Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-25

be the contrast between the Scriptural view
of God and that which we shall have wher
standing face to face. This is a picture o
the morning; that will be the morning it
self.
Again: Ny texts are true Of the Savior
excellency. By image, and sweet rhythm
of expression, and startling sntitheses, Chris
is set forth-His love, His compassion, Hi
work, His life, His death, His resurrection
We are challenged to measure it, to com
pute It, to weigh it. In the hour of oul
broken enthrallment, we mount up into
high experience of His love, and shout unit
the countenance glows, and the blood
bounds, and the whole nature Is exhilarated
81 have found HimI' And yet it is through
glass, darkly. We see not half of that
compassionate face. We feel not half the
warmth of that loving heart. We wait fol
death to let us rush into His outsprea6
arms. Then we shall be face to face. Not
shadow then, but substance. Not hope then,
but the fulfilling of all prefgurement. Thai
will be magnificent unfolding. The rush
| ing out in view OF all hidden excellency; the
coming again OF long absent Jesus to meet
us-not in rags and in penury and death,
but amidst light and pomp and outhurst-
/ ing joy such as none but glorifed intelli-
genee could experience.
HOW MUCH IT WOULD MEAN.
Oh! to gaze full upon the brow that was
lacerated, upon the side that was pierced,
upon the feet that were nailed; to stand
close up IN the presence of Him who prayed
for us on the mountain, and thought of us
by the sea, and agonlZed for us in the gar
den, and died for US In horrible crucifxion;
to feel of Him, to embrace Him, to take His
-. e
along the scars of ancient suffering, to say:
''This is my Jesusl He gave Himself for
me. shall never leave His presence. 1
shall forever behold His glory. shall eter-
nallv hear His voice. Lord Jesus, now
see Theel 1 behold where the blood started,
where the tears cQprsed, where the face was
distorted. have waited for this hour. 1
shall never turn my back on Thee No
more looking through imperfect glasses.
No more studying Thee in the darkness.
But as long as this throne stands, and this
everlasting river flows, and those garlands
bloom, and these arches of victory remain
to greet home heavens conquerors, so long I
shall see Thee, Jesus OF my choice. Jesus of
song, Jesus of my triumph-iorever and
forever-face to facel'
The idea of my texts is Just as true when
applied to Gods providence. Who has not
come to some pass in life thoroughly mex
plicable? You say: "What does this
mean? What is God going to do with me
now? He tells me that all things work to-
gether for good. This does not look like it. I"
You continue to study the dispensation. and
after awhile guess about
WHAT GOD MEANS
"He means to teach me this 1 think He
means to teach me that. Perhaps it is to
humble my pride. Perhaps it is to make
me feel more deDendent. Perhaps to teach
me the uncertainty of life" But, after all,
it is only a guess-a looking through the
glass, darkly.
The Bible assures us there shall be sat-
isfactory unfolding. 'What I do thou
knowest not now, but thou shalt know
hereafter" You will know why God took
to himself that only child. Next door there
was household of seven children. Why
not take one from that group, instead of
your only one? Why single out the dwell.
ing IN which there was only one heart beat
ing responsive to yours? Why did God
give you a child at all, if he meant to take
it away? Why fill the cup of your gladness
brimming, if he meant to dash it down?
Why allow all the tendrils of your heart to
wind around that object, and then, when
every fiber OF your own life seemed to be in
terlocked with the child's life, with strong
hand to tear you apart, until you fall bleed
ing and crushed, your dwelling desolate,
your hopes blasted, your heart broken?
Do you suppose that God will explain
that? Yea. He will make it palmer than
any mathematical problem-as plain as
that two and two make four. In the light
of the throne you will see that il was right
all right. "Just and true are all thy
ways, thou king of saintsp' Here is a man
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wavs seems to buy at the wrong time and
sell at the worst disadvantage. He tries
this enterprise, and fails; that business, and
is disappointed. The man next door to him
has a lucrative trade, but he lacks Gus
toners.
A NEW PROSPECT
opens. His income is increased. But that
year his family are sick; and the profits are
expended in trying to cure the ailments.
He gets discouraged look. Becomes faith
less as to success. Begins to expect disas-
ters. Others wait for something to turn up;
he waits for it to turn down. Others, with
only half as much education and character,
get on twice as WE'LL He sometimes guesses
as to what it all means. He SAYS: "Per-
haps riches would spell me. Perhaps pov-
erty is necessary to keep me humble Per
haps might, if things were otherwise, be
tempted into dissipation"
But there is no complete solution of the |
mystery. He sees through glass darkly, |
and must wait for higher un rolding. Will |
there be an explanation? Yes; God will |
take that man in the ig ht of the throne and |
say: "Child immortal, hear the explana-
tionl You remember the falling of that |
great enterprise. This is the explana- |
tion," And you will answer: SIT is all |
rightl''
see every day profound mysteries of |
Providence. There is no question we ask |
ottener than Why? There are hundreds of |
graves that need to be explained. Hospitals |
for the blind and lame, asylums ior the |
idiotic and insane, almshouses for the desti-
tute and a world of pain and misfortune
that demand more than human solution.
Ahl God will clear it all up. In the light
that pours from the throne no dark mystery
can live. Things now utterly inscrutable
will be illumined as plainly as though the
answer were written ON the jasper wall or
sounded In the temple anthem.
WHY THEY WILL REJOICE.
Bartimeus will thank God that he was
blind; and Lazarus that he was covered with
sores; and Joseph that he was cast into the
pit; and Daniel that he denned with lions:
and Paul that he was humpbacked; and
David that he was driven from Jerusalem;
and the sewing woman that she could get
only few pence for making garment; and
that invalid that for twenty years he could
not raise his head from the pillow; and that
widow that she had such hard work to earn
bread for her children.
You know that in a song different voices
carry different parts. The sweet and over
part of the nallelujaH OF heaven
will not be carried by those who rode In