The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-08

through the waters l will be with thee:
and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee" Are You ready for such
. voyage? Make up your minds. The
gang planks are lifting. The bell rings.
All aboard for Heaven! This world is
not your rest. The chafinch is the Sill
Hest bird in all the earth for trying to
make its nest on the rocking billOw.
o, how l wish that as l embark for the
Holy Land in the East. all to whom !
preach by tongue or type would embark
for Hcaven! What you all most need is
God. and you need Him now. Some Of
you ! leave in trouble. Things are go
ing very rough with you. You have
had a hard struggle with poverty or
sickness. or persecution. or bereave-
ment. Light after light has gone out.
and it is 81 dark that you can hardly
see any blessing left. May that Jesus
who cOmfOrted the widow of Main and
raised the deceased to life. with His
gentle hand Of sympathy wipe away
your tears. All is we'll.
When David was fleeing through the
wilderness. pursued by his own son. he
was being prepared to become the sweet
singer of Israel. The pit and the dun
geon were the best schools at which 10
seph graduated. The hurricane that
upset the tent and killed Jobs children
prepared the man of Cz to write the
magnificent poem that has astOunded
the ages. There is no way t0 purify the
gold but I burn it. Look at the people
who nave always had their own way.
They are proud. discontinued. useless
and unhappy. II you want to find cheer
full folks go among those who have been
purified by the fire. After ROssini had
rendered William Tell the five hun
dredth time a company of musicians
came under his window in Paris and ser
enaded him. They put upon his brow
a golden crown of laurel leaves. But
amidst all the applause and enthusiasm
Rossini turned to a friend and said: Il
would give all this brilliant Gene for a
few days of youth and love" Contrast
the melancholy feeling of Rossini. who
had every thing that this world could
give him. to h joyful experience OF
Isaac Watts, whose misfOrtuneS We're
innumeraSle, when nc says:
The hill Of Zion y elds
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets.
Then let our songs abound.
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel'S
ground.
To farer worlds On high.
It is prosperity that kills and trouble
that saves. While the lsraelites were
on the march. amidst great privatiOns
and hardships, they behaved well. AZ
ter a while they prayed for meat and the
sky darkened with a large flock of
quails. and these quails fell in grea:
multitudes all about them: and the Is
selves until they died. Oh. my friends.
it is not hardship, or trial. or starvation
that Injuries the soul. but abundant sup
ply. 1t is not the ~vulture of trouble
that eats up the Christians life; it Is
the quails! it is the quails!
can not leave you until once more l
confess my faith in the Saviour whom l
have preached. lie is my all in all. l
W more to the grace of Tod than most
men. With this ardent temperament. if
l had zone overheard ! would rave gone
to the very depths. You know ! can do
nothing by halves.
to grace how great q debtcr
Daily I'm constrained TO be!
I think all will be well. Do not be
worried about me. ! know that my Re-
liveth. and if any fatality should
bcfall me. l think ! should go straight.
l have been most unworthy. and wOul
be sorry t. think that any n of my
friends had been As unworthy 4 Chris
tian as myself. But God hxs helped a
great many through. and l hope he will
help me through. 1t is a long account
of shortcomings, but if He Is going to
rub any of it out, ] think He will rub it
all out. And now give us flor l go
not alone) your bencdictiOn. When you
send letters to a distant land you say
via such 4 city. o. via such 4 steamer.
When you scnd your good wishes to US,
send them via the throne of God. We
not travel out of the reach of your
prayers.
There is n scene where spirits blend.
Where friend holds intercourse with friend;
Though sundered far. by faith We meet
Around ono common mercy seat.
And now. may the blessing of God
down upon your bodies and upon
your souls. your fathers and mothers,
companions. your children. your
brothers and sisters and your friends.
May you be blessed in your business and
in your pleasures. in your joys and in
your sorrOws. in the house n by the
way. And il during our separation an
from the unseen world should
strike n OF u may it only hasten on
the rapturcs that God has prepared for
those who love Him. l utter not the |
word farewell; it is toe sad, too formal
4 word for me to speak or write. But
considering that ! have your hand tight
ly claspcd in both of mine, ] utter a
kind. an affectiOnate and a cheerful
gOOd-bye!
GREETED IN SPANISH.
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