The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-28

J SANH 5HAE wing. " Whit Anu
. replies, We are going to cool tn
cheek Of that flower" And then
bow down and say, VIII God tax
care Of the grass Of the feldr'' and
flower at my foot responds, Yes; b.
clothes the lilies Of the field, ans
never yet has forgotten me. q poe
little flower" Oh, when | see tht
great heavens bending themselves t.
what seems Insignificant ministra
ton, when find out that God doc
not forget any blossom Of the spring
or any snowflake of the winter,
come to the conclusion that we can
afford to attend to the minute things
IN life, and that what we do we
ought to do well, since there is as
much perfection in the construction
Of q spiders eye as in the conforma-
ton Of flaming galaxies.
Plato had a fable which | have
now nearly forgotten, but it ran
something like this: He said spirits
Of the other world came back to this
world to find body and find a sphere
Of work. One spirit came and took
the body Of king, and did his work.
Another spirit came and took the
body Of a poet, and did his work.
After awhile Ulysses came, and he
said, Why, all the fine bodies are
taken, and all the grand work is
taken. There is nothing left for
me-" And some one replied, "Ah !!
the best one has been left for YOU"
Ulysses said, Whats THAR And
the reply was, The body of a com
mon man, doing a common work.
and for common reward" A good
fable for the world, and just as good
a fable for the church. Whether we
eat on drink, or whatsoever we do,
let us do it to the glory of God.
Again, we need to bring the reli-
giOn of Christ into our commonest
trials For severe losses, for bereave-
ment, for trouble that shocks like IN
earthquake and that blasts like a
storm we prescribe religious consola-
ton; but, business man, for the small
of last week how much
of the grace Of God did you apply?
"Oh, you say, these trials are too
small for such application. My
brother, they are shaping your char
acter, they are souring your temper,
they are wearing out your patience
and they are making you less and
less of a man.
l go into a sculptor's studio and
see him shaping a statue. He has a
chisel in one hand and a mallet in the
other, and he gives a very gentle
stroke-clicll, click, clickl l say.
why don't you strike harderp'
"Oh!' he replies, that would shat
ter the statue. I can't DO it that
way. must do it this way" So he
works On, and after awhile the fea-
lures come out and everybody that
enters the studio is charmed and fas-
cinated. Well, God has your soul
under process of Development, and it
IS the little annoyances and vexa-
lions of life that are clliseling out
your immortal nature. It is click,
click, click! l wonder why some
great providence does not come and
With one stroke prepare you for
heaven. All, no. God says that is
lot the way.
And so he keeps on by strokes of |
title annoyancos, little so1rows, little
relations, until at last you shall be a
glad spectacle for angels and for men.
You know that large fortune may
% spent in small change, and vast
Of moral character may 60
way in small depletion. It is the
title troubles Of life that are having
more effect upon you than great
mes. A swarm of locusts will kill a
rain field sooner than the incursion
# three or four cattle. You say.
Since l lost my child. since lost nv
| have been a different
nan"
But you do not recognize the archi-
ecture of little annoyances that are
sewing, digging, cutting, shaping.
plltting and interjoining your moral
Qualities. Rats may sink ship. One
uclfer match may send destruction
trough a block of storehouses.
catherine de Medicis got her death
rom smelling a poisonous rose. Co.
umbus, by stopping and asking for
piece of bread and drink of water
It franciscan convent, was led to
he discovery of the new world. And
here Is an intimate connection be-
ween trifes and immensities, be-
Ween nothings and everythings.
NO SIN TOO SMALL TO BE AVOIDED
Now, be careful to let none of those
go through your soul I'M
rra1gned. Compel them to admin
sTer to your spiritual wealth. The
cratch OF slxpenny nail sometimes
reduces lockjaw, and the clip of
most lnfinitesimal annoyance NAV
anage you forever. Do not let any
or perplexity come across
our soul without it's making Won
letter
Our national government does not
hlnk it bolittling to put tax on
ms, and tax on buckles, and a tax {
n shoes. the individual taxes do t
ot amount to much, but in the az t
regate to millions and millions of t
olars, And | would have votl. 0 s
nf1n, put high tariff on
very annoyance and vtxation that |
ONES through your soul. This might /
OF amount to much in single cases t
ut IN the aggregate it would be q
reat revenue of spiritual strength
nd satisfaction. A bee can s1Ick +
oney even out Of nettle. and if
on have the grace of God in your I
cart you can get sweetness out of I
nat which would otherwise i1ritate c
nd annoy. |
A returned missionary told me that L
company Of Adventures rowing ..
p the Gauges were stung to- death !,
y flies that infess that region at GER :
IN seasons. have seen the earth q
rewed with the carcasses of men -
am by insect annoyances. The b
1ly way to get prepared for the y