The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-10

you must dig for it. The richest part OF
California and Australia are under
ground. Depend upon. it If no pruning,
no fruit; no climbing. no elevation; no
battle, no victory; no cross, no crown.
Had there been no Nebuchadnezzar
there would have been no Daniel. Even
so it has been in all ages. The flames
that have flashed up from the stake have
been so raany Examinations of Christian
triumphs. When God would make a
great light of truth and holiness in the
world he often takes great prosecutions
and with them strikes fire.
The devils hate is Gods glory. Had
it not been for the prosecutions of En-
porer Valerian, the world would not
have known of the courage of a Cyprian,
and if the tyranny of Diocletian had
never been known, the triumphant grace
would not have been seen which made
Maximilian, when sentenced to death,
exclaim, God be praised" Had not the
bandits of Piedmont pursued the Wal
denses through the valleys of the Alps,
and the infuriate decree put to massa-
ere the Albigenses of France, the world
would have had fewer illustrations of
Christian heroism. Be Joseph before
Pharoah. Be Paul before Felix. Be
Daniel before Darius.
THE BEAUTY OF YOUTHFUL PURITY.
Again let the story of Daniel teach
us the beauty of that youthful charac-
ter which remains unblemished and up
right when away from home. Had
Daniel on arriving in Babylon plunged
into every excess his friends in Jeru-
salem would never have heard of it.
His dissipation and remuneration of re-
ligion would not have cast one sorrow
on the family hearth where he had lived
or the old family Bible which he used
to read. Bat, though far away from
home, he knew that Gods eye watched
him and that was enough. 1t is not
every young man who maintains the
same character when absent that was
maintained at home.
Frederick watching his fathers sheep
among the hills or thrashing rye in the
barn is far different from Frederick on
the Stock exchange. How often does
the kind. retiring spirit become bold
effrontery, and the accommodating, self
sacrificing disposition once exhibited
among brothers and sisters becomes a
cold and unresponsive selfishness, and
! economy, wastefulness, and opened hand
ed charity, tight listed stinginess, and
the keeping of good hours is changed
into midnight revelry.
| probably address young men now
distant from their fathers house, and
others who, still under the parental
roof, look forward to time when they
will depart alone to conflict with the
] c4r he fsol ODD RI
build up characters for themselves.
Happy for you, oh, young man, If you
shall, like Joseph, be the same when
living with the wicked Pharaoh as with
pious Jacob, or Daniel as pure in Baby
lon as in Jerusalem. There is no pas
sage in a mans life of more thrilling in
terest than the day in which he leaves
home and goes off to seek his fortune.
The novelty and romance connected
with the departure may keep the young
man from any poignant sorrow, but
parents, who have seen the destruction
among strangers of those who were con-
sidered promising youths, cannot help
feeling that this step is full of momen-
tous importance. Before the youth left
home all his conduct was under atfec-
tomato guardianship. Outbursts OF
folly, carelessneSs and improperly OF
manner and loOseness of speech were
kindly reproved, and although the re
straint seemed sometimes too severe
vet hours of sober reflection have con
WINGED him that it was salutary and
righteous. But behold, how the scene
, changes.
The father, through the intercedins
: ! f7-ian1S has secured fht
son place in some bank or store or of
fee. Schoolmates on the night before
: his departure come to take their fare
well of the young adventurer. Tha
morning he takes a last walk arount
the old place. and going past some lcvet
spot Il sly tear may start, but no ont
sees it. The trunk is on the carriage
and after warm goodby away the!
speed over the hills. Set down amid ex
elements and among companions no
l overscrupulous as to their words O
deeds, temptations troop around tn
stranger.
The morning comes, but no famil.
altar, and the Sabbath, but no rea
! quiet, and perhaps a. the sanctuary tn
faces are ali strange and no one care
= whether he goes to church or whethe
= he does not go. Long winter evening
: arrive and how shall they be spent? u
. mis- way home from his place of bushes
o he saw flaming placards announcing
rare performances and that this wa
: positively the last night. At the doc
,, of his cheerless boarding house no ON
greets him. and the evening meal is IL
:, sipid, for no one cares whether he eat
2 or does not eat. The room i'll the thir
: story that evening seems doieful an
repelling. A book snatched up fror
:, the stand proves to bedull, for no siste
is there to look over with him.
In despair he rushes out reckless as
l. where he goes if only he can see some
= thing that will make him stop thinking
: That night may be the turning point |
his history. Once within the fatal circl
of sin and the soul has no power to n
= pei it. On that dark sea he is Launched