Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-06-01


Sometimes society gets a gru iga against -
man. Al his motives are mis- Interpreted,
and all his good dee,ls ar deprecated.
With more virtue than some OF the honored
and Appiauie Z, he runs only against rI'irrS
and sharp criticism. When a man begins 10
20 down, he has not only the force @. natural
gravitation, but hundred HAMS to help
him in the precipitation. Men are p'-Se-
cuted for their virtues Hnl their successes.
Germanirus said he had just a. many bitter
antagonists "a he had adornmants. lue
character sometimes is so lustrous that the
weak eyes Of envy and Jealousy cannot bear
| to look az Il.
1t was their integrity that put Joseph in
the nit and Daniel In the den. and SlR irAch
in the fire. ami SAINT John the Evangelist to
desolate Patmos, and Calvin TO the castle OF
persecution, aui John Huss to the STAKE,
aud Korah after Moses an Saul after Da-
yid, and Herod after Christ. b sure, II you
have anything TO 10 for church or state. aud
YOU attempt 1t with all your soul, the light
ming will strike you.
The world always has had q cross be-
tween two thieves for the one who comes to
save ii. High and holy enterprise has a.!
ways been follower by abuse. The most
sublime tragedy OF seli-sacrlhoe has come TO
burlesque. The graceful gait OF virtue is
always followed by scO1 and grlmace and
trayestv, The sweetest strain OF poetry
ever written has coms to ridiculous parody.
and as long as there are virtue AMI righteous
ness in the world there will be something
for iniquity to grin Mt. All along the line
of tine ages and In all Ian Is the cry has been
Not this man. but Barabbas. Now, Bar
abbas was "a rohher.
And what makes the prosecutions Of life
worse il that they come from people whom
you have helped, from those 10 whom you
loaned money or have started In business or
whom you Rescued in some great crisis. |
think II has been the history OF all our lives
tho most acrimonious assault has como
from those whom wa have benefited. whom
we have helpel, aui that makes 1t all the
harder to bear. man is in danger of be-
coming cynical.
4 clergyman of the Cniv"rsrlist church
went into a ncighhorlo1i for the establish
ment OF "A IA church oi his denomination. aud
he was anxious to tlu soma ono OF that de-
nomination, an he was pointed to u certain
house and went there. He aid to the man
OF the house II understand you are a Uni
versalst. I want YOU to hclp re in the en-
tnrPrise.' "Wcil." said the man, II an
fGversalist, hut have peculiar KIM Of
tniyrrsaliSm.' What Is tnaty" asked the
minister "Weil, replied the other, II
have been out in re world, and have been
cheated and sanderel and outraged and
n rus" until believe in universal damna-
t,Ol =.
The great danger is that mon will become
cynical AMI given TO believe, as David WIS
tempted 10 SAY, that all men are liars. on.
mi friends. do not let that be the eff ~
upon your souls II YOU cannot endure "A
little persecution. how do You think our
faith .rs an iurei p'r,H'I,ion? Motley, in his
"Dut"h Republic, tells US OF ESmont, tho
martyr, who, con lcmued to be behoaiel
Enfastened his collar on the way to the s,A!-
told, and When they asked him why he dill
tdat he said $50 they will not he detained
in their WORK. l want to be ready" on.
hos little We have 10 endure 60 nparai with
those who have gone before us
Now, II You have cons across Ill treat
men', let me tell you YOU arc in excellent
comp Iny-Chrlst au / Luther and Galilei and
Columbus and Joan Jay AMI Josiah Quincy
and thousands OF men and won,n the best
spirits OF earth an heaven.
Badge not one inch, though all hell wreak
upon You its vengeance, and you be made a
target Tor devils to shoot at. Do YOU not
think Christ knew all about persecution!
! Was II" not hisS"h at? Was He not struck
on the cheek Was He not p Ir5url all tbs
days OF His liIct Did they not expectoratc
upon HIM. Or, TO put It in Blble
language. They spit upon Him. AMI can
not He understand what persecution Isl
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, AMI He
shall sustain thee.
Then there are others who carry great bur
Gems OF physical ailments. When 81 llen
sickness has come. aud herce choleras and
malignant levers take the castles OF life BY
storm, We appeal TO God. but in these chronic
ailments which wear out the strength day
after day, and week after week, and year
after Year, how little resorting to Go / for
so!Ace Then people depend upon their
tones, and their plastcrs aud their corIials
rather than upon heavenly stimulauts
On, how few people there arc completely
we'll Some OF you. by dint OF perseverance,
and care have kept living to this time, but
howyo have hal 10 war against physical
ailments Antelluvians, without medical
college and inhrnary and Hpothccary shop,
multiplied their years 10y hundreds but he
who has gone through the gauntlet Of disease
in our time AMI has cone TO seventy years Of
age is a hero worthy of a palm.
The world seems to be- great hospital
and you run against rleu natisms anl cou-
symptoms AMI scrofuaS and neuralgia aud
scores o. old diseases baptized BY new no.
menclature. Oh. how heavy II burden sick
, ness is 1t takes tho colorout OF the sky, ana
the sparkle out OF the wave IN the sweet
ness out Of the fruit, and luster out OF the
night. When the limbs ache, when the res
ptration ls painful wlcn ths mouth 10 HOT,
when the ear rolrs with unhellthy o Dstrur.
tons, how hard it is to be patient aui cheer
ful aud asslduous
Cast thy hurlen upon the Lord. Does
your head arh"l His wore tine thorn. Do
your feet hurt? His were crushed OF tho
spikes. Is your side painful? HIS Was struck
by the spear. Do yOu feel like giving WAY
under the burden2 His weakness gave way
under "A cross. While you are IN every pos
slble way to try to restore your physc Il
vgo-, you are to remember tina! moro sooth-
ING than any anndynr, more vitalzng than
any stlmulant An more Strengthening than
any tonic Is the prescription OF the text,
Cast thy burden upon tho Lord, and He
will sustain thee.
We hear great deal of talk now about
faith cure, and some people say 1t cannot
be done AMI 1t Is IA failure. ! do not know
Tut that the chief advance OF the church IL
to be in that direction. Marvellous things
come to me- day by day which make me think
that II the age OF miracles is past 1t Is be-
cause the faith OF miracles is past
prominent merchant OF New York said
to a member of my family, my mother
wants her case mentioned to Mr. TamISe.
This was the case He said "My mother
had dreadful ahsccss, from which she had
suffered untold agonies, and all surgery had
been exhausted upon her, and worse and
worse she grew until we called In u few
Christtan friends and proceeded to pray
about 1t. We commended her case to Go 1,
and the abscess began Immediately to DO
cured. She is entirely well now and without
knife and without any surgery so that
case has come to me, aud there are score
OF other cases coming to our ears from all
parts OF the earth. on, ye who are sick, 90
TO christ On, We who nre worn out with
agonies OF body, Cast thy burden upon the
Lord, and He shall sustain thee
Another burden some have to carry is the
burden Of bereavement. All. these are the
troubles that wear US out! Ii We lose our
property. 10y additional industry perhaps
we may bring back the estranged fortune
II we lose our good name, perhaps by re-
formation OF morals we may achieve again
! reputation for integrity, but who will bring