Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-31

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THE BEATITUDE OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL. -
There may be no Bible beatitude say
ing expressly, BLESSED are the unsuc-
cesssful," but there are beatitudes
which are equivalent to this, We
take from our Lords own lips;
BLESSED are they that MOURN
"Blessed are the poor;" BLESSED are
they which are prosecuted" blessed
are We when men shall hate you"
Then many other Scripture passages
have like teaching. Evidently not
all blessings lie in the sunshine; many
of them hide in the shadows, We do
not read far in the Bible, especially in
the New Testament, without finding
that earthly prosperity is not the
highest good that God has for men.
Our Lord speaks very plainly about
the perils of worldly success
The Bible is, indeed, book for the
unsuccessful. Its sweetest messages
are to those who have fallen. 1t IS a
book of love and sympathy. 1t is
like mothers bosom to lay ones
head upon in time of distress or pain.
Its pages TEEN with cheer for those
who are discouraged. 1t sets its
lamps Of hope to shine in darkened
chambers. 1t reaches out its hands
Of help to the fainting and to those
who have fallen. 1t is full of COM
fort for those who are in sorrow, 1t
has its many special promises for the
needy, the poor, the bereft. 1t is a
book for those who have failed, for
the disappointed, the defeated, the
discouraged.
1t is this quality In the Bible that
makes it so dear to the heart of hui
manity. If it were d book only for
the strong, the successful, the victori-
GUS, the unfallen, those who have no
sorrow, who never fall, the whole, the
happy, it would never find such a
welcome whenever it goes in this
world, So long as there are tears
and sorrows and broken hearts, and
crushed hopes and human failures,
and lives burdened and bowed down,
and spirits sad and despairing, so
long will the Bible be book believed |
in as Of God-an inspired book, and
full of inspiration, light, help and
strength for earth's weary ones.-J.
II. Mjllet, D. D.
JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA."-
More than half a century ago, in the
year 1886, a young girl. Miss Char
lotte Elliot, was preparing for a grand |
ball TO be given in her native town.
Full gay anticipation, she started out !
one day to her dressmaker, to have a
fine dress fitted for the occasion. On
her way she met her pastor, an earn
est, faithful man, and in the greetings
which passed between them he learned |
her errand. He reasoned and expos
tulated, and finally pleaded with her
to stay away from the ball. Greatly |
vexed, she answered, Il wish you
would mind your own businessp and |
went on her hayward course.
In due time the ball came off, and |
this young girl was the gayest Of the
gay. She was fattered aud caressed;
but after dancing all night, laying
her weary head on her pillow only
with returning light, she was far from
happy, In all the pleasures there
had been thorn, and now conscience
made her wretched. Her pastor had
always been loving cherished friend,
and her rudeness to him ranked in
her breast. More than all, the truth
OF his words came to her heart and
would give her no rest. After three
days of misery, during which life be-
came almost insupportable, she went
to the minister with her trouble. saw
ing.
For three days I have been the
most wretched girl in the world, and
now, oh that | were a Christian! l
want to be ChristianI What must
/ do?"
We need not be told that the pastor
freely forgave her for her rudeness to-
himself, nor that he joyfully directed
her to the true source of peace.
Gust give yourself, my child, to
the Lamb or God just as you are"
This was new Gospel to her; she
had never comprehended it before.
what! Just as l ami" she asked.
wDo Won know that 7 am ona of tho