Democratic messenger., 1888-09-08

cooler temperament. You must have self.
reliance, self.govcrnment, selfcontrol; Is"
an iceberg reproving hyacinth for hav.
ing drop Of dew in its eye. A violinist
has his instrument, and he sweeps his fin.
gers across the strings, now evoking
strains Of joy, and now strains Of sadness.
lie cannot play all the tunes on one string.
The human soul Is an instrument of
thousand strings, and all sorts Of emotions
were made to play on II. Now an anthem.
now dirgc. II is no evidence Of weak.
ness when one IL overcome Of s0rrow.-
Edmund Burke was found in the pasture.
field with his arms around a horses
neck carcssing him, and some one said:
why, the great man has lost his mind!"
No; that horse belonged to his son who
had recently died, and his great heart
broke over the grief. Il 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 cry p
Dayi,ldid well when he mourncd for Ab.
SALON., Abraham did well when he be.
moancd Sarah. Christ did well when he
wept for Lazarus; and the last man want
to see come anywhere near me when I
have any kind Of trouble is worldly phil.
osophcr.
Again, remark that those persons are
incompetent for the work Of comfort.
hearing who have nothing hut cant to
offer. There are those who have tho idea
that you must groan over the distressed
afflicted. There are times In grief when
one cheerful face drawing upon a mans
soul II worth a thousand dollars To him.
DO not whine over the afflicted Take
promises Of the Gospel, and utter them in
n manly tone. Do not be afraid to smile
u you feel like II. Do not drive any more
hcarscs through that poor soul. DO not
tell him the trouble was forcorlaine,l; II
will not bc any comfort to know Il was q
million years coming. Ifyou want to find
splints for n broken bone, do not take cast.
iron. DO no; tell them Il is Gods justice
that weighs out grief. They want now To
hear of Gods tender mercy. In other
words, do not give them aqua FORTS when
they need valcrian.
Again remark that those persons are
poor comf0rters who have never had any
trouble themselves. A larkspur cannot
lecture on the nature Ofa snow-fakc-it
never saw a snow flake; and those people
who have always lived in the sumner Of
prosperity can not talk to those who are
frozen IN disaster. God keeps aged pco.
pie in the world. ! think, for this very
work of sympathy They have been
through all these trials They know all
that irriiaies and all that which soothes.
If there are men and women here who
have old people in the house. or near at
hand so that they can easily reach them,
| congratulate them. Some of us have
had trials in life, and, although We have
had many friends around about us, we
have wished that father and mother were
still alive that we might go and tell them
Perhaps they could not say much, but
il would have bccn such comfort TO have
them around These aged ones who have
been all through the trials Of life know
how to give coincidence. Cherish them
le, them lean on your arm.thesc aged pco.
pie. II, when you speak To them, they
canno, hear just what you say the first
time, and you have to say il second time
when you say II the second time do not
say IL sharply If you do you will be
sorry for it on the day when you take the
ast look and brush bach the silycry locks
from the wrinkled brow just before they
screw the lid on Blessed be God for the
old people! They may not have so much
strength 10 20 around. but they are Gods
appointed ministers of comfor, TO broken
heart.
People who have not had trials them
selves cannot give comfort To Others.
They may talk very beautifully, and they
may give you great deal Of poetic scnti-
mcnt; hut while poetry is perfume that
smells sweet. II makes very poor salve.
IL you have grave in your pathway, and
somebo,iy comes and covers II all over
with flowers. II Is u gravcyet. Those who
have not had grief themselves know not
the meaning of childlessness and the hav.
ing no one to pu, to bel al night, or the
standing in room where every book and
picture and door Is full of memorics-thc
dOOr.mat where she sat the cup out Of
which she drank-ihe place where she
stood at the door clappcd her hands-thc
odd figures that she scribblcd-the blocks
she built into house. All no: you must
have trouble yourself before you can COM
fort trouble in Others. But come all ye
who have been comfOrted In your sor-
rows. aud stand around these afflicted
souls, AMI say To them; Il had that very
SORROW myself God comforted me. and
lie will comfort you." anil that will go
right 10 the spot In other words. Ia com
fort others We must have faith IN God
practical experience, and good, sound
common sense.
(CoRclui6d On Second Pdgr.)
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