The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-15


Ohio, and there would be nod many
days. and perhaps many week. before the
sediment would dry up, and " I here. in an
instant, Immediately, God p Divides n path
through the depths of Jor9< an. q "a so dry
the passengers do not eV en- get their feet
damp. Oh, the complete less of everything
that God doesI Does b make a upiversei
1t Is perfect CLOCK unning ever since it
was wound ND, the xed stars the pivots.
the consultations = ae Intervening wheels,
and ponderbus 4skvs the weights and
mighty swlhglnH pendulum, the stars in
the great dome 81. night striking the mid
night, ana the Gun, with brazen tongue,
tolling the hohU of noon.
The widest comet has a chain OF law
that II cann' 4 break. The thistle down
nyinS oeiore ehe schoOlboy's breath Is con
trolled by Ie same law that controls the
sun ana un planets. The rosebush in your
window q governed by the same principle
that go' srns the tree OF the universe on
which y be stars are ripening fruits and on
winch God will one day put his hand and
snake down the fruit-a perfect universe.
NoS stronomy has ever proposed an amend
men
~ God makes Bible, It Is a complete
81 ore. Standing amid the dreadful and
az Iightful truths, you seem to be In the
T Aidst of an orchestra where the wailings
over sins, and the rejoicings over pardon,
and the martial strains of victory make the
chorus like an anthem OF eternity. This
book seems 10 you the ocean of truth. on
every wave OF which Christ walks-some-
times in the darkness Of prophecy, again In
the splendors with which he walks on Gal
lice. In this book apostle answers 70 proph-
ct, Paul TO Isaiah, Revelation TO Genesis
glorious light, turning midnight sorrow
into the midnoon JOY. dispensing every fog,
hushing every tempest. Take this book;
it IL the kiss OF God on the soul of lost
man. Perfect Bible, complete Biblel No
man has ever proposed any improvement.
GOD Pl.JvIDED SAVIOUR
God provided Saviour. He Is com
plete r-God-man-divinity and hu
manity united in the same person. He set
up the starry pillars of the universe aud the
towers OF light. lie planted the cedars and
the heavenly Lebanon He struck out OF
the rock the rivers of life, singing under the
trees, singing under the thrones. He quar-
ried the sardonyx and crystal, and the topaz
of the heavenly wall. He put down the
jasper for the foundation and heaped mp
the amethyst for the capital and swung the
II gates, which are ~ pearls In one instant
he thought out universe, and yet he be
came child, crying for bis mother, feeling
along the sides of the manger, learning TO
walk.
Omnipotence sheathed in the muscle and
flesh of a child's arm, omniscience strung
in the optic nerve Of a child's eye, infinite
love beating in the child's heart, a great
God appearing In the form of a child l
year old, years old, 10 years old. While
al the heavens were ascrlbing TO him glory
and honor and power on earth men said,
Who is this tellow2" While all the heav-
emily hosts, with folded wing about their
faces, bowed down before him crying, "Ho-
lyi HolyP' on earth they denounced him rs
blasphemer and a sot. Rocked In boat
on Gephesaret. and yet be it is that un-
dirked the lightning from the stormcloud
and C1smasted Lebanon Of its forests and
holes the five oceans on the tip of his fin
geIf ~ a leaf holds the raindrop.
Oh, the complete Saviour. rubbing his
hand over the place where we have the
pain, yet the stars Of heaven the adjoining
gems of his right hand. Holding us In his
arms when we take our last view Of our
dead. Sitting down with us on the tomb
stone, and while we plant roses there he
planting consolation In our heart. every
chapter stalk, every verse a stem, every
word rose. A complete Saviour, n COM
kf@NNN
Jordanic passage. Everything that God
does IA complete.
Again, learn from this JorSianic passage
that between us and every Canaan OF success
and prosperity there is n river that must be
passed. "Oh, how / would like some OF
those grapes on the other side" said one of
the lsraelites TO Joshua "Well.n SAYS
Joshua, IF you want the grapes, why don't
you cross over and get themf" There is
river of difficulty between Va and every
thing that is worth having-that which
costs nothing Is worth nothing
God didn't intend this world for an easy
parlor, through which we are To be drawn
In a rocking chair, but we are TO work our
passage, climb masts, fight battles, scale
mountains and ford rivers God makes ev-
erything valuable difficult TO get at, for the
same reason that he put the gold down In
the mine and the pearl clear down In the
sea-to make MS dig and dive for them.
We acknowledge this principle in worldly
things; oh. that we were only wise enough
20 acknowledge IL in religious thingsi
You have scores of illustrations under
your own observation where men have had
the hardest lot aud been trodden under
foot, and yet after awhile had it easy. Now
their homes blossom and bloom with pic
lures, and carpets that made foreign looms
laugh now embrace their feet The sum
mer winds lift the tapestry about the win.
dow gorgeous enough for "A Turkish sultan
Impatient steeds paw aud neigh at the
door, their carriages moving through the
sea of New York life very wave Of splen
dor.
Who il it' Why. II is boy that came to
New York with dollar In his pocket and all
his estate slung over his shoulder in "A cotton
handkerchief. All that silver on the dane.
ing span is petrihed sweat drops. That
beautiful DIR - is the faded calico over
which God put his hand OF perfection, turn
ing it To Turkish satin or Italian silk. Those
diamonds are the tears which suffering froze
as they fell. Oh, there is river Of difficulty
between us and every earthly achievement
You know that You admit that.
RIVERS or DIFFICULTY.
You know this is so with regard 70 the
acquisition OF knowledge. The ancients
used to say that Vulcan struck Jupiter
on the head aud the goddess of wisdom
jumped out, illustrating the truth that
wisdom comes BY hard knocks. There was
river OF difficulty between Shakespeare,
the boy, holding the horses at the door of
the London theater. and that Shakespeare,
the great dranAtist. winning the applause Of
ali audiences by his tragedies There was q
river between Benjamin Franklin, with a
loaf Of bread undot bis arm walking the
streets Of philadelphia. and that same Ben
Jamin Franklin, ghe philosopher, just out
side of Boston flying kite in the thunder
storm.
An idler was cured Of his bad habit by
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