Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-02


sank from hilarity into silence AMI walked
away. Out 81 that lifetime grief the great
author dipped his penis migh sst rc-cnforcc
mcnt. "Calvins Institutes OF Religion" than
which morc wonderful book was never
written by human hand, was lH..,in by the
author Mt =; years 81 as,,. i.sq,iise ~ the
persecution by Francis, kim of France.
Faraday toil,L for all time an salary Of es0
year and candles ~ every brick 81 the
wall u Babylon was stamped with tho LITTER
y, standing Tor Ncburhniiiczzlr, ~ every
part of the tc:nplc II Christian achievement
Is stampel with tho letter 7. standing for
trouble.
When In oltlcn time u i:ian was 20 In hon.
or,si with kni;hthoUi he was struck with the
llat III the sword hut tho~c who have come
TO th,sionor III knighthood in the kingdom
Of God wcrc first struck not with the Hat Of
the sword hut with the keen edge IL the
ciinctor To build his ma;,niiiccncr 81 char
actcr Paul could not have spared one lash.
ono prison, o,ic stoiiing. one anathcina, one
poisonous viper from the hand. one ship
wrck. What l. true of individuals IN true
~ nations The horrors 81 the American
revolution gave this country this si'lc ~ the
Mississippi river To independence, AMI the
conflict between England and France gave
tho most of this country west Of the MiSsis-
sippi To the Cnitcl States France owttsl Il,
but Napoleon, fearing TINT England would
take IL. practically male present to the
Unitcl sitatcs-fur he received only fifteen
million ,lollars-of Louisiana, Missouri, AR.
kansas. Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota,
Colorado. Dakota, Montana, Wyoming aud
tire Indian territory. Out Of the fire of the
American revolution came this country east
of tho Mississippi. out Of the European war
came that west ~ tho Mississippi river. The
British empire ross TO its present overtowcr.
linz grandeur through gnnppw,lcr plot and
Guy Fawkcs conspiracy, and Northampton
iilsurrcctioa and Walter Rnlci:;hs bchca,l-
Ing and Bacon's bribery and CromwcIis
dissolution Of parliament md the bat
ties Of Eigc Till and Grantham and
Scwbcrry and Marston Moor and NaScby
and Dunbar AMI S'sigcmoor and execution
OF Charles tho FRS. and London plague md
London fro anil London insurrcction and
Rycinusc plot and the viris~i;u,lcs of cen.
turtles so tho earth iisclf. before IL could
become appropriate and beautiful residence
for tho human family had, according to
geology, 10 hc washed by universal ,lciu;c
AMI scorclcl nni made incan,l,sccnt by uni
vcrSil fires nnl pounded hy sl,sl;;c hammer
OF iccbcrss and wrcnchcd by earthquakes
that split continents aud shaken 10y volca-
nocs that tosS,sl mountains nnd passed
through the caiasirol,lics III thousands Of
years before Para,lis. bccainc possible md
tho groves could shake cut their green ban.
ners and the first garden pour its carnage Of
color between the Gihon and the llitldekcl
Trouble good thing for tho rocks, good
thing for nations, ms well IA u good thing for
individuals. So when you push against inc
with n sharp interrogation point, Why do the
good suffer! | open the dark saying OH a
harp, and though ! can neither play an or.
gan or cornct or hautboy or buglc or clario-
net. have taken sonc lessons on tho gospel
harp, and II you would like 60 hear mo
will play You these: "All things work to-
gcthcr for good 10 thosc who love God"
"Now no Christening for tho present s.cincth
to b. joyous but gricvotis. ncvcrthc-
less aftcrward IL yirdcth all possible
fruits Of Righteousness unto them which are
exercised ihcrcby." Weeping may endure
for u night, but joy coincth in the morning"
What II sweet thug Is u harp. AMI wonder
not that IN Wales, tho country Of my anccs-
tors, tho harp lias b,conc tho national iIlstri.
mcnt nni that they lave festivals where
great prizes aro offered ia tho competition
between harp and harp, or that weird Sc
bastian Erard was much Of his time lrnt over
this chordcd and vibrating triangle, and was
not satisfied until no had given IL u compass
OF six octavcs from l. 10 l., with all tho semi
tones, or that when King Saul was dcrncntcd
tho son OF jesse came before him and putting
his fingers among the charmed strinS' Of the
harp played tho devil out of the crazcd mon.
arch, or that in heaven there shall bc hnrpcrs
harping with their harps. SO you will not
blame mo for opening the dark saying on tho
gospel harp
Your harps. yc trembling saints.
Down from the willows take.
Loud To the praise Of love divine
bid every string awakel
THERE Is 4 REASON ~ THIS OFT REPEATED
PROBLEM
Interrogation third Why did good God
let sin and trouble como into tho world when
ho might have kept them OUT Ny reply is,
no had good reason. lie had reasons that
hc Inns never given us. lie had reasons which
no could no moro make Us understand in our
finite state than tho father starting ont on
some great and elaborate enterprise could
make the 2-ycar-old child IN Its armed chair
comprehend IT, Ono was 10 demonstrate what
grandeur Of character may bc achieved on
earth by conqucrin: evil Had there been
no evil 90 conquer and no trouble TO console,
then this universe woul never have known
an Abraham or MOSS or u Joshua or an
Ezekiel or Paul or "a Christ or Washing
ton or n John Milton or u John Howard aud
u million victories which have been gained by
tho consccratei spirits OF all ages would
never have lncn i;nincd Had there bcca no
battle there would have iccn no victory.
In If
never lave lcn sang Heaven coulI never
have bcn II ihouSlndia part of the
heaven TINT II Is will not say that
am glad that sin AMI sorrow lid enter, but
do say that | am glad that after God has
given all hls reasons To mn assembled universe
hc will bc more honorc,l than il sin and sor
row had never entered. and that the unfalleu
cclcsiinls will bc ouidonc and will put down
their trumpcts TO listen, and IL will bo In
hr ven WHEN tlO~c who have conquered sin
amd sorrow shall enter, rs IL would H. in n
small singing school an earth II Thalbcrg AMI
Gottsrlmls and Wagner AMI Beethoven and
RIicnIrrs.cr AMI Schunaun should all at
once enter. The immortal, that have hcn
chanting ten thousand years before the
throne will say n they close their librcttos,
"Oh. II We cnull only sing like that" But
GOd will say to those who have ncvci fallen.
AMI consequently have not hrn redeemed.
You must lc silent now. yuu have not the
qualification for this anthem" they sit
with clur,Si Lips AMI fo,lsl hands. AMI sin
nci> saved lay grace take up the harmony,
Tor the Bible says mo man could learn that
WIG hut the hundred nnd forty nnd four
thousand which were rsi,snlcsi from tho
earth"
4 great prinn DONNA who can now do any
thing with her voice. told me TINT when she
iirst siari,,l IN music. her teacher in Berlin
told her she cHull H. socsi singer. hut n
certain note she coud never reach. And
then" she said. II went 10 work and studied
aud prncti,rSl for years until ! did reach IT,"
But the sang ~ the sinner redeemed, the
yiblc says. the exalted hnrmonisis who have
never Siun,~l cuull not reach nEi ncver will
reach Would you like la hear me in very
pp,r way play snatch of that tunei ! can
give yuu only one lar of the music on this
COMPEL harp; Unto him that hath loved us
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