The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-20
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1t Is not the panics that kill the merohauts
fanics come only once in ten or twenty
years. 1t Is the constant din Of these every
Gay annoyances which is sending so many
Oh our pest merchants into nervous dyspepsia
anu paralysis and the grave. When our Ma
, ttonai commerce fell fiat on its face, these
men stood up and felt almost defiant, b,t
their lie IL going away now under the
swarm OF thess pestiferous annoyances.
Ihe Lord sent the hornet"
have noticed In the history OF some thnt
their nnnoyauces are multiplying and that
they have n hundred where they used tv
have ten. The naturalist tells us that q WASH
sometimes has family Of 10000 wasps. and
,s ,s,, DOES seem ss Il every annoyance OF your
want to chow you the other side. The
hornet is OF no use? Oh. yes. The natural.
lists tell us they are very important in the
world economy: they kill spi ers. and they
ciear the atmosphere. and I really believe
Cod sends the annoyancss OF our life upon
US 20 Kill the spiders OF the sou, and to clear
the atmosphere Of our skies.
ihese annoyances are sent on us, think,
TO wake ,is up from our lethargy. There is
nothing that makes a man SO lively as y nest
or yellow jackets" and think that these
annoyonccs are intended to persuade us of
the TACT that this is not world for us to
stop in. III wo had n bed OF everything that
WAS attractive and soft and easy what would
we want OF heaven? We think that the ho,-
low tree sends the horne: or we NAV think
that the devil sends ths hornet. I want tc
correct vouc opinion. "The Lord sent the
hornet"
Then Think these aunoyances come on rs
TO culture our patience. In the gymnasium
you nnu upright, parallel, bars--upright
bars, with holes over each other for ners to
be put in. Then tho gymuast takes n pe, IN
each hand, and he begins to climb one inch
m ,ims. or two inches, AMI getting his
strength cultured reaches after awhile the
ceiling. And it seems to me that these an
noyances in life are a moral gymnasium
each wortiment peg with which we are to
climb higher and higher in Christian attain-
ment. We all love to see patience. but It
cannot be cultured In fan weather. Patience
IS child OF tho storm. II you had every
thtnS desirable, and there was nothing more
to tto, get, what would you want with patience?
Ihe only time to culture 1t Is when YOU are
lied about and sick aud half dead.
"oh,' you say. s'if only had the circum-
stances OF some well-to-'io man 1 would be
Patient, TOO. You might as we'll say, "If 1t
were not for this water, I would swim. or
IL could shoot this gun IL it were not for the
charge" When you stand chin deep in an
noyances is the time for you to swim out
toward tho great headlands of Christian at
tainment, so as to know Christ and the
power OF His resurrection and to have fell.
lowship with His sufIerings
You KNOW that 4 large fortune NAV be
spent IN small change, and n vast amount of
morai character may go away in small de-
pietionS. 1t Is the little troubles of life that
are having moro effect upon you than great
ones. swarm Of locusts will kill n grain
net1 sooner thTn tho incursion OF three or
iour cattle. You say, "Since lost nv child.
since losr my property. 1 have been dif-
Ierent man" But YOU do not rccoyniyn tbe
architecture OF little annoyances that nre
hewinS. digging, cutting. shaping. splitting
ana lnlcrJoininS your moral qualities. Rats
may sink IL ship. One luciier match NAV
send destruction through u block of store
nousss. Catherine de- Medicis got her death
rom smelling poisonous rose Columbus
pV stopping and asking for piece OF bread
ana u drink OF water at Il Franciscan con-
vent. was led to the discovery OF n new
world. And there is au intimate connection
petwreh tr'iies and immensities, between
nothings aud everythings.
Now. be careful TO let none of those an
noyanceS so through your soul uuarraigngd.
compel them to administer to your spiritual
wealth. The scratch OF a sixpenny mil
sometimes produces loekjaw, aud the clip OF
a most intlnitesmal ANNOYANCE NAV dana0e
you forever. Do not let any annoyance or
perp,eSity come across your soul without its
making you better
Our Government does not think il belit-
tiing to put tax on small articles. The in
atffaHa aoiiafs. fnd Would Would have You. CHRISTIAN
man. put u high tariff on every annoyance
and vexation that comes through your soul.
This might not amount to much in single
cases, but in the aggregate ii would be u
great revenue OF spiritual strength aud salts
faction. A bee can suck honey even out OF
II nettle, and IL you have the grace of God in
your heart you can get sweetness out of that
which would otherwise irritate and annoy
returned missionary told me that COM
pany OF Adventures rowing up the Gauges
were stunS to death by flies that infest that
region at certain seasons. / have seen the
earth strewn wit the carcasses OF man slain
by insect annoyauces. The only way to get
prepared for the great troubles of life is to
conquer these small troubles. What would
You say of a soldier who refused to load his
gun or to So into the conflict because it was
only skirmish, saying: 81 am not going
to eXpend my ammunition on a skirnish.
Wait until there comes a general engage
ment, and then you will soc how coura yeous
am and what battling will do" The
general would say to such n man "If YOU
are not faithful in skirmish you would be
nothing IN general engagement" Aud
have to tell you, Christian men, if you
cannot apply the principles OF Christ's re-
igion on small scale, you will never be
able to apply them on large scale.
III had my way with YOU, would have you
possess all possible worldly prosperity.
would have you each one u garden--a river
flowing through it, geraniums and shrubs on
the sides and the grass and flowers as beau
tiful as though the rainbow had fallen. I
would have you Il house. a splendid man
sion. and the bed should he covered with up
holsrery dipped in the setting sun. would
have every nail in your mouse SGT with statues
and statuettes and then L would have the
four quarters Of the globe pour in all their
luxurics on your table. and you should have
forks OF silver aud knives Of gold, iniaid with
diamonds and anethysis. Then YOU should
each one OF you have the finest horses aui
your pick OF the cquipaceS OF the world
Then would have you live $50 wears, ana
you should not have pain or ache until the
last breath.
mot each one of u.s." you say. Yes.
Each one OF you. "Not 10 YOUR ennmiesp"
Yes. Thr only diiTerenraI would make with
them would bo that wouid put n little cy-
ira gilt on their walls AMI Il littl. extra en-
br1idcry on their siippprS. Bur, you say,
why does not God give Us all shpSr
thlnG>?' All. bathnk myself tie Is wiser
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