Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26

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ing down; il is only pause. 1t helps II
TO appreciate the blessings that are gone
it gives us b .gner appreciation Of the bless
! ings that arc 10 come.
The Selah of Hubakkuk and David is
| dividing line between two anthems. Davit
begins his book with the words, BLESSED
is the man." and after seventy-four Selahs
he closes his book with the words, ''Prais'
We the Lord" So there are mercies behint
us. 1t is good for us that God halts US il
our fortunes, and halts us with physical
distress, and halts us at the graves OF OIL
dead. More than once you and | have
been halted by such Selah. You wrunl
your hands and said: II cant see any senst
in this Providence; | can't see why God
gave me that child, if he is so soon going Il
take it away. Oh, my desolate home. Oh
my broken hearth You could not under
stand it. But il was not Selah of over
throw. 1t gave you greater appreciation
of the blessings that have gone; it will give
you greater appreciation of the blessings
that will come.
When the Huguenots were being very
much prosecuted in France, father and
mother were Obliged to fly from the coun-
try, leaving their child in the possession Of
comparative stranger. They did not
know whether they would ever return, or,
returning, if they would be able to recog-
nize their enid. for by that time she might
be grown. The mother was almost fren-
zied at the thought Of leaving the child
and then, even ii coming back again, not
being able to know her Before they left,
the father drew his sword and he marked
IL. ~ Il, 4 "a
must have been great exigency to make
a father do that.
Years of absence passed on, and after
awhile the parents returned and their first
anxiety was TO find their lost child They
looked up and down the land. examining
the wrists of the young people, when lol
after awhile the father found a maiden
with scar upon her wrist. She knew him
not, but he knew her And oh, the joy of
the reunion So il is now Whom the
| ord lovcth he chasteneth" He cutteth.
he marketh, and when be comes to claim
his own the Lord will know them that are
his; know them by thescarof their trouble.
know them by the stroke of their desola-
tion.
TIIs USES or ADyFRsITY.
Oh, il is god that the Lord sometimes
halts us. David says; 1T is good that
have been afflicted. Before was afflicted
went astray, but now have | kept thy
word" Indeed, we must all soon stop.
Scientists have improved human longev-
ty but none of them have proposed TO
make terrene life perpetual. But the Cos
pei makes death only Selah between two
eatitudes-betwecn dying triumph on
Dne side Of the grave and celestial escort
IN the other side Of the grave. Going out
If this life, 20 the unprepared, is a great
horror
Give me more laudanum,n said dying
Mirabeau; give me more laudanum, that |
may not think of eternity and what is to /
.ome." And dying Hobbies said, IL leave |
ny body to the grave and my soul TO the /
great perhaps" Ii was the discori Of an 1
nidel's life breaking down into the jargon |
# despair but the Gospel makes the death /
4 the Christian Selah between redemp- /
ion and enforcement. Almost WE'LL"
aid dying Richard Baker; almost WE'LL
Play those notes over agan--those notes
which have been 80 great a delight and
olace to me, said the dying Christian
Iozart None but Christ none but
'brst, exclaimed dying Lambert.
Riehard Cameron the Scotch covenant
r, went into the battle three times pray
NJ; Lord, spare the green and take the
ipe. This is the day | have longed for.
his is the day | shall get my crown.
'ome, let us fight il to the last For
'ardn' So you See there is only a short
anse, a Selah of intermission, between
wing consultations on the one side and
raptlres on the other.
My flesh shall slun,ber in the ground
Till the last trumpets joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
THE sELAn or EMPHASIS.
! next speak OF the Selah of emphasis.
wald. the German orlentalist and tieo.
'gian. says that this worl means to as
nd; and wherever you lind it, he saws.
pa must look after the meditation OF the
Dice, and you must put more force into
our utteranee. 1t is Selah Of emphasis
hi my friends, you and | need to correct
II emphasis. We put toomuch emphasis
! this world and not enough on God and
ie next world. People think these things
'ound us are SO important, the things OF
IL next are not worthy of our considera-
on.
The first need for some of us is to change
lr emphasis. Look at Wretchedness on
throne. Napoleon, while yet emperor of
rance, sat down detected, his hands over
: face. A lad came in with tray OF
od aud said, Eat, it will do you good
be emperor looked up and said. You are
ON the countryf" The lad replied. yes
-FOUR father has a cottage and a few acres
grounds" Yes" There is happi-
So said the detected emperor. Anil
spoleon never put the emphasis in the
ght place until he was expiring at st.
ELENA
On the other hand, look at Satisfaction
aid the worst earthly disadvantage. II
yer saw until was blind, - said Chris
IN man. II never knew what content
INT was while | had my eyesight as | :
ow what content is now that have lost !.
: eyesight. | affirm, though few would
dit it, that would not exchange my !,
tscnt position and circumstances for my
before ! lost my eyesight." q
AT man put the emphasis IN the right 4
ice. We want to put less stress upon i
Is world and more stress upon our God I
ON everlasting portion.
David had foupd out the uotlirtrt,,..s ~ =