Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-12


investments from earthly to heavenly
securities. "But," you say, suppose
his name goes down under the hoof Of
ycorn and contemptY' The name will be
so much brighter in glory. suppose
mis- physical health failsY' God will
pour into him the floods of everlasting
health, and it will not make any differ
ence. Earthly subtraction is heavenly
addition. The tears Of earth are the
crystals of heaven. AS they take rags
and tatters and put them through the
paper mill and they come out beautiful
white sheets Of paper, so often the rags
Of earthly destitution, under the cylin-
dcrs of death, come out white scroll
upon which shall be written eternal
emancipation.
There was one passage of Scripture
the force Of which ! never understood
until one day at Chamounix, with Mont
Blanc on one side and Montanvent on
the other, opened my Bible and read,
"As the mountains arc around about
Jerusalem. so is the Lord around about
them that fear him. The surroundings
| were All omnipotent commentary.
Though troubles assail and dangers alright.
| Though friends should all fail and foes all
unite,
Yet one thing secures us, whatever bctide-
The Scriptures assure us the Lord will provide
A PLEASANT ROAD.
Still further, the road spoken of is a
| pleasant road. God gives bond of in
| demnity against ell evil to every man
that treads it. "All things work to.
| gether for good to those who love God"
No weapon formed against them can
prosper That is the bond, signed,
sealed and delivered by the President Of
tho universe. What is the use of your
iretting, q child OF God, about food?
Behold the fowls IT the air, for they
SOW not, Dsithe- do they reap. nor gather
into barns. yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them" And will he take care of
the sparrow, will he take care of the
hawk. and let you die? What is the use of
your fretting about clothes? "Consider
the lilies of the field. Shall he not much
more clothe you, o ye Of little faithT'
| What is the use of worrying for fear
loinething will happen To your homel
HE blcssc Ia the habitation of the just"
What is the use of fretting lest you will
be overcome of temptations? "God is
faithful. who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able, but will
with the temptation also make way to
escape, that ye may be able to hear it,.
Oh, this kings highwayl Trees of
| life on either side bending over until
| their branches interlock and drop mid
way their fruit and shade. Houses Of
| entertainment on either side the road
| for poor PILGRIMS Tables spread with
| feast of good things and walls adorned
with apples of gold in pictures Of silver.
l start out on this kings highway, and
find harper, and say, "Wbat is your
nameT' The harper makes no response,
but leaves me to guess, rs with his eyes
toward heaven and hi' hand upon the
trembling strings tl.s tune comes rip
pling out Oh the air: The Lord is my
light and my salvation. Whom shall
fear? The Lord is the strength of my
life. OF whom shall he afraidY'
go little farther on tho same road
and meet a truinpetcr Of heaven, and !
say, Haven't You Got some music for q
tired pilgrimT And wiping lis lip and
taking long breath, he puts his mouth
to the trumpet and pours forth this
strain: "They shall hunger no more,
neither shall they thirst any more,
neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat, for the Lamb which is in the
midst Of the throne shall lead them to
living fountains Of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes,"
go little distance farther on tho
same road, and meet o maiden of Israel.
She has no harp, but she has cymbals.
They look as If they had rusted from
sen spray, ;lnd | say to the maiden OF
Israel, "HaVe you no song for tired
pilgrim:" And like the clang Of victors
shields the cylnbals clap as Miriam be-
gins to discourse, "Sing ye to the Lord,
for he hath triumphed gloriously; the
horse and the rider hath he thrown into
the sea-" And then see white robed
group. They come bounding toward
me, and say, "Who are theyp The
happiest, and the brightest, and the fair
est in all heaven--who are they!" And
the answer comes, "These are they who
came out of great tribulations, end had
their robes washed and made white with
the blood of the Lamb"
THE TERMINUS.
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