Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

M No Terrors For the Christian
BROOKLYN, July o.--Rev. DR.. Taimage
has chosen as his subject for today the text,
AT evening time it shall be light" Czech
srah xiv ~
While might" in all languages is the
symbol for gloom and suffering, it is often
eeally cheerful, bright and impressive.
sneak not of such nights as come down
Attn no star pouring light from above or
silvered wave tossing up light from be
keath-murlly, hurtlng, portentous-but
ouch as you often see when the pomp and
hagnifcence of heaven turn out on night
parade. and it seems as though the song
which the morning stars began so long ago
were Ginning vet among the consultations
md the sons of God were shouting for ioy.
Such nights the sailor blesses from the
forecastle. and the trapper ON the vast
prairie. and the bclated traveller by the
roadside. and the soldier from the tent
Earthly hosts gazing upon heavenly, and
thppberds Guarding their nocks a0eld,
while angel hands above them set the silver
bells a-rinQing, GLORY to God in the high
pst md on earth peace; good will toward
men"
What a solemn and glorious thing is
NIGHT in the wildernessl Might among the
morntaipsr NIGHT on the ocean, Fragrant
nrnnnE trDDlCAl ErONpSl
ni,,bt amid arctic severiticsl Calm night
nm Roman canpagnal Awful night
lmong tbe cnrdilerasl Glorious night
;mid sea after n tempcstl Thank God for
1heniuhtl The moon and the stars which
rulp IT, are lighthouses ON the coast toward
which hone. we are all sailing. and blind
mariners are we if. with so many beam
inc burning flaming plories to guide MS
we cannot find our way into the harbor
Nv text NAV well suggest that as the nat
ural evening is often luminous, so it shall
he li1bt in the evening of our sorrows-of
ola ooo-of the worlds historv-of the
christian life. AT eventine it shall be
Gobtu
FU1Ff11MENT OF THE PROPHECY.
The proDhecv will be fulfilled in the even
ing of Christian sorrow. For n long time
IT. is broad davlirht. The sun rides lirh.
Innumerable activities 90 ahead with n
Thousand feet and work with n thousand
prns and the pickax struck n mine. and
tho battery made a discovery. and the in
yestment Yielded it's 20 per cent. and the
hook cone tn its tyventi.th edition. and tbe
farm oundrupIad in value and sndden for
time hoisted to Ligh nosition and children
wore nraised and friends without number
t,ynrrned into the family hive and nrosncc-
inv sane in the ,n,,sic and stcnned in tbe
lance and o,lo,yed in the vine and ate at
the banouet and oil tbe gods of music ond
ease and qualification gathered around this
jupiter holding in his hands so many thun-
derbolts of mower
Bnt every sun must set. and the brighte
,lav must have its twilight. Suddenly +
sl,v was overcast. The fountain dried ,
The song hushed. The wolf broke into the
family fold and carried OFF the best lamb.
A deep howl of woe came crashing down
through the JOYOUS symphonies. At one
rouQh tvanp of the hand of disaster the
harp strings all broke. Down went the
strong business firml Away went long es-
tablished credit Up flew a flock of calum-
MES! The new book would not sell. A
uatent could not be secured for the inven-
ton. Stocks sank like lead. The insur-
ance company exploded How much ;,
saws the sheriff. will YOU bid for this
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