The Penn's Grove record., 1892-10-28

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not see the meaning OF all this / have done
my debts il l could, but here | am hedgett "a
anil stopped" What should that man 90 10
that case-go TO the Scriptures and read the
promise about all things working togetner
for cool aud kindred passagesf Ihae u
we'll. But he needs to do sonaethfng
beside reading the Scriptures. he needs
to look for the finger OF God that u
pointing toward better treasures; that y
pointing toward eternal release; thai u
urging him to higher realms. No human
finger ever pointed to the east or west or
north or south so certainly as tbs nnger OF
God Il pointing that troubled man to higher
and better spiritual resources than be nas
ever enjoyed. There are men Of vast wealth
who are as rich for heaven as they are for
this world, but they are exceptions
II man grows In grace 1t y gsnerA.y
before he gets 800. 200 or after he loses n.
II a man has plenty Of railroad securities
and has applied 10 bis banker for more; II
the lots he oou yht have gone up hfty pr
cent. in value; IL he had hard work 10 gse
the door of his fIrsproof safe shut bscsuse
of a new roll OF securities he put IN there
just before locking up at night; Il ne %
sp~eculating into falling market or . rising
market and things take for him . right
turn, he DOES not grow in grace very much
that week. Do you know what made tn
great revival OF 1851, whsn more peopls
were converted to God probably than ID
any year since Christ was bornf It was tbs
defaic itions and bankruptcy that swept
American prosperity 50 fat that 1t could fan
no fattsr.
am speaking of whole souled msn. Such
men as are SO broken by calamity that they
are BUNDLED and fly to God for relief. Men
who rave no spirit and never expect any
thing are not much af .cted by financial
/ changes. They are IS apt to 60 into the
kingdom under one set OF circumstances ~
another. They are deadbeats wherever they
are. The only way to get rid Of them u ID
lend them q dollar and you will never sex
them again | have tried that plan and II
Of misfortune on high spiritsd men. Moth.
ing but trial will turn suca men from earth
to heaven. 1t is only through clouds and
darkness and whirlwind of disaster such q
man can see the finger of God
A most interesting as well as q most use.
full study is to watch the pointing Of the
finger OF God. In the seventeenth century
South Carolina was Yielding rosin and tur-
p.ntine and tar as her chief productions.
But Thomas Smith noticed that the ground
near his house In Charleston was very much
like the places in Madagascar where he had
raised rice, and some Of the Madagascar rice
was 80 there and grew SO rapidly that
South Carolina was led to make RIGS her
chief production. Can you not see the finger
Of God in that incidentf
hsv. Sonn fiescner, OF Eng'and, many
wii KNOW, was one OF ms most uselu, mn
fore conversion he joined the army M had
bought his ticket on the ship for South
| America. The morning he was to sail som
| one spilled on him q kettle Of water, aud he
was 30 scalded he could not 60. He wa,
very mucn a,sappolneel ouc tns snip ne wa
gong san VI NM M oue anu va nsvei
nearu !. aga.u' T n u%as 49,
MAS IrAns.ny Vne ". ~ sVnn fn1.cuer,
vas ~ mercy sccaaen'a. sase 1lcnarn
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IN tae niens vas wnuIlus eoou? 1nou !
hrehy nAsneu an Ieveslsa 2 plsc,Plcs ovel
wn,ch Az No Tole ~ ou't nsss We
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ple,cae. hs 1 Isr- ~
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auroea oy .ns 1srAiug o. suae oox one nlgao
lhis prouSu ens ixn9U luso on;Huntc
lion Win Is'osrtson; lnac ac1Asintsnee
snip kept nun ron Joaning m arsgoons an
golns " tnais aao spo.t ~ h;
tary serves, az ressrvso nun tof 9 yuIRs
the nnaence OF Mnlcn lor vosPsnzalo VIZ
resonnd lot az tlMe 81 ~ eserl.sys
why oia nov slnk wae1 y eari.
manhood ne va anoat 81 9iiiss Lrom "a
oeacn WAN hognin! 70 sustain utm Illn
couio swim 70 ianu pusa ooses o1rs won
der IL ms preservation = anysni1g 70 2
with America. nao me STORM tnss alssrles
tue from the moubn 81 tno AUG
son, FOR wnicn Y was saiing, aud SEM 7
ashore at Cape Col. NO o,vine sapssvisAi
Does anarchy ruie tnls woria. o. uoo
ST. feix escaped martyruom oy awil
through q hole IN me Wall across wnicn 70
spiders imneoia1eiy atterwaru wove 2 wen
His prosecutors saw me mole "a eoe wsls Du
the spiier's weo pus mem on sne Track. Z
boy was iost % ms 1runken Iatne. ana couis
not Tor years nnu ~ way hone. Neari1
grown ne Went anso ruleon ssreeS praye
meeting am asks1 Lor payer .nae ne mixn
his parents ms mother was IN the toou
nc rose and rccoSnizsa ner iong tost son
Do you say tnat tness tnings ,oniy happene
cor Tell thai 70 tnoss WIG do not penney
Ito q God n nave no raitn IN tne BLDG u
aot tell IL 70 me.
l said 70 an aged minister OF mncn expert
snce; A the events OF my NE seem =
have been divineiy conneeIea. 20 YOU sup
pose IL Is 80 In III AVesf ne answered, es
out most people 90 not notice TO
Irvine ieading.r ! stan1 mere TIL