Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-22


of an entertainment given in kings
court, and there were musicians there,
with elaborate pieces of music. After
awhile Mozart came and began 10 play,
and he had blank piece Of paper before
him, and the king familiarly looked
over his shoulder and said: What are
you playing? l see no music before
you" And Mozart put his hand on his
brow, as much as to say, II am impro-
vising." 1t was very we'll for him; but,
oh, my friends, we cannot extemporize
heaven. If we do not get prepared in
this world we will never take part in
the orchestral harmonies of the saved.
Oh, that we were as wise as the crane
and the stork. flying away, flying away
from the tempestl
The Frost of Sin.
Some of you have felt the pinohing
frost of sin. You feel it today. You are
not happy. l 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 sin
ners, and that without the pardon of
God you are undone forever What are
you going to do, my friends, with the
accumulated transgressions Of this life
time? Will you stand still and let the
avalanche tumble over you? Oh, that
you would 90 away into the warm heart
of Gods mercy! The southern grove,
redolent with magnolia and cactus.
never waited for northern flocks as God
has waited for you, saying: 81 have
loved thee with an everlasting love.
Come unto me, all ye who are weary
and heavy laden, and will give you
rest. "
Another frost is bidding you away
1t is tho frost of sorrow. Where do you
live now? "Oh, " you say, II have
moved" Why did you move? You say,
81 don't want as large house now as
formerly" Why do you not want as
large G house? You say, my family is
not so large" Where have they gone to?
Eternity Your mind goes back through
that last sickness, and through the al
most supernatural effort to keep life,
and through those prayers that seemed
unavailing, and through that kiss which
received no response because the lips
were lifeless, and hear the bells toll
ing, and ! hear the hearts breaking.
While sp9ak hear them break. A
,heartl Another heartl Alone, alone,
alone! This world, which in your girl
hood and boyhood was sunshine, is cold
now, and, OIL weary dove, you fly
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
comforting God.
No Comfort In WOrldliness.
Oh, have noticed again and again
what a botch this world makes of 1t
when it tries to comfort soul in trou-
blel 1t says Don't cryl' How can we
help crying when the hearts treasures
are scattered, and father is gone, and
mother is gone, and companions are
gone, and the child is gone, and every
thing seems gone? 1t is no comfort to
tell man not to cry. The world comes
up and says, "Oh, it is only the body
of your loved one that you have put in
the groundp But there is no comfort
in that That body is precious. Shall
we never put our hand in that hand
again, and shall we never see that sweet
face again? Away with your heartless-
ness, o worldl But come, Jesus, and
tell us that when the tears fall they fall
| into Gods bottle; that the dear bodies
of our loved ones shall rise radiant in
the resurrection, and all the breakings
down here shall be fittings up there,
! aud gG&baxy ho1 hmm N ~ M Oya nathan
thirst any more, neither shall the sun
light ON them nor any heat, for the
Lamb which is in the midst of the
throne shall lead them to living foun-
tains of water, and God shall wipe all
tears from their eyes.
Take All Your Family.
You may have noticed that when the
chafIinch. or the stork, or the crane
starts on its migration IL calls all those
of it's kind TO come too. The tree tops are
full of chirp and whistle and carol, and
the long rdl call The bird does not
start of 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'll would that Hannah
might take Samuel by the hand, and
Abraham might take Isaac, and Hagar
might take Ishmael ask you II those
who sat at your breakfast table this
morning will sit with yon In heaven. !
ask you what influences you are trying
20 bring upon them, what example you
arc setting them. Arc you calling them
10 20 with your Aye, aye, have yon
started yOusselff
stort for heaven aud take your chill
dren with yOu. Come, thou and all thy
house, into the ark Toll your little ones
that there are realms of balm aDd sweet
ness for all those who fy Ia the right
direotion swifteT than eagles stroke
put oul tor heaven. Like the crane, ~
ihe st0lk, stop not night noT day nplll
you Gnd tho right place for stopping
ssaied today IN Christian service, viii
you he seated in the same glorious seFY'
loe when the heavens have passed away
giih . great noiae, and the elements
have molied with feTyenl beat eld ihe
redeemed are gathered around tbs
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