The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11

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sadness of one is the sadness OF all.
A company of persons join hand
around an electric battery; the tw,
persons ut the ends of the line toucl
the lxattery, and all the circle feels tn
shock. Thus, by reason Of the filial
maternal and paternal relations OF life
we stand so close together that wheI
trouble sets its battery all feel tn
thrill of distress. In the great Chris
tian family the sorrow Of one ought Il
be the sorrow of all. Is one perse
cuteda All are prosecuted. Does on
suffer loss9 We all suffer loss Is ont
bereaved9 We are all bereaved.
Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe.
If you rejoice at another's misfortune
you are not one of the sheep, but ont
Of the goats; and the vulture of sir
hath alighted on your soul, and not thu
dove of the spirit.
THR WILL or JESUS.
Next notice the family property.
After a man of large estate dies, the
relatives assemble TO hear the will read.
SO much of the property is willed to
his sons, and SO much to his daughters,
and 80 much to benevolent societies.
Our Lord Jesus hath died, and we are
assembled today to hear the will read.
He says, my peace give unto you"
Through his apostle he says, "All are
yours" What everythingi Yes,
everythingl This world and the next.
In distinguished families there are old
pictures hanging on the wall. They
are called the ''heirlooms" of the estate.
They are very old, and have come
down from generation to generation.
So l look upon all the beauties of the
natural world as the heirlooms Of our
royal family. The morning breaks
from the east. The mists travel up hill
above hill, mountain above mountain.
until sky-lost. The forests are full Of
chirp and buzz and song. Trees leaf
and birds wing flutter with gladness.
Honey makers in the log, and beak
against the bark, and squirrels chatter
ing on the rail, and the call of the
hawk out of clear sky, make you feel
glad. The sun, which kindles con-
flagrations among the castles of cloud,
and sets minaret and dome adame
stoops to paint the lily white, and the
buttercup yellow, and the forgetmenot
blue.
What can resist the suna Light for
the voyager over the deepl Light for
the shepherd guarding the docks afield
Light for the poor who have no lamps
to burnt Light for the downcast and
the lowlyl Light for aching eyes and
burning brain and wasted captivel
Light for the smooth brow of child
hood and for the dim vision Of the
octogenarianl Light for queens coro-
net and for sewing girls needle! Let
there be lighti Whose morning is thisG
Ny morning. Your morning. Our
Father gave us the picture and hung it
IN the sky in loops of fire. It is the
heirloom of our family.
And so the night. It is the full moon.
The mists from shore to shore CLEAN
ike shattered mirrors, and the ocean,
lnder her glance, comes up with great
ides, painting upon the beach, mingling
Is it were foam and fire. The poor
nan blesses God for throwing such a
heap light through the broken win
low pane into his cabin; and to the
lick it seems light from the other
hore which bounds this great deep of
human pain and woe. If the sun seem
ike a song full and poured from brazen
Instruments that fill heaven and earth
With great harmonies, the moon is
,laintive and mild, standing beneath
he throne of God, sending up her soft,
weet voice of praise, while the stars
isten and the sea.
No mother ever more sweetly guard
ID the sick cradle than all night long
his pale watcher of the sky bends over
he weary, heartsick, slumbering earth.
Whose is this black framed, black tas-
eled picture of the night2 1t is the
leirloom of our family. Ours, the
'randeur of the spring, the crystals of
he snow, the coral of the beach, the
'dors of the garden, the harmonies of
he air.
LET Us INSPECT THE ESTATE.
You cannot see large estate in one
You must take several walks
round it. The family property of this
oval house of Jesus is so great that we
must take several walks to get any idea
f its extent. Let the first walk be |
round this earth. All these valleys,
he harvests that wave in them, and |
be cattle that pasture them-all these |
and the precious things
idden beneath them, and the crown of |
lacier they cast at the feet of the Al
inc hurricane-all these lakes, these
lands, these continents, are ours.
In the second walk go among the
treet lamps of heaven and see stretch
,g off on every side q wilderness of
'orlds. For US they shine. For us
hey sang at Saviour's nativity. For
3 they will wheel into line, and with
1oir famine torches odd to tho sv,1av, |