The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-04

sooner we 90 the better, and II there are |
blessings In longevity. want you to know
right well there are blessings In an aoorevi'
ated earthly existence.
IL the spirit Of the sermon Is true. how
consoied you ought to feel about member,
OF your families that went carly. 'Iuken
from the evil TO come this book says
What fortunate escape taey hal! HOW
glad we ought to feel thst ,hey will never
have to go through the struggles which we
have had to 60 through. They had just
time enough to get out ofthe cradle aud run
up the springtime hills Of this world and
see how Ii looked. and then they started
for better stopping place. They were
| ing there long enough TO let passengers go
up and see the barracks OF Napoleon's cap.
tivity and then hoist sail for the port OF
their own native land. They only took In
this world "in transitu." II Is hard Tor US
| but II Is blessed for them.
And IL the spirit OF this sermon Is true;
then we ought not to go around signing ana
| groaninR because another year has gone.
But we ought to go down on one knee by
the milestone and see the letters and thank
tod that we are 365 miles nearer home:
We ought not go around with moroid
feelings about our health or our anticipated
demise, We ought 10 be living not accord
ing to that old maxim which used to hear
In my boyhood, that you must live as
though every day were the last; you must
you will Do not be nervors lest YOU have
10 move out Of u shanty into an Alhambra'
On Christmas morning one OF my neigh !,
bors. an old sea captain, died. After liie hnu
, departed his face was illuminated as though
he were iust going into harbor. The fact
was. he had already got through the Mar
4 rows" In the adjoining room were the
Christmas presents waiting for his distriou. .
ton. Long ago, one night, when he hau
/ narrowly escaped with his ship from belng
run down by great ocean steamer, ne hau
made his peace with God and kinder
neighbor or better man you would not
! | find this side OF heaven. Without moment !
! warning the pilot OF the heavenly harbor
o had met him Just oil the lightship
r The captain often talked TO me OF the
q goodness of God and especially OF time
!. | when he was about to go In New York har-
a Dor with his ship from Liverpool, and h'
n | was suddenly impressed that he ought tC
g put back to sea. Under the protest oil III,
y crew and under their very threat, he put
n back To sea, fearing at the same time that
he was losing his mind. for 1t did seem sC
H unreasonable that when they could get int
! harbor that night they should put back tt
Is sea. hut they put back to sea- anu th'
d captain said to his mate, You Will call mt
,e at 10 O'Clock at night
10 At o'clock at night the captain wa
n aroused and said: What does this mean
j thought told you to call me at 10 O'Clock
10 aud here tits H." "Why" said the mate
p II did call you at 10 o'clock andyou got u
10 looked around and told me TO keep right OF
NJ the same course for two hours and then I
"A call you at IL o'clock" Said the captain
,d lis Il possible have no remembrance G
of that
nj At II o'clock the captain went on deck
A and through the riff OF the cloud the moon
no light fell upon the sea and showed him
of shipwreck with 100 struggling passenger
In He helped them of Had he been earlier Z,
d. any later at that point OF the sea he woul
n have been of no service TO those drown'n
id people. On board the captains vessel the
ne began to b,nd together as TO what the
should pay for the rescue and what the
ne should nay for the provisions "Ah say
10 the captain, my lads you can't pay II
lie anything. All have on board Is yours.
10 feel too greatly honored OF God In hn'ir
,st saved you to take any pay" Just like hin
II He never got any pay except that OF
he o, "nplauding conscience.
,Is he old sea captains God mig
~ b yours. Amid the storm
10 NAV we have alwofs son
en y to take care of as II
are OF the drowning ew al
:, nd may we come to u
little phv' Al pail Nd wi
rs he md II hou
hrs morn VIII