The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-10

0nticipations been gratifed? God help you
fo-day In your solemn reminiscence and let
His mercy fall upon your soul n your kind
ness has been III requited God have mercy
on the parent on the wrinkles of whose face
is written the story OF chiId's ain God
have mercy on the mother who In addition 10
her own pangs has the pang OF a child's In
iquity OBJ, there are many, many sad
sounds In this sad world, but tho saidest
sound that Is over heard Is the breaking OF
mothers heart Are there any here who re-
member that In that home they were unfaith-
ful1 Are there those who wandered OF from
that early home and left tho mother to die
with broken hearth oh, I stir that rem
tntscence to-day
find another point in your lIfc history.
You found one day you were In the wrong
road you could not sleep Mt night. There
was just one word that seemed to sob through
your banking house. or through your offlcc,
or your shop, or your bedroom. and that
ready for II. o God. have mercyw The
Lord heard. Peace came to your heart. You
remember how your hand trembled as you
took the cup OF the holy communion. You
remember the old minister who consecrated
II, and you remember the church officials
who carried II through the aisle. You re-
member the old people who at the close OF
the service took your hand In theirs In con-
graduating sympathy, ns much rs to say,
"Welcome home, you lost prodigal, and
though those hands have all withsred away
that communion Sabbath II resurrected to-
day. II is resurrected with all its prayers
and SONGS and tears and sermons and trans
| ilSuration. Have you kept those vows2
| Have you been "a backslider2 God help you !
This day kneel at the foo. OF mercy and start
again for heaven. Start to-day ~ you
started then. | rouse your soul by that
| "Reminiscences.
| But must not spend any more Of my time
| In tyniny nvar tina advantu1-ea n ynur lifa. /
just put thom all in one great sheai, and
| bind them up In your memory with one loud
| harvest song, such as reapcrs sing. Praise
the Lord. ye blood bought mortals on earth J
Praise the Lord. ye crowned spirits OF hcay-
| EN-
| But some OF you have not always had n
smooth life Some OF you are now In the
shadow. Others had their troubles years ago
you are n more wreck OF what you once were.
| must gather up the sorrows OF your past
| life, but how shall I do ~ You say that is
impossible rs you have had 80 many troubles
and adversities. Then will just take two.
/ the first trouble and the last trouble.
And when you are walking along the street
and there has been music in the distance
you unconsciously find yourselves keeping
| step 10 the music, so when you started lilo
/ your very life was n musical timebeat. The
air was FULL OF Joy and hilarity. With the
| bright, clear oar. you made ths boat skip.
You went on. and life grow brighter. until
after awhile suddenly n voice from heaven
said. "Haltw And you halted. You grew
pale. You confronted your first sorrow.
You had no idea that the fnsh on your
| child's cheek was an unhealthy flush. You
said II cannot be anything serious. Death
in slipperoi feet walked round about the
cradle. You did not hear tho tread, but
after awhile tho truth flashed on you. You
walked the floor. oh, II you could, with
your strong, stout hand. have wrenGhcl the
child from the destroyer
You went 20 your room, aud you said .
"God, save my child God. save my child -
The world seemed going out ia darkness,
You said. II cannot bear It, cannot boar
Il You felt IA II you could not put the
lashes over the bright eyes never TO see them
\ again sparkle. oh. II you could have taken
that little one In your arms and with It
tleaped into the grave, how gladly you would
have done IL oh, II you coull Let your
property so, your houses, your land and
your storehouse go, how gladly you would
have allowed them 10 depart II you could
only have kept that one treasure
But one day there arose from the heavens
n chill blest< that swept over tho bedroom.
and Instantly all the light went out. and
there was daHkness--thick, murky, impene-
sEahle .-stgaa& &sses Dr. Skas5s- s-,y5ss ~: y
Z " IRE about to put that cup TO your =, ,,kd
u d. LET Il. pass" and forthwith as by the
lLxAd OF angels. Jcather cur, ,was-> put into
y$urhands. II wssysu5k cup Of Gods conso-
lation. And as you have sometimes lifted
| thle hend OF a wounded soldier and poured
w4ne into HIS lips, 80 God puts His left arm
ubder your hsad, and with His right hand
Hf pours into your lips he wine OF His COM
f3rt and His consolation and you looked at
| the empty cradle aud looked at your broken
heart, and you looked at the Lords chas-
| tusemant, and you said. Even so, Father.
i9r so Il seemeth good in Thy sight.
An, II is your first trouble. How did you
get over ~ God comiorted you. You have
been bettor man ever since. Yol have been
Il a better woman ever since. In the jar of the
n closing gate OF tho sepulcher you heard the
changing OF the opening gate OF heaven and
I you felt an irresistible drawing heavenward
| You have been purer and hoier OF heart over
since that night when tho little one for the
last time put Its arms around your neck and
said Good night, papa. Good night,
i mamma. Meet ine In heaven"
But | must come on down TO your later
sorrow. What was IL? Perhaps IL was sick.
ness. The child's tread on the stair or the
tlck ofthe watch on the stand disturDs you.
I Through the long, weary days you counted
the igures on the carpet or the flowers In
/ the wall paper. Oh, the WEAKNESS and eX-
/ haustion! Oh. the burning pangs Would
/ God * wers morning. would God Il were
night. were your frequent cry. But you are
/ letter perhaps even well. Have you than ked
. 'AbH 'h'th Ap-ihD ypu cOttlt out III tne irtsn
rir that you are In this place to hear Gods
name, ant TO sing Gods praise. and TO inn
. plQr' Gods help, and to ask Gods forgive
neia Bless the Lord who healeth all our
dis uses and redeemeth our lives from de-
/ stri'' tiOn
I rhaps your last sorrow was financial
en- Errassment. 1 congratulate some OF you
on our lucrative profession or occupation,
on lrnate apparel, on commodious resi-
deIRe-everything you put your hand to
seerts 10 turn TO gold. But there are Others
ofySu who are liket ship ON which Paul
sale, where two seas met, and you are
broksl by the violence of the waves. BY an
unadNsed Endorsement, or by "a conjunction
OF unforeseen events, or by fire or storm, or
senseI,s panic, you have been flung head
long. ADD where YOU once dispensed great
chariti@ now you have hard work to make
I the twopnds meet.
/. HnvoiOu forgotten TO thank God for your
VI iays otprosperlty, and that through your
-ials some OF you have made Investments
p IFhl'l vii continue after the last bank OF
a US worlahas exploded and the silver aud
4 GIL are n)lten In Ares OF burning world?
I Nv you amid all your losses and dlscour-