpit snd misrep-
rsssnt God | aH sorry 10 saY that oAEs
a0t heard such prssehlag These remarks
grow out VI the Tact lnst On three sspafate
sundays / heard three di1essat ministers
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iast Of thsa vas college prssldeaL Had
| / heard oniy one should aol have thought
| 40 f.gCh about Il. out should have credited
| IL 90 some personal idiOsy yncra<y. Hut the
| fact thai thsrs were three " thela cha
l.ngsd my attention. Oae started with the
| idsa OF the ,hortnsss Of life. aud that 10 was
/ eros wdsd fall Of SIN and trouble. toe theme
| OF ths second vas the saying oi oOiomAn
| that all is vanity and VeKsuOn ot spirit
while the third thought that lie was - fua
| OF disAppoia ted hopes. broken idols aud care
A. 10 De bat pAng.
TAs motive of all was to point out the
peralansnce aad sxcsliencs of immortal
| life Tbs motive Was good. but the moral
wss brought oat in tbs wrong way. In
| order 10 point IL out. 10 IS not necessary TO
abuss the beaUty OF life. That so many
teach such IDEAS shows how widespread
they are and that some one 10 needed. to
teach how sweet life is. True. there are
| lives We would not care 10 iiye-livrs
| fraught rith a weight Of pain, and some
| times OF degradation. beyond our compre-
hsnsion But these men we're not preach
| ing philosophy for such a. those. The
| Nay il came TO me wRS That for ms In my
| personal individuality, and for all Christian
| rAen. life Is not worth living. ] Know they
did net mssn 10 give so wide app!ica-
tiOn, sut that was whst they said
| The philosophy which says that life Is
| only vsls OF tsATs, snd that our lives are
| shot through and through with pain. is not
/ nina
| Stand once upon the mountain peak al
/ midnight vita no moon nor star TO shed .
| raw of light, beneath you black, ina pen straole
| clouds. maSing the valley iook ike the
| valley Of the shadow of death. Ia the
morning the glorious sun will drive away
tue clouds snd the valley will be bright
| with happy homes and jocund fields. Is
/ that a vale OF tears because tor the moment
We could not view It's beauties For me.
resent such tsschings. God mas made all
| things beautiful in their time.
God forbid that | should say any
| thing against the faith that lesds
men TO lay up treasures for eternity,
aud that gives up the world TO save the soul.
| But Christians who live with death and
| eternity in view should make the most OF
tais life. sia and sorrow lay hands on lite,
but life 10 not all sin and sorrow. and the
brightest crown Is fer him that overcometh.
The speaker then proceeded TO expand
the theme. sioausntly describing the beau
| ties Of nature and earnestly srhorting his
hearers TO obey the injunction OF the beau
tiful qnatrain:
| 'sOn parents knee q max cd. new born child,
weeping thou ssfst while all around thee
| smiled.
So live that when thou sinkest to thy last lons
| sleep
| weep
At the close Of the services many Of the
congregation went forward 10 shake the
doctors hand and congrstulate him upon
bis improved appearances.