The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-11-28

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and shut, to let pass hostof fiery splen-
dors. The clouds are all abloom, and
hang pendant from arbors of alabaster
and amethyst. The waters make path
way of inlaid pearl for the light to
walk upon; and there is morning on
the sea. The crags uncover their
SCARED visage; and there is morning
among the mountains. Now you go
home, and how tame your picture of
the morning seems in contrastl Great
er than that shall be the contrast be-
tween this Scriptural view of God and
that which we shall have when stand
ing face to face. This is picture Of
the morning; that will be the morning
itself.
Again: My texts are true of the
Saviour's excellency. By image, and
sweet rhythm of expression, and start
ling antitheses, Christ is set forth-his
love, his compassion, his work, his
life, his death, his resurrection. We
are challenged to measure it, to COM
pute it, to weigh it. In the hour of
our broken enthrallment, we mount
up into high experience of his love,
and shout until the countenance glows,
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nature is exhilarated, Il have found
himl" And yet it is through glass,
darkly. We sec not half of that com
passionate face. We feel not half the
warmth of that loving heart We
wait for death to let us rush into his
outspread arms. Then we shall be
face to face. Not shadow then, but
substance Not hope then, but the
fulfilling of all prefgurement.
PERFECT LOVE IN HEAVEN.
That will be magnificent unfold
ing. The rushing out i'll view of all
hidden excellency; the coming again
of long absent Jesus to meet us-not
in rags and in penury and death, but
amidst light and pomp and outburst-
ing joy such as none but glorified
intelligence could experience. Oh! to
gaze full upon the brow that was lac
Grated, upon the side that was pierced,
upon the feet that were nailed; to
stand close up in the presence of him
who prayed fer us on the mountain,
and thought of us by the sea, and
agonized for us in the garden, and
died for us in horrible crucifxion; to
feel of him, to embrace him, to take
his hand, to kiss his feet, to run
our fingers along the scars of
ancient suffering, to say: This
is my Jesusl He gave himself
for me. I shall never leave his
presence. I shall forever behold his
glory. shall eternally hear his voice
Lord Jesus, now / see thee! l behold
where the blood started, where the
tears coursed, where the face was dis
torted. I have waited for this hour.
I shall never turn my back on thee.
No more looking through imperfect
glasses. No more studying thee in
the darkness. But as long as this
throne stands. and this everlasting
river flows, and those garlands bloom,
and these arches of victory remain to
greet home heavens conquerors, SO
long l shall see thee, Jesus of my
choice, Jesus of my song, Jesus of my
triumph-forever and forever-face to
facet
The idea of my texts is just as true
when applied to Gods providence.
Who has not come to some pass in life
thoroughly inexplicablel You say:
What does this mean2 What is God
going to do with me now2 He tells
me that all things work together for
good. This does not look like II"
You continue to study the dispense
ton, and after awhile guess about
what God means. ''He means to teach
me this. l think he means to teach
me that Perhaps it is to humble my
pride. Perhaps it is to make me feel
more dependent Perhaps to teach
me the uncertainty of life.h But, after
all, it is only a guess-a looking
through the glass, darkly. The Bible
assures us there shall be a satisfactory
unfolding. What do thou knowest
not now, but thou shalt know here
after" You will know why God took
to himself that only child. Next door
there was household of seven chill
dren. Why not take one from that
group, instead of your only one2
Why single out the dwelling in which
there was only one heart beating re-
sponsive to yours2 Why did God give
you child at all, if he meant to take it
away2 Why FIJI the cup of your glad
ness brimming, if he meant to dash
it down2 Why allow all the tendrils
of your heart to wind around that OBJ
iect, and then, when every fiber of
your own life seemed to be interlocked
with the childs life, with strong hand
to tear you apart, until you fall bleed
ing and crushed, your dwelling DESC
late, your hopes blasted, your heart
broken2 Do you suppose that God
will explain thata Yea. He will
make 1t palmer than any mathemati-
cal problem--as plain as that two and
two make four. In the light Of the
throne you will see that it was right
all right. "Just and true are all thy
ways, thou king of saintsp'
THE MYSTERIES OF GODS RULE.
Here is man who cannot get on in
the world. He always seems to buy
at the wrong time and sell at the worst
/ disadvantage. He tries this enter
prise. and fails; that business, and is
disappointed. The man next door to
him has lucrative trade, but he lacks
customers. A new prospect opens.
His income is increased But that
year his family are sick; and the
profits are expended in trying to cure
the ailments. He gets discouraged
look. Becomes faithless as to success.
Begins to expect disasters. Others
wait for something TO turn up; he
waits for it to turn down. Others,
with only half as much education
and character, get on twice as
well. He sometimes guesses as to
what it all means. He says: Per
haps riches would spoil me. Perhaps
poverty is necessary to keep me hum
Bile. Perhaps / might, if things were
otherwise, be tempted into dissipa-
ton" But there is no complete solu-
ton of the mystery. He sees through
a glass darkly, and must wait for a
higher unfolding. Will there be an
explanationl Yes; God will take that
man in the light of the throne and
say: Child immortal, hear the ex.
planationl You remember the failing
of that great enterprise. This IS the
explanation. And you viii answer;
1T is all right"
/ see, every day, profound myste
ries of Providence. There Is no ques-
ton we ask oftener than Why7 There
are hundreds of graves that need tc
be explained. Hospitals for the blind
and lame, asylums for the idiotic and
insane, almshouses for the destitute and
a world of pain and misfortune that
demand more than human solution.
Ali God will clear It all up. In the
} light that pours from the throne nodarh
mystery can live. Things now utterly
inscrutable viii be iilumined as plainly
as though the answer were written or
the Jasper wall or sounded IN tbs
! temple anthem. Bartimeus viii thank
God that he was blind; and Lazarus
that he was covered with sores; anc
! Joseph that he was cast into the pit
and Daniel that he denned with
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