The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-07

DIS text isaiah I'LL. y. All we ike
sheep have gone astray; and
the Lord hath laid ON him the iniquity
Of all"
Within ninety years at the longest all
who hear or read this sermon will be in
eternity During the next Fifty years
you viii nearly all be gone, The next
ten wears viii cut vide swath among
the people The year 1891 will % some
BE- the fnality. Such considerations
make This occasion absorbing and mo-
mentions The first half Of my text t.
All Indictment "All we like sheep
have gone astray." Some one says:
''Cau yon not drop the first word? that
T. too general: that sweeps too great a
clrcle Some man rises IN the audi
enc and he looks over on the opposite
side oi the house and he says: There
II y ilnsphemer. and understand how
he bias gone astray. And there in an
Other part Of the house in defraudcr,
ans be- has gone astray. And there is
an impure person, and he has gone
astrav'
Sii down. my brother. and look at
hon yy text takes us all in. II starts
behind the pulpit. sweeps the circuit Of
the r9om and comes back 10 the point
WHORE y started, when IL says: "All
vs.. .igc sheep. have gone astray !
can very easily understand why Martin
LII rr throw up 81, hands after he had
for.. tn lHblc and cried out: 90 my
sius mY sins and why the publican
according tn the custom % this day i'm
the EIst when they have any great
pr.n. began 90 beat himself and cry rs
he snote upon his breast God bc
me-. .i''l 20 me sinner"
uas like many Of you brought up
IN 'ha country, and know some Of the
ha 81 the sheep and how they get
al and what itmcans when II says.
80, like sheep, have gone astray"
Sh p get astray In two ways; either by
trfn., 70 get into other pasture, or from
being scared by the dogs. In the former
somr of us got nstray. We thought the
re- ..f.in % Jesus Christ short commons
W. t.pught there was better pasturagc
500 where else. We thought IL we
cos only lie down on the banks Of
Distant streams. or under great oaks
on sc other side of some hill, We might
hr ";tcr fed We wanted other pas
b.C than that which God through
Jc.t Christ gave our soul, and we
wa srcl on, and We wandered
on and we were lost. We
wanted bread and we found garbage
I'll" further we wandered, instead OF
inoing rich pasturagc, we found blast
rd heath aud sharper rocks and more
singing ncttlcs No pasturage How
was IL in the worldly groups when you
lost your child? Did they come around
and console yon very much? Did not
the plain Christian man who came into
your house and sat up with your darling
child give yor more comfort than all
worldly associations? Did all the con.
yiyal songs You ever heard comfort you
H. That day Of bereavement so much as
the sohp they sang 20 you, perhaps the
very sbng that was sung by your little
ch'id the last sabbath afternoon of her
lfc2
Thc.e ], happy land. far far away
Nh'r saints immortal reign, bright bright
IS day.
Did your business associates in that
dav ~ darkness and trouble give you
any especial condolences? business ex.
aspcratcd you, business wore you out,
business left you limp a. rag, bust
ness made you mad. You got dollars,
but You got no peace, God have mercy
on the man who has nothing but bust
ness 90 comfort him. The world AZ
fordcl YOU no luNuriant pasturage. A
famous English actor stood on the stage
imprrsonating and thundcrs Of APP
plause came down from the galleries,
anil many thought II was the proudest
moment of his life; but there was
man asleep just I'm front of him, and
the fact that that man was indifferent
and >omnolent spoiled all the occasion
for him. and he cried. Wake up, wake
up 50 one little annoyance In life
has been more pcrvading to your mind
than all the brilliant congratulations
and successes Poor pasturage for your
soul YOU found In this world. The
world has cheated you, the world has
bclicd you, the world has misinter-
prcted you, the world has prosecuted
you II never comfortcd youl q! this
world Is good rack from which n
horse may pick his hay, II Is good
trough from which tho swine may
crunch their mess; but II gives but lit
tie food 20 soul blood-bought and inn
mortal What X soul? II Is n hope
high as the throne OF God
What is man? You say; 1T Is only
a man" IL Is only u man gone over
board In sin. II Is only man gone
over IN business life. What Is manP
The battle-ground of three worlds, with
his hands taking hold of destinies of
light or darkness. A mani No line
can measure him. No limit can bound
him The nrchnnQel before tho throne