Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-30

stranger stranger. we arc rough
aud rude people out here and We work
hari FOR living. We make our living
by hunting. and when we come ~ the
nightfali We are tired and we are apt
IN 80 10 bed early. and before retiring
We are always i'm tho habit OF reading n
chapter from the Word of God aud
making prayer; IL YOU don't like such
things II YOU will just step outside the
door until we get through I'll he great.
~ obliged 90 you" OF course the
stranger tarricd In the room. and ,h.
old hunter took hold OF the horns 81
tho altar and brought down the bless
ing Of God upon his household and
upon the stranger within their gates.
Rude, hut glorious Christian hospitality.
Again. this woman in my text wns
great in her kindness toward Gods
messenger. Elisha may have been a
stranger la that household. but. AZ she
found cut lac had come on divine mis-.
sion. hc was cordially welcomed. We
have a grcat many boolSs la our day
about the hardships 81 ministers aud
the trials OF Christian ministers I
wish somebody would write n book
about the Joys ~ the Christian minis
ter. about the sympathies an around
him, about tho kindnessi about the
genial considerations ~ him. Does sor-
row come 20 our home and n thcro "a
shadow on tho GRADER Ihcrc are hun
drcds Of hands TO help. and mnny who
weary not through the long night
watching. and hundreds Of prayers go-
ing MP that God would restore the aicls
II there n burning, trimming cup 81
calamity placed ON tho mnstcra tabio2
Aro There not many 10 help him drink
uf that cup and who will not be COM
forted because hc is stricitcn2
oh, for somebody 90 write n book
about the rewards Of tho Christian
ministry -about his surroundings OF
Christian sympathy
This woman Of the text was only a
type Of thousands 81 men aud women
who come down from the mansion and
from the cot 90 do kindness ~ the
Lords servants. suppose tho men 81
shuucm had to pay the bills, but IL was
the large hearted Christian sympathics
81 the women % Shunem that looked
after the Lords messenger
Again, this woman la the text was
great in her behavior under trouble
Her only son had died on her lap
very bright light went out Ina that
household. The sacred writer puts
IL very tcrscly whom he SAYS,
ole sat on her knees until noon, and
then he died" Yet the writer goes ON
10 say that sbs exclaimed 1T Ia
wclli' Great In prosperity, this WON
an was great In trouble
Where are tho feet that have not
been blistcrcd ON the hot sands Of vhla
great sahara Where are the shout
dcrH that have not been under the bur
den Of GRIEF Where 81 tho ship sailing
over CLASSY sea that has not after u
whilc been caught Ina cyclono7
Who're u the garden of earthly com
fort, but trouble hath hitchcd up rs
fiery and painting team aud gone
through IL with burning plowshnro on
disaster Under the pclting OF ages al
suffering tho great heart ~. the world
had burst with woe.
Navigator tell ua about the rivers.
and the Amazon and the Danube and
the Mississippi have been explored. but
who cnn tell thc depth of the great riv.
er 81 sorrow mndo up 81 tears and blood
running through all ages. bearing the
wreck OF families and 81 communities
and II emp'rcs foaming. writhiug.
boiling with The ng0nios Of 5000 years.
Ltna and COtopnxi und Eesuvius have
been described. but who has ever
slsetched the volcano Of suffering reich.
ing zap from its depth che lava and
scoria and pouring them down the sides
- wheiin the natiOns2 oh. n could
gather all the heartstrings. the broken
hcartstrinRs into harp / would play
ON ~ dirge such as was never sounded
Nythoiogists tell us Of Gorgun and
tentaur aud Titan. and gcologists tell
as ~ extinct species Of monsters. but
greater than GorRou or Mcgathcrcum.
and not belonging 80 the realm 81
n bile. and not 81 hn extinct species. II
a monster with iron jaw and iron ho0fs
walking across the nations and history
and poetry and sculpture ia their at
tempt 10 sketch IL aud describe n. have
seemed - sweat great drops 81 blood
Bat, thank God, there are those who
can conquer as this woman of the text
conquered. and suy
''lt 81 wcil' trough my property b.,
gone. though my children b. gone.
though my home b. broken up. though
my health be- sacrificed Il 81 well. Il Is
weii.r
There e. no storm on the scn. bat
Christ is ready 20 rise 10 She hinder
part ~ the shiu ami bush H.
There T. No darkness but the consteI-
lations Of Gods eternal love can IN.
iumine b. and. though the winter
comes out ~ the northern sky. you
have sometimes seen the northern sky
all ablaze with nuroras that secn ~
say: Come up This way. ny This way
are thrones n li2ht ord seas Of asp-
phire. aud the spicnd0r ~ an eterna.
heaven. Come up this way
heard an echo ~ my text iu q verg
dark hour when my father inv dying
and Che Old country minister said tc
him- "Mr Taimsgc. how DO you feel
noH as sou are ahout ~ pass tha
Jordan 1f denthY De replied and 4,
Fas the last thing boz ever said --..I Zee.
vol ] fell Vrry well. ali 81 weil"-Ift
inF Dts hand iu bened ictiou. ruaeri
less benedietion which : praT to God
nnsg go down through 900 the genera.
t.oue De- ua- ucH. OF course 10 wa.
well
There has been many mother ahr
bg ulafstiyable toil BIAS rearrI 81 large
family of children ruuippiuy fLrfa a..
the duties of Ifc wlfh ro.d manner.
ard large atrliIgence and Christian
principle starting them uut nn. ha.
dome more fW fHf world chan marn