The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1889-12-25


heavenr Sorrow may endure but Joy
cometh In the morning.
remark further, Jesus does not shadow
the Joys Of others with his own grlefs. lie
might have sat down In that wedding and
said; IL have so much trouble, so much pow
erty, so much persecution, and the cross Is
coming; ] shall not rejoice, and the gloom Of
| my face and of my sorrows shall be cast over
all this group" SO said not Jesus. He said 10
himself; "Here are two persons starting out
In married life. Let II be joyful occasion
| will hide my own griefs will kindlo their
| JOY" There are many not so wise as that.
know household where there are many little
children, where for two years the musical In
strument has been kept shut because there
has been trouble in the house. Alas for the
follyi Parents saying: 1--WE will have no
| Christmas tree this coming holiday because
there has been trouble in the house. Hush
that laughing upstairsl How can there be
any JOY when there has been so much troubleP'
And so they make everything consistently
doleful, and send their sons and daughters to
ruin with the gloom they throw around them
Oh, my dear friends, do you know not those
children will have trouble en- ! gh OF their
own after whilel Be glad they cannot APP
preciate all yours. Keep back the cup of bit
terness from your daughters lips. When
your head is down In the grass Of the tomb,
poverty may come to her, betrayal to her,
bereavement to her. Keep back the sorrows
as long as you can Do you not know that
son may, after a while, have his heart
brokeni Stand between him and all harm.
You may not fight his battles long; fight
them while you may. Throw not the chill
of your own dependency over his soul 1;
rafb lao l. ,b.N 30, 81,
ding hiding his own grief and kindling the
joys of others. SO have seen the sun, on a
dark day, struggling amidst the clouds,
black, ragged and portentous, but after
while the sun, with golden pry, heaved back
the blackness, and the sun laughed to the
lake, and the lake laughed to the sun, aud
from horizon TO horizon, under the saffron
sky, the water was all turned into wine
HE WANTS US TO BE COMFORTABLE
learn from this miracle that Christ is not
impatient with the luxuries of life 1t was
not necessary that they should have that
wine. Hundreds Of people have been mar
ried without any wine. We do not read that
any of the other provisions fell short. When
Christ made the wine 1t was not necessity,
but positive luxury | do not believe that
he wants us TO eat hard bread, and sleep on hard
mattresses, unless we like them the best.
think, If circumstances will allow, we have
a right to the luXuries of dress, the luxu-
ries Of diet and the luxuries of resi-
dence There Is no more religion in an
old coat than in new one. We can serve
God drawn by golden plated harness as GER
tainly as when we go afoot Jesus Christ
will dwell with us under a fine ceiling as
well rs under matched roof; and when
you can get wine made out of water, drink
as much of it as you can.
What Is the difference between Chinese
mud howell and an American homei What is
the difference between the rough bear skins
OF the Russian boor and the outfit of an
American gentleman No difference, except
that which the Gospel of Christ, directly or
indirectly, has caused. When Christ shall
have vanquished all the world, suppose
every house will be a mansion, and every
garment a robe, and every horse an arch
necked courser, and every carriage glitter
ing vehicle, and every man king, and every
woman queen, and the whole earth para
disc; the glories of the natural world harmo-
MIXING with the glories of the material world,
until the very bells Of the horses shall jingle
the praises of the Lord.
/ learn, further, from this miracle, that
Christ has no impotence with festal joy,
otherwise he would not have accepted the in
vitation to that wedding. He certainly
would not have done that which increased
the hilarity. There may have been many in
that room who were happy, but there was
not one Of them that did so much for the Joy
of the wedding party as Christ himself. He
was the chief.of the banqueters. When the
wine gave out he supplied it, and 50, take
1t, he will not deny us the joys that are posi-
lively festal.
think the children of God have more right
to laugh than any other people, and to clap
their hands as loudly. There is not single
joy denied them that is given to any other
people. Christianity does not clip the wings
of the soul. Religion does not frost the flow
ers. What is Christianity l take it TO be,
simply, proclamation from the throne of
God of emancipation for all the enslaved;
and if man accepts the terms Uf that proc
lamation, and becomes Free has he not right
to be merryi Suppose a father has
an elegant mansion and large grounds To
whom will he give the first privilege Of these
groundsl viii he say: my children, you
must not walk through these paths, or sit
down under these trees, or pluck this fruit.
These are for outsiders. They may walk In |
them" No father would say anything like |
that. He would say: 1.-THE first privileges in |
all the grounds, and all of my house, shall be |
for my own children" And yet men try to |
make US believe that Gods children are on |
the limits, and the chief refreshments and |
enjoyments Of life are for outsiders, and not |
for his own children. 1t is stark atheism.
There is no Innocent beverage too rich for
Gods child to drink, there is no robe too |
costly for him 10 wear. There Is no hilarity |
too great for him to indulge In, and no house
too splendid for him TO live in. He has a
right TO the joys OF earth; he shall have a
right to the joys Of heaven. Though trbu-
lation, and trial, aud hardship may come
unto him, let him rejoice. "Rejoice in the
Lord, ye righteous, and again ! say, rejoice"
HE COMES IN THE HOUR OF EXTREMITY.
remark again that Christ comes to us In
the hour of our extremity. He knew the
wine was giving out before there was any
or modification. Why did
be not perform the miracle sooneri Why
wait until IL was all gone, and no help could
come from any source, and then come in and
perform the mraclei This Is Christ's way;
aud when ho did come in, at the hour Of ex-
tremity, he made first rate wine so that they
cried out, Thou hast kept the good wine
until now" Jesus In the hour Of extremity
He seems TO prefer that hour. sa.. II.
In Christian home In Poland great pow
srty had come, and on the week day the man
was obliged 10 move out OF the house with
his whole family. That night he knelt with
his family and prayed TO God While they
were kneeling In prayer there was a tap on
lhe window pane. They opened the window,
md there was raven that the family had
'ed and trained and IL had In its bill n ring