The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07

that you are AZ tar down as David when he
cried, "Out OF the depths Of hell r.
What opened all those chapters that
hitherto had no appropristensss3 Frosts
For long while the Bible seemed lopsided
and disproportionats amount OF Il given
up to the consolatory. Why page after page
and chapter after chapter and book after
book in the Bible taken up with allevia-
tions. with publications, with condolcnce2
The book seems like an apothecaty store
with one-halt OF the shelves occupied with
balsams. Why such a superauity OF ball
sams2 But after awhile the membraneous
Group carries OF your child, or your health
gives way under the grip, or your property
Is swept OF By n bad investment, or perhaps
all three troubles come at once--bank-
ruptcy. sickness and bereavement. Now
the consolatory parts OF the Bible do not
seem TO be disproportionatc. You want
something of almost all the shelves OF that
sacred dispensary. What has uncovered
and exposed to you the usefulness OF so
much ot the Bible that was before hidden2
The frosts have been fulfilling their mission.
Put down all the promises OF the Bible on
table for study and put on one side the
table n man who has never had any trouble,
or very little Of II. but pile upon the table
beside him all encyclopedias and all diction-
aries. and all archmologies and all COM
mentaries and on the other side OF the table
put u man who has had trial upon trial, dis
aster upon disaster, and lot him begin the
study ofthe promises without lexicon, with
out commentary. without any book to ex-
plain or help. and this latter man will UNDER
stand far more OF the height and depth. and
length and breadth OF those promises than
the learned eXeget opposite, almost sub
merged in sacred literature. The one has
the advantage over the other because he has
felt the mission Of the frosts oh, take the
consolation OF this theme. ye 90 whom life IL
struggle and disappointment. and
gantlet and pang. That Is beautiful
proycrb 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 40 | stand over you and count out some
drops that will alleviate your worst troubles
IL YOU will only take the medicine and here
II IL "In the world ye shall have tribula-
ton. but be- OF good cheer I have overcome
the world weeping may endure for
night. but Joy cometh in the morning."
Thank God for frosts Whnt helped make
Milton tho greatest OF poets? The frost OF
blindness What helped make Washington
the greatest OF generals? The frosts of VAL
ley Forge. What made It appropriate for one
passing John Bunyan's grave TO exclaim.
"Sloep on. thou prince Of dreamers?' The
frosts OF Imprisonment.
The greatest college from which we can
graduate is the college OF frosts. Especial
bEbt lllN lOt N4pNtlti WUFk. JUST now WNttn
and you will SOC that trouble IL preparative
and educational. That il the grindstone on
which battle axes are sharpened. | have
always noticed In my own case that when the
Lord had some pscial work for me to do Il
was preceded by especial attack upon me.
This IL 80 proyerbia. In NY own house that II
for something | say or do / get poured upon
me n volley OF censurc and nnathoma. my
wife always asks IL wonder what now op-
portunity OF usefulness IL abou. TO open2
Something good and grand il surely com.
ing"
What Is true In my case is true on n larger
or smaller scale In the history % 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 appreciate II now. that by the breath OF
a good and loving God frost IL given. Let
the corners Of your mouth. 80 long drawn
down in complaint, be drawn up In smiles OF
content.
For many years poets and saysts have
celebrated the grace and swIftness OF tho
Arabian horses. The most wonderful. exhi-
bition OF horsomanship that ever witnes1rsi
was Just outside the city OF Jerusalem1
Arabian steod mounted by un Arab. Do YOU
know where these Arabian horses got their
feetness and poetry OF notion Long cen
turtles ago Mohammed with 80. 900 cavalry
on the march, could find for them not drop
OF water for three days. Coming To the top
ota hill, "a river was in sight. With a wild
dash the 30. 900 horses started for the stream,
A minute after Gn armed host was seen nd.
vancing. and ut Mohammeds command 100
bugles blew for the horses 20 fall In line, but
all the 80 900 continued the wild gallop to
the river except five. and they. almost dead
with thirst wheeled into line Of battle.
Nothing in human bravery and self sacri-
flee excels that bravery and self sacrifice OF
those five Arabian war horses. Those five
a. l. a -. l.
use. and from those five came that race of
Arabian horses for ages tho glory Of tho
equestrian world. And let tho say that In
this great war Of truth against error. of holi.
ness against sin and heaven against hell. tho
best war horses are descended from those
vino, under pang and self denial and trouble,
answered the gospel trumpet and wheeled
into line. out Of great tribulation, out OF
great tlres, out OF great frosts, they cane.
Aud let me- say II will not take long for
God to make up 20 you In the next world for
all you have suffered in this. As you enter
heaven He may say, GIVE this man ono Of
those lowered and colonnaded palaces on
that ridge OF gold overlooking tho sea OF
glass. Give this woman home among
those amaranthine blooms and between those
fountains tossing in the everlasting sunlight.
Give her couch canopied with rsinbows to
pay her for all the fatigues OF wifehood and
motherhood and housekeeping from which
she had no rest for forty years.
"Cupbearers OF heaven, give these newly
arrived souls from earth tho costliest bever-
ages, and roll to their door tho grandest
chariots, and hang on their walls the sweet
est harps that ever thrummed to fingers
seraphic. Give to them rapture on rapture,
celebration on celebration. jubilee On jubi.
lee, heaven on heaven. They had a hard
time on earth earning livelihood, or nurs-
ing six children. or waiting on querulous
old age, or battling fnlsehoods that were told