The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-01

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There is good woman with failin,
health and dissipated husband and
hayward boy-three troubles. Their,
is young nan, salary cut down, bat
cough, frowning future-three troubles
There is maiden with difficult schoo
lessons she cannot get, face that is no
as attractive as some of her schoolmates'
prospect that through hard times sht
must quit school before she graduates
three troubles. There is an author, his
manuscript rejected, his power of orig
nation in decadence, a numbness in fore
finger and thumb, which threatens pa.
ralysis- three troubles. There is re.
porter of fine taste sent to report pu-
gilism instead of an oratorio, the COPY
he hands in rejected because the paper
is full, a mother to support on small
income-three troubles l could march
right off these seats and across this plat
form, if they would come at my call, 500
people with three troubles. This is the
opportunity to play the hero or the hero
inc, not OH small Nage, with few
hundred people to clap their approval,
but with all the galleries of heaven
filed with sympathetic and applauding
spectators, for we are surrounded by a
great cloud of witnesses. My brother,
my sister, my father, my mother, what
chance you havel While you are in
the struggle, if you only have the grace
Of Christ to listen, voice parts the
heavens, saying, my grace is sufficient
for thee" "Whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth, lyon shall be more than
conquerors. " And that reminds me of
q letter on my table written by some
one whom suppose to be at this mo-
ment present, saying, "My dear, dear
doctor, you will please pardon the writ
er for asking that at some time when
you feel like it You kindly preach from
the thirtieth psalm, fifth verse, Weep
ing may endure for night, but Joy
cometh In the morning. and much
oblige down town business man" Va
So to all down town business men and
to all up town business men say: If you
have on hand goods that you cannot sell
and debtors who will not or cannot pay,
and you are also suffering from uncer-
tainty as to what the imbecile American
congress will do about the tariff, you have
three troubles, and enough to bring you
within the range Of the consolation Of
my text, where you find the triumph Of
Benaiah over a lion. and pit, and
snowy day. If you have only one trou-
Bile, cannot spend any time with you
Today. You must have at least three,
and then remember how many have tri-
1mphed over such triad Of misfortune.
Paul had three troubles: Sanhedrin de-
1ouncing him-that was one great trou-
Die; physical infirmity, which he called
"a thorn in the flesh, and although we
know not what the thorn was, we do
Know from the figure he used that it must
nave been something that stuck him
hat was the second trouble; approaching
made the three trou-
,les. Yet hear what he says, eff had
,nly one misfortune, could stand that,
,ut three are two too many" No. /
nisinterpret. He says: "Sorrowful, yet
llways rejoicing. Poor, yet making
many rich. Having nothing, yet possess
ng all things" Thanks be unto God,
Who giveth us the victory through our
lord Jesus Christ. "
David had three troubles, bad boy,
temptation to dissoluteness and de-
hronement What does he say? God
} our refuge and strength, very pres
Mt help in time of trouble Therefore
7ill not we fear, though the earth be
and though the mountains be
asst into the midst of the sea.
John Wesley had three troubles-def-
nation by mobs, domestic infelicity,
atigue from more sermons preached
nd more miles travelled than almost
ny man of his time. What does he
ny? 1.-THE best of all is, God is with
S." And when his poet brother,
harles Wesley, said TO him, "Brother
ohm, if the Lord were to give me wings,
d fly, Johns reply was, Brother
harles, if the Lord told me to fly, I'd
o it and leave him to find the wings"
Depression of a Snow Day.
George Whitefield had three troubles
rejection from the pulpits of England
eoause he was too dramatic that was
1e trouble; strabismus, OF the crossing
his eyes, that subjected him to the car
,ature of all the small wits of the day;
ermin and dead animals thrown at him
lille he preached on the commons
lat made three troubles Nevertheless
is sermons were SO buoyant that a lit
g child, dying soon after hearing him
reach, said i'll the intervals of pain,
Let me go to Mr.. Whitefield's God" I
b, | am so glad that Benaiah of my
xt was not the only one who triumph |
over a lion III pit on a snowy dayl
Notice in my text victory over bad
Gather. 1t vas snowy day, when
le's vitality is at a low ebb and the
irits are naturally depressed and one
,es not feel like undertaking a great
lterprise, when Benaiah rubs his hands
gether to warm them by extra friction, {
thrashes his arms around him to re-
We circulation of the blood, and then '
,es at the lion, which was all the more s
,rce and ravenous because of the sharp J
Gather. Inspiration here admits at
ospherio hindrance. The snowy day
Valley Forge well nigh put an end to J
@ struggle for American independence {
ne snowy day demolished Napoleon's {
my on the way from Moscow.
The inclemency of January and Feb c
airy Weather has soma wars hankrnnt Q