Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-25

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mas Bot yoa ~ Bot recognize tbs 4fehi-
tscs2re Of llstie saaoy acoss thzE are Eew-
inx. digging eutt.ns, shaping. splitting AMI
iitesl asaing your moral glslities Rats
NAY sink sbip 0as lueifef match may
sena destruction through block u store
hoIt.ez Catherine De Mediets got Der
assltb from smelling passoEseas rose. to
laalbas. ~ stopping aad asking for = piese
q hse<4 aad drsnk o! = AtsF Al a Fraasls-
ea4 c,,.vefgt. was led e the discovery u tie
New Nef.4 And there Is al intimate coz
pegtiea b.zwesn tribes and imneas.tisz.
betwesa a9ghipgs and eyeryShiHsx
Now. i,e careful 10 let none OF those aa-
noy..aess 30 through your soal unar
raiEnsl Compel them 70 administers 10
your spiritual wealth. The scratch Of "a
siNpcnay nall sometimes produces loci
itls. saa tile clip q q raost iniinitesiuial
anaa aaee may damage you forever. Do
net s ans annoyance or psrplexity come
aeros yosr soul without It's making you
better
PuT \ u'Gl TAafrY OK LITTLE FITS OF
TEMPER
Our national government dos not think
IL belittling 20 put tax on pins and tax
en- barkies AID tax ca Shoes. The indl-
vsaual taxes do not aniognt 10 much, ba.
Ia the aggregate TO mi!li1ra and millions
81 dsilarA And / would have you, o
tx~tR
annoyance aad vegation that comes
through your soul. This might not amount
20 mach In single cases, but in the aggre-
gate il woald be great revenue Of spirit
ual strength and satisfaction.
A bee can suck honey even ont OF q
nettle. and IL you have the grace Of God
In your heart yoa can get sweetness out
Of that which would otherwise irritate and
annoy returned missionary told mo
that a company OF adventures rowing up
the Gaages were stung TO death By flies
that infeSt thst region ~ certain seasons
| have seen the earth strewed with the
careaSses OF men slain by insect annoy
ances The only way 10 set prepared for
the great troubles OF life is TO conquer
these smzll troubles. What would you
say OF a soldier who refused To load his
gun or 10 20 into the conflict because it
WIS only q skirmish, saying: II am not
going TO expend my ammunition On a
si-irnish Wait until there comes gen
eral eHgaisement and then you viii see
how courageous am and what battling
wiltdos"
The genera, would say 10 such man,
"If yo9 are not faithful ia skirmish, yoa
would Do nothing in a general engage
ment." And | have To tell you, o Chris
tian men, II yon cannot apply the princi-
pies OF Chgist's religion on small scale,
YOU y III never be able 20 apply them on u
LARGE kesle. IL you cannot successfully
ccntvud against these small sorrows that
come down single handed, what will yoa
/ do when the greater disasters OF life coma
down with laundering artillery. rolling
/ over your souls
FOA EyEIY GOOD THING GIVE THANKS.
Aeain. we must bring the religion OF
Christ into orr commonest blessings.
When the autumn comes and the harves.s
IRE in. and the governors make proclaIa-
tign, Ne assemble in churches and we are
very thaDkfnl. Bat every day ought to
bc thanksgiving day. We do not recog-
rike ;he common nercies Of life We have
70 see hind man led by his dog before
we begin 60 bethink Ourselves of what =
! gssil thing it IL TO have eyesight. We
hsve 10 sse some ORG afflicted with St.
{ Fitus' dance before we arv ready 10 thaSS
Col for The control of our physical ener-
gies. We have ~ see some wounded man
h9bblinz On his cratch or with his empty
coat a,seve piuacd up before we learn TO
think what a grand thing God did for us
when he gave us healthy use Of our limbs.
We are 80 stupid that nothing but the
rnigi0rtuues Of others can rouse us up to
our hlesssinga. IA the or grazes In the pas
tura up 10 its eyes in clover, yet never
thinking who makes the clover. and as the
the bird picks up the worm from the fur
row net knowing that 1t IL God who makes
everything. from She animalcula in the
God to fnc aeraph on the throne, so we 10
on eating. drinking and enjoying, but never
thanking or seldom thinking. or. il thank
inE At al. with only half heart.
compared our Indifference TO the brute:
bus perhaps / wrongcd the brute. do rot
know but that. amoay its other instincts,
it may have an instinct by which it recog-
nises the divine hand that feeds it. do
not know bat that God Is, through 1t, hold
{ ing communication with what we call ''ir-
rnsioaM creation" The COW that stands
uaier the willow by the water course
chewing It's cud looks very thankful, and
who can tell how much bird means by It's
sonH2
I The aroma OF the flowers smells like In
/ cense, aad the mist arising from the river
looks Ike thu smoke OF amorning sacrifice.
Oh. thai We were Is responsivel Yet who
thanks God Tor the water that gushes up
In the we'll. and that fosms In the cascade,
aud that laus chs over the rocks and that
patters in tho showers. and that claps it's
hands in the sea' Who thanks God for tho
air, the fountain Of life. the bridge of sun
beams the path OF sound. the great fan on
/ hot summers dag, Who thanks God for
this wonderful physical organism this
sweep Of the vision, this chime OF harmon
struck into the ear. this soft tread of a
/ myriad delights over the nervous tissue,
/ tbs rolling 81 the crimson tide through
artery and vein, this drumming Of tho
heart on onr march TO Immortality We
tal.s all thesa things rs a matter Of course.
But suppose God should withdraw these
/ common blessings Your body would be-
come An inqaisition Of torture, the cloud
would refuse rain. every green thing would
crample up. and the earth would crack
open under your feet. The air would cease
/ its heathful circulation. pestilence would
/ swoop snd every house would bccome q
I place OK skulls Streams would first swim
4 with verfnin and then dry up. and thirst
and hunger and anguish aud despair
would liz their ssepsers Oh, compsrs
snrh life 81 that With the life you livs
this morning with your families about
youl IL it not tine that. With every word
81 eur lips snd with evsrT action az oul
life. we began 60 acknowledge these every.
day mercissS Whether re eat or drink, ol
Whatsoever ye do, do all 70 the glory q
Ge8H 10 address = man OF a woman
this morning who has net rendered 10 God