The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-15
GRUMBLERS,


The following lecture was delivered at Mt.
Lake Park on Friday, Aug LIST, 1880. by Rev.
Ut. I. 3. Henson, of Chicago, and is pub
iished BY request.
The Doctor Is too weII-known to
require any introduction. His lee
tute was full of wit and wisdom. but
we have only space TO give 4 few of
his many sayings. which were re-
cpived with delight Ivy his apprecia-
tive audience:
"In heaven" said the Doctor.
there are no grumblers-that makes
heaven. In he'll, there is nothing
ese-that makes hell. In this world
things are in very much the condi-
tiOn ascribed by near relative of
mine who is II warmly appreciative
hearer .Of my preaching. She sits
where can see her aud size has
happy facility for tears. and when
sne begins to cry l say to myself,
'Ihere is some one here who is get.
ting some good out uf the Sermon
although l am not always sure tha,
she cries because am doing so well,
Or for the other reason. In this case
dragged like Pharoah's chariot
with the wheels off. | had an ig.
nominiOus sort of time heWailing
myself. Walking home with her
said, MY dear. wasn't that dread
ful" She frequently comforts me
when no one else does. and she re.
piled. Il think l have Otter heard
You do worse The worst that could
be said about it was that it was a
'iittle mixed.' In this world things
are good deal mixed; flowers and
thorns, thanksgiving and com.
paints, with large proportion of the
latter.
"The Englishman is supposed to
be the champion grumbler of the
World. That is the reason he lives
in London where he can have an
everlasting fog to grumble at When
he comes to America he is very sure
to grumble and when he goes home he
writes his grumbles in book and we
grumble back. On one occasion IAN en-.
thusiastic yankee. pointing to one of
our glorious sunsets said: Look at
that old fellow; did you ever see
anything to equal that?' The
Englishman replied. Yes, that is
rather georg0ue, but don't YOU think
it's little oyer-done% You see the
Lord himself could not please him.
The first man grumbled because
there wasjust one tree in the Garden
of which he could not eat. and every
child of Adam is just like his father.
The first thing he does when he
opens his eyes is to strike out with
both feet and fists and howl, and 1t
grows with his growth. He is always
prating about this worlds being a
how ling wilderness and then stands
up and howls by way of proving the
truth of the statement. IF / had a
boy and [ had built him a house, laid
the foundation deep. rooted it over,
carpeted and frescoed it. and hung it
around with pictures. and filled the
cellars and pantry and larder with all
manner of b0untiful supplies, and he
was always complaining of what a
miserable tenement it WAS. / would
take the ungrateful fellow and throw
him out. If he didn't like tho house
he shouldn't live in it. When our
Father has built house, laid its
foundation so broad and deep, fres-
coed il with glass. carpeted it with
green, hung it round with sunset
skies and made everything beautiful
and bright, and stored the earth's
bosom with all manner of supplies,
and then men everywhere complain
that it is not fit to live in, declare
to you, l think it a wonder that He
d0n'C put them out. Every now and
then he does. 1t serves them right.
Ibid you ever know anybody who
was quite satisfied? I remember to
have heard of an old gentleman who
owned plot of ground in the city
and put up sign Offering to give it
to any one who was content. Bye
and bye man presented himself and
said : II notice you offer to give
your lot to the man who is con-
tent. Well, Pm the man you are
looking for rs it possible p said
the old gentleman. Il have hunted
the world over for such man. Let
me look y0n over. 1t is pleasure