The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-05-05
REV. DIR. TAI1MAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S SUN
DAY SERMON.

there ,orestted man NTH him until tho J,,enb
ing of The day And uchen he sdsthdt he prrs
| od'ted not against HIM he touched he hot-
! eo,o or h,s nigh, and tte holiow Of Jacob s
| m'3h 'ods oW OF Join as he ,crestjcd ,ctm him.
Aud ne SAID, LEI me 90. fo,. tie dan Jrenkefh.
| Ana ne said, I,oW not ict thee 40 ercept thou
| o'ess me."-Genesls xxxr., 1896.
Inc dust arose from n travelin, herd OF
cattle and sheep and goats an camels,
| Ihey are the present that Jacob son Is to gain
tho good will of his offended brother. That
night Jacob balts by tho brook Jabbol Rut
there Is no rest for the weary man. no shining
ladder to let tho angels down into his dream
but fierce combat that lasts until the morn.
ing, win an unknown visitor. They each
try TO throw the other The unknown Wait.
or. to reveal his superior power. by n toucb
wrenches Jacobs thigh bone from it's socket
perhaps manning him for life AS on the
morning sky the clusters OF purple cloud be-
Gln TO iipen Jacob sees it is an angel with
OF his brothers coadjutors. LET mo 90"
cries the angel, lifting himself up into in
creasinY light, The day breakethr'
iou see IN tho first place, that Go allows
goou people sometimes to get into a terrible
struggle. Jacob was COOL man. but hero
ne is lett alone In the midnight to wrestle
wlth tremen lous influences by tho broo,;
Jabbok. For Joseph, a pit for Daniel n
wiid beast den for David, dethroncment and
exile; for John tho Baptis,. a Wilderness
ulct ana tho "xecutioner's aN for Peter. n
prison Tor Paul, shipwreck for John deso
late Patmos; for Vashti. most insuItIn,
cruelty Tor Josephine, banishment for Mrs
SiSourney, the agony OF n druukard's wife
ior John Wesley, stones hurled by an infuri-
nteu mon Tor Catherine, the Scotch girl. tho
drowning surges OF the sen for Mr. Rurna
the buneiing Of tho Montreal popuInre for
John Brown, OF Edinburgh the pistol shot
OF Lord Clavcrhousa for Hugh McKaiI the
sSauolh Tor Lattmer. the stake; for Christ.
IN" cross For whom the rocks. tho gibbets
the guillotlnas. the thumbscrpys? For tho
sons AMI daughters OF the Lord God Al
mighty some one said TO n Christian re-
former, "Thc world IL against YOU " Chen,
he replied II am against the world"
VIII go further ani say that every Chris
t'an mas his struggle. This man had his
combat In Wall street this ono on Broad
street this one on Fulton 81 rect this on. on
chestnut street this ono on State stroet
this one on Lombard street : this one on the
bours". with financial misfortune you have
had IN" midnight wrostle. Redhot disasters
nave dropped into your store from lott TO
cellar. What you bought you could not sell.
Whom you trusted fed. The help YOU OK
pcciod would not come. Some giant panic.
with long arms and grip like doath. took
mold oi you In an awful wre tie from which
you have not yet escaped, and Il ~ uncer-
tain whether II will throw YOU or YOU will
throw t. W."
Here is another soul in struggle with some
bad appetite. 1Io knew not how stcalthiIy
was growing upon him. One hour ho
Woke up. H" said. For the sake OF my
soul, OF my family, AM OF my children, ami
OF my God, must stop this! And, behold.
b" founi himself alone by the brook Jab-
box, and IL was midnight. That evil appe-
Ute seized upon him, and hc seized upon II.
aud. Oh, the horror OF tho conflict when
onco n bad habit has aroused itself I'm to de-
stroy man and the man has sworn that. by
IN" heIp oftha eternal Go |, no will d,str ROY
u, NIL heaven draws itself out In a long limo
OF light TO LOOK from aboy,, AMI hcIl
stretches itself In myrmiions OF spite to look
np from beneath. l have seen men rally
themselves for such u struggle. AMI tbey
have bitten their lips AMI elm ched their
fists and criei, with n blool rui earnest
ness nm rain OF scalding tears, 'Goi
help met
fall back do'catol. Calling for no holm. but
relying on ihclr own resolutions, they hayo
cone Into tho strG ,glc, AMI for n timo n
seemed ns II they were getting the upper
hand OF their habit. but that habit r,ilie
again its informal powsr ant liftei n soul
from liz stan ling, nnd with u force borrowed
from tho pit hurlel II into utter darkness.
