Milford chronicle., 1892-02-12
MILFORD (EL., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY l2, 1892
pEaRAnArIoN BY DRUGS.

strOyed by anod ynes and anasthetics, which
were given by Providence for occasional
use in alleviation Of pain or insomnia, but
by being employed continuously after
awhile capture and destroy. Chioral, co
caine, bromide OF potassium, opium and
whole shelves of seductive etceteras that
help turn Nebuchadpezzars into imbecility
or madness. Do not trife with opiates that
benumb the brain. If you cannot live
without the perpetual and enslaylng use
Of them, you had better die. Better die
sane man than live q fool. What right
have you to kill your brain and put in Wild
iangle your nervous systemg But rum Is
the cause Of more insanity than anything
else There is nothing like rum to put a.
man like Nebuchadnezzar down on all
fours
Again, learn how quickly turns the
wheel of fortune; from how high up to
how far down went Nebuchadnezzar
Those now in places of position and power
even though they should live will IN
few wears be disregarded, while some who
this dav are obscure and poverty stricken
will ride up on the shoulders OF the people
to take their turn at admiration and the
spoils of Office Oh, how quickly the wheel
turusl Ballot boxes are the steps on when
men come down rs often as they 20 up
OF fthose who were few years ago sue
cessful in the accumulation of property
how few have not met with reverses oi
fortune, while many Of those who then
were straitened in circumstances now hoid
the bonds and the bank keys of the nation
and win the most bows on the exchange
OF all tickle people in the worll Fortune
is the most lckle. Every day she changes
her mind, and woe to that man who puts
any confidence in what she promises or
proposes. She cheers when you go up and
She laughs when you come down. On,
trust not a moment your hearts affections
to this changeable world. Anchor your
soul in God. From Christ's love gal her
your ioy Then come sorrow or gladness,
success or defeat, riches or poverty, honor
or disgrace, health or sickness life or
death, time or eternity, all are yours ana
yeare Christ's and Christ is Gods.
Learn also from my subject the comfort
ing truth that Affections are arrested as
soon as they have accomplished their mis-
SION. For seven years did Nebuchadrezzar
dwell among the beasts of the held, but at
the expiration of that time his reason re
turned. and as soon as with proper humility
heacknowledged the God OF heaven he was
brought back to his palace and reinstated
in his former affluence and power. Now,
it does seem that when heavy trials come
upon US it is rs though they had no limit.
We exciaim, "All thy waves and thy bll
lows have gone over me, ," but forget that
the depth of that sea and the power OF that
billow are definitely determined.
God sees how much Our pride is and he
sends Just enough adversely to humble IT,
He sees Just how worldly minded we are
and puIls us Just hard enough to detach
us from, our follies. He sees how hard our
heart is and smises just hard enough to
break it. He sees how oar eyes have been
blinded and he cuts only just enough to
remove the scales from our spiritual vision
AS soon as Abrahan's faith is sufficiently
tried the lamb is provided. As soon a.
Pharaoh consents to let the children Oi
Israel depart, the plaques pause. As 500"
as the Israelites have been sufficiently DIS
ciplined by their WauderinsS, they iinc
their way into Canaan. But to some the
limit is not set in this life. Their whole
pilgrimage is through the wilderness and
the world is to them a valley of tears.
But perhaps God has special throne IL
heaven that no ordinary saint can occupy
and by extraordinary trials he has pre-
pared that Christian soul for extraordinary
plory. God will not keep you in the fur
mace one moment too long. Just as soon
as Paul had met with enough impnson
ment and sccuFgings he reached up and
pluoked his eternal crown. Cod will Keep
ts no longer under the hammer and on the
stocks than is necessary TO fit us for en-
trance into the haven OF eternal rest.
Glory be to the divine grace that, as soon
as our Affections have accomplished Their
mission, they are arrested.
VunTrEUT
The defeats and sorrows of life have
sometimes been the greatest advantage
It was because Dante failed as states
man that he gave up politics and wrot,
his immortal "Divina COmmedia," 1t was
q violent thupdergfegm II that first set Mar
lin Luther seriously thinking, and the
thunder OF this world s disaster has start
ed many reformation. james J. Slmp
son went from surgeons operating table
Go experiment and see if he could not find
something that would alleviate humaH
main. and he kept on until he hm discov
cred chloroform as an anesthetic, and the
story of distress has almost always been
followed by the story of rescue.
For many years after Shakespeare's deatl
his work was SO little appreciated that IL
1868 there was only one edition OF his works
and that Of only three hundred copies in OK
istence. and that edition was nearly ali
| burned in the great London fire, But forty
| ei,rbt comics had been sold out of the city
| and those forty-eight copies saved Shake
sneare for all nations and all time. Houi
| supnression on smaller scale may last 8
good while, but for all you are worth you
will vet shine out on earth Or in heaven
| Again, learn from my subject that con
nected with the most distressing judgments
! of God there nre displays Of divine mercy
/ Ged might justly have left Nebuchmhez
sar in the ield but infinite compassion
/ brought him back to the palace. No sooner
was Eden blasted than blessing followed
| on the heels of the curse promising the
| coming Of one who would destroy SIN and
I make the whole world paradise. The
delupe descends, but not until Noah ha;
invited the people into the ark. The Dc
stroying angel comes upon Egypt for the
sniting Of the first born, but left unmo-
Tested every house whose door was
sprinkled with the blood of sacrifice,
Fiery tempests bear down upon Sodom,
but not until two angels have warned Lot
aud bis family to fee from the destruction
Jerusalem was utterly destroyed, but not
until jeremiah had sounded an alarm bid
ding them turn from their denominations
I'm the NkhikEHl EAAltAh " W Afs~A N+t-%N -
rainbow of mercy. Xcchariah in his pro
phetic vision beheld four chariots, symbol
heal OF Gods government.
The first chariot was drawn by red
horses. They Indicated the wars that were
coming. The second chariot was drawn
by black horses. They indicated che com.
ing of Il famine and pJeitilrHce. The third
chariot was drawn by white horses They
indicated the spotless purity Of his con.
quests But mark well that the fourth
chariot was drawn by horses "grisled and
bay," denoting that mercy was mixed With
eli the desolating Judgments Of God.
sinai cannot thunder so loud as to drown
the invitations Of Calvary. The Lord ut
ters the fmonition, "The wages Of sin is
DEATH" p(it exhanstless mercy responds,
HneIiver him from going down to the pit
for have found ransom"
Hide thee quick in the rock, Christ
Jesus Let not this Insignificant NOW
absorb thee more than the great here
after. The path leading to this side OF TIL
grave is only few furlongs, but the patti
which commences at the other side Of It Is
f.f...t 1..1 iTha un,sypfss of darkness