Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-04

a. ehe frost is mighty, the gospel Is
,nlgly. As the frost descends fron,
heaven, tho gospel doscends from heaven
ny The breath Of God frost Is given nv
.ne breath Of God the gospel is given. A,
the trost purihes, so the grace OF GOD
puriiios. As the frost bestars the carth a.
grace beiewels the soul. As the frost nre.
pares for food many things that othorwisa
would be inedible, so the frost OF trial
rlpens and prepares food for the soul In
the tight grip Of the frost the hard shelld
OF walnut and chestnut aud hickory omen.
ana the Injuries Of the woods come into
our laps or upon our tables; so the frost Of
trlal takes many a hard and priokiy shell
and brushes It until that which stt1np tbo
soul now feeds It,
PURIFIED BY SUFFERING.
Ihere arc passages Of Scripture that
once Were eniglnas, puzzles, riddles and
lnpossi bilities for you TO understand, but
the trosts OF trouble after awhile exposed
the iuli meaning to your soul. You said,
Il do not see why David keeps rolling over
IN his psalm the story OF how he was pur.
sued and prosecuted. p He describes him.
self as surrounded by bees He "Thcy
comprised me about like bees; yea, they
comprised me about like bses.m You think
what an exaggerating thing for him toes.
claim, "out Of the depths OF hell have
cried unto thee, I.ordm
And there is so much OF that style Of lam.
entation in his writings you think Ia
oVerdocs IL, but Nftcrawhilc the frost comes
upon you in the shape of persecution. and
you are stuck with this oensure, and stuck
with that defamation, and stuck with song
falseho0d, and lies In sw8rms arc buzziug,
bu1zing about your ears, and at last You
understand what David meant when ha
said, They comprised me about like bees;
yea, they eompassed inc about like bees,
and you so down under nervous prostra.
tion and feel that you are as far down az
David when he cried, Out OF the dopthsol
helll"
What opened all thosochapters that hith,
erto had no nppropriatonessY Frustsl Fot
n long while the Bible seemed lopsided and
adisproportonate amount OF Il given up 10
the consolatory. Why page after page and
chapter after chapter and book after book
in the Bible taken up with alleyiations,
with publications, with condolencesS The
book seems like an apotheoary store with
one-hali OF the shelves occupied with bal.
sans. Why such n supertuity OF balsamsi
But after awhile the mombranous Group
carries Oh your child, or your health glyes
way under the grip, or your properly ia
swept OF by bad investment or perhnpi
oil three troubles come at once-bankrupt.
oy, sickness and bereavement. Now thu
oonsolatory parts Of tho Bible do not seem
to be disproportionnte. You want some.
thing OF almost all the shelves Of that sa.
cred dispensary. What has uncovered and
exposed to you the usefulness OF so much
OF the Bible that was before hiddeui The
frosts have been fulfilling their mission.
Put down all the promises OF the Bible on
a table for study, and put on one side the
table a man who has never had any trouble,
OF very little Of 10, but pile upon the table
beside him all encyclopedias, and all die
tionaries, and all acknowledges, aud all com.
mentaries, and on the other side OF the "a.
bic put man who has had trial upon trial,
disaster upon disaster, aud let bIm begin
the study Of the promises without lexicon,
without commentary, without any book to
explain or help, and this latter man will un.
derstaud far more OF tho height and depth
and length and breadth Of those promises
than the learned eXegete opposite, almost
submerged In sacred literature. The one has
theadyantage over the other because he has
felt the mission Of the frosts. q take the
consolation Of this theme, ye to whom life
is struggle, and disappointment, and %
gauntlet, and a pang That Is a beautiful
proverb among the Hebrews which says,
"When the tale of bricks is doubled, then
Moses comes"
THE BLASTS or ADVERSELY.
Mild doses OF medicine will do for mild
sickness, but violent pains need strong
doses, and so ! stand over you and cOunb
out some drops that will alleviate your
worst troubles II you will only take the
medicine, and here It is' In the world yu
shall have tribulation, but be OF good cheer;
/ have overcome the world" weeping
may endure for a night, but Joy cometh Ia
the morning" Thank God for frostsl
What helped make Milton the greatest Of
poetsi The frost Of blindness. Whathelped
make Washington tbs greatest OF Renerals2
The frosts OF Valley Forge What made 10
appropriate for one passing John Bunyan's
grave to exclRim "Slcep on, thou prince Of
dreamersp The frosts OF Imprisonment.
Tho 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 preparativO
and educational. That is the grindston0
on which battle axes are sharpened. Ihavc
always noticcd IN my own case That when
the Lord had some special work for me to
do it was preceded by especial attack upon
me. This Is so proverhihl in my own house
that II for something say ordo get pour
ed upon me a yoiley Of censure and anhth.
emn, my wife always asks. u wonder
what new opportunity Of usefulness u
about to opsni Something good and grand
is surely comingW
What Is true IN my case Is true on o
larger or smaller SCALE Ia the history Of
every man and woman who wants to serve
the Lord. Without complaint take the
hard knocks You will sec after awhile,
thouah you may not appreciate IL now,
that by the breath Of good and loving
God frost is given, Let the corners Of your
mouth, 80 long dIkwp down incomplaiHt,
be drawn up in smiles Of content.
For many years poets and essayists have
celebrated the grace and sWiiiness Of tho
Arabian horses. The most wonderful ex.
hibition OF horsemanship that ever wit
messed was Just outside Of the city Of Jeru-
salsm-an Arabian steed mounted BY Hn
Arab. Do you know where these Arabian
horses got their heetness and poetry OF mo-
tionf Long centuries ago Mohammed,
with 10000 cavalry On the march, could hnd
for them not a drop Of water for three days.
Coming to the TOP u hill, a river was IA
Fgnt With wild dash hhe SD,VOJ horses
started for the stream, a minute after an
armed host was seen advancing, and at No
hamned's command 100 bugles blew for the
horses 70 fall 10 line. but all the 5000 con-