The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

like collection of carcasses than
of men. / wish l had never been
born" Hume declared; II am like a
man who has run on rocks and quick
sands, and yet I contemplate putting
out on the sea in the same leaky and
weather-beaten craft" Chesterfield
declared: II have been behind the
scenes, and have noticed the clumsy
pulleys and the dirty ropes by which
all the scene is managed, and I have
seen and smelt the tallow candles
which throw the illumination on
the stage, and I am tired and sick"
No honey Of that kind for nay soul.
Excessive wealth is trebizond honey.
The Bitle.-says not one word against
honey, nor the appetite for it. 1t
does caution us against eating too
much Of it. "Hast thou found honey?
Eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
lest thou be filled Herewith, and
vomit it," The Bible says naught
against gold, for it is the gift of God
to men. Nor yet a word against it's
use; but against the abuse of it, it
fairly thunders.
David Garrick was showing off his
splendid house and grounds to Dr.
johnson, who remarked, "Ah!
David! these are the things that
make death terrible" To much
wealth sickens a healthy soul, even
as the Honey of Trebizond sickens
the body.
THE HONEY OF JONATHAN,
son of King Soul, enlightens the eyes.
The Bible is as the honey of Jona-
than for King David says of it: "The
entrance of thy words giveth light"
And again, 81 understand more than
the ancients, because I have kept
thy precepts." The Bible bids US
taste and see that the Lord is good.
Faith is the taste of the soul. BY
taking God at his word, we taste of
him. The man who only hears of
the taste of honey, knows in his
imagination what it is. The man
who tastes it, knows by experience
what it is. The superiority of
experience to imagination is
unquestiOned, therefore we ought to
know for ourselves the goodness of
God.
The bee gathers the best honey
from the bitterest herbs. Is not
this fact side-light which reveals
to US why we have sore temptations,
dire disappeintments, and heavy
bereavements in his life? Many a
man has found the best blessings of
his soul gathered from his bitterest
experiences.
THE HONEY OF CORSICA
was said to give long life to those
who ate abundantly Of it. Again
the Bible is like unto his honey, for
time and time again itpromises long
life to thosea..Who do faithfully it's
bidding. "My son, forget not my
| law; but let thine heart keep my
commandments: for length of days,
and years of life, shall they add to
thee. 1t is not the bees touching
upon the flowers that gathers honey,
but her abiding for a time upon
them, and thus drawing out the
sweet. 1t is not he that reads most,
but he that meditates most on divine
truth will prove the choicest, wisest,
strongest Christian" says good
Bishop Hall. For this reason Paul
bids us think" and think repeat
edly, on whatsoever things are true,
honorable, just, pure, lovely and OF
good report. TO David the Script,
ures were sweeter than honey,
because they were his meditations
all the day. He dwelt upon Gods
promises, as the bee upon the clover
head. We only touch, in our lives,
Gods Word, hence we get no sweet.
ness from it. Let us dwell upon il
and extract it's sweet treasures.
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