The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-15

| blessed ths,i His arms are extsndsi. and
/ the palms Of HIS hands turned downward,
aniso He dropost h,ae1icsion upon Olivet.
/ bsneiiction uoon Paisstins, bsnsilction upon
all ths ~artn
I TIE cruel world took Him in at tho start
on cradle - straw and AZ last thrust
nun out VITA the point OF the spear: but
Oensdiction' Asc 'alinS until beneath III.
saw on one siis the Bethlehem where they
put Him among the cattle and Calvary on
the other side. where they put Him among
the thisves. As far as the excited and in.
tensted vision OF the grJup on Olivet could
see Him, and after III. was - far up they
could no longer hear His words they saw
tue gesture of the outspreai hands the ben
edictiDn. And that is His attitude to-day.
His bene1icton upon the worlds climates,
aud they are changing. and will keep on
changing until the atmosphere shall be q
commingling OF October and June Bsne-
dictlon upon the deserts till they whiten with
lily. and BLUSH With rose. aud yellow with
cowslip. and emerald with grass Benedic-
uon upon governments till they become
more Just and humane Bsneiiction upon
nations till thew knssl in prayer. Bsnedc-
ton upon the whole earth until every mount
ain Is an Olive of consscration and every
lake Gaiilee on whos' mosaic OF crystal,
and opal AMI sapphire divine sp!cndors shall
walk
Oh, take the ben, lection OF His pardon sin
ners Young and sinners oil, sinners moderate
and sinners abandoned. Take the beneliction
of His comfort. all We broken hearted under
bereavement and privation aud MYRIAD woes
Take His benediction. all " sick beds,
whether under acute Spisms of pain or in
long protracted lnyalidism. For prphanage
aud chil ilssSness and wilnwhoul henedc-
ton. For cradle, and trundls b l. and rock.
ing Jnairs Of octpypnarinns b,npdiction
For life and tor death. fo- time and for eter-
nifty for earth and for heaven benedic-
tion. Sublim">t gestur, ever made. the last
gesture of our ascending Lord And He
lifted mp His hands and blessed ticm
!, our attitude the same. I, it the clsnched
list or tho open palm, l. " wrath or il IL
kindness l. u diabpli,m or Chri,tisms tod
give us the grace of In" open palm. open up-
ward to get the bene1iction, open downward
to pronounce a bhnaiictlpn Nlady was pass
ing along a street and suddenly ran against
q ragged boy, aud she said Il beg your par
don my boy. did not mean to ran against
you; lam very sorry Arl the boy took of
the piece Of a cap he hai upon his head ami
said; You have my pariius lady, and you
may run agn me and knock me clear down:
| won't care. And turning to a comrade he
said That nearly took mo oil my feet No.
body aver asked my parling before Kind
ness, Kindness Fill tho world with IT,
There has Away, been too much o; disregard
Of others Illustrated IN $780, in England.
when ~. 900 acre, Of mar,h,, were drained
sportsmen destroyed th' drainage works be-
cause they wanted u keep tn marshes for
hunting ground, where they could shoot
wild ducks
Tn" sam" selfishness in all ages, On. for
kindness that would make our life SYM
phony suggestive of one of tn" ancient ban
quets whore everything wa, 1t to music:
the plato, brought in AMI removed 70 tho
sound Of music. the motions ot tho carvers
keeping tim" with the music IN" 'pnversltion
lifting anl proppug with the rising and
falling of the music. But instead of the
music ot an earthly orchestra IL would
b' the music of "A heavenly charm. our words
the music of kind thoughts, our steps the
music Of helpful dn'l,, our smile the music
of encouraging looks our youth and old age
the first aud last bars of rlusir conducted bv
the pierced hand tina; was oprue in loveani
spread downward m heneiictl1a IN Oliyetic
height on A,r r'a,inn Day.
ByanNy way none ovc- trli
Clt,st mounted 20 the thrOu, Of Col.