Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-06

golden guscifeS 0f Uonf1do::A Ind .fr6M the
banks Of the Platte, and the Oregon, and the
Sacramento. and the Columbia. "They
Shali come from the West"
But what will they do after they comes
Here Is something Rloriousiy consolatory
come from the East, and the West, and ths
North, and the South, and shall sit down."
Oh, this II a tired world The most Of peo-
pie are kept on tho run all their lifetime.
Business keeps them on the run. Trouble
keeps them on the run. Rivalries OF life
from disaster. They are running for re-
ward. And those who run the fastest and
run the longest seem bsst to succeed. But
my text suggests . restful posture for all
Gods children, for all those who for life
time have been on the run. ''They shall sit
gets heaven, what moro can he get? ''They
Dhall sit down." Not alone, but picked COM
panionship OF the universe not embar-
kxased. though q seraph should sit down on
bne side Of you and an archangel ON the
sther.
There Il that mother who, through all the
1ears of infancy and childhood, was kept
funning amid sick trundle beds, now to
shake up the pillow for that haxen head,
and now to give a drink to those parched
Ups, and now to hush the frightened dream
Of little ore. and when thero was one less
Of the children, because the great lover OF
rhildren had lifted one out of the Group into
he easy breathing OF celestial atmosphere,
he mother putting all the moro anxious
bare on those who were left, SO weary OF
arm and foot and back and head, 30 often
crying ont 81 an so tired I am so tired y
Her work lone. she shall sit down. and that
business man for thirty, forty. fifty years
has Kept on the run. not urged by SELFISH
ness, but for the purpose OF achieving a
livelihood for the household. On tho run
-. aN0 90 fc.A R-
tory. meeting this loss and discovering that
1naccuracy and suffering betrayal or disap-
pointmenr, nevermors to be cheated or per-
plexei or exasperated, he shall sit down,
not in great armchair OF helven, for the
rockers o! such q chair would imply ones
need OF soothing, ot changing to 5.sy pos
ture or semi-invaliiisn, but a throne, sold
As eternity and radiant as the morning after
D night of storm. "rhey shall sit down "
notice that the most OF the styles OF toll
require an erect attitu ie. There are the
thousan Is of girls behind counters, many
such persons through the inhunanity OF
employers compelled to stand, even when
because a lack OF customers there Is no need
that they stand. Then there are all the car
penters, and the stonanasons, and the
blacssmiths, an the farmers, and the engi-
neers, and the ticket agents, and the con-
ductors. In most trades, In most occupa-
tions, they must stand. But ahead OF all
those who love and ssrve the Lord is a rest
Ing place, complete relaxation of fatigued
muscle, something cushioned and uphols-
tered and embroidered, with the very ease
Of heaven. "They shall sit down" Rest
from toll. rest from pain, rest from persecu-
ton, rast from uncertainty. Beautiful, Joy.
Gus, transporting. everlasting rest
Oh, men and women OF the froZ,n North,
nd the blooming South, AMI from the
realms OF the rising or setting sun, through
Christ get your sins forgiven AMI start Tor
tho place where you may at last sit down in
blissful recovery from tho fatigues OF earth.
while there roll over you the raptures OF
heaven. Many of you have had such Q rough
tussle in this world that II your faculties
were not perfect in heaven you would some
time forget yourself and say, at Is time for
me- to start on that Journey" or "1t must be
hms for me- TO count out the drops OF that
nsdiane," or ~ wonder what new attack
there is on ms through the newspapsrs?" or
nDo you think " II .a-A enyth hinff of thasa
T--s--, .aa tsho NDs-l- ~ 80 isN,ua,s.
5f tho dfod9hf67o " N6ndsE now MNU1
have lost In that last bargain7" or IT must
bury lest miss the train" No, mol Tne
last volume Of direful, earthly experiences
last paragraph, the last sentence, the last
Vo-i. Finis
Frederick the Great, not ~it ithstan ling the
mighty dominion over which he reigne1,
Was SO depressed at times he could not speak
Without crying, and carried a small bottle OF
quick poison with which to end his misery
whom he could stand 1t no longer. But
give you this small vial OF gospel anodyne,
one drop of which, not hurting either body
o. soul, ought to soothe al unrest and put
Tour pulses into an etern,l calm. "They
ihall come from tAs East ami from :he West,
md from the North, and the South, and shall
UT down."