Milford chronicle., 1892-03-11

TINS a tough world for old people Alas
to have aches and pains, and no Christ ia
soothe them. want to give you a cane
l, better than that you lean on 1t is the
NNane that the Bible speaks of when it says,
NEhy rod and thy staff they comfort m (. y
I'EaRt to give you better spectacles than
thdS,N',,99 now look through It is the
spiritMTe z Sght Of divine grace. Christ
will noSAsba cons, you are in the way.
Does yts, pie .9tremble with the palsy
of old age?SSAey it on Christ's bosom. Do
you feel lone ynow that your companions
and children aSSe gones think Christ has
them. They az 1Nsafe in his keeping. Very
soon he will tfsG you where they are. 1
take hold Of yoS ! arm and try to lead YOU
/ to place where you can put down all your
burden. Go with me- Only little while
longer and your sight will come again, and
your hearing Will come again, and with
I the strength Of an immortal athlete YOU
will step on the pavement of heaven. No
crutehes in heaven, no sleepless nights in
heaven, no cross looks for old people
Dwelling there for ages, no one will say,
I Father, you know nothing about this;
step back; you are in the wayp
Oh how many dear old folks Jesus has
put to sleep! How sweetly he has closed
their eyesl How gently folded their armsl
How he has put his hand on their silent
hearts and said; REST now, tired pilgrim.
It is all over. The tears will never start
again. Hushl hushp So he gives his be-
loved sleep. I think the most beautiful
object on earth is aUNhld Christian-the
hair white, not with TIE frosts of winter,
but the blossoms of the tree of life. I never
feel sorry for Christian old man. Why /
feel sorry for those upon whom the glories 1
of the eternal world are about to bHrsts |
They are going to the goodly cedar. |
Though their wings are heavy with age, |
God shall renew their strength like the I
eagle, and they shall make their nest in the
cedar. "All fowl of every wing"
GOD CAN SAVE ANYBODY.
Again, the very bad, the outrageously
sinful, may come. Men talk Of the grace
of God as though it were so many yards
long and so many yards deep. People point
to the dying thief as an encouragement to
the sinner. How much better it would
be to point to our own case and say, IF
God saved us he can save anybody"
There may be those here who never had
one earnest word said to them about
their souls. Consider me as putting my
hand on your shoulder and looking in !
your eye. God has been good to you. !
You ask, "How do you know that? I
He has been very hard on me-" /
Where did you come fromg" Home" I
Then you have home. Have you ever I
banked God for your homer Have you \
;hildren2' YES" "Have you ever .
'hanked God for your children? Who 4
Keeps them safe? Were you ever sick ?" i,
Yes" who made you we'll? Have you T.
'een fed every day? Who feeds your Put f
our hand on your pulse. Who makes it n
hrOb? Listen to the respiration of your
ungs. Who helps you to breathe? Have o
on Bible in the house, spreading before n
ou the future life? Who gave you that II
3ible2" r,
Oh, it has been a story of goodness and n
Mercy all the way through. You have W
cen one of Gods pet children. Who fon- in
led you and caressed you and loved you Oi
nd when you went astray and wanted to a,
lme back, did he ever refuseF I know of n,
father who, after his son c;lme back the n
,urth time, said, mo; fOrgave you three *
mes, but will never forgive you again" n
nd the son went off and died. But God t0
.kes back his children the thousandth be
me as cheerfully as the first, As easily
with my handkerchief / strike thedust m
a book, God will wipe out all your sins 20
There are hospitals for ''incurablcs " III
/
Mt there. Thank God there is no hos ve
tai fDr spiritual incuraAs.s Though you
Id the worst leprOsy that ever struck a la
ul, your flesh shall come again like the m,
sh Of little child. Oh, this mercy Of he
)dl Tam told 1t is an ocean. Then place tn
it four swift sailing craft, with compass no
d charts and choice rigging and sllillful ral
and tell them to launch away da
d discover for me the extent of this ocean.
That craft puts out in one direction, and
is TO the north; this craft TO the south; ,
is to the east; this to the west. They -
,wd on all their canvas and sail ten W.
ousand years, and one day come up the ~
rbOF Of heaven, and / shout to them ~
m the beach, "Have You found the m suL
lreW and they answer, mo shore to si DeI
DIS mercyF' Swift angels, dispatched NJ NJ
m the throne attempt to go across it. ~
r million years they 1y and fly, but S. %
N come back and fold their wings at the @ oos
t of the throne and cry, ''NO shore! no No NJ
IRE to Gods mercy" G'l Stl1
aERCYi MERCYl MERCY! -,
Fo.o,-1 ~