Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-30

sprang from its socket, and the good
maa went liInping on his way. We
must carry through this world the mark
OF the cembaf. What pioughed those
pYemature wrinkles in your face? What
whitened your hair befors it was time
TOR frost? What silenced forever so
much Of the hilarlty Of your household?
Ah!itls because the angel Of trouble
hath touched you that you go limplng
on your way. You need not be sur
Drised that those who have passed
through the fire do not feel as gay as
once they did.
Do nss be out of patience with those
who come not out OF their dependency.
They may triumph over their loss, and
yet their gait shall tell you that
THEY HAVE BEEN TRoUBLE-ToUCHED.
Are We Stoics, that we car, unnoved,
see our cradle rified Of tho bright eyes
and the sweet lips? Can we stand IN
moved and see cur gardens OF earthly
delight uprooted? VIII Jesus, who wept
himself, be angry with US il we pour
eur tears intO the graves that open to
swallow down what we love best? Was
Lazarus more dear TO him than our be-
loved dead 70 US? No. We have right
TO weep. Our tears must come. You
shall not drive them back TO scaid the
heart. They fall into Gods bottle.
Afflicted ones have died because they
could not weep. Thank God for tho
sweet, the mysterious relief that comes
tous in tearsl Under this gentle rain the
n - ~ forth their
bloom Goa pity thai dry, Withered,
parched, all-consuming grief that
wrlags its hands, and Rrinds its teeth,
and bites its nails iRto the quick, but
cannot weep We may have found the
CON fort OF the Cross, and vet ever after
show that in the dark night, and oy
the brook Jabbos, we were trouble
touched
Again: we may take the
idea Of the text, and an
nouncs the approach OF the day.
dawn. No one was ever more glad 10
see the morning than was Jacob after
that night Of struggle. IL is appropri-
ate for philantbropists and Christians
70 cry OUT with this angel OF tia text.
The day breaketh. " The worlds
prospects are Frightening. The Church
Of Chrst is rising up in its strength TO
60 forth, fair as the moon, clear as the
sun, and terrible as an army with ban
ners." Gap your hands, all yet people,
the day breaketh. The bigotres of thu
earth are perlshlnE. The time was when
we were told that IL we wanted 20 get
10 heaven, we must be immersed or
sprinkled: or we must believe in the
perseverance, OF the saints, or in falling
away, from grace, or liturgy, or no
liturgy; or they must be Calvinists, or
Arminians, in order TO reach heaven.
We have all come to confess now that
these are
NOS-EsSENTIALs II RELIGION.
During my vacation one summer |
was in a Presbyterian audience, and II
was sacramento day, and with q CRATE
ful heart | received the holy cOmmu-
nion. On the next Sabbath l was in
Methodist church aDd sat in love feast.
On The next Sabbath / was in an Epis-
coualian church and knelt At the altar
and received the conSecrated bread. l
do not know which service enjoyed the
most II believe in the communion Of
saints and in the life everlasting" The
day breaketh."
Death TO many. nay to all, Is strug-
gle and a wreStle. We have many
friends that il will be hard TO leave. l
care not how bright our future hope is.
1t IS bitter thing 20 look upon this fair
world, and know that we shall never
again sec its poisoning spring, its fall
ing fruits. its sparkling streams, and to
say farewell 10 those with whom we
played in childhood. or cOunselled in
manhood. In that night, like Jacob,
we may have TO wrsStle, but God will
not leave US unbesSod. 1t shall net DE
told in heaven that a dying soul cried
unto God for help, but was not deliver
ed. The lattice may be turned TO keep
out the sun, or q book set to dim the
LIGHT OF TIE MIDNIGHT TAPER;
or the room may be filed with the cries
OF orphaaags and WiddoWhood or the
Church CT Christ may mourn over our
going; but If Jesus calls, all is well.
The strong wrestling by the brook will
cease; the hour OF deaths night will
pass aloag; one o'clock in the morning;
two o'clock in the morning; four O'Clock
ia the morni0g; the day brsaketh.
So would have it when die. l am
in no haste to be gone. l have 80
grudRs against this world. The only
fault have 20 End with the world is,
that it treats Ue too well; but when tho
time comes to 90, l trust to be ready,
my worldly affairs all settled. II have
wronged others, l want, then, to be
sure Of their forgiveness. In that last
wrestling, my arm enfeebled with sick
ness, and my head faint, want Jesus
beside me. II there be hands on this
side OF the food stretched out to hold
me back, l want the heavenly hands
stretched out TO draw me forward.
Then, o Jesus, help me on aud help ne
up. UniearinR, undoubting, may step
right out into the light, and be able to
look back to my kindred aid my friends
who would detain me here, eXclaimihg:
Let me go-let me 90! The day break
eth.
TRE BEALE-BLAINE WEDDING.