Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-05-24


the height of the theme, rouses it up IN an
oratorio. Oh, there is no life on earth SO
bappy as a really Christian lifel | do not
moan a sham Christian life, but real Chris
tian life. Where there is Il thorn, there Is
whole garland OF roses. Where there Is one
rroan there are three doxologies. Where
there is one day Of cloud, there is whole
seasop of sunshine. Take the humbest Chris
than man that you know-angels of God
canopy him with their white wings; the
of heaven are his armed allies; the
Lord is his shepherd, picking out fer him
green pastures by still waters; if he walk
forth. heaven is his body guard; If he lie
down to sleep, ladders of light, angel
blossoming, are let into his dreams; II
he be thirsty, the potentates Of heaven are
his cup bearers; if he sit down to food, his
nlain table blooms into the kings banquet.
Men say: Look at that Old fellow with the
worn out coat;" the angels Of God cry; Int
M your heads, We everlasting gates and let
him come iul" Fastidious people cry; Get
off my front steps" the doorkeepers OF |
heaven cry: Come, you blessed OF my Father /
inherit the kingdom When he comes 70
die. though he may be carried out in pine
box to the pottel's field, to that pottel's Held
the chariots Of Christ Will come down, and
the cavalcade will crowd all the boulevards
of heaven.
1T MAKES A MAN "ALL RIGHT"
1 bless Christ for the present satisfaction OF
religion. 1t makes man all right with rel
erence to the past; it makes man all right
with reference to the future. Oh, these
neither springs of comfortl They are peren-
niaI. The foundation Of God standeth sure
having this seal, THE Lord knoweth them
#afr shall dpTsfrt
and the hills be removed, but MY kindness
shall not depart from thee, neither shall the
covenant of my peace be removed, saith the
Lord who hath mercy upon them" On,
cluster of diamonds set in FURNISHED goldl Oh,
neither springs Of comfort bursting through
all the valleys Of trial and u'ibulation! When
Won see. YOU of the world, what satisfaction
there is on earth In religion, do you not thirst
after it as the daughter Of Caleb thirsted at
ter the water springsl It is no stasnant
poud. scummed over with malaria, but springs
Of water leaping from the Rock OF Ages!
Take w one cup of that spring water and
across the top of the chalice will float the del
icate shadows Of the heavenly wall, the vel
low Of jasper, the green of emerald, the blue
of sardonyx, the fire of jacinth
HAPPY IN LIFE AND GLAD IN DEATH.
wish could make you understand the JOY
religion is tosome of US. 1t makes man hap
nv while he lives and glad when he dies
/ With two feet upon chair and bursting
with dropsies, | heard an old man i'll the
noorhouse cry out: BLESS tho Lord, oh my
/ soulw looked around and said; Nv hat has
/ this man got to thank God torF 1t makes
the lame man to leap as a hart and the dumu
sing. They say that the old Puritan religion
is a iuireless and joyless religion; but l re
member reading Of DR.. Goodwin, the ccle-
brated Puritan, who in his last moments
said: as this dyingi Why, my bow ebides
In strength l am swallowed up III
Godr Her ways are ways Of pleasant
ness and all her paths are peace" On, you
who have been trying to satisfy yourseiVe'
with the south land" of this world, do you
not feel that YOU would, this morning. like
to have access to the neither springs OF
spiritual comfort Would you not like t.
have Jesus Christ bend over your cradle anl
bless vorlr table and heal your wounds. anC
strew flowers Of consolation all up and dow
the graves Of your deadi
'Tis religion that can give
Sweetest pleasures while We 1--we;
It's religion can supply
Sweetest comfort when we die.
But have something better to tell you
suggested 10y this text. 1t seems that Ole
Father Caleb on the wedding day of hi
: daughter wanted to make her just as happy
rs possible. Though Othniel was taking he
away, and his heart was almost broken be
) cause she was going, yet he gives her
, s.south land:n not only that, but the nethe
springs; not only that, but the upper springs
O Cod my Father, I thank thee that tho
hast Given mo a south land" in this world
} and the neither springs Of spiritual comfor
3 in this world; but, more than all, than
thee for the upper springs - heaven.
, TIE GLoRTEs OF HEAVEN
S It is very fortunate we cannot see heaYe
2 until we get into it. Oh, Christian man,
$ YOU could see what a place it IS
! would never get you back again
e the Office or store or shop, and I'll
; duties YOU ought to perform would 20 ne5
3, lected am glad | shall not see that worl
: until | enter it. Suppose we were allowed
! 90 on an excursion into that good land VII
5 theidea Of returning. When we got there an
j; heard the song aud looked at their rapture
Q faces and mingled in the supernal society
u we would cry OUT LET us stay! We a
n coming here anyhow. Why take Il
J.; trouble Of going back again to that O
IS world? We are here now; let US sta
5 And it would take angelic violence
# mt us out OF that world, if once We e
y there. But as people who cannot afford
/, nav for an entertainment sometimes con
+ around it and look through the door aJar,
d through the openings in the fence, so y
y come and look through tho creviccs inio til
r rood land which God has provided for 1
IF We can inst catch glimpse OF it. We cor
near enough to hear the rulnblinS OF &
eternal orchestra, though not near enough
b. know who blows the cornet or who imSe
II the harp Ny soul spreads out both wiz
lie and claps them in triumph at the thought
ot those upper springs. Ono Of them Drea
re from beneath tho throne; another brea
m forth from beneath the altar
&c the temple; another at the &c
he of .'the house of many mansions
&c Upper springs Of gladnessl Upper springs
s, Hghtl Upper springs Of Lowell 1t Is 10 fan
II of mine. The Lamb which is in the midst
80 the throne shall lead them to living tounta
IS of watern Oh Saviour divine, roll III up
or our souls one Of those anticipated rapiur
n. Pour around the roots of the parched tong
On one drop of that liquid lifel Toss before G
en- vision those fountains of God, ralnbo"
Oh with eternal victory. Hear it. They
on never sick there; not SO much as headac
on OF twinCe rheumatic, or thrust neurale
id The fnhabitant never says: 81 am sick" II
We are never Urea theFc' hASHC " A'4 -,
lie. world is only the play Of holiday I'll
at never sin there 1t is as easy for them to
NJ holy as it is for us to sin. They never
las there. You might go through all the o
de skirts Of tho great city and End not one pl'
10 where the ground WIS broken for a grs
Use The eyesight Of the redeemed is never blur
MS with tears There is health in every che
There is spring in every foot. There Is IN
) esty on every brow. There is JOY in ey,
'as heart. There is hosanna on every lip. II
IN, they must pity us as they look over and Il
at down and see US, and say: "Poor things aV
ty- down in that worldn And when some Oh
cal tien is hurled into fatal accident, they c
Of "Cood, he is coming" And when
ire stand around the couch Of some To-
ny ono whose strength is going aw
pes and we shake our heads forebodins
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