Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
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dattery o. the world dM not bfiSH her Aa-
mility. The simplicity Of her manners and
behavior equaied her extraordinary attras-
tions. II is the same divine goodness which
puts the tinse on the roses cheek, and the
whiteness into the lily, and tho gteam on the
wsve, and that puts color In the check and
sparkle in the eye, and majesty IN the fore
head, and symmetry into the fern, and
grassfolnes i1to ths ecA. but m.ny:
through tho WY clara OF tbe6 Ps1saA
appearance, have besa d dsstroyed. what
simpsrines and afFsstaAoas and impest-
fnences have otssa besa the resuk
Of tha which God has snt as .
kessnsi JApooieaa, aAsmones and hex
which God planted in thdr very isak, sspal,
skil and ssamsn. There ase many flowers
that bow down SO modest1y you cannot see
the color IN thsir cheek until you HIT up
their head, putting your hand under their
round chin. indeed any kind OF personal
attractions, whether they be those of the
body, the mind or the ,;eart, may become
temptations to pride and .rbitrariness and
foolish assumption. The NEUROLOGICAL story
Of . man who, seeing himself mirrored in .
stfAam, became so enamored OF his appoaE.
an0e that he died Of the effects illustrates
the fatalities under which thousands OF bosh
sexes have fallen by the view OF their own
superiority. Extraordinary capacities cause
extraordinary temptations. Mea who have
good moral nsalth down IN the valley On the
top Of the mountain are seized OF coasump-
aon.
Menimia, the wife Of Mithrfdaes, was
stranKed with her own diadem. While the
most Of IS will not have the Same kind Of
temp. p.ation that Hadassah must have felt
from her a:tractiveness OF personal appear.
anee, there may be some to whom L will Go
an advantage to hold up the character ofths
beautiful captive who sacrificed not her hui
mility and earnestness of disposition to the
u. ,l,,i. ion md of
secret of the beauty OF the violet is that,
away down in the grass, from one weeks
end to another. it never mistrusts that 1t II
q violet.
Again, our subject exhibits what religion
may be under bad domestic influences.
Hadassah was snatched from the godiy
home into which she had been adopted and
introduced into the abominable associations
OF which wicked Ahasuerus WAS the center.
What a whirl of blasphemy and drunken
ness and licentiousness! No altar, no pray
er, no Sabbath. no God! Itthis captive girl
can be . Christian there, then 1t is possible
| 70 be . Christian anywhere. There are
many Of the best people Of the worlI who are
Obliged to contend with the most adverse
domestic Influences, children who have
grown up into the love OF Goi unier the
| frown Of parents. and under the discourage
ment OF bad example. Some sister OF the
family having proiessei the faith of Jesus
| Is the subject OF unboun led satire inflicted
| BY brothers and sisters. Yea, Hadassah
| was not the only Christian who had queer
| husband! 1t is no easy matter to maintain
| correct Christian principle. when there is a
companion disposed to sro1 at them and to
| sscribe every imperiec;ion of character to
hypocrisy. What q hare Thin Z .or one MEM
| Der OF the family to rightly keep the Sabbath
when others are disposed t. make II day Of
| eevelry or to inou' cate prcp-isty of sps ch
| In the minis OF childres when there arc
xhers to Offset the instructions by loose or
profane utterances, or to be regularly in at
| endanoe upon church when there is more
| household work demanded for the Lords
| lay than tor any secular day. Do L speak to
lnv laboring under these blighting disad-
| santages? My subject is full OF encourage
| nent. Vast responsibilities rest upon YOU.
| Be faithful, though you stand as much
Jerusalem, or Jonah in Nineveh, or Hadas
| sab in the court of Ahasuerus. There are
| :rses which grow the best when their roots
,lutch among the jagged rocks, and you yer
| tly have but poor soil in which to develop,
| out sraos Is a thorough husbandman and
an raise a crop anywhere. Glassware is
| nodded over the fire, and in the same way
| you are to be fitted a vessel OF mercy. The
| best timber must have on 1t saw and gouge
| aal beetle. The foundation stone OF yours
| and every other house camo out only under
crovbar and blast. Flies and wrenches and
Il n vistory will be bright just in proportion
| ~ tho baltic is hot. Never despair being a
! thorough Christian in any household which
10 not worse than the court Of Ahasuerus.
Finally our subject illustrates what re-
| lieion may be in high worldly position.
Tho last we sac in the Bible OF Hxdassah 10
that sh. has become the queen of Persia
| Prepare now to see tho departure Of her
| humility and se'-sacriace and religious
principle. As she goes up you may expect
grace 10 go down. II is easier to be humble
| ia the obscure house OF her adopted father
| than on a throne of dom nion- But you
mnjudge this noble woman. What she was
| be ore she is now-the myrtle. Applaudsd
| for her beauty and her crown, she iorgets
not the cause of her suffering people, and
| with all simplicity of heart still remains a
| Worshiper of the God of heaven!
Noble example followed only by very
few. address some who. through the good
| nees Of God, have risen to positions of in
iu nee in the community where you live in
law, IN Rerchan iise, in medicine, in me-
.hani,-s an in OF her useful occupations and
| professions. You hold an influence Tor good
| Or for evil. Let US see whether, like Hadas-
AN, you e,n stand elevation. Have you a.
much simplicity OF character as once you
| evidenced? Do you feel as much depend
| ence upon God, as much your own weak
| less, as much your accountability for talents
| ntrusted, or are you proud and ovrrde
mandtng and ungrateful and unsympa
| thetic and worldly and sensual and dev-
ilishl Then you have been spoiled by
your success, and you shall not sit on
this throne with the heroine Of my text In
the day whom Ia iasssh shall come to the
| ,.rander coronation, in the presence o
| Christ ami the hammered hosts OF the re-
deemed, you will be poor indeed. Oh. thers
| ara thousands of men who can easily endurt
| 70 Ia knocked down of misfortune who are
utterly destroyed II lifted up OF success
satan takes them to tho top OF the pinnacle
head begins to whirI, and they lose theii
| ba ance and down they go.
| While last autumn all through the forests
there were luxuriant trees, with moderate
out branch and moderate height pretending
| but little, there were foliage shafts that sho
far up, looking down with contempt on th'
whole forest, clapping their hands in th'
breeze and shoul ing, AHA, do you not wisl
you were as high up as We areT But Las
week a blast let loose from the north cam
rushing along, and graphing tho boasttnt
oaks hurled them to the ground. and as the
went down an old tree that ha
been singing psalms with the thun
der a hunired summers cried out, "PrId
| goeth before distinction and a naughty spir
be orc fall" And humble hickory an
pine and chestnut that had never said thei
| prayers before bowed their heads as much Z
to say, "Amenr
My friends, "Good resisteth tho proud
bur giveth grace to humble" Take frol
| nv subject encouragement. Attempt tn
| service OF God whatever your disadvantage
| and whatever our lot let us seek that grac
which outshone all the splendors OF the pa
| aces OF Snusham.
TIL. V who bave the power to mss