Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-01
over rocky desolations. Hear its sooth-

may endure for a night, but Joy cometh
III the morning." 1.-The mountains shall
depart and the hills be removed. but
MY loving kindness shall not depart
from you;" Whom the Lord loveth
lie chasteneth;' They shall hunger
no more, neither 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
10 living fountains of water. and God
shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes" The most wholesome thing on
earth is trouble if met III Christian
spirit To make Paul what he was ii
took shipwreck, and whipping on the
bare back. and penitentiary. and pur-
SUIT of wild mobs. and the sword of de-
| capitation. To make David what he
was it took all that Ahithophel and
saul and Absalom and Goliath and all
the Philistine hosts could do against
him. 1t took Robert Chambers NAL
formation of feet to make him the lit
erary conqueror. 1t was bereavement
that brought William Howorth of
Wesley's time from wiclxedness to an
evangelism that won many thousands
for heaven. The world would never
have know what heroic stuff Ridley
was made of had not the fires been
kindled around his feet, and, not liking
their slow work, he cried: Il cannot
burn; let the fire come to me; l can
not burn" Thank God that there are
gems that unfold their best glories un-
der the lamp light! Thank God for the
rubyl
Moreover, l am sure that Solomon
was right in saying that religion, or
wisdom, is better than rubies, from the
fact that thing is worth what it will
fetch. Religion will fetch solid happi-
ness, and the ruby will not. In all
your observations did you ever find q
person thoroughly felicitated by All en-
enlistment of jewels? AS you know
more of yourself than anyone else, are
you happier now with worldly adorn-
ments and successes than before you
won them? Does the picture that cost
you hundreds or thousands of dollars
on your wall bring you as much salts
faction as the engraving that at the
expense of s. was hung upon the wall
when you first began to keep house?
Do all the cutlery and rare plate thai
glitter on yonr extension dining-table
surrounded by fattering guests con-
tain more of real bliss than the plat
ware of your first table, at which sa
only two? Does wardrobe crowded
with costly attire give you more salts
faction than your first clothes-c,oset
with its four Or five pegs? Did not the
plain ring set on the third finger OF
your left hand on the day of your be-
trothal give more gladness than the
ruby that is now enthroned on the
third finger of your right hand? If in
this journey of life we have learned
anything, we have learned that
this world neither with its emol-
uments nor gains can satisfy
the soul. Why, here come as many
witnesses as | wish to call to the stand
to testify that before high heaven and
the world, in companionship with
Jesus Christ and good hope of Heaven.
they feel joy that all the resources
of their vocabulary fail to express.
Sometime it evidences itself in ejacu-
lations of hosanna sometimes in dox-
ology; sometimes in tears A converted
native of India in letter said; How
l long for my bed. not that / may
sleep; lie awake often and long, but
to hold sweet communion with my
God" If so mighty is worldly joy that
Julius the Second hearing his armies
were triumphant, expired; and if Talva
hearing that the Roman senate had de-
creed him an honor, expired; and if
Donysius and Sophocles, overcome o.
joy. expired and if shipwrecked
purser waiting on the coast of Guinea
in want and starvation at the sight of
a vessel bringing relief fell dead from
shock of delight; is it any surprise to
you that the joys of pardon and Heaven
rolling over the soul should sometimes
be almost too much for the Chris
tian to endure and live? AMI
aged aunt said to me: Dewitt. |
three times have tainted dead away |
under too great Christian joy. 1t was
in all three cases at the holy com
munion." An eminent Christian man
while in prayer said: stop. Lord, ]
cannot bear any more of this gladness;
it is too much for mortal Withhold. |
withhold" We have heard of poor
workmon or workwomen getting a let
ter suddenly telling them that for
tune had been left them. and how they
were almost beside themselves with
glee. taking the first ship to claim the
estate. But, oh, what it is to wake up
out of the stupor of sinful life and
through pardoning grace find that all
our earth'v existence will be divinely
managed for our best welfare. and that
then all heaven will roll in upon the
soul. Com pared with that a spring
morning is stupid, and an August sun
set is inane. and an aurora has no pill
Jared splendor. and diamond has no
flash. and pearl no light and beryl
no aauamarine. and a ruby no ruddi-
ness My gracious Lord Ny glorious
God! Nv precious Christ. Roll over
on rs few pillows of that rapture.
A,,a now I ask Won as fair-minded men