The Penn's Grove record., 1895-12-20
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heir life ts going away now under the
warm Of these pestiferous annoyances
sThe Lord sent the hornet"
have noticed In the history Of some that
heir ~annoyauces are multiplying and that
hey have a hundred where they used to
have ten. Tn naturalist tells US that a wasp
sometimes has o family OF 10000 wasps, and
/ doesseem as II every annoyance OF your
ste brooded q million. By the hep OF God
want to chow you the other side. The
tornet is OF no use7 Oh. yes! The natural
sts tell US they are very important in the
worlds economy; they kill spiders, and they
.lear the atmosphere, and 1 really believe
aod sends the annovances OF our life uoon
is to kill the spiders OF the soul and to clear
the atmosphere OF our skies.
These annoyances are sent on us, ] thint,
20 wake us up from onr lethargy. There fs
nothing hat makes o man 40 lively as a nest
Or "yellow Jackets" and I think that these
he fact that this is not a world for us to
top in. If we had q bed OF everything that
was attractive and soft and easy, what would
We want OF heaven? We think that the hol-
low Tree sends the horne.. or we may think
That the devil sends the hornet. l want to
sorrect your opinion. The Lord sent the
hornet."
Then think these come on IN
70 culture our patience. In the gymnasium
you find upright, parallel b~ars--upright
bars, with holes over each other for pegs to
be put In. Then the gymnast takes a peg IN
each hand, and he begins to climb one inch
at a time, or two inches, AMI getting his
strength cultured reaches after awhile the
ceiling. And 1t seems to me that these an
noysnces in life are a moral gymnasium,
each worriment a peg with which we are to
climb higher and higher In Christian attain
ment. We all love to see patience, but 1t
cannotb be cultured In far weather. Patience
Is a child Of the storm. II you had every
thing desirable, and there was nothing mora
TO get, what would you wan with patience?
The only time to culture 1t is when you are
tied about and sick and half dead.
sOh," you say. "if l only had the circunl-
atances Of some well-to-do man / would be
patient, too" You might as we'll say, "Ifi It
were not for this water, I would SWIM" or,
II could shoot this gun il 1t were not for the
charge" When you stand chin deep in an
noyances is the time for you to swim out
toward the great headlands OF Christian at
tainment, so as to know Christ and the
power OF His resurrection n to have fel.
towship with His s~ufferings.
You know that n large fortune may be
spent in small change, and a vast amount OF
moral character may 20 away in small de-
p~letions. 1t is the little troubles of life that
IRE having more effect upon you than great
ones. A swarm OF locusts will kill q grain
held sooner than the incursion of three or
four cattle. You say, Sim | lost my child,
since / lost my property, l have been a diff
lerent man." But you do not recognize the
architecture Of little a%nnoyances that are
hewing. digging. cutting, shaping. splitting
and i~nterjoining your moral qualities. Rats
may sink @ ship. One lucifer match may
send destruction through af' ok OF store
houses. Catherine de- Medit got her death
from smelling a poisonous rose. Columbus,
BY stopping and asking for a piece OF bread
and a drink Of water at a Franciscan con-
vent, was led to the discovery OF u new
world. And there is an intin lte connection
between trlf1es and immensities, between
nothings and everythings.
Now, be careful to let none of those an
noyances go through your soul unarraigned.
Compel them to administer to your spiritual,
| wealth. The scratch of a sixpenny mai
/ sometimes produces lockiaw, and the clip
q most infinite5mal annoyance may dam 20
you forever. Do not let any annoyance or
perplexity come across your soul without it,
| making you better.
Our Government does not think 1t belit-
Ting to put a tax on small articles. The I'M
| dividuaS taxes do not amount to much, but
In the aggregate to millions and millions of
dollars. And 1 would have you o Christian
man. put a high tariff on every annoyance
| and vexation that comes through your SOU.
This might not amount to much in single
cases, but In the aggregate 1t would be a
great revenue Of spiritual strength aud satis-
i faction. A bee can suck honey even GU of
q nettle, and II you have the grace Of God In
your heart you can get sweetness out OF that
| which would otherwise irritate n annoy.
A returned missionary told me that a COM
| pany Of adventures rowing up the Ganges
were stung to death by flies that infest that
region at certain seasons. I have seen the
earth strewn with the carcasses of men slain
| by insect a~nnoyances. The only way to get
prepared for the great troubles OF life is to
conquer these small troubles. What would
| you say Of q soldier who refused to load his
only q skirmish, saying: ~ am not going
to expend my ammunition on a sdrmish.
Wait until there comes q general engage
ment, apd then you will see how courageous
I am and what battling / will do" The
general would say to such a man, "Tf you
are NOT faithful in a skirmish, you would be
nothing In q general engagement" AMI 1
have to tell you, o Christian men, IL you
cannot apply the principles Of Christ's re-
tigion on q small scale, you will never be
able to apply them on q large scale. =
IfIhad my way with you, l would have you
D ssess all possible worldly prosperity. !
would have you each n a gardens river
flowing through 1t, ~geraniums and shrubs on
the sides and the grass and howers as beau
hful as though the rainbow had fallen. l
would ave you Q house, a splendid man
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