Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-16

rats. and these small creatures almost
dev0ured the JOwn, and threatened the
lives Of the population; and the story is
that q piDer came out one day and play
ed very sweet tune, and all the vermin
followed him-folloWed him to the
banks Of the We5er, then ne blew
blast and then they dropped IN and dis
appeared forever. OF course this is
fable; but I wish I could on the sweet
flute Of the Gospel, draw forth all the
nibbliny and burrOWing annOyances OF
your lie, and play them down into the
depths forever.
How many touches did Mr. Church
give TO his picture Of "COt0DaM' or his
Heart of the Andes? 2" l suppose about
fifty thousand touches. l hear the can
vass saving, why do you keep me
trembling with that pencil so long?
Why don't YOU put ii on in one dash?
No" says Mr.. Church, Il know how TO
make q painting; it viii take fifty thons-
and of these touches" And l want You
my friends, 10 understand that 1t is
these ten thousand annoyances which
under God. are making UP the picture
OF your life to be hung az last in the
galleries of heaven, fit for angels to lock
al. God knows how TO make picture.
I 20 into a sculptor's studio and see
him shaping a statue. He has chisel
In one hand and a mallet in the other,
and he gives a very gentle strOke-chck,
click. click I say, ',Why don't you
strike harder?' "Oh, he replies, that
would sha.ter the statue. l can't do It
that way; I must do it this way So
he works on, and after a while the feat-
ures comes out. and everybody that en-
ters the studio is charmed and fasci-
nated. Wei, God has your soul under
orocesz Of development, and it is the IT.
tIa qnnoyances and veXatiOns Of life
thai are chiseBng out your immortal
nature. Il IS click, click, click won
der why some great providence does
not come. and with one stroke prepare
YOU for heaven. An, no; God says that
IS not the way.
AND so HE KEEPS ON
by strokes Of little veXaions, until at
last You shall be a glad spectacle for an
gels and for men.
You know that a large fortune may
be sDant in small change, and vast
amount of moral character may so away
I'm small deDletions. DO is the little trou-
HES of life that are having more effect
upon you than great ones. A swarm
of locusts VIII kiln grain field sooner
than the .ncursiOn OF three or four cat
tie. You say, Since 4 losl my ci--iu'
since l lest my property, nave oe5n d
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niZa the architecture of little annoyan-
ces. that are hew!pg, digging, eul1lns,
shaping. splitting and lnterJolnlhs your
moral qualtic. Rats may AnA q snip
One mcifer match may ssnd destruc l9n
-hrough a block Of store houses. CAIN
crime De Meiicis got her death IRON
smelling a poisonous -r9se. Columbus.
bv Stopping ana asking 10r piece o.
broad ard 2 drink of water aJ ffar-
rfecan convent, was lea 20 she discovery
of new word. And there IS an ll,l-
m7+e connection between uities ana M
merv,ties. between nothinss and every
things.
Now. be careful to let none Of those
onnovances so through your soal IN
arraigned. Compel them 70 administer
10 vour spiritual wealth. The scratch
Of q six-penny nail sometimes produces
lock-iaw. and the clip Of most IN
fnitesial annoyance may damage you
forever. Do not let any annoyance o.
rerplexity come across your soul VIVA
out its making you better.
Our government does not think 1t be-
Httling 10 put a tax on small articles
Tbe individual taxes do not amount &c
much. but in the aggregate TO millions
and millions Of dollars. And l would
have Won. oh Christian man. put high
tarin on every annoyance aud veXatior
that comes through your soul. THIS
might not amount to much IN slngi'
cases. but in the aggregate it wc''ld %
p ereat revenue Of spiritual strength
and satisfaction. A bee can suck honey
even out OF nettle; and ii You have
the grace Of God in your heart, you car
eet sweetness ont Of that which woulC
otherwise irritate and annoy.
A RETURNED MISSIONARY
told me that . company Of adventures