The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-25

for tree flying. We 90 out and we conquer
our temptations by the grace OF God and lie
down. On the morrow those temptations
rally themselves and attack u.s. aud by the
grace OF Col we defeat them again. but
staying all the time In the old encampment
we have the same old battles to fight over.
Why not whip out our temptations and
then forward march. making one raid
through the enemy's country. stopping not
until we break ranks after the last victory.
Do. my brethren, let us have some novelty
OF combat, at any rate, by changing. by going
on. by making advancement. Ntrading of
our stale prayers about sins we ought to
have quit long ago. going on toward higher
state OF Christian character. and routing out
sins that we have never thought OF yet.
The fact Is, II the church OF God, II we
MS individuals, made rapid advancement
in the Christian life these stereotyped pray
ers we have been making for ten or fifteen
years would bo as inappropriate to us as tho
shoes, and the hats, and the coats we wore
ten or fifteen years ago. oh, for higher
flight iu tie Christian life, the s.ork and tho
crane In their migration teaching US tho les
son
Dear Lord, and shall we ever 1.-Two
At this poor dying rate.
Our love so faint, so cold TO Thee,
And Thine to us so great2
Again, l remark that the birds OF the mir
nre wiser than we because they know when
TO start IL you should go out now and
shout stop, storks and cranes, don't be In
n hurry !" they would say; "No we cannot
stop. Last night we heard the roaring In
the woods bidding us away, and the shrlll
flute OF the north wind has sounded the re-
treat. We must 60" SO they gather them
selves into companies, and turning not aside
Tor storm, or mountain top, or shock
OF musketry over land and sea,
STRAIGHT n fhn a.t.
60. And II you come out this morning with
sack OF corn and throw II In the fields and
trySand get them to stop they are so far up
they would hardly see IL. They are on their
way south. You could not stop them. oh,
that ws were rs wise about the best time 10
start for God and heaven! We say: wait
until IL Ia little later in tho season OF
mercy. Wait until some o: these green
leaves OF hope are all drlet up and have
been scattered Wait until next year"
After awhile we start. and II Is too late.
and we perish In the way when Gods wrath
is kindled but a little. There are YOU know
exceptional cases, where birds have started
too late, and In the morning you have found
them dead on the snow. And there are
those who have perished half way between
the world and Christ. They waited until
the last sickness, when the mind was gone,
or they were on the express train going at
forty mites an hour, and they came to the
bridge, and tho "iraw was up,' and
they went down. How long to repent and
prayP Two seconds To do the work OF n
lifetime and to prepare for the vast eternity
in two seconds was reading OF an enter
tainment given In a kings court and there
were musicians there, with elaborate pieces
OF music. After awhile Mozart came and
began TO play, and he had blank piece OF
paper before him, aud tho king familiarly
looked over his shoulder and said "What
are you playing? / SEQ no music before
you" And Mozart put his hand on his brow.
as much ns TO say, 81 am improvising." Ii
was very well for him but, oh, my friends.
we cannot extemporlze heaven. II we do
not get prepared In this world, we will never
take mart IN the orchestral hp-moni-s ~ .h>
saved. Oh, that we were rs wiss as the crane
and the stork, flying away, flying away from
the tempest
Some OF you have felt tho pInching frost
OF sin. You feel II to-day. You are not
happy. look into your faces, and know
you are not happy. There are voices within
your soul that will not be silenced, telling
you that you are sinners, and that without
the pardon OF God you are undone forever
what are you going to do, my friends, with
tho accumulated trinsgressions of this
Lifetime? VIII YOU stand still and let tho
avalanche tumble over yVu2 oh, that
YOU would go away into the warm heart OF
Go Us mercy! The southern grove, red doent
with magnolia and cactus never waited for
northern iocks as God has waited tor you.
saying ~ have loved thee with an everlast-
ing love. Come unto Me, all ye who are
weary and heavy laden, and WILL give you
rest"
Another frost is bidding you away. II Is
the frost OF sorrow. Where do you live now?
ION, you say, II have moved" Why did
you umoveY' You say, Il don't want as large
house now as formerly" Why do you
NOT want larUa "a hnnaaD Van
family g not so large" Where have they
gone TO? Eternity! Your mind goes back
through that last sickness, and through the
almost supernatural effort TO keep life, and
through those prayers that seemed un.
awaiting, and through that kiss which
were lifeess, and l hear the bells tolling.
and l hear the hcarts breaking. While
speak l hear them break. A heart An.
other heart Alone, alone. alone This
world, which In your girlhood and boyhood
was sunshine, Is cold now, and. oh weary
dove, you NY around this world AS though
you would like to stay, when the wind, and
the frost, and the blackening clouds would
bid you away Into the heart OF an all COM
forting God
You may have noticed that when tho
chaninch, or tho stork, or the crane starts
on its migration II calls all those OF its kind
10 come too. Tho tree tops are full of chirp
W.
The bird does not stnrt OIL alone. IL gathers
all OF Its kind. oh, that you might be as
wise In this migration TO heaven, and that
you might gather all your families and your
friends with you! l would that Hannah
might take Samuel by the hand, aud Abra-
ham might take Isaac. and Hagar might
take lshmael. ASK you II those who SAT az
your breakfast table this morning will sit
with you In heaven. I ask you what in
nuences you are trying TO bring upon them,
what example you are setting them. Are
you calling them to go with you? Aye, aye,
have you started yourselfY
Start for heayen and take your children
with you. Come, thou and all thy house,
into the ark. Tell your little ones that ther,
are realms OF balm and sweetness for all
those who fly In the Right direction. Swifter
I han eagles stroke put out for heaven. Like
the crane, or the stork, stop not night or day
until you find the right place tor shopping.
Seated to-day In Christian service, will
you be seated In the same glorious serv.
Ice when the heavens have passed away
with great noise. and the alemanfa hay.,