Connecticut western news., 1895-12-19

irritation. The parlE and the kitchen do not always hafmonixe. To got good service and to keep it is one of the greatest questions of the country. Some times litSfnaysbe the sarros sAhcy and in considerateness of employers, but what ever 'be thS facf we all .AdnaftS thefe are these insect annoyances winging their way out from the culinary department. If the grace of God be not in the heart of the housekeeper, she cannot maintain her equilibrium. The men come home . at night and hear the story of these an noyances, and say, "Oh, these home troubles are very little thingsp" They are small, small as wasps, but they sting. Martha's nerves were all un- strung when she rushed in asking Christ to scold Mary, and there are tens of \ thousands of women who are dying, stung to death by these pestiferous do- mestio annoyances. "The Lord sent the hornet.
 These small insect disturbances may also come in the shape of business irri- tations. There are men here who went through 1857 and the 24th of Septem- Der, 1869, without losing their balance, who are every day unborsed by little annoyances--a clerks ill manners, or blot of ink on bill of lading. or the extravagance of partner who over draws his account, or the underselling by business rival, or the whispering of store condolences in the street, or the 1o hol loh 1s sab, was against your judgment, just to please somebody else. E
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 It is not the panics that kill the mer- chants. Panics come only once in 10 or 20 years. It is the constant din of these everyday annoyances which is sending so many of our best merchants into nerv- ous dyspepsia and paralysis and the grave When our national commerce fell flat on its face, these men stood up and felt almost defiant, but their life is go- ing away now under the swarm of these pestiferons annoyancesJ "The Lord ssht the hornet.
 E have noticed in the history of some that their annoyances are multiplying and that they have hundred where they used to have ten. The naturalist tells us that wasp sometimes has family of 20, iwasps, and it does seem as if every annoyance of your life brooded million. By the help of God want to show you the other side. The hornet is of no use? Oh, yesi The nat uralists tell us they are very important in the worlds economy they kill spi- ders. and they clear the atmopshