Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-28

den? The frosts nave been tuiflhn
their mission.
Put down all the promises of tn
Bible on table for study, and put O
one side the table man who has neve
had any trouble, or very little of it. bu
pile upon the table beside him all TIL
encyclopedias and all dictionaries an
all archeplogies and ali commentaries
and on the other side Of the table pu
man who has had trial upon trial
disaster upon disaster, and let hin
begin the study of the promises with
out lexicon, without commentary
without any book TO explain or help
and this latter man wilIunderstand fai
more of the height and depth an,
length and breadth of those promise,
than the learned exegete opposite al
most submerged in sacred literature
lhe one has the advantage over the
other because he has felt the mission
OF the frosts. o, take the consolation
OF tins theme, ye to whom life is a
struggle and disappointment and .
gauntlet and pang That is n beau
tiful proverb among the Hebrews
which saws; When the tale OF bricks
is doubled then Moses comes.
Mild doses OF medicine will do for
mild sickness, but violent pains need
strong doses, and 50 Istand over Won
and count out some drops that will
alleviate your worst tsoubles If YOU
will only take the medieiae. and here
it is: in the world We shall have
tribulation, but be of good cheer. 1
have overcome the world Weepiny
may endure for night, but JOY cometh
in the morning Thank God for frosts
What helped make Milton the greatest
Of poets? The frost Of blindness. What
helped make Washington th greatest
Of generals2 The frosts os Valley
Forge. What made Il appropriate for
one passing John Bunvan's grave h.
exclaim, "sleep on, thou prince Of
dreamers?n The frosts OF imprison-
ment The greatest college from which
we can graduate is the College OF
Frosts. Especial trial fits for especial
work just now watch, and YOU will
see that trouble is preparut se and
educational. That is the collisions
ON which battle-axes are sharpJaed. /
have always noticed in my o,v case
that when tine Lord had some eSccial
work for me to do, it was precede byI
especial attack upon me. Thists sal
proyerbial in my own house that fot
something | say or do ] get pdred
upon me volley Of censurc md
anathema. my wife always asks hi
wonder what new opportunity Of H.,
fulnesS is about TO open? Somethh,
good and grand is surely cominer III
What is true ia my case is true on
larger or smaller scale in the histoIt
Of every man and woman who wants n
serve the Lord. Without complaint
take the hard knocks. You VIII sed
after awhile. though You NAV not APP
preciate ii now. that hy the breath. OF
good and loving God frost is given.
Let the corners Of your mouth 50 Ifp
drawn down in complaint be draFn
up in smiles of content
For many years. poets and essaytsI
have celebrated the grace and swt
ness of the Arabian horses The md
wonderful exhibition OF horscmanslt
that ever witnessed was just outsil
of the city of Jerusalem an Arab stel
mounted by an Arab. Do You knot
where these Arab horses got their ieel
ness and poetry of motion? Lon
ago Mohamned with thirt
thousand cavalry on the march,, could
find for them not a drop of water for
three days. Coming to the top o. a
hill q river was in sight With
wild dash the thirty thousand
horses started for the stream A
minute after an armed host was seen
and at Mohammed's com.
mand one hundred bugles blew for tho
horses To fall in line, but all the thirty
thousand continued the wild gallop 10
the river. except five, and they, almost
dead with thirst wheeled into line OF
battle. Nothing in human bravery
and self-sacrifice excels that bravery
and Self-sacritice of those five Ara
bian war horses. Those five splendid
steeds Mohammed chose for his own
uNts anu from ltltot hNt NsitAt liiiN race
Of Arabian horses for ages he glory OF
the equestrian world And let me say
that. in this great war Of truth against
error, of holiness against sin, ana
heaven against hell, the best war
horses are descended from those who,
under pang and self-denial aud trouble.
answered the gospel trumpet and
into line. Out of great tribn-
alton, out of great fires, ont of great
'rosts, they came. And let me say it
will not take long for God TO make mp
% you in the next world for all
Won have suffered in this As Won
inter Heaven He may say; ''Give
his man one of those lowered and
palaces on that ridge Of gold
the sen Of glass. Give this
woman a home among those amaran-
hine blooms and between those foun-
aims tossing in the everlasting sun
ight Give her couch canopicd with
ainbows 60 pay her for all the IA
igues Of wifehood. and motherhood,
md housekeeping. for which She had
10 rest for forty years Cup-bearers OF
Ieaven. give those newly-arrived souls
rom earth the costlieSt beverages and |
Oh 10 their door the erandrst char
MS and hang ON their walls fh.. sweat !