Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-09-18

portuning your II you could sit down five
minutes under the tree Of Saytours mar
tyrdom, and feel his wsrm life trlckhne
on your forehead and cheek and hands, me
thinks you would get some appreciation Of
what you owe to q cruciied Jesus.
Jacob, with good deal Of tug and push,
took the stone from the wells mouth, SO
that the fiocks might be watered. And
would that today my word, blessed of God,
might remove the hindrances to your getting
up to the Gospel well. Yea, l take II for
granted that the work is done, and now,
like oriental shepherds, ] proceed to water
the sheep
Come, all We thirsty You have an unde.
fine d longing in your soul. You tried money
making; that did not satisfy you. You tried
ONCE under government; that did not satisfy
you. You tried pictures and sculptures, but
works of art did not satisfy you. You are
as much discontented with this life as the
celebrated French author who felt that he
could not aEy longer endure the misfortunes
of the world, and who said: "At
O'Clock this afternoon | shall put an end TO
my own existence. Meanwhile, must toll
on up TO that time for the sustenance of my
family" And he wrote on his book until
the clock struck 4, when he folded up hii
manuscript and, by his own hand, concluded
his earthly life.
There are men here who are perfectly
discontented. Unhappy in the past, un'
happy today, to be unhappy forever, unless
you come to this Gospel well. This satisfies
the soul with high, deep, all-absorbine
and eternal satisfaction. 1t comes and
It offers the most unfortunate man sc
much Of this world ns Ia best for him, and
throws all heaven into the bargain. The
wealth of Cru-Sus and OF all Of the Roths'
childs Is only poor, miserable shll.lng
compared with the eternal fortunes that
/ Ii "a. \ II fnF
there was king who used once year to
! get on q scales, while on the other side Of
the scales were placed gold and silver and
gems; indeed, enough we're placed there 10
balance the king; then, at the close OF the
weighing, all those treasures were thrown
among the popusce But Christ today stepi
on one side the scales, and on the other sldt
are all the treasures Of the universe, and he
SAYS: CAN are yours-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 dyiug-s
man very eminent IN the cnurcn-a young
theological student stood by his side, and
/ the aged man looked up and said to him
/ Cant you give me some comfort in my
diving hour" Mo- said the young man
II can't talk to you on this subject; you
! know all about II, and have known 1t so
long" WELL" said the dying man. ''just
recte to me some promises The young
man thought a moment and he came to this
promise "The blood OF Jesus Christ cleans.
eth from all sin" and the old man clapped
his hands and in his dying moment said
That's just the promise have been waiting
for. The blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all sim" oh, the warmth, the grand
eur, the maRniticence Of the promises!
Come. also, to this Gospel well, all ye
troubled. do not suppose you have es-
capped. Compare your view OF this life at
fifteen years of age with what your view
OF II Is at forty, or sixty, or seventy. Wha'
great contrast OF opinion! Were you
right then, or are you right nowF TWO
cups placed In your hands, the one 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 partaken'
What different place the cemetery ii
from what it used to be! Once 1t was Il
you a grand city improvement, and yot
went out on the pleasure excursion, and
ran laughing up TO the mound, and You critl
cised In light way the epitaph.
But since the day when you heard th'
bell toll at the gate as you went In with th'
procession, it is a sad place, and there is
food of rushing memories that sutfuse tn
, eye and overmaster the heart. Oh, yol
have had trouble, trouble, trouble. Go'
only knows how much you have had. IL
wonder you have been able to live through
1t. II is a wonder your nervous system
. has not been shattered and your brail
, has not reecd. Trouble, trouble. !
} could gather all the griefs Of all sort
from this great audience and could pu
| them In one scroll, neither man nor angt
} could endure the recitation. Well, what d'
Q Nou want? Would you like TO have you
4 property back again? NO" you say, as
! Christian man; II was becoming arrogant
| and think that Is why the Lord took 1t away
l don't want to have my property back
G Well. would you have your dt
4; you say: II couldn't take the responsibilit
of bringing them from n fearless realm 10
o realm OF tears. couldn't do it, Wei
n then, what do you wanti A thousand voice
{ in the audience cry out, Comfort, give l
8 comfort" For that reason | have role
J, away the stone from the wells moutl
: Come, all ye wounded of the flock, pursue
- of the wolves, come to the fountain whel
4 the Lords sick and bereft ones have com
Q "Ah,r says some one, "you are not o
:. enough to understand my sorrows: Go
n have not been in the world as long rs hav
Z. and you can talk to me about my misfor
d uncs In the time Of old age" Well, l hay
II been a great deal among old people, aud
t know how they feel about their failin
II health, and about their departed friends, All
it about the loneliness that sometimes strike
II through their soul. After two persons ha'
n lived together for forty or fifty years, al
one of them is taken away, what desOlatioI
Ia shall not forget the cry of the late Re
ID DR.. De Witt OF New York, when he stot
I by the open grave Of his beloved wife, an
l. after the obsequIes had ended, he look
d down into the open place and said: "tar
b. WE'LL my honorod, faithful and below
30 wife. The bond that bound us Is severe
n Thou art in glory, and I am here on cart
!; We shall meet again. FAREWELL Farewell
" To lean upon prop for fifty years, and tn
v, have it break under you'll There were on
h two years difference between the deaths
l. my father and mother. After my mother
er decease my father used to 90 around
g though looking for something; and
In would often get up from one room witho
IT. any seeming reason and 60 to another ROOF
ne and then he would take his cane and st'
out and some one would say, Father. whC
th are you goingp' and he would answer,
lg don't know exactly where | am going
nd Always looking for something. Though
gu was a tender hearted man, never saw b
or cry but once. and that was at the burial
i'll my mother. After go years living togeth
he 1t was hard TO part
ny And there are aged people today who
1t: feeling just such pang as that. | want
We tell them there Ia perfect enchantment
In the promises of this Gospel; aud | come
e; them and l offer them my arm, or l Il
ay their arm and bring them to this Cos
he well. Sit down, father or mother,
down. See II there Is anything at the "
ok for you. Come, David, the psalmist, h
an you any thing encouraging to offer the
of "Yes," says the psamlst; "They shall 4
on bring forth fruit In old age, they shall
on fat and flourishing, to show that the Lor,
.he upright, he Is my rock, and there Is no
ESQ Righteousness In me-" Come, Isaiah, b
gu, you anything to say out OF your prophe,
,m for these aged peopleP "Yes,n says lsai
are Down to old age am with thee, and
as hoary hairs will carry thee"
in Well, If the Lord lie going to carry y
ay, you ought not to worry much about y
failing eyesight and failing limbs. You
vou a little worried for fear some time you