The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-11-08


unto salvation" When driven back,
or laboring under great s}ess OF
weather--now changing froh star
board tack to larboard, and thin from
larboard to starboard--look abbve the
topgallants, and your heart shall beat
like war drum as the streamers float
on the wind. The sign of the cross
will make you patient, and the crown
will make you glad.
Before you gain port you will smell
the land breezes of heaven, and Christ.
the pilot, will meet you as you come
into the Narrows of Death, and fasten
to you, and say: when thou passest
through the waters will be with thee :
and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee" Are you ready for
such voyagel Make up your minds
The gang planks are lifting. The bell
rings. All aboard for Heavenl This
world is not your rest. The chaffinch
is the silliest bird in all the earth for
trying to make its nest on the rocking
billow. Oh, how wish that as | EN-.
bark for the Holy Land in the east, all
to whom !! preach by tongue or type
would embark for heaven! What YOU
all most need is God, and you need
him now. Some of you l leave in
trouble. Things are going very rough
with you. You have had hard sirng-
gle with poverty, or sickness, or per.
secution, or bereavement. Light after
light has gone out, and it is so dark
that you can hardly see any blessing
Inff Nov thof xry1,O tod
the widow of Main and raised the de.
ceased to life. with his gentle hand of
sympathy wipe away your tears All
is well.
STRENGTH OUT OF WEAKNESS.
When David was fleeing through
the wilderness, pursued by his own
son, he was being prepared to become
the sweet singer of Israel. The pit
and the dungeon were the best schools
at which Joseph ever graduated. The
hurricane that upset the tent and
killed Jobs children prepared the
man of Uz to write the magnificent
poem that has astounded the ages.
There is no way to get the wheat out
of the straw but to thresh it. There
is no way to purify the gold but to
burn it. Look at the people who have
always had it their own way. They
are proud, discontinued, useless and
unhappy. If you want to find cheer
full folks, go among those who have
been purified by the fire. After Kos-
SIM had rendered William Tell" the
five hundredth time, a company of
musicians came under his window in
Paris and serenaded him. They put
upon his brow golden crown of lau
rel leaves But amidst all the ap-
plause and enthusiasm, Rossini turned
to friend and said: "Iwould give all
this brilliant scene for a few day of
youth and love-" Contrast the mel
ancholy feeling of Rossini, who had
everything that this world could give
him, to the joyful experience of Isaac
Watts, whose misfortunes were innu-
merable, when he says:
The Hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets
Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immaypels
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ENDURE BADNESS AS GOOD SOL. .ll n
It is prosperity that kills and In a
that saves. While the Israelites No
on the march, amidst great privations
and hardships, they behaved well.
After awhile they prayed for meat,
and the sky darkened with a large
flock of quails, and these quails fell
in great multitudes all about them
and the Israelites ate and ate and
stuffed themselves until they died.
OH my friends, it is not hardship, or
trial, or starvation that Injuries the
soul, but abundant supply. 1t is not
the vulture of trouble that eats up Me
Christians life; it is the quails it is
the quails!
cannot leave you until once more
confess my faith in the Saviour
whom l have preached. He is my all |
in all. l owe more to the grace of
God than most men. With this ar
dent temperament, if had gone over
board l would have gone to the very
depths You know ! can do nothing
by halves.
o to grace how great debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be-
l think all will be we'll. Do not be
worried about me. / know that my
Redeemer liveth, and if any fatality
should befall me, I think should 90
straight. l have been most un-
worthy, and would be sorry to think
hat any one of my friends had been
IS unworthy a Christian as myself.
But God has helped great many
through, and I hope he will help me
trough. 1t is a long account of
shortcomings, but if he is going to rub
my of it out, think he will rub it all
,ut.
And now give us forI go not alone)
your benediction. When you send
etters to friend in a distant land,
7ou say via such city, or via such
teamer. When you send your good
wishes to us, send them via the throne
# God. We shall not travel out of
he reach of your prayers.
There is a scene where spirits dwell,
Where friend holds intercourse with friend;
Though sundered far, by faith we meet
Around one common mercy seat
And now, may the blessing of God
ONE down upon your bodies and upon
our souls, your fathers and mothers.
our companions, your children. your