Connecticut western news., 1893-08-10

IuCure. lne nlOSb lnSlgn1ncanG alIdlr III your fife became the subject of mutual consultation and advisement. 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 out 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 supplication that you might lead it through life into the kingdom of God. There was tremor in your earnestness. There was double interest about that home. There was an additional interest why you should stay there and be faith ful, and when in few months your house was filled with the music of the childs laughter you were struck through with the fact that you had q 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 gratifed? 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 sinl God have mercy on the mother who in addition to her other bangs has the pang of child's iniquityl Oh, there are many, many sad sounds in this sad world, but the saddest sound that is ever heard is the breaking of mothers heart! Are there any here were unfaithful? Are there those who wandered off from that early home and left the mother to die with broken heart? Oh. I stir that reminiscence to- dayl
 find another point in your life his tory. You found one day you were in the wrong road; you could not sleep at 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: '1 am not ready for it. O God, have mercyp 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 congratulat- 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. It is resurrected with all it's prayers and songs and tears and ser mons and transfguration. Have you kept those vowsp Have you been back slider2 God help youl This day kneel at the foot of mercy and start again for heaven. Start today as you started then. rouse your soul by that reminiscence
 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, ye bloodlbought mortals on earth! Praise the Lord. ye crowned spirits of heavenl
 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; you are mere wreck of what you once were. I must gather up the sorrows of your past life, but how shall do it? You say that is impossible, as you have had so many troubles and ad- versailles. Then I will just take two. the 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- sical timebeat. The air was full of joy and hilarity. With the bright, clear oar, you made the boat skip. You went on, and life grew brighter, until after awhile suddenly voice from heaven said, Halt" And you halted. You rev pale. You confronted your first sor- row. You had no idea that the flush on your child's 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 could. with your strong, stout hand, have wrenched the child from the destroyerl
 You went to your room, and you said: God, save my child! God, save my childp' The world seemed going out in darkness. You said, II cannot bear it, I cannot bear itp' 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 treasurel
 But one day there arose from the heavens chin 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 that cup to your lips God said, "Let it pass,' and forthwith, as by the hand of angels, another cup was put into your hands. It was the cup of Gods consolation. And as you have some. times lifted the head of a wounded sol dier and poured wine into his lips, so God puts his left arm under your head, and with his right hand he pours into your lips the wine of his comfort and his consolation, and you looked at the empty cradle and looked at your broken heart, and you looked at the Lords chas- tisement, and you said, Even so, Fa-