First l saw tho aur;ioneer's maliet fall on
the pictures AMI musical instrum epts m tho
rich upholstery OF his family parior. After
nwiilo saw him iall Into tho ditch. Then,
In In" midnight, when tho children were
dreaming thnir sweetest dreams ani Chris
tinn households are silent with gIumSor an
gel watched, | hcarl him glvo tho snarp
shrick that followed tho stab OF his own
ron'ar J. lilo Tell IRON an honorci soSial po-
hHion no i"il fro u a family circlo OF which
oaco ho was the grindost attraction he fell
lro tho houso OF Go l, at wlose alter, ho
IA bcen conrccrlted; hc feli--foreyeri
But, thank Col. have often soen n better
termination than that.
hayo soen mon prnpire tho n,,lva3 foe
"a hay Inil hal ~ ~
help when they went into conbat. The giant
htpt, ro;alei hy tho cup VI many tompta-
tons, came out strJay an DOH ,nt. They
ci'ncL"i. Iheri w'r' thu writhinys an
dls'olions OF iolriul struggle. But tho
OH Slant be gan To wy r, nu l. at last, in tho
midnight alone, with nonr but Dol 10 wit
n's-, hy tho brpoi JtpboI tho niaut fell.
hn tho ir'u NJ iuut wr stIer bro'Sr thc darx-
mass with tip cry "fIalu bo unto Oh,
who givnth MS the victory through our Lori
Jesus Christ. Thers IL n WIDOWS henrt
mat first was 'ieso'ated 10y bereavement AN
since by the anNietios ant trials that crtne
In the support % u famiiy
us sal thing To see u man contcpiiny
Tor livelihood under digllvantayrs bur 10
see delicate woman. with helpless little
ones at her bIck. fighting The GIANTS OF nov
"Hy aud sorrow. Is most affecting II was "A
humble home, an pass rsby knew not that
within those four walls we're ,tisp,aya Of
courage more admirable than thosp o' Han
hibal crossing the Alps. or the pass OF Tner-
m"pyln or Balaklava. where Unto tho Jaws
oi death TO ie tho six hunirai"
These heroes had the wboln worII 10 cheer
them on, but there were none 10 applauI the
struggle In the humble home. She fought for
bread. for clothing. for iire for shelter. with
aching head, and weak side and exhausted
strength, through the long night by the brook
Jabhok. Could II he that none would Civ.
her help Had God forgotten to he graciousy
No, coht"niing soul The midnigh, air Ia
iuil OF wings coming 10 tho rescue. Shs
hears u now In the sough NJ the night wind
In the ripple OF tho brook JabboE tho prom
ise made so long ago ringing down thu sky,
'Ihy fatherlesS children. I will preserve
them al;rs, aat: ie. :hy w!ioR= ,yns, in q. 81
Some one said 10 very poor woman.
How Is " that In such distress You Keen
cheerluiP' She said If do II by what 1 cali
cross prayers Whom I had my rent to pay
and nothing TO pay IL with, AMI bread to 6uy
and nothing 10 buy u with usch TO sit down
aud cry But now do not get discouraged.
" go along tho street. when come 10 n
corner oi tho street slv 'Tha Lord haIn
mo. then 60 on until como o another
crossing OF tn" street, AMI again say. The
Iord help mcE AMI so Iutter a prayer at
every crossing, aud since have got int O tho
habit OF saying these 'cross prayers have
Ocen able tn Keep up my courage
Learn Again from thfa Euhf..,t that ,,z,<,Sio