The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

road Tou couloiiI steep ~ uSubr Lnefe was
inst one word that seemed to sob through
yonr banlzing-house, or through your office, or
through your shop, or your bedroom, and
fbat word was Eternity You said: 81 am
NOT ready forit. o God, have mercy.n The
lori heard. Peace came to your heart. In
+he breath Of the hill and the waterfalls dash
Won heard the voice of Code love; the clouds
and the trees hailed You with giasnessi you
CAM into the house OF God
Y5u remember how your hand trembled as
Won took up the cup Of the Communion. You
REMEMBER the old minister VINO consecrated
n ind YOU remember the church Officials
WHO carried it through the aisle; you re-
,nar,her the old people who at the close
oP fine service took your hand in
theirs in congratulating sympathy, as
,nufh rs to say: ''Welcome home you
lost urodigal;n and though those hands
are al withered away. that Communion
Sabbath is resurrected this morning; it is re-
ERECTED with all its prayers, and songs, and
tears and sermons, and TRANSPORTATION.
Have you kept those VOWS? Have you been
q becksliders God help you. This day lneel
at the foot Of mercy and start again for
hea7en. Start to-day as you started then.
Ironse your soul by that Renaissance.
But must not spend any more Of my time
in g1ing over the advantages of your life
lust put them all in one great sheaf, and l
n
harvest song, such as the reapers sing. Praise
the Lord We blood bought immortals of EARTH
Praise the Lord, ye crowned spirits Of heavenl
But some Of you have not always had
smooth life. Some of you are now
in The shadow Others had their troubles
years ago, you are mere wreck
Of what you once were. must
how shall DO it, You say that is lmpoSsi-
bic, as you have had so many troubles and
universities. Then I VIII just take two, the
first trouble and the last trouble. AS when
You are walking along the street, and there
has been music in the distance, you uncon-
scicusly find yourself keeping step to the
music, so when you started life sour very life
was musical timebeat. The air was full Of
10y and hilarity; with the bright clear oar you
ma3e the boat skip; you went on, and life
grew brighter until after while suddenly
voice from heaven said: 'HaltW and quick as
the sunshine you halted: you grew pale, you
confronted your first sorrow. You had no
idea that the flush on your child's cheek was
an unhealthy flush. gu said IL can't be any
thing serious. Death in slippeTed feet
walked round about the cradle. You did
not hear the tread; but after a while the
truth flashed on you. You walked the floor.
Oh, If you could, with your strong, stout
hand, have wrenched that child from the
destroyer. You went to your room and you
said; God, save my child God, save my
child The world seemed going out IN dark
ness. Yousaid: 4 can't bear it; I can't
bear it.' You felt as If you could not put
the long lashes over the bright eyes, never
to see them again sparkle. Oh, If you could
have taken that little one in your arms ana
with it leaped the grave, how gladly you
would have done it, Oh, If you could let
your property go, your houses go, your land
and your storeh0use go, how gladly you
would have allowed them TO depart you
could only have kept that one TREASURED
But one day there arose from the heavens
a chill blast that swept over the bed
room, and instantly all the light went
out, and there was darkness-tEick,
muTiky, Uncomfortable shuddering dark
ness. But God didn't leave you there. !
Mercy spoke As you took up the cup J
and was about TO put it to your lips, 1
God said: Let il pass and forthwith, as by I
the hand of angels another cup was put |
into your hands; it was the cup OF Gods !
consolation And as you have sometimes !
lifted the head of a wounded soldier and I
poured wine into his lips, so God put bis left I
arm under your head, and with His right (
hand He poured into your lips the vine Of His !
comfort and His consolation, and You looked /
at the empty cradle and looked at your I
broken heart, and you looked at the Lords I
and you said: Even 50, 1
Father for 50 it seemeth good in Thy /
sight
All, It was your first trouble. How did you I
get over its God comforted you You have
been better man ever since. You have been ,
3 better woman ever since In the Jar Of the Z
closing gate Of the sepulcher you heard tho /
Changing Of the opening gate OF heaven, and !
you felt an irresistible drawing heavenward. I
7 on have been puTer OF mind ever since that I
night when the little one for the last time put 4
It's arms around your neck and said: Good I
ninf7r mana u00fl-lfiolrf mamma Meet ma
n hf,s.ss.sls
But must come on down to your latest
iorrOw. What was It? Perhaps 1t was your
lEn sickness, The childis tread on the stair,
n tire tick Of the watch on the stand dis
'Trbed you. Through the long weary days 1
rou counted the figures in the car
Jet or the flowers in the wall paper. I
1h, the WEAKNESS, the exhaustion! Oh, /
he burning pangsi Would God 1t
we're morning, would God it were night were
TouI frequent cry. But you are better, or
perhaps even well. Have you thanked una1
5od to-day you can come out in the fresh air;
hat you are IN tins place to hear God's name,
and 70 sing Gods praise, and impiore Gods
leip, and to ask Gods forgiVe7Ss.ss! Bless the
Lord who healeth all OuI7 oA-Ses and re-
deeInsth our lives from des anchee tIy
Perhaps your last sorTo oy5}eial
/ cOngTS nuent- ''i1St y
on on y 6EI,s n'T stgra up would
denoo-everything youhv men she had
seems to turn TO gold. =.
Of you who are like theft to sur cd 20 81
broken By be S va 5os treated prospec
" ysii Endorsement . nttpt and to appeI
> ssnseless panic, you X with a stoic
long, and where you 49, 80
charities, now you hatme with LPIEake
the two ends meet r.
flave You forgotten {. his left y your
days Of prosperity ans n your
trials some Of you h<ipOn MIN stments
which viii continue = t., i. bank of
this world has explode VI ue- liver and
gold are molten in t-ion, vita burning
wolldf Have YOU. al.s u losses and
liseouragements, forg-party ere was bread
on your table this me- md that there
shall be a shelter forAlu Chad from the
sto1n, and there is was ~ lungs and
blood for your heart Y for your eye,
and glad and glof7t AVA triumphant re-
Perhaps your you Fla iai d to pres boreave-
nelt- That heaEd the Is Childhood was
las been soure by a quickest sympathy
..Ter, and now a', sle gun whenever in sud
o on an 1g mp his ond tell qe @otheT,
lother:n or tiF'e Ether, with voice less
ander. but as stsrlseh and earnest and loving
s ever, watchful Of all your ways, exultant
yer your success without saying much,
Though the old people do talk it over by
themselves his trembling hand on that staff
7hich you now keep as a family relic, his
memory embalmed in grateful hearts, is
a..:a - -
e 49,, ~. s. his
4iii e Of your 70s y
Z the heart an old ruin. where the chill
mus pioW over wide wilderness Of desola-
On tne sands Of the desert driving across [
y pace winch once blooined like the garden
uuu. And Abraham mOUns for Sarah at
le y, cave OF Maehpelah Going along your
IN IN life suddenly, right before you was q
open grave. People looked down and they q
w II vas only few feet deep and a few ?
~ VIDE but to you it was a cavern down n
m ~. n went all your hopes and all your ex u
out cheer up in the name OF the Lord Jesus "A
iiist the Comforter. he is not going TO g
rake you. Did the Lord take that child 0
!. o. your arInsl Why, He is going 10 shell 4
I y oetter than you could. He is going TO a
- it IN a white robe. and with palm
..l ca II WI be all ready to greet you at
,ui coming home Blessed the broken heart I
- Gus meals. Blessed the importunate cry
at Jesus compassionates. Blessed the weep e
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