Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-01-21
Contributed

Contributed.
Honey manufactured by bees sells
at a profitable price per pound and is
good and palatable. The honey
bee has taught lessons of diligence
and loyalty for centuries past, and
continues so to do. Men and WON
en- are those that have learned of it.
The following moral is derived from
it since the writer considers it suita-
bic to teach lesson to bee keepers
and others. 1t works gathering
honey and wax. This it conveys to
the hive. Every hive has queen
bee that presides over it and draws
all the bees within it. The queen
inspires diligence into the many bees
and they busily labor generally a
morg flowers. She also inspires
loyalty to herself and the hive, 50
that all the bees stand by her against
the tresspasser. People redeemed
or washed Of their sins through a
holy Christ are invited to serve Jesus
according to their capacities. A sa-
cred hymn reads Work for the
night is Coming. The hive has a
queen, 50 the church has the Lord
of Lords, Christ, who draws people
unto him through the Bible and
church, it may be said somwhat like
the bees are drawn into the hive by
the presence and influence of their
ruler.
Christ inspires within his people
faith in him, which maketh God their
fiend, and inspires diligence so that
they may labor to proclaim the glad
tiaings of their Saviour's goodness
End mercy, pardoning power, saving
power and resurrecting power, far
and near throughout the earth. A
hymn reads "SenG the glad proclaim
alton over land aud vale. This send
ing shall continue "uutil all shall
know the Lord" and until Gods
righteousness shall cover the whole
earth as the waters the great deep.
Christ inspires loyalty to himself.
His church and the people of it as
well as the angels of heaven gather
er about him as the bees
about their queen. He said if I be
lifted up I will draw all men unto
me-" He has been drawing people
for 10 hundred years He draws
them not only every year, but every
day.
Bees in Il yalty for the qIeen
aud for the cause of the entire nive,
labor almost necessarily, and to all
appearance a take pleasure in their
tasks.
Disciples in love for their Lord
can labor for him continuous
", directly and indirectly, during
the sunshine of their opportunities,
and their hearts being in the work,
can do cheerfully for Him, and
find pleasure in crosses.
The queen increases the number
of bees, while these go hither and
thi'her for supplies for the hive.
On the other hand Christ increases
his sway among nations or his king
dom on earth and his people work
out his purposes.
The called, the chosen, of all kin
dred and tongues are massing and
swarming about Him.
This crowd of wise ones, these who
have chosen the good part, are heav-
onward bound. Don't neglect your
p p-iveleges, accept Jesus and JOIN
the mu' titude, the best people in the
sight of God. Let the sinner and
prodigal come and through the
good Christ, they will be received.
The following is a clipping from a |
weekly newspaper: Honey bees
stored over one hundred pounds of
honey under the caves of a church in
Hartford the past warm season.
The people of the church got honey
Efficient for a number of feasts"
AKRON.