Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-04

much of the Bible that was before hid.
den? 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 man who has never had any
trouble, or very little Of it, but pile upon
the table beside him all encyclopedias.
and all dictionaries, ,.and all archeologies.
and all commentaries, and on the other
side Of the table put man who has had
trial upon trial, disaster upon disaster,
sad him begin the study of the
Premises. without lexicon, without COM
mcntary, without any book to explain
~ help, and this latter man will under
stand far more of the height and depth
and length and breadth of those prom
ises than the learned exegete opposite,
almost submerged in sacred literature
The one has the advantage over the
other because he has felt the mission of
the frosts, o, take the consolation of
this theme, ye to whom life is q strug-
gle, and disappointment, and gantlet,
and pang. That is beautiful proverb
among the Hebrews which says, when
the tale of bricks is doubled, then Moses
comes"
Mild doses of medicine will do for
mild sickness, but violent pains need
strong doses, and so stand over you
and count out some drops that will allie
viate your worst troubles if you will
only take the medicine, and here it is:
"In the world We shall have tribulation,
but be of good cheer. have overcome
the world" Weeping may endure for
night, but joy cometh in the morn
ing" Thank God for frostsl What
helped make Milton the greatest of poetsi
The frost of blindness. What helped
make Washington the greatest of gen
erals? The frosts of Valley Forge. What
made it appropriate for one passing John
Bunyan's grave to exelaim. "Sleep on,
thou prince Of dreamers" The frosts of
imprisonment.
The greatest college from which we
can graduate is the college of frosts. Es-
pecial trial fits for especial work. Just
now watch, and you will see that trou-
BILE is preparative and educational. That
is the grindstone on which battle axes
are sharpened. | have always noticed
in my own case that when the Lord had
some especial work for me to do it was
preceded by especial attack upon me.
This is so proverbial in my own house
that if for something say or do ] get
poured upon me volley Of censure and
anathems, my wife always asks: II won
der what new opportunity Of usefulness
is about to open9 Something good and
grand is surely coming"
What is true In my case Is true on a
larger or smaller scale in the history Of
every man and woman who wants to
serve the Lord. Without complaint
take the hard knocks. You will see
after awhile, though you may not ap-
preciate it now, that by the breath OF
a good and loving God frost is given.
Let the corners Of your mouth, 80 long
drawn down in complaint, be drawn uI
in smiles of content.
For many years poets and essayists
have celebrated the grace and swiftaes'
of the Arabian horses. The most won
derful exhibition of horsemanship that
ever witnessed was justoutside Of the city
of Jerusalem-an Arabian steed mounted
by an Arab. Do you know where thes'
Arabian horses got their fleetness anC
poetry of motionI Long centuries ag'
Mohammed, with $4,000 cavalry on tn
march, could find for them not drop o
water for three days, Coming TO tn
top Of hill q river was in sight. Wit
wild dash the 10000 horses started TO
the stream. A minute after an arme'
host was seen advancing, and at Moham
med's command 100 bugles blew for tn
horses TO fall in line, but all the 30,0O
continued the wild gallop to the river
except five, and they, almost dead wit
thirst, wheeled into line of battle.
Nothing in human bravery and sci
sacrifice excels that bravery and self sac
rifce of those five Arabian warhorsei
Those five splendid steeds Mohamme
chose for his own use, and from thos
Ave came that race of Arabian horses &c
ages the glory of the equestrian work.
: And let me say that in this great war
truth against error, Of holiness againi
sin and heaven against hell. the BET
warhorees are descended from those VIII
under uang and self denial and troub
answered the gospel Trumpet and wheele
, into line. Out Of great tribulation, OF
: Of great fires, out Of great frosts, the
came.
: And let me say it will not take Ion
for God 10 make up to you in the mel
world for all you have suffered in thi
As YOU enter heaven he may say: "Gi'
: this man one Of those lowered and CO
I opnaded palaces on that ridge OF go
D overlooking the sea Of glass Give tn
woman home among those amarinthii
I blooms and between those fountain
: tossing In the everlasting sunlight. Gil
her a couch canopied with Tainbows
= nav her for all the tahgues OF wifeho'
= and motherhood and housekeeping. fro
!. which she had no rest for 40 years.
"CupbeaFers Of heaven, give these ne
: Iv arrived souls from earth the costhe
d beverages and roll 10 their door {
J, ,yandest chariots, and hang on th'
y walls the sweetest harps that ey
tbrumIned 20 fingers seraPhic. Give
= them rapture on rapture. celebration
n celebration. jubilee on jubilee, heav
% IN heaven. They had a hard time
Sarth earning a LIVELIHOOD or nursl
L S;ck cbildren, or waiting ON qnerulo
n old age, or battling faisehoods n