Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-07-20


but leaving them all on, and then try
on them that gospel switch. II won't
hurt them. aud il will save you.
Peace with God; peace with man. II
you cannot take those two doctrines
you arc no Christian.
Blra Ia the tie that binds
our hearts In Christian love:
The fellowship Of kindred minds
Il like to that above
From sorrow. toll axi pain.
And sin wo shall i,o free;
Aud perfect love aud friendship reign
Through all eternity.
But my text goes further. II says:
Go up into the mountain aud fetch
olive branches and pine branches.
Now what is suggested by the pine
branches! The pine tree is healthy; il
is aromatic; il is evergreen. How often
the physician says To his invalid pa
ticnts: Go and have breath of the
pines! That will invigo,ate you. :"
Why do such thousands Of people go
south every year! II is not merely 10
get to warmer climate, but To get 10
the influence Of the pine. There is
health in il. and this pine branch Of
the text suggests the hcalthfulness Of
our holy religion; il is full Of health.
health for all. health for tho mind.
health for the soul
DINED DAILY WITH THE KING.
| knew an aged man, who had no
capital Of physical health. He had
had all the diseases you could imagine;
he did not eat enough Ia keep "a child
alive; he livctl on beverage nf hosan.
mas lie lived high. for he dincd
every day with the king lie was kept
alive simply by the force of our holy
religion. I, is a healthy religion;
healthy for the eye. healthy for the
hand. healthy for the feet. healthy for
the heart. healthy for the liver. healthy
for the spleen. healthy for the whole
man. II gives man such peace, such
quictncS'. such Independence Of cir
cumisianccs. such holy cquipoisc Oh
that we all possessed it, that We pos
scsscd il now. mean that il is healthy
il Il man gets enough Of il. Now. there
are some people who get just enough
religion to bother them. just enough
religion Ia make them sick; but il a
man take full. deep. round inhala
ton Of these pine branches Of the Cos.
pei arbor. lac will find il buoynnt. ex
ubcrant. undying, immortal health.
But this pine branch Of my text also
suggests the simple fact that il is an
evergreen. What does this pine branch
care for the SNOW ON its brow! II is
only crown Of glry. The winter
cannot freeze il out. This evergreen
tree branch is rs beautiful i'm winter as
il is in the summer. Aud that is the
characteristic OF our holy religion; in
the sharpesi, coolest winter Of mis-
fortune and disaster. il is as good n re-
ligion as il is in the bright summer
sunshine. Well, now that is n prac.
teal truth. For il | should go up and
down these aislcs. | would not find in
this house fifty people who had had
no trouble. But there are some Of you
who have especial trouble. God only
knows what you 60 through with.
Oh. how many bcrcavcmcnts. how
many povcrtics. how many per-
sccutions. How many misrcpre-
sentations. And now. my brother.
you have tried everything else. why
don't you try this evergreen rcligionl
1t is just rs good for you now rs il was
in the days Of your prosperity; il is
better for you. Perhaps some OF you
feel almost like Mucklc Backic, the
fisherman, who was chidcd one day
because hc kept on working, although
that very day hc buried his child
They came Ia him and said 1T is in.
decent for you 10 BE- mcnting that
boat when this afternoon you buried
your child" And the fisherman look.
eel up and said: Sir, il is very easy
for you gentlcfolks To stay in the
mouse with your hanGkcrchicfs 10 your
eyes in grief; but. sir. ought | To let
the other five children starve because
one Of them is drowncdi No. sir, we
maun work. wa maun work, though
our hearts beat like this hammer.
RELIGION CAN HELP YoU.
You may have had accumulation Of
sorrow aud misfortune. They come
in fiocks. they come in herds upon
your soul; and yet have To tell you
that this religion can console you,
that il can help you. that il can deliver
you il nothing else will. DO you tell
me that the riches and the gain Of this
world can console your How was il
with the man who had such fond
ness for money that when lao was sick
hc ordered basin Of gold pieces "a DO
brought Ia him, and lac put his equity
hands down among the gold pieces,
cooling his hands oil in them, and the
rattle aud rolling Of these gold pieces
were his amusement and entertain.
mcnt All. the gold and silver. the
honorS. the cInolumcnts of this world
are poor solacc for u Icrturbcd spirit.
You want something better than this
world can give. A young prince,
when the children came around To
play with him. refused to play. lie
said: will play only with kings.
And il might be supposed that you
would throw away all other solacc be-
fore this regal satisfaction. this i'm.
perial joy. Ye who are SONS and
daughters ~ the IDrd Almighty ought
To play only with kings
The hill - Zion yields
A thous and sacred sweets
Before Ne reach the heavenly fields
orwalk tho golden sirsts.
THE HoSoRED PALM TREE
But my text takes IA further step and
II says, "Go into the mountain, and
fetch olive branches, and pine branches,
and palm branches" Now, tho palm
tree was very much honored BY the
ancients. Il had three hundred and
sixty different uses. Tho fruit was
conserved; the sap was beverage; the
stems were ground up for food for
camels; the base Of the leaves was
turned into hats. and mats. and has
kets; and the leaves were carried in vic
torious professions; aud from the root
10 the top Of the highest leaf there was
usefulness. The tree grow eighty-iive
feet in height sometimes. and Il spread
broad leaves four aud five yards long;
Il meant usefulness, and Il meant vic
tory; usefulness for what il produced,
victory because u was brought into
ealebFafions of friufnnll And oh how