Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-08

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but haAx his sound ~ the garden gHas.
heas the lifting of tho latch Of tho wsts.
Who comes therrs u IL the Gxrdsuer.
Who paAsss in through the garden gate.
He comes through this path u thu gar
dsu. and he COMES Ia the Aged man. and
he sAys: ''OsA IMAM. coms ~ hslp shee;
] come 10 strcngthsn thcc. Down 10
hoAsy haiss viii shelteg thes: I will
give thss strength as tho TINA VI old Ego.
viii not lsave; l will never forsAks
thee. Peace. broken hearted old u.an: ]
viii be thy consolation forever"
the DIVINE 0ARDESER
And then Christ. the Gardener. comes
mp another path Of the garden. and he
sres soul in great trouble. and be says.
Hush. troubled spirit; the sun shall not
smite thce by day. nor the moon by
night: the Lord shall preserve thee from
all evil; tho Lord shall preserve thy
soul" And then the Gardener comes up
another path of the garden. and he comes
where there are some b-sntiful buds.
aud l say. stop. o Gardener; do not
break them or" But he breaks them
of. the beautiful buds. and sec . greAt
nutter among the leaves. and wonder
what he Is doing. and he says: II do not
como TO destroy thcse flowers. I am
only going to plant them in higher ter
race and in the garden around my PAL
ace. I have come into my garden to
gather lilies. must take back whole
cluster Of rosebuds. Peace, troubled
soul; all shall be well. Suffer the little
children TO come unto mo and forbid
them not. for Of such il the kingdom Of
heaven" Oh. glorious Gardener Of the
church! Christ comes to it now. and he
has right to come. We look into the
face of the Gardener as he breaks OF the
bud. and We say: "Thou art worthy to
have them. Thy will be done" The
hardest prayer = bereaved father or
mother ever uttered-"Thy will be done.
The WALL OF DEFENSE.
But you have noticed that around ev.
cry kings garden there il high wall.
You may have stood At the wall Vt .
kings court and thought. How would
hike to see that garden!" and while you
were watching tho gardener opened the
gate. and tho royal eQuipage swept
through il. and you caught q glimpse Of
the garden. but only . glimpse. for then
the gates closed.
bless God that this garden Of Christ
has gates on all sides; that they are
opened by day. opened by night. and
whosoever will may come in. Oh, how
many there arc who die in the desert
when they might revel in the gardenl
How many there are who are seeking In
the garden Of this world that satissa faction
which they can never find!
Il was 10 with Theodore Hook. who
made all nations laugh while he was liv-
ing. And yet Theodore Hook ON cer.
tain day. when in the midst Of his rev.
elry he caught glimpse Of his own face
and his own apparel IN the mirror. said:
THAT il true. look just a. AMIDST,
body. mind. soul and estate. LOST" And
% it was with Shenstone about his gar
den. Of which spoke in the beginning
Of my sermon. He sat down amid all ITS
beauty and wrung his hands and said,
Il have lost my way To happiness: am
frantic. hate everything; / hate myself
IA = mad man onght to-" Alas. SO many
in the gardens Of this world are looking
for that flower they never can find ex-
cept in tine garden of Christi
Substantial comfort will not grow
Ia natures barren soil
All We can boast tall Christ We know
Il vanity ard toll
CSSATIsFYING PLEASCRYS.
How many have tried all the fountains
Of this worlds pleasure. In, never tasted
Of the stream from Lebanon. How
many have reveled in other gardens to
their souls ruin. but never plucked one
flower from the garden Of our God. I
swing open all the gates Of the garden
and invite you in. whatever your history,
whatever your sins. whatever your temp
ta,ions. whatever your trouble Tbs
invitation comes no more TO one than 20
all. wv hosoever will. let HIM come"
The flowers Of earthly gardens soon
fade. bat. blessed he 6od. there are gar.
lands that never withcr. and through
fhe grace - Christ Jesus we may enter
into the joys which are provided for rs
At Gods night hand. Oh. come into the
garden And remember. as the closing
thought. that God not only brings o.
into u garden here. but II ~ garden all
tho way with those who trust and love
and srrve him. garden all through the
struggles ~ this life. garden all up tine
sloJ-s II heaven.
There e~eriA-'ing -r-ing nhid~s
And never vtsh~r.1s eovers
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Tssi heav-uiY land from osra
Eo'n-fs ard Daa.n.-,a
over twelve years was afflicted with
very serious female difficulty AMI Tor