The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03

| ter ko@sini had rendered. william Tan
five hundredth time company OF NM.
came under his window I'm Parisand .o.D
ed him. They put upon his brow , y
crown " laurel leav-s. But amid :,
| applause aud enthusiasm Rossini tur,-i
friend and said. I would give llthish-n
| scene for n few days Of youth ana
| Contrast the melancholy feeling of d
| who had everythingthis world could yis',
to the joyful experience of Isaac Watt
mistostuncs were innumcr,ble. when ba
| The Hill oG Zion yields
thousand sacred sweet.
Before we reach the heavenly nat.
Or walk the golden streets
Then bet our songs ab1uni
| And every tear he drv
We are marching through I'm nanuaIs o..
| To fnircr worlds ON high
II Is prosperity that kills aud trouhi. !.
! saves. Whilethe Israelites were on thor,
| amid great privations and hardships ths,
haved we'll. After awhile they praved
meat. and the sky darkened with greps
OF quails. and these quails fell In larra !,
titudes all about them. and the Israelnes
aud ate and stuffed themselves until N
died. oh. my friends. II Is not hardshl,
| trial or starvation that Injuries the soul
abundant supply. II IL not the vultu-
| trouble that eats up tho Christians lie
the quails. IL Is the quails! You will yet =
| out that your midnight wrestle by the l-
Jabbok Is with the angel OF God. come A.,
| to bless and save.
Learn again that while wrestling withirrA
may bc triumphant we must expect ,hp
will leave its mark uponus Jacob pre- n,
but the angel touched him, and his NM,
bone sprang from its socket. and the n,
man went limping on his way. We n,l
carry through this world the mark Of theco,y
"A al bnir hne 4. :
| time for frost2 What silenced forever
much OF the hilarity OF your household 4
IL Is because the angel OF trouble hath tou.hI
ed you thnt you golimping on your way. Va
noed not he surprised that those who h.-
passed through the fire do not feel as gay J
they once did.
Do not be out Of patience with those WI
come not out of their despondency. Theyu.I
triumph over their loss. aud yet their yal
shall tell you that they have been trouNl
touched. Are we stoics that we can unmov|
ed. see our cradle rihed Of the bright eyes, AL
sweet lips! Can we stand unmoved and 4
our gardens Of earthly delight uprootAtl
Will Jesus, who wept Himself. be angry w,I
us II we pour our tears into the graves lha
open 70 swallow down what we love b.S,
Was Lazarus more dear 10 Him than our IA
loved dead TO us? No We have right /
weep. Our tears must come. You shall nd
drive them back to scald the heart. The
fall into Gods bottle. Afflicted ones hav
died because they could not weep. Than
God for the sweet. the mysterious relia
that comes TO us In tears Under IA!
gentle rain the flowers of corn put forth thei
bloom. God pity that dry, withered parch,
all consuming grief that wrings its hands an
grinds its teeth aud bites it, nails unto III
quickbut cannot wsep!We may have found Ii
comfort OF the cross. and yet ever after sho
that In the dark night and by the brook Jal
box we were trouble touched.
Again. we may take the idea OF the to-
aud announce the approach OF the day daw
No one was ever more glad TO see the NOR
ing than was Jacob after that night Of stru
gle. 1t is appropriate for phil ihropis
ana Christians 10 cryout with tim
the text: ''The day breaketh." The world
prospects are Frightening. The church
Christ is rising up In its strength TO go fort
fair as th? moon, clear rs the sun and terl
BILE as an army OF bnnnofs."
Clap your hands. all We people the ID
breaketh. The bigotries OF the earth a
perishing. The time was when we were tol
that II we wanted To 90 to heaven we mu
be immersed or spriuklcd. or we must belle,
in the perseverance, of the saints or In fal
ing away from grace, or liturgy or n
liturgy. or they must be Calyinists
Arminians in order 10 reach heaven. "
have all come tn confess now that these al
nonessen,ials In religion.
During my vacation one summer was
"A Presbyterian audience. and II was Sacr
mental day. and with grcatful heart recei
ed the Holy Communion. On the next Sal
bath | was In "A Methodist church and sat
love feast. On the following sabbath | wa
in IN Episcopal church and knelt at the alte
and received the consecrated bread. | 4
not know which services | enjoyed the mos
II believe in the communion OF saints and
the life everlasting" The DAY breaketh
A. look upon this audience | see man
who have passed through waves OF troub
that came up higher than their girdle.
God : name proclaim cessation of hostil
ties. You shall not go away saddened an
hearted. God will lift your burden, Go
will bring your dead tolifc. God will stanc
the hearts bleeding. know He will. Lik
n father pitics his children. so the Lor
pi.les you. Tho pains of earth will end. Th
tomb will burst The dead will rise. rli
morning star trembles on Frightening ak,
The gates OF the east begin to swing opei
The day brsakath.
Luther and Meanchthon were talking I,
gether gloomily about the prospects Of III
church. They could see no hope OF delive
ance. After awhile Luther got up aud sal
10 MelanchthOn; "Come. Phillip. let us sin
Ah' l'IAN -HlNAu lfNtllll bl lftNlI. 'fpl IN bN
refuge and strength u very pleasant help
trouble. Therefore will not we fear, thoug
the earth be removed and the mountains b
carried into the midst ofthe sea. though IN
waters thereof roar aud be troubled, thoug
the mountains shake with the swelling ther,
Of. Selah."
Death to many, nay 20 all, is struggle an
a wrestle, We have many friends that II wi
be hard 10 leave. | care not how bright Oh
future hope is. II Is bittar thing to loo
upon this fair world and know that we ana
never again SEQ it, blOssoming spring, its fal
ing fruits, it, sparkling springs. and to "a
farewell to those with whom we played /
childhood or counssled in manhood. ntha
night. like Jacob, we may have 10 wrcstli
but God will not leave us unblessed. II sha
not be told In heaven that dying soul erie
unto God for help, but was not delivered
The lattice may he turned to keep out tho suI
or a book set to dim the light of the midnigl
taper. or the room may be filled with the erie
of orphanage and widowhood. or the churc
Of Christ may mourn over our going, but
Jesus calls all Is we'll. The strong wrestliD
by the brook will cease: the hour OF death
night will pass along O'Clock ia tho morn
ing; 2 o'clock in the morning; o'clock i
the morning The day breaketh.
80 would have II when die. am in n
grudge against this world. The only fault
have to lind with the world IL that IL treat
me too well. but when the time comes 10 go
trust to he ready. my worldly affairs all set
tied, III have wronged others 1 want the