The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

"o Nmuue7s 10 the Lords servants. sup
pose tho men ofShunem had 10 paw the bills.
but n was the large hearted Christian sympa'
tnies of the women OF shunsm that looked
after tho Lords messenger
Again. this woman inthe text was great IN
her behavior under trouble.
Her only son had died on her lap. Avery
bright light went out In that household. Tho
sacred writer puts II very tersely when no
says, He sat on her knees until noon. and
then he died" Yetthe writer goes on 10 say
that she exclaimed, ''It Il well r. Great In
prosperity, this woman was great In trouble
Where are the feet that have not been bits
,e,ed ,,,r on the hot sands OF this great Sahara2
bent under the burden OF grlef2 Where Is
the ship sailing over CLASSY seq that has not
after awhile been caught in n cyclone2 Where
y the garden OF earthly comfort but trouble
hath hitched up its fiery and painting team
ana gone through with burning plowshare
oil d'saster2 Under the pelting OF ages OF
suffering the great heart OF the world has
burst with woe
Navigators tell MS about the rivers. and the
Amazon and the Danube and the MisslssIppl
nave been explored. but who can tell the
depth or length OF tho great river OF sorrow
made up OF tenrs and blood rolling throu Oh
all lands and nll ages bearing the wreck OF
families and OF communities and OF empires
-foaming, writhing. boiling with the agon-
les OF 5000 years. Etna and Cotopaxi and
Vesuvius have been described. but who has
ever sketchcd the volcano of suffering reach
ingup from its depths the lava and the scoria
and pouring them down the sides to whelm
the nations2 oh, u I could gather all the
heartstrings, the broken heartstrlngs. into
narp would play on II n dirge such as was
never sounded.
MythologIsts tell us OF Gorgon and Cen
taur and Titan. and geologists tell US OF OK
tinct species OF monsters. but greater than
Gordon or megatherium. and not belonging
TO the realm OF fable. and not OF an extinct
species. Is monster with iron Jaw and iron
hoots walking across the nations, and his
tory and poetry and sculpture. In their at
temp; to sketch II and describe Il. have
seemed TO sweat great drops OF blood
But, thank God, there are those who can
conquer rs this woman OF the text conquered
and say ''It ia we'll Though my property
be gone. though my children be gone though
my home be broken up. though my hcahh
be sacrificed. IL IL well. Il is we'll" There Is
no storm on the sea hut Christ Is ready TO
rise IN tho hinder part OF the ship and hush
Il. There Is no darkness but the constella-
tions OF Gods eternal love can ilumine Il.
and though the winter comes out OF the
northern sky you have sometimes seen the
northern sky all ablaze with auroras thnt
seem TO say Come up this way. Up thls
way are thrones OF light. and seas Of sap
phire, and the splendor OF an eternal heaven.
Come up this way"
We may. like the ships. by tempest he tossei
On Uerilous depths, but cannot 10 lost.
Though satan enrhge the wind and the tide
To promise assures u the Lord VIII provide
heard an echo OF my text In a very derk
hour. when my father lay dying and the old
country minister said TO him. Mr. Tnlmage
how do you feel now ms you are about to pass
the Jordan Of deathp' He replied-and IL
was the last thing he ever sald-'I feel we'll [:
| feel very well all ia we'll. lifting his hand
In. lt.sNg
which pray God may 90 down through ali
the generations. II is well OF course IL
was well.
Again. this woman Of my text VA, great
In her application 10 domestic duties. Every
picture Is "a home picture. whether she is
entertaining an Elisha. or whether she Is Civ
ing careful attention 10 her sick boy. or
whether .sbc Il appealing for The restorntion
OF hcCentre ty--every picture In hsT case l.
u hoed noriure. Those who are not dlsci-
ple.py ah " Shunemite woman who, going
our -, tend TO outside charities neglect the
dIch home-the duty OF wife, OF mother
'wellldghter. No faithiulness In public ben
ifbu1on can ever atone for domestic negli-
sofce.
hj There has been many mother who by In
lcefatigable toll has reared lnrge family OF
children, equlpping them for the duties OF
life with good manners and large intelli-
gencc and Christian principle. starting them
OUT, who has done more for the world than
ftfisii~ rA~kber woman whose name hna
sounded through all the lands and ali the
centuries.
I remember when Kossuth was In this
country there were some ladies who got
regulations by presenting him very grace
fully with bouquets OF flowers on public oc-
casions but what was all that compared with
the work Of the plain Hungarian mother who
gave TO truth and civilization and tho cause
OF universal liberty "A Kossuth? Yes. this
woman OF my text was great In her simplicity.
When the prophet wanted 70 reward her
for her hospitality by asking some prefer
ment from the kins. what did she sayY She
declined IL. She said IL dwell among my
own people, as much rs 10 sny: II am
satisfied with my lot. All | want is my
family aud my friends around me. dwell
among my own people" oh. what a rebuke
to the strife for precedence in all ages
How many there are who want TO get great
architecture and homes furnished with all
art, all painting, all statuary, who have not
enough taste to distinguish between gothic
and byzantine, and who could not tell n
figure in plaster OF Paris from Pamers
white Cal tive. and would not know Il boys
penciling from Bierstadt's Yosemite men
who buy large libraries by the square foot,
buying these Libraries when they have hardly
enough education To pick out the day OF the
almanac oh. how many there are striving
better than their neighbors. and In the strug-
gle vast fortunes are exhausted and business
firms thrown into bankruptcy. and men OF
reputed honesty rush into astounding for
gcres.
OF 'oursc 1 say nothing against refinement
or culture. Splendor OF abode. sumptuous-
ness of diet. layishness in art neatness in APP
parei-there is nothing against them IN the
Bible or out of the Bible God does not
want US to prefer mud hovel to English cot =
tage, or untanned sheepskin to French
Droadcloth. or husks TO pineapple, or the
Glumsiness OF boor to the manners OF "a
gentleman. God. who strung the beach with
tinted shell and the grass OF the field with
the dews OF the night and hath eXqulsitely
tinged morning cloud and robin red breast.
wants us to keep our eye open TO all beautI
iul sights, and our car open TO all beautiful
cudences. and our heart open 10 all elevating
sentiment. But what | want TO impress upon
yOu is that you ought not 10 Inventory the
luxuries OF life ~ among the indispensables.
and You ought not to depreciate this woman
of the text, VINO, when offered kingly prefer
ment, responded, If dwell among my own
people.