Sharp County record., 1888-06-07

. which 20 down under 7oih0 -'"t''i
rosure. as a vast temple is consumed by
rre r0ucn of q sulphur0us match. A log
can uur0Ot q century plant.
I'm this world. so full of heartiessness
and hypocrisy, how thrilling tits to ma
some friend rs faithful in DAYS OF 3dFer-
sT-v as in davs of prosperity. David nad
such q friend in Hushal, the Jews lad
such a friend in MordecaI. who never ror-
rot their cause: Paul had such friend IN
one Sinhnrus. who visited him in jail;
Christ had such p friend in the Marv7,
who adhered to Him OF. the cross; Naomi
had such q one In Ruth. who cried out
Entreat me not TO leave thee, OF TO return
4 from following after thee, for whittier thou
-0est will go. and where thou lOdgest- VIII
| lodge: thy people shall be mvDroDle, and thy
. Cod my God: when thou diest will die ana
. there Will T be bur.od: the Lord do so 10 me,
and more also. if aught but death part thee and
7 me.
Again [ learn from this subject that
paths which omen In hardship and dark
ness often come out In places OF Joy.
When Ruth started from Moab toward
Jerusalem. to go along with her mother
tn-iaw I suppose the people said:
"Oh what q foolish creature 10 60 aw7v
from her fathers house, TO 90 Oft with
poor old woman toward the land OF Jadea-
They WON'T live 10 get across the desert.
They will be drowned in the sea- or the
fackals of the wilderness will destroy
them"
Lt was p very dark morning When Lo"Ju
started off with Naomi: but behold her IN
ID .Fa "a
attianced TO one OF the lords of the land
and become one of the grandmothers OF
Jesus Christ. the Lord of Glory. And so
it often is that path which starts very
IarzIv ends very brightly.
When vOu started ont for Heaven ON.
how darkwas the hour of c0nv1cf1On-hoW
Sinai numbered, and devils tormenLea.
and the darkness thickeued. All the SINS
of your life Dounced unOu You, and lt was
the darkest hour v0u ever saw when Won
; first found ont your sins. After awhile
- YOU went into the harvest field of Gods
mercy: Won began to CLEAN ID the fields
of divine promise. and YOU had more
sneavps than Won could carry, as the voice
of God addressed YOU. saying:
6 Blessed is the man whose rausgressIous are
| forgiven and whose sins are covered.
A very dark 7tarrng IN conviction. %
very bright ending IN the pardon anu the
hone and the triumph of the Gospel.
So. very often IN our worldly business
OF in our spiritual career. we start OFF on
3 "a very dark path. We uusrg0. The flesh
NAV shrink back. but there is voice
within. Or voice from above, saving.
..v0u must 20. and We have r0 drink the
gau. and Wa have 10 carry the cross. and
2 we have to traverse the desert, ana we are
bounded and failed Of misreUrcsentatiOu
and abuse. and we have r0 urge our way
D through ten thousand obstacles that must
e be slain bv our own right arm. We have
o TO ford the river. we have r0 climb the
mountain. we have TO storm the castle;
rur. blessed be T0d. the day of rest and
, reward will come. On the -Ip ton OF the
~ aaDrurpd 1attiemeuts We viii 7hout the
victory: If not in this world. then IN that
world where there is no gall TO drink no
burdens TO carry. no battles TO fight. How
do Inowit2 Know iU. know it be-
I cause God says so:
They shall hunger no moro. neither thirst au7
more neither shall the sun light on them. nor
heat. Tle i4taiLD HlEU Ln .l .LlE .--lAlHt
Il he throne shall lead them 70 living toUntTIns
g OF water. and God snail wipe all tears from
= their eyes.
d 1t was very hard for Noah TO endure the
scOting Of the people in his dav, while he
p. was irving 70 build the ark and was every
- morning uulzzed about his old boat that
r would never be OF any practical use: but
.t when the deIuge came. and the tops of the
= mountains disappeared like the backs OF
=ea-mOusters. and the elements. Lashed M
= in turv. cLaDped their hands over a
e drowned world. then Noah in the ark re-
e f0iced in his own safety and in the safety
d of his family. and looked ont on the wreck
j Of q ruined earth.
* Christ. bounded of prosecutors. denied a
d pillow. worse ma.UParad than the thieves
y On either side Ut the cross. human hate
II smackIug its lips IN satisfaction after il
n had been draining His last drop OF blood
rr the sheered dead bursting from the seDui-
q. rners au His cruclhz10u. Tell me. O Geth-
% semaue and G0LZOtha. were there ever
IT darker times than rhose2 Like the BOOM
+ ing OF the midnight sea against the rock
the surges of ChrIsr's anguish DeatagaInst
D the gates OF eternity. to be acnOed back by
e all the thrones OF Heaven and all the dun,
n geous OF he'll But the day of reward
it comes for Christ: all the D0mp and do.
II uIuIOn OF this world are to be hung on His
- throne. uucr0wued heads are TO bow before
n Him On whose mead are many crowns
h and all the celestial Worship is TO come UT
e mt His feet like the hummLng OF the forest
W ike the rushing of the waters. ike the
rr numbering of the seas. while all Heavier
e rising on their thrones beat time witt
. their sceDters: "HalIelu7ah. for the LOrC
God 0muIDOteut raIgneth Hallelu1au
the kingdoms of this world have become
the kingdoms of 0ur Lord Jesus Christi
That song of love. now L0w 1ud far.
g Gre long snail swell from star 70 star;
T That ignr. the breaking day wnIcn TIPS
- The g0ldeu-spired apocalypse.
d Again. Z learn from my subject that
e events wnIcn seem TO be- most iusig-
n uIhcanu may be mOmeutous. Can you
D.. imagine any thing more uuImpOrranU thar
l. the coming of q Door woman from MOat
l. TO Judea2 Can Won imagine any thing
e more trivial than the -aCJ that this Rutt
n lust happened to aIight-as they sav-ius
I. happened to alIgnt on this field of BOaz
/. Yet all ages. all generations. have an IN
If teresU IN the tact that she was TO become
% an ancestor of the Lord Jesus Christ, anC