Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-25
WONDERSOVER THERE
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there ~ morning amoug Tie mountains
Now You 20 home, sad how tame your
picture of the IrO.ning seems IN c0ntrasi
Greater than that shell 0e tbs contrast be-
tween this Scripturai view of God ana
that which we shall have when standing
face 10 face. This is picture Of the
morning; that Will he the morning itstlf
THE sAvIOUR's EXCELLENCE.
Agsin: My texts are true of the Sa.
viour's oxcellency. By image, and sweet
rymthm of expression, and startling an
tiiheses, Christ Is set fOr,h-His love, His
compassion, His Work, His life, His death,
His resurrection. We ore challenged IN
measure IL, 20 compute it, to weigh 1t. Ia
the hour OF our broken enthrallment, we
mount up into hizh experience Of His
love, aud shout until the countensnce
CLOVIS, and the blood bounds, and the
whole nature is exhilarsted. Il have
found Himw And yet it is through
glass, dark!y. We zee not half Of that
compassionate face We feel not half the
warmth Of that loving heart. We wait
for death 20 lei us rush into His out
spread arms. Then We shall be face to
Not shadow then. hut substance. Not hope
then, but the fulfilling of all prefguIe-
ment. That Will be a magnificent I'M
folding. IRE rushing out In view Of all
hidden excelltncy; the coming again OF a
long absent Jesus 10 meet us-nOt IN
rags and in peuury and death, bat amidst
light and pOmp and outbDrstlng
ioy such rs noue hut a glOriiied
intelhgercs could experience. Oh! to
esze full upon the brow that was lscerated,
upon the side that was pierced, upon the
feet thst were nsiled; to stsnd close up In
the presence of Him who prayed for las or
O. e mountain, and thought OF rs by the
sea. and seonzsd for Us IN The garden,
sud died for Us IN horrible cruc6 xiOn; TO
feel of Him, 70 emDrscs Him, TO take His
hsnd, 10 kiss Hig feet, TO run our fingers
along the scare OF ancient suffering, to
say: This is my Jecusl He gave Himself
for me. 1 shall nsyeI leave His presence
shall forever behold his glory. l shall
eternaley htsr His voice. Lord Jesus,
now I ses Theel I behold where the
blood started, where the tesrs courssd,
where the face WAS distorted. l have
waited for this hour. 1 shall never turn
nv back ca Thee. No more looking
through imperfect glasses. No more
siudving Thee in the darkness. But as
long az this throne stands, and this ever
losing river flows, and those garla. ds
bloom, snd these arches OF victory remain
10 greet home heavens c0rqusrCrs, 50 lorg
I shall see Thee, Jesus Of my choice,
Jssus OF my song, Jesus Of my triumph
forever aud iOrsysr-tace TO face.
so DIsPROyIDNG WISDOM
The idea Of my texts is Just as true
when applied to Gods powder c.. Who
has not clme 20 some pass IN life thor
ouphly ineKpliclblt? You say "Whe;
docs this near? WHAT is God going o 10
with me uoW? He tells me thar all things
work together for good This dces rot
look ike il. - YOu continue TO study the
dispensatiou, and after awhile guess about
what God means. "he means to teacn
me this. l think he means to teach me
hat. Perhaps 10 Ia to humble my price.
Perhaps ID is to make me feel more depend
ert Perhaps to teach me the uncertainty
of life" But, after sll, it Is only a guess
"a locking through the glass, drrkly.
The Bible assures rs there shall be d sstis-
factory unfolding "What I do thou
kuowe.t not now, but thou shalt know
hereafter You will know why
God took 10 himself that ouly
child. Next door there was
household Of seven children. Why
not take one nom that group.
instead of yCur only OntY Why
single out the dwelling in v hich there WAS
only one heart beating Responsive to yonrs2
Why Gid God give son a child at all, II
be meant 10 take 1t away? Why NIL the
cap of your gladness trimming, II he
meant 20 dash il DOWN. Why allow all
the tendrils Of your heart 10 wsnd around
| that object, and then, when every hoer OF
vour own life seemed to ba int locked
With the chiid's life, with s,roog hand to
tear Won apart, uatil you fall bleeding and
crushed. your dwelling desola'e, yOur
homes blasted, your heart broken? Do
Won suupose that God will explain thai?
Yea. lie will make il palmer than any
unidentified Problems plain as tina,
two and two make four. Ia the light OF
the throne you will see that 1t was right
all right. "Just and true ere all thy waysi
thou king of ssint-.n Here is man who
cannot pet on in the world. He always
seems to buy az the wrong time and sell at
The worst disadvantage. He tries this en-
lerpriae. ord frils; that business, snd Is
disappointed TIE man next door TO him
has q lucrative trade, but he lacks custom
ers. A new prospect opens. HIS income
Is increased But thet year his family are
eick; and the pro6ts are expended in try
ing to cure the ailments. He gets die
couraged look,
BECOMES FAITHLEs5 As TO SUCCESS.
Begins to expect dieasiers. o hers visit
for something 10 turn up; he waits for II
tura down. Others, with only half as
much education and character, get on
twice as well. lie sometimes Ruesses az
m what il al means. He says. perhaps
riches would spoil ne. Perhaps poverty
ia necessary 10 keep me humble. Perhaps
might, If things were otherwise be tempt
al into dissipation Bu. there is no com.
plete solution Of the mystery. He sees
thro9ss,h q glass darkly. and must wait for
a higher unfolding. Will there be an ex
nlanation? Yes; God will take that man
N the light of the throne and say: Child
immortal, hear the explanation! You re-
member the failing OF that great enter
priss. This is the explanation" Aud
Won will answer 1T is all righi"
I see every day profound mysteries Of
Providence. This is no question we ask
oftener than Why? There are hundreds
Of graves that need to be explained. Hos
uitsls for the blind and lame, asylums for
The idiotic and insene, almshouses for the
destitute end a world Of pain and misfor-
tune that demand more than human solu-
ton. Alb! Cod will clear it all up. 10
the light that pOurs from the throne no
dark mystery can live. Things now ut
terlv irscrutsble will be illumined IS
plainly as though tire answer were written
on the .sper wall or sounded ia the tenn
ME anthem. Blrtimus will thank God
that hc Sss blind; and lazarus that ne
vas covered with sores; aud Joseph that he
was cas. into the pit; and Daniel that be
depped with lions; and Paul that he
was humpbacked; and David that lie
vas driven from Jerusalem; and the sew
ing woman that she could get only ie"
hence for making a garment; and thai IN
vehd that for twenty years be could nov
ia his head from the pillow and that
e,i5ov mat she bad such hard work to
earn bread for her children. You kno"
That in a sony different voices carry differ
ent nar.s The sweet and overwhelming
mart IF the ha'l-luj n of heaven vii not
- carried by those who rode in high
80 enmnfuous eutel tain.