Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-12-20

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my child, since l lost my property, have
boon different man" But yOu do not
recognize the architecture Of little annoy
ances that are hewing, digging, cutting,
shaping, splitting and interioining your
moral qualities. Rats may sink ship.
One lucifer match may send destruction
through "a block Of storehouses. Catherine
de Medici got her death from smelling q
poisonous rose. Columbus by stopping
and asking for pieco OF bread and a
drink Of water at a Franciscan convent
was led to the discovery of a new world.
And there is an intimate connection be-
tween triacs ard immonsities, between
Dothings and oyerythinas.
Now, be careful to let mono OF those an
noyances go through your soul unarraign-
ed. Compel them to administer to your
spiritual wealth. TIE scratch uf "a sixpenny
nail sometimes produces lock jaw, and tho
clip of most inanitesinal annoyance may
damage you forever. Do not lot any an
noyance or porplcSity como Rorass your
soul without IT'S making you bottor
our government does not think it be
Hitting To put a tax on small articles
The individual taxes do not amount 10
much, hut in hnuggregato to millions and
millions 0f dollars. And I would have
you, q Christian man, put a high tariff
pn every annoyance and yexatiou that
comes through your soul, This might not
amount TO much IN single cases, but in
the aggregate It would DO great revenue
of spiritual strength nn(, satisfaction. A
bee can suck honey even out Of nettle,
and If you have the grace Of God Ia your
heart you can get sweetness out of that
which would otherwise irritate and annoy.
Faithful In Little Things.
A returned missionary told mo that a
company Of Adventures rowing up the
Ganges were stpaa 90 death by flies that
infest that region at certain seasons.
have seen the earth strewn with the car
oasses OF mon slain by insect Hnnoyances.
The only way to get prepared for the great
troubles OF life is to conquer these small
troubles. What would you say Of a sol
dior who refused to load his gun on 20 GO
into the conflict beeeuse it was only a
skirmish, saying. 4 am not going to ex-
pend my ammunition on a skirmish. Walt
until there comes "a general engagement,
and then you win sec how courageous
am and what battling I will do" The
general would say TO such a man, " If you
are not faithful IN q ssirmish. you would
be nothing in general engagement T"
And have to tell you, o Christian men,
II you cannot apply the principles Of
Christ's religion on small scale you will
mover BE- ablp 20 apply them ON large
scale,
If I had my way with you, would have
you possess all possible worldly prosperity.
would have you each one garden, n
river flowing through it, goraniums and
shrubs ON the sides and the grass and
flowers as beautiful as though the rain
bow had fallen, I would have you a
house, a splendid mahslon and the bed
should be covered with upholstery dipped
IN the setting sun. / would have every
ball in your house set with statues and
statuettes, and then would have The four
quarters Of tho globe pour in all their lux
uries on your table, and you should have
forks of silver and knives Of gold, inlaid
with diamonds and amethysts. Then you
should each one of you have the finest
horses and your pick Of the equipages Of
the world Then / would have you live
$50 years, and You should not have pain
or ache until the last breath.
Wisdom In 1t All.
"Not each one of us2'' you say. Yes.
Each one Of you. "Not to your onemies?
Yes. Tho only difference ] would make
with them would be that I would put "a
little extra gilt on their walls and little
extra embroidery on their slippers, But,
you say, "Why does not Sod give us all
these thingsS" All, l bethink myself
be Is wiser. It would make fools and
sluggards Of us If we had our way. No
man puts his best picture in the portico or
yestibule of his house. God meant this
world to DO only the vostibulo Of heaven,
that great gallery Of the universe toward
which we are aspiring. We must not have
it too good in this world, or We would
want no heaven.
Polyearp was condemned to be burned
to death. Tho stake was planted. He was
fastened to it. The faguts were placed
around him, the fires kindled, but his
tory tolls US that the flames bent outward
like the canvas Of a ship in u stout breeze,
so that the flames, instead Of destroying
Polycarp, were only wall between him
and his enemies They had actually to
destroy him with the poniard The flames
would not touch him Well my nearer,
want you to understand that by Cod IS
grace the flames of trial, instead Of CON
Stunning your soul, are only going to be a
wall of defense and u canopy Of blessing.
God is going to fulfill to you the blessing
and the promise, as he did to POlyoarp,
"When thou wakest through the fire thou
shalt not DO burned" Now you donot un-
derstnnd. YoG shall know hereafter In
heaven you Will bless God even for the hor-
net