The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

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You twain sat at the table morning and
night and talked over your plans for 10
future. The most Insignificant affair in
your life became the scbject of mutual
consultation and adviselaent. You were
so happy you felt you never could be any
happier
OUT OF THE CLOUD.
One day dark cloud lowered over
your dwelling, and it got darker and
darker, But ont Of that cloud the shin
ing messenger of God descended to in
carnate an immortal spirit. Two little
feet started on an eternal journey, and
you were to lead them. A gem to flash
In heavens coronet, and you to polish it,
Eternal ages of light and darkness watch
ing the starting out of newly created
being.
You rejoiced and you trembled at the
responsibility that in your possession an
immortal treasure was placed. You
prayed and rejoiced, and wept and Won
dered. and prayed and rejoiced, and
wept and wondered. You were earnest
in duplication that you might lead it
through life into the kingdom of God
There was tremor in your earnestne;
There was double interest about that
home. There was an additional interest
why you should stay there and be faith
! full, and when in few months your
house was filed with the music of the
childs laughter you were struck
through with the fact that you had a
stupendous mission.
Have you kept that vow? Have you
neglected any Of these duties? Is your
home as much to you as it used to be?
Have those anticipations been gratified?
God help you today in your solemn rem
iniscence and let his mercy fall upon
your soul if your kindness has been i'll
requited! God have mercy on the par
ent on the wrinkles of whose face is writ
ten the story of a child's sin! God have
mercy on the mother who in addition to
her other pargs has the pang of child's
iniquity! Oh, there are many, many sad
sounds in this sad world, but the saddest
sound that is ever heard is the breaking
of mothers hearth Are there any here
who remember that in that home they
were unfaithful? Are there those who
wandered off from that early home and
left the mother to die with broken
heart? Oh, stir that Renaissance to-
| day!
l find another point in your life his
tory. You found one day you were in
the wrong road; you could not sleep 1T
night. There was just one word that
seemed to sob through your banking
house, or through your Office, or your
shop, or Your bedroom, and that word
was eternity" You said: 81 am not
ready for it. 0 God, have mercy" The
Lord heard. Peace came to your heart
You remember how your hand trembled
as you took the cup of the holy COM
munion. You remember the old minis
ter who consecrated it, and you remem-
Der the church officials who carried it
through the aisle. You remember the
old people who at the close of the service
took your hand in theirs in congratulate
ing sympathy, as much as to say, "Wel-
come home, you lost prodigal," and
though those hands have all withered
away that communion Sabbath is resur-
rected today. 1t is resurrected with all
its prayers and songs and tears and ser
mons and TRANSPORTATION. Have you
kept those VOWS? Have you been back
slider? God help you! This day kneel
at the foot of mercy and start again for
heaven. Start today as you started then
rouse your soul by that "Reminiscences.
| But must not spend any more of my
time in going over the advantages of
your life. just put them all in one
great sheaf, and bind them up in your
memory with one loud harvest song,
such as reapers sing. Praise the Lord,
| We blood bought mortals on earth Praise
the Lord, we crowned spirits of heaven!
TRIBULATIoNS.
But some of you have not always had
a smooth life. Some Of you are now in
the shadow. Others had their troubles
years ago; " are mere wreck of WI It
you once were. l must gather up the
sorrows of your past.life, but how shall
do itp You say that is impossible, 3
you have had SO many troubles and :
versities. Then will just take two, tao
first trouble and the last trouble.
AS when you are walking along the
street and there has been music in the
distance you unconsciously find your
selves keeping step to the music, so when
you started life your very life was mu-
steal timebeat. The air was full of Joy
and hilarity. With the bright, clear oar,
you made tn boat skip. You went on,
and life grew brighter, until after
swhile suddenly a voice from heaven
said, Halt" And you halted. You
grew pale. You confronted your first sor-
row. You had no idea that the flush OH
your childs cheek was an unhealthy
flush. You said it cannot be anything
serious. Death in slippered feet walked
round about the cradle You did not
hear the tread, but after awhile the truth
flashed on you. You walked the floor
Oh, if you c. uld, with your strong. stout
nsnd, have wrenched the child from til,
destroyer!
You went to your room, and you said
"God, save my child! God, save my
child" The world seemed going out in
darkness. You said, 81 cannot bear it.
cannot bear itr You felt as if you
could not put the lashes over the bright
eyes never to see them again sparkle.
Oh, if you could have taken that LITTLE
one in your arms and with it leaped into
the grave, how gladly you would have
done it! Oh, if you could let your prop.
erty go, your houses, your land and your
storehouse go, how gladly you would
have allowed them to depart if you
could only have kept that one treasure!
But one day there arose from the
heavens chill blast that swept over the
bedroom, and instantly all the light
went out, and there was darkness
thick, murky, impenetrable, shuddering
darkness. But God did not leave you
there. Mercy spoke. AS you were about
to put thatscup to your lips God said,
Let it pass and forthwith, as by tic
hand of angeis, another cup was put
your hands. 1t was the cup of Coils
consolation. And as you have some.
times lifted the head of wounded sol
dier and poured wine into his lips, SC
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