The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-18

eternaa lie In any way, and at any hand
and In any kind Of pitcher, crying out:
20, Lord Jesus, I am dying OF thirst
Give me the water OF eternal life,
whether in trough or goblet; give me
the water of life, care not In what II
comes tome" Away with sll your
hindrances of pride from the wells
mouth
Here is:another man who is kept back
| from this water of life by the stone oi
an obdurate heart, which lies over the
mouth ofthe well. You have no more
feeling upon this subject than IL God
had yet TO do you the first kindness, or
you had to do God the first wrong.
Seated on His lap all these years. His
everlasting arms sheitering you, where
is your gratitude? Where is your
moi ming and evening prayer? Where
are your eonsecrated lives? | say to
you, as Daniel said 20 Belshazzar: "The
God in whose hand thy breath is, and
all thv way, thou has not glorifed" II
you treat anybody as badly as you have
treated God. you would have made FIVE
hundred apologies-yes, your whole
lite would have been an apology. Three
times day you have been seated at
Gods table. Spring, summer. autumn
ard winter He has appropriately appar-
elled you. Your health from Hin, your
companion from Him, your children
from Him, your home from Him. All
the bright surroundings OF your life
from Him.
The wealth of Cresus and of all the
Rothschilds is only a poor, miserable
shilling compared with the eternal for
tunes that Christ offers you to-day. In
the far east there was q king who used
once year to get on a scales, while on
the other side of the scales were placed
gold and silver and gems: indeed,
enough were placed there to balance
the king; then, at the close of the
weighing, all those treasures were
thrown among the pepulace. But
Christ to-day steps on one side the
scales and on the other side are all the
treasures of tina universe, and he says:
"All are yous-all height, all depth.
all length. all breadth, all eternity: all
are yours" We don't appreciate the
promises OF the gospel. When an aged
clergyman was dying-a man very emil
nent in the church-ayoung theological
student stood by his side, and the aged
man looked up aud said to him: Cant
you give me some comfort in my diving
hour?" NO" said the young man: 81
can't talk to you on this subject: you
know all about it, and have known il
SO Long" well, said the dying man.
''just recite to me some promises" The
young man thought a moment, and he
came to this promise: THE blood of
Jesus Christ cleanseth from all SIM
and the old man clasped his hands, and
in bis dying moment said: That's just
the promise I have been waiting for.
from all SIM" o, the warmth, the gran
deur. the magniicence of the promise!
Come, also. TO this gospel well all We
troubled. l do not suppose you have
Compare your view of this
life at l5years of age with what your
view of ii is at 40, or 60, or 20. What a
great contrast Of opinion! Were you
right then or are you right now? Two
cups placed in your hands, the one a
sweet cup, the other sour cup A cup !
Of Joy and cup of grief. Which has |
been the nearest to being full, and out |!
Of which have you the more frequently |
Dartaken?
'Ah." says some one, you are not |
Did enough to understand nv sorrows. |
have not been in the world as
ong as have, and you can't talk to
ne about my misfortunes in the time of
I'D age" Well, have been a great
leal among old people, and | know how
hey feel about their failing health, and
bout their departed friends, and about
he loneliness that sometimes strikes
through their SOUL
After two perrons have lived togeth-
r for forty or fifty years, and one of
hem is taken away, what desolation,
shall never forget the cry of the late
Rev. DR.. De Witt of New York, when
lie stood by the open grave of his be-
owed wife, and, after the obsequies had
nded, he looked down into the open
,lace and said: Farewell. my honored.
aithful and beloved wife. The bond
hat bound us is severed. Thou art in
,lory, and / am here on earth. We
hall meet again. Farewell! Fare
yell!m To lean on prop for fifty
ears and then have it to break under
'ou! Sit down, father, or mother, sit
Iown. See if there is anything at the
veil for you. Come, David, the psalm
st have you anything encouraging to
fer them? Yes" says the psalmist.
they shall still bring forth fruit in old
.ge, they shall be fat and f1ourishing,
o show that the Lord is upright, He
5 my rock, and there is no unrighteoCs
less in me-" Come, Isiah, have you any
hing to say out of your prophecies for
hese agedpeople? yes" said Isiah,
down to old age am with thee, ana
o hoary hairs will carry thee" /,
But gather all the promises to-day
n a group, and ask the shepherds to
rive their focks OF lambs and sheep up
o the sparkling supply. Behold, hap
y is the man whom God correcteth."
Though He cause grief. yet viii He [
ave compassion" Many are the af-
lotions of the righteous, but the Lord [
elivereth him out Of them all" Weep
az NAV endure for a night, but joy [
ometh in the morning." l am de- [
ermined to-day that no one shall go 1
way uncontrolled. Yonder is timid
nd shrinking soul who seems to hide /.
way from the consultations 1 am utter ,
az as child with sore hand hides {
way from the physician lest he touch ,
be wound too roughly and the mother
as to 90 and compel the little patient |
, come out and see the physician. q
1g soul to-day and compel you to come I
ut in the presence of the Divine Ply I
ician. He will not hurt you. He has
cen healing wounds for many years {
nd He will give you gentle and omnip- 1
tent medicament But people, when
hey have trouble, 60 anywhere rather !
han to God. De Quincy took opium to I
ct rid of his troubles. Charles Lamb I
ook to punch. Theodore Hook took,to i
stronger. Edwin Forrest 7
ook to theatrical dissipation. And
len have run all around the earth, hop
~ in the quick transit 20 get away