Sharp County record., 1890-01-09

ran Dnu Forests Does He 90 forth to maNo
fowers? He makes plenty OF Vneni' '
tbov tiU fame from the hedge, they hang
from fro the TOP of the grapevine IN OI1s, -
sons .l tbpv roll in the blue wave OF inc
yioIets. they toss their white SUR :II,O lI,o
the spiraa-enough for every 0nll" o',,' .
hand % a flower enough to make for every
brow l,,, w, a cbaplet, enough with beauty 10
cover up the ghastlinesS OF al o4o ~
graves Does He 60 forth 10 cro"vO
water? He pours it out, not by tnT I3 GUY, =
fnI bnt bv a river full, lake tull, an
ocean full. pouring it out until all t Une
earth has enough to drink, ana enous Il
with which to wash.
Does Jesus, our Lord, provide reoehp
+ion? It is not little salvation for IHio ms
one. a little for that, and a little lor Ono W
other but enough for all-"NhoSoeNer
iii lo+ him come" Each man an
ocean full for himself. Promises lor
the Young, promises for the ola' prom o
ises for the lowly, promises Tor tne
hind for the halt, for the outcaSt'
for the abandoned. Pardon for ALL
comfort for all, mercy for all, Heaven
for all; not merely cupful of gospel sup
nIv, but one hundred and thirty gallons;
Ay, the tears of godly repentance are all
gathered up into Gods bottle, and some ONE
dav, standing before the throne we VIZ -
1ift oor cup of delight and ask that IL
he filled with the wine Of Heaven; anu
Jesus, from that bottle of tears, Will De-
gin to pour in the cup, and we Will cry.
@Stop, Jesus, we do not want to drink
o,r own tears." and Jesus Will say
"Know ye not that the tears OF eartn
are tbe wine of Heaven" Sorrow may
endure, but 10y cometh in the morning
7 remark further, Jesus does not shad-
ow the joys of others with HIS own
priefs, lie might have sat down in that
wedding and said: 81 have SO much
trouble, so much poverty, so much per-
secution, and the cross is coming; l
shall not rejoice, and the gloom OF my
face and of my sorrows shall be cast
over all this group" So said not Jesus
He said to Himself: "Here are two per-
sons starting out in married life. Let
if be a iovful occasion. | will hide
nv own griefs. l will kindle their
ioy." There are many not so wise as
that. I know a household where there
are many little children, where for two
years the musical instrument has been
kent shut because there has been
trouble in the house Alas for the fol-
"! Parents saying: "We will have no
Christmas tree this coming holiday be-
cause there has been trouble in the
house. Hush that laughing up-Stairs'
How can there be joy when there has
been so much trouble?" And so they
make every thing consistently doletul,
and send their sons and daughters to
ruin with the gloom they throw around
them.
Oh. nv dear friends, do you not know
those children will have trouble enough
of their own after awhile? BE glad
they can not appreciate all yours. Keep
back the cup OF bitterness from your
daughters lips. When your head IS
down in the grass of the tomb, poverty
may come to her hetrayal to her., be-
reavement to her. Keep back the sor-
rows as long as you can. Ho you not
know that son may, after awhile, have
his heart broken? Stand between him
and all harm. You may not fight his
battles long; fight them while you may
Throw not the chill of your own de-
spondency over his soul; rather be like
Jesus, who came to the wedding hiding
His own grief and kindling the joys of
others. So l have seen the sun, on a
dark day, struggling amidst clouds,
black, ragged and portentious but after
awhile the sun, with golden pry,
hoaved back the blackness; and the sun
laughed to the lake, and the lake
laughed to the sun, and from horizon to
horizon, under the saffron sky, the water
was all turned into wine.
learn from this miracle that Christ
is not inpatient with the luXuries of
life. 1t was not necessary that they
should have this wine. Hundreds of
people have been married without any
wine. We do not read that any of the
other provisions fell short When God
made the wine it was not a necessity,
but positive luxury. do not believe
that He wants us to eat hard bread and
sleep on hard mattresses unless we like
them the best. ! think, if circum-
stances will allow, we have a right to
the luxuries of dress, the luxuries of
diet and the luXuries of residence.
There is no more religion in an old coat
than in a new one. We can serve God
drawn by golden-plated harness as GER
tainly as when we go afoot. Jesus
Christ will dwell with us under a
thatched roof; and when you can get
wine made out of water bring as much
of it as you can.
What is the difference between a
Chinese mud hovel and an American
home? What is the difference between
the rough bear skins of the Russian
boor and the outfit of an American gem
tleman? No difference, except that
which the Gospel of Christ directly or
indirectly, has caused. When Christ
shall have yanquished all the world, |
suppose every house will be mansion,