The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

hhb hh us EoOu ueeiS are deprecated.
with more virtue than some OF the honorei
and applaudcd, he runs only against raIllery
and sharp criticism. When a man begins TO
go down, ne has not only tho force OF natural
gravitation, but n hundred hands to help
MIN IN the precipitation. Men are perse
cuted Tor their virtues and their successes
Germahicus said he had lust ~ many bitter
antagonists as ho had ndornments. The
character sometimes is so lustrous that the
weak eyes OF envy and jealousy cannot bear
to look at it.
1t wa" "elr integrity that put Joseph In
the pit, h..l Daniel I'm the den and Shadrach
In the fire. and sent John the Evangelist TO
d"solhte Patmos, and Calvin to the castle Of
persecution, aud John Huss to the stake
and korah after Moses AMI Saul after Da-
vid, and HeroG after Christ. Bs sure, II YOU
nave anything TO do for church or state, and
you attempt |, with all your soul the light.
ming will strike you.
lhe world always has had a cross be-
tween two thieves for the one who comes to
save II. High and holy enterprise has al
ways been followed hy abus,. The most
sublime tragedy OF self-sacriflcs has come TO
burIcSque. Tho graceful gait OF virtue ia
always followed by scofT and grimace AMI
traVcsty. The sweetest strain OF poetry
ever written has como to ridiculous parody.
hhd as long rs there are virtue an riYntrons-
ness III tho world thrrn will hc sonnet hung
Tor iniquity TO grin at. All along the line
oi the ages an in all lands the cry has been
NOT this man, but Barabbas. Now Bar.
hbhaS was n robhpr,'
Ana what makes tho prosecutions OF life
worse IL that they come from people whom
you nave helped, from those TO whom YOU
loaned money or have started I'm busInoss or
whom you rescued in some great crisis 7
think IL has been the history OF all our lives
tho most acrimonious assault has come
from those whom we have benefited, whom
wa nave helped, and that makes II all the
hardpr To bear, A man IL I'm Ionvnr n h.-
coming cynical
A clergyman OF the Univcrsalist church
went into n neighborhood for the establish.
ment OF n u church OF his denomination AMI
ho was anxious to lini some one OF that de.
nomination, AMI he was pointed TO a cert ain
house and went there. lie said to the man
OF tho house 81 understand Won are n Uni-
versalist. want YOU to help me in the en-
terrrlse. "WCll. said the man, al am
rhiN'rSl,iSt, hut have u peculiar kind OF
univrrsaIism. "Whlt Is that?" asked the
minister. "Wcll,' replied the Other t'I
have been out in to world. and | have heen
cheated and slandprct AMI outraged AMI
abused until believe In universal dnmna-
tion ~
iho great danger is that men will become
cynical AMI given To believe. IA David was
tempted To say, that all men are liars. oh
my friends, do not lot that be thn .fT.ct
upon your souls n YOU cannot endure n
little persecution, how do YOU think our
fathers endured parsscution2 Motley in hts
"nutch Republic." tells us OF Eymont the
martyr, who. condemned to be beheaded
unfnstcncd his collar ON the way 10 the scat
fold, and when they asked him why he did
that hn said $50 they will not be detained
IN 'her work. ' want TO be ready" Oh,
how little We have To endure coupared with
those who have gone before us
Now, IL YOU have come across III treat
mont, let ma tell You YOU arc in excellent
company Christ and Luther aud GaliIel aud
Columbus and John jay and Josiah Quincy
and thousands OF mon and women the hasi
spirits OF earth AMI heaven.
Bulge not ono inch though all hell vr.,k
upon you tts vengeance, and YOU he made a
target for devils 10 shoot Ut Do YOU not
think Christ knew all about persecution?
Was He not hissed att Was He not struck
on the cheek Was He not y Irsusd all the
days OF His life? Did they not expectornte
upon Him Or, 10 put II in Bible
Language. They spit upon Him" AMI can
not He understand what persecution is?
Cast thy burden upon th9 Lord, and He
shall sustain thur.
Then there are others who carry great bur
dens Of physical ailments. When sudden
sickness has come, aud fierce choleras and
malignant fevers take tho castles OF life by
storm, we appaa! TO God, but in these hronic
ailments which wear out the strength day
after day, AMI week after week, ami year
after year, how little resortinS to Col for
solace Then people depend upon their
tonics, and their plastcrs. and their coriials
rather than upon heavenly stimulants.
ON. how few people there are completely
well! Some OF you, by dint OF perseverance,
and care have kept living to this time but
how you have had 10 war against physical
ailments Antediluvians, without medical
college and inhrmary ami apothecary shop
multiplied their years by hundreds but he
who has gone through the gauntlet OF disease
In our time and has come to seventy years OF
age Is hero worthy OF a palm
The world seems to he u great hospital
and you run against rheumatisms and con
sumptions aud scrofulas and neuralgias and
scores OF old diseases baptized by new no.
menclature. oh. how heavy burden sick.
ness Is IL takes the color out OF the sky ani
the sparkle out OF the wave. ami the sweet.
ness out OF the fruit, and luster out OF the
night When the limbs ache when the res
piratIon Is pa ltul, when the mouth Is hot,
when the ear roars with unhealthy orstruc-
tions, how hard IL is to be patient and cheer.
fnl and asstduous
Cast thy burden upon the Lori. Does
your head nch"2 His wore the thorn. d.
your feet hurt His were crushed OF tn,
spikes. isyoir side paipml? Hts WIS strGc.
hy the spear. DO you feel like giving w,v
under the hurienP His weakness gave way
under a cross. While YOU are IN every NOS
siple way I" try to restore your physical
NiCo", YOU are 10 remember that more sooth-
INC than any anodyne, more vitaiiEinc than
any Stlmulant and more siren ,;thentnc than
any tonic is the prescription OF the text.
Cast thy burden upon the Lord. and He
viii sustain thee
We hear great deal OF talk now about
lauh cure, and some people say II cannot
We Ion" ant II Is u failure. I do not know
tui that the chief advance ot the church IL
10 be In that direction. Marvellous things
come TO ma day by day which make me think
that n the age W miracles is past IL IL be-
cause the faith of miracles Is past
promin' nj merchant ~; New York said
to- member ot my family. "Mv mother
wants her case mentioned to Mr. TalmSg.. Z"
Tn was the ease. "" said MY mother
hat a crra 'fUl SbscsSs. from which she had
NuHerrd untold SKvTivs, aEl nn su-gsry hsd
'ecn cNhau>'"i upon her. and worse and
wnrsr she grew until We called i'm n few
Christian friends AMI proceeded 10 pray
shout ". We commented her case to Col
aud the ahscess began imme itatsIy TO hn
cured. Shs Is entirely wc,l now and without
Knife Hni without any surgery" 80 that
ease has cone 10 me, AMI there are a score
~ Other cases coming ~ Que ears from all
parts OF the earth. on. ~ who are sick 20
10 chr - Oh, Y" who are worn out with
HGonics oi body, Cast thy burIrn upon the
LORD, Rni "" shall sustain thee -
Another burden come have To carry Is the
hurden OF bereavement. Al, ihess are the