Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-08

mometer twenty-six degrees below zero
ne disappears in the darkness. he, VINO
a little before had an army under al;
command, togethe: with troops offered
by other ma IONS in all 1,lS7,0O0 men,
now retreating through that December
night with three sleds, and those OF MS
| army not dead under the snow, reduced
for food to a handful Of rye-dough, sea-
soned with gunpowder for lack OF salt,
and a mouthful Of horse-fesh. From
@hat a height TO what depth! Ne
buchadnezzer in the palace; Neouchad-
nezzer forsaken In the fields.
Learn also from my subject the com
forting truth that Affections are arrest
ed as soon as they have accomplished
their mission. For seven years did Neo-
uchadnezzar dwell among the beasts OF
the field, but, at the expiration OF that
time his reason returned, and, as soon as
with proper humility he acknowledged
the God OF heaven, he was brought back
10 his palace and reinstated In his form
er affiuence and power. Now, does 1t
seem that when heavy trials come upon
US, 1t is as though they had no limit.
We exelalm, "All thy waves and thy
pillows have gone over me-" but forget
that the depth of that sea and the pow
err OF that billow are definitely deter
mined.
GOD SEES HOW MUCH
our pride is and he sends just enough
adyersity TO humble IL. He sees just
how worldly minded we are and pulls
us inst hard enough to detach US from
our follies. He sees how hard our heart
is and smites il just hard enough TO
break IL. He sees how our eyes have
been blinded and he cuts only just
enough 10 remove the scales from our
spiritual vision. As soon as Aoraham's
faith is sufficiently tried the lamb Is
provided. As soon as Pharaoh consents
10 let the children Of Israel depart, the
plsgues pause. As soon as the Israel
ties have been sufficiently disciplined by
their wanderings, they find the way
into Canaan. But TO some the limit Is
not set In this life. Their whole pill
grimage Is through the wilderness and
the world Is 10 them valley OF tears.
But, perhaps, God has a special throne
in heaven that no ordinary saint can oc-
cupy, and by extraordinary trials he las
prepared that Christian soul for extra
ordinary glory. God will not keep you
i'm the furnace one moment too long.
Just as soon as Paul had met with
enough Imprisonment and scourgings he
reached up and plucked his eternal
crown. God will keep us no longer I'M
der the hammer and on the stocks than
is necessary TO fit US for entrance into
the haven Of eternal rest. Glory be to
the Divine grace that, as soon as our az
fictions have accomplished their mis-
sion, they are arrested.
Again, learn from my subject that
connected with the most distressing
judgments Of God there are displays OF
Divine mercy. God might justly have
left Nebudchadnezzar in the field, but
infinite compassion brought him back to
the palace. No sooner was Eden blast
ed than a blessing followed on the heels
Of the curse promising the coming OF
One who would destroy sin and make
the whole world paradise.
THE DELUGE DESCENDs
but not until Noah had invited the peo-
pie into the ark. The Destroying An
gel comes upon Egypt for the shifting
Of the frst-born, but left unmolested
every house whose door was sprinkled
with the blood Of sacrifice. Fiery tenn
pests hear down upon Sodom, but
not until two angels have warned Lot
and his family 10 flee from the de-
struction. Jerusalem was utterly de-
stroyed, but not until Jeremiah had
sounded an alarm; bidding them turn
from their denominations. On the dark
est cloud OF wrath there is a rainbow OF
mercy. Zachariah in his prophetic
vision beheld four chariots, symbolical
OF Gods government. The first chariot
was drawn by red horses. They indi-
Gated the wars that were coming. The
second chariot was drawn by black
horses. They indicated the coming OF
q famine and pestilence. The third
chariot was drawn by white horses.
They indicated the spotless purity OF
his cOnqueStS. But, mark well that
the fourth chariot was drawn by horses
'.grisled and bay" denoting that mercy
was mixed with all the desolating
thunder so loud as to drown the
invitations Of Calvary. The Lord Ut
tiers the admOnition: 1.-The wages Of sin
is DEATH" but exhaustless mercy re-
spends: "Deliyer him from going down
TO the pit for have found a ransom. "
Hide the quick in the rock, Christ
Jesus. Let not this insignificant
Now" absorb the more than the great
Hereafter. The path leading to this
side OF the grave is only few furlongs,
but the path which commences at the
other side Of il is without end. The
powers of darkness gather about your
soul, and the temptations of an evil
heart, and the allurements OF the world
know are trying to drown the voice Of
the preacher, but, taking hold OF the
silver trumpet OF the Gospel which
made Felix tremble, and at the PentecoS
brought three thousand souls out OF
their Sepuchre, would blow one long
loud blast, crying; Whose ever will,
let him come"
TAKE THIS GooDLY RELIGION
which has dome SO ,nuch fur me that