Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-12

When the limbs ache, when +,,1
ton is painful, when the now r',G fespir,
when the ear roars with Inhe ls ho
strnctlons. how hard it is to be- e'' ny
and cheerful and assiduous! 80. 80 patiep
burden upon the Lord" Does vast vast Ii
ache? His wore the thorn Your p hea
feet hurt? His was crushed 10 yu
spikes. Is your side painfule u; u
struck by the spear. Do Won f fiss va
giving way under the burdens N.Y. itei lii
ness gave way under thecross N''s Veal
When you are in every poss;h,
to try to restore your physical I'VE VIE va
are to remember that moro igor, 70
than any anodyne, and more y iito[ain|
than any stimulant, and more s n,,allala
ening than any tonic is the pres nsast
of the text, Cast thy burden nn ri'pso
Lord, and He shall sustain tbo apo !.
hear great deal of talk now anon, ;.
cure. and some people say it cana lalt
done and it is failure. do na.
but what the chief advance '' ~ Al9V
church is to be in that direction ,h
velous things come to me dav y, Na
which make me think that if tho =! "a
miracles is past it is because tho f aSe
miracles is past. '''n
Another burden some have to c.,.
the burden of bereavement. AM ~
are the troubles that wear us on. .ne
we lose our property, by addition, :,
dustry, perhaps we may bring ha ns' u
estranged fortune! if we lose onr NJ
name, perhaps by reformation of ma Nv,
we may achieve again reputation foa !;
tegrity; but who will bring back tha ~ daa
departed? Alas! me for these omsa
cradles and these trunks of childish ,ps
that will never be used again. Alas y
for the empty chair and the slenoo
the halls that will never echo again !
those familiar footprints. Alas, for u
cry of widowhood and orphanage.
What bitter Marahs in the wilderno,
What cities of the dead! What III
black shadow from the wing of dea,,l
What eyes sunken with grief! WI
hands tremulous with bercayomanl
What instruments of music Shut now NJ
cause there are no fingers to play n
them! Is there no relief for such SouJ
Aye, let the soul ride into the harbor i
my text.
Inc soul tnaI on Jesus main leaned for repose
will not, will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell shall endeayor
shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake.
Now, the grave is brighter than III
ancient tomb where the lights were cal
tinually kept burning. The SCARED fed
of him who was ''the resurrection ami
the life" are on the broken grave hi)locl
while voices of angels ring down the Il
at the coronation of another soul com
home to glory.
Then there are many who carry III
burden of sin. All, we carry it until
the appointed way that burden is LIFTED
We need no Bible to prove that the who]
race is ruined. What spectacle
would be if we conld tear off the mask
human defilement, or beat d drum til,
would bring up the whole army of ii
worlds grcssions-the deception
the fraud, and the rapine, and the mu
der, and the crime of all the centurie
Aye, if could sound the trumpet
resurrection in the soul of the best NE
in this audience, and all the dead sins
the past should come up, we could nj
endure the sight. Sin, grim and dir
has put its clutch upon the immort
soul, and that clutch never will rch
unless it be under the heel of Him vi
came to destroy the works of the devil
(; Oh, to have mountain of sin in
soul! Is there no way to have the y
den moved? Oh yes. sCast thy burd
upon the Lord" The sinless One cal
to take the consequences of our $
And l know He is in earnest. How d(
know it? By the streaming temples a
! the streaming hands as He says, eco
unto me all We who are weary and hea
laden, ana l will give you rest" W
will prodigals live on swines' hu;
when the robe, and the ring, and the
theirs welcome are ready? Why GOV
dering over the great Sahara desert
sin when you are invited to the garde
of God, the trees of life and the for
tains of living water? Why be hou
less and homeless forever when y
may become the sons and the daughtt
of the Lord God Almighty?
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