The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-13

hope that my soul will 20 10 Heaven through
the pardoning. mercy OF God, and my
body, unless IL be lost at sea OF cremated in
some conliagration, will lie down in the gar.
dens of Greenwood among my kindred and
friends, some already gone and others to
come after me. Life to many has been
disappointment, but. to me it has been q
pleasant surprise, and yet ! declare that IL I
did not feel that God was my friend and ever
present help, | should be wretched and ter
ror struck. But Iwant more Of Him.
have thought over this text and preached
this sermon to myself until with all the
aroused energies OF my body. mind and
soul, can cry out: "As the hart panteth
after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after Thee, q Goj.n
Through Jesus Christ make this God your
God and you can Withstand anything and
everything and that which aifrights others
will inspire you. AS in time OF earthquake
when an old Christian woman was asked
whether she waa scared, answered:
NO. / am glad that / have n God
who can shake the world or ms
in a financial panic. when a Christian
merchant was asked II he did not fear no
would break, answered: "Yes shall break
when the fiftieth Psalm breaks In the Rftieth
verse: 'Call upon Me in the day of trouble:
will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify
Me-" q Christian men and women pursued
OF annoyanccs and exasperations. remember
that this hunt, whether a still hunt or n hunt
in full cry, will soon be over. II ever "A
wholp looks ashamed and ready 10 stink out
of sight 10 is when in tho Adrondncks n
deer by one long, tremendous plunge into
Big 1upper Lake gets away from him The
disappointed canine swims in n little way
but, defeated. swims out again aud
cringes with humiliatei yawn at
abashed and ashamed will all your earthly
troubles bo when you have dashed into the
river from under the throne of God, and the
heights and depths of heaven are between
you ana your pursuers. We are told
IN Revelation, I'D and 18th; "Witb.
out are dogs" 10y which | conclude
there is n whole kennel Of hounds out.
side the gate of heaven, or, as when n
Muster goes in door. his dog lies on the
steps waiting for HIM TO come out, so tho
trou les Of this life may follow us 10 the
shining door but they cannot get in. "With.
out ARE dogs' | have seen dogs. aud owned
dogs, that would not bc chngrincd 10 see in
the heavenly city. Some OF the grand old
watch dogs who are the constabularv Of
tho homes IN solitary places. and for ynnrs
I have leen the only protection Of wife and
child; some Of tho shepherd dogs that drive
! back the wolves and bark away the nocks
| from going too near the pre"ipico: and some
of tho dogs who's, neck and paw Ian |.
seer, the painter, has made i'm
| mortal, would not find me shut
ting then out from the gate Of shining
pearl. Some of tho.n old ST. Bernard dogs
that have lifted pnrishiug travellers out of
the Aip ne snow; the dog that John Brown,
the Scotch c1s1yist. saw ready 10 spring at
the surgeon lest in removing the cancer he
too much hurt the poor woman whom the
doS felt bound to protect nnl dogs
that we caresSc1 in our childhood
days. or that in later tine laid down on tho
rug in apparent sympathy when our homes
were dcsolatrd. say II some soul entering
heaven should happen % leave the gate niar
and these faithful creatures should quietly
walk in, II would not at all disturb my
| heaven. But all those human or brutal
] hounds that have chased aud torn aud lacer.
nted the world. yea all that now bite or
worry or tear to Ticccs. shall 10
| prohibited. without are dogs" No place
| there for harsh crit @, or back biters or de
| spoilers of the reputation Of others. Down
/ with you to tho kennels Of darkness and de-
/ spalri The heart has reached the eternal
| water brooks, and the painting Of the long
] chase is quieted in still pastures, and There
! shall hc nothing 70 hurt or destroy in all
Gods holy mount
/ Oh, when some Of you get there it will be
/ like what farmer tells Of when he was push
ing his canoe far up North in the winter and
amid the ircfoes. and hundred m les. as
/ he thought, from any other human beings.
/ Hc was startled one day A. he heard n
/ stepping ON the ice, and he cooked
/ the rife ready TO meet ANYTHING that
| came near. He found a man. barcfooted and
/ insane from long exposure, apron ching him
Taking him into his canoe and klndltng fires
10 warm him, he restored him and found out
where he had lived, nnd took him
to his home, and found all the
| village in great excitement. A hundred men
/ were searching for this lost man, and his
family and friends rushed ont to meet him:
and. rs had been agreed, at his first appear
anco bells were rung, and guns discharged
and banquets spread. and the rcscuer loaded
with presents. Well, when some oil you step
out OF this wljcrmeS'. where YOU have been
| chilled and torn and sometimes lost amid
| the icelergs into the warm greetings Of
| all the villages of the gloriiiei, and your
| friends rush ont tp give YOU a welcoming
kiss, the news that there is another s)u for
ever savcl will call the caterers OF heaven
TO spread the banquet, and the bell men TO
/ lay hold of the rope IN the tower, and while
the ChaiccS click at the feast, and the bells
! c,ang from the towers, 10 will be a scene 50
uplifting ! pray GoI | may be there
to take part in the ce c,tial mcrrlment. And
now do you not think the prayer in Solo
mons song, whore lie compared Christ to 4
rcmdc coming down in the night u pasture
on the plains, would make an oXquis.tely APP
| propriate perOratlon to my sermon: Until
the day break and the shadows flee away,
be thou like a roa or a young hart upon the
| mountains OF Bether.'