Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-07
The Psainiss Recalls the Days cF
his Youth.
PREPARATION FOR HEREAFTER
DE-. Taiaaaze Pxeachss on the Bene-
Gts % SOLITARY Contemplation.
The Had OF Prosb1esoe-

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Hrs = David. tAs psalEaik. with tAs
f0rs1ngsr q hiz right hand against has
s<npie. fhs door shut aszi l<t The weird.
s.x>sod In sonnrnpisfsoa- And 70 would
b vel Cos rs 20 take tbs same posture
ofs-n. el0sins ths door against tbs world
wki,s 10 ST t9~n IN sweet solitude 70
cons>mpl4is.
Ia . small isiznf OF the coast I sncs
passed . sabbath Ia delightful solitade.
Cor I had resolved that would have one
day u sntirs qaiss before entered upon
sasaranAl work. tkoaghs to have spsnt
ths d4y IN laying oes plans for Christian
work. but nlstesd of hat it became .
day Il tender rszniutscsnce. reviswed
my EAssorats. / shook hands with m Old
departed friand. whom shan greet
again when ths curtains u life are lift
81. The days q ny boyhood eaEns back.
ard was 10 years u agc. and l Was :.
and Vas s. There Wa Int enc house.
Ga tks AlaEd. and yet from sabbath day
brs2k. wt.an tas bird chsnt woke me.
untL No evening melted into the BAY.
from shoro 70 shore there werv 1900
tnsIaoriss. and lie groves were a-hum
with voices that hai long ago ceased.
rQCTH AID ACC.
Youth Is az TO much - spend all It's
time IA ll.o<las forward. Old age Is apt
TO much 10 speud al its time ia looking
backward People In midlifs and on the
spex look both ways. IL would De vel
for -. shizk. however. 20 spend mere
time IA reminiscence by the constitu-
ZION q our nature We spend moet II the
tine lookiag forward And the vast
majority % people I've not so much in
ths present a. Ia the future. / find thai
yuu mean % nake q reputation You
rlsan 10 establish yourself, and the adj
vantas'es that you expect 20 achieve abb
sorb . great deal u your tirne- But
So no harm in this II II does not make
yoa dI>poussnted with tbs present. or
disqaAnfy you for existing duties
Il II useful thing sometimes 20 look
hack and 70 SO the dangers We have e.
eaped. and 10 $50 tho sorrows we have
suffered. aud the trials and wanderinzs
Of cur earthly psigriInage. and 20 sum
rp or enJoymsnts. l mean today. %
far ~ God may help me. 10 STIR up your
memory u tho past. 80 that IN tho 70.
view y0n nay b encouraged and hnrn.
hlsd And urged 70 pray.
Thsre = . chapel m FlOrence with q
frssco ~ Guido. IL was covered up
with two inches OF stucco until our
American and European artists went
there and after long toll removed the
covering and rstracod The fresco. And
am aware thai the memory Of the past.
with EAny q you. Is AL covered up with
1000 obllfcrztions. and l prOposs this
1norning. 50 far a. the Lord map help
me. % take away tho covering. that tie
ell picture mar shine out again
want 20 blnd Ia ono shsaf al your
ras. zdvanfsyes. AMI ] want % bini In
another shcaf al yoar past adVcrslties-
IL "a rrecious harvest. and 1 must X
caasous how l swiag tho scythe.
AmoE,y the greatest advantages a
yolar past he Wa az early home and Is
surroundings. The bad raen q the day.
for ths most part. dip their heated PAS
SONS ouf q TIA boiling spring u GA IN
hagpy home. We ara not SURPRISED tha;
Bvro1's he,,rt Wa = concentration "a
an ~hen wo boar THAI Eis mother VA
ai-lr.ionei ans that sho made sport a
- inarralty ana ofton called hiTn ''ths
iatEs orntr fIs VIM has vicious parsnts
hes - 1gtt every inch q bis way n be
porii maintain his Integrity and at last
rsls,h ne tome q TIE god N heaven-
frhtfs year early honss was tn the
ci,y &c nay have besn "a ths days
pbsu 14saal street. Nc~ York. Wa Far
up toxn. That eli hon>s In the city
nl.sy haxs besu dsEnolzted or changed
mo gtor-s. az.a Il ssonaed Ike sacrilegs
q you. f1r thars Wa more fnesniB< n
that plain hoass. IA that small hoasr.
thsn thers Is Ia a grsuite mansion cr
tafretei ca,hesirsL Lookiag hack this
narninx. Yoa 80 Il - tlangh it wers
yesterday -tss sitting roon. where ths
iofei tnes sat ~ The plain lampAxht.
ths natter at ths evening stani. tie
hreti.srs srd rsssr-. perhaps iong 49,
gathered iato tie skies thsn piotfing
fslach.ef % tn~ 1oor or uadcr the table.
yaur ssttsx ritb . firm Voice couimsni.
Id SILENCE. thss is.sia.l half Tanata.
harry cuIfzHnoD BATS
On. thoae wsrs x,>od days; II yua hal
yoslr f,ct hurt. yuur mother always had
= ~-sfhinx saive - heal r.. II yOu ~ers
wrnzed n ~ strect. yDur father va
always rea,iy - prus~ct y,n. The yssr
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