The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-10-26

Oh an entt rtdluneub given III king
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, and the king familiarly looked
over his shoulder and said: "What are
you playing? see no music before
you. p" And Mozart put his hand on his
brow. as much as to say, 81 am impro.
vising. - 1t was very well 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 harmsnies 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 pinching
| 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 go away into the warm heart
of Gods mercy! The southern grove,
redolent with magnolia and cactus,
never waited for northern hocks as God
has waited for you, saying: ''I 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 the frost of sorrow Where do you
live now? ooh" 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 a 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 thu bells toll
ing, and | hear the hearts breaking.
While | speak hear them break. A
heart Another hearth Alone, alone,
alone! This world, which in your girl
hood and boyhood was sunshine, is cold
now, and, oh! 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
God.
No Comfort In Worldliness.
Oh, have noticed again and again
what a botoh this world makes of it
when it tries to comfort a soul in trou-
blel 1t says, "Don't cry" Howlcan we
help crying when the hearts measures
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, ooh, it is only tie body
of your loved one that you hasa got in
the ground" 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 world! But come, Jesus, and |
tell us that when the tears fall they fall |
into Gods bottle; that the dear bodies |
If our loved ones shall rise radiant in
The resurrection, and all the breakings |
down here shall be fittings up there, |
md ''they shall hunger no more, neither |
thirst any more, neither shall the sun |
light ON them nor any heat, for the |
lamb which is III the midst of the |
hrone shall lead them to living foun-
aims of water, and God shall wipe all
ears from their eyes.
Take All Your Family.
You may have noticed that when the
haffinch, or the stork, or the crane
tarts on its migration it calls all those
# its kind to come too. The tree tops are
ull of chirp and whistle and carol, and
he long roll call. The bird does not
tart off alone 1t gathers all of its kind.
)h, that you might be as wise In this
migration to heaven, and that you
night gather all your families and your
riends with you! would that Hannah
night take Samuel by the hand, and
abraham might take Isaac, and Hagar
night take Ishmael ask you if those
7ho sat at your breakfast table this
norning will sit with you in heaven. l
SIX you what influences you are trying
0 bring upon them, what example you
re setting them. Are you calling them
D go with your Aye, aye, have you
tarted yourself?
Start for heaven and take your chill
rem with you. Come, thou and all thy
ouse, into the ark. Tell your little ones
hat there are realms of balm and sweet
ess for all those who fly in the right
ERECTION. Swifter than eagles stroke
ut out for heaven. Like the crane, or
ne stork, stop not night nor day until
on find the right place for stopping.
Gated today in Christian service, will
on be seated in the same glorious serv-
70 when the heavens have passed away
18th great noise, and the elements
ave melted with fervent heat, and the
are oatharad around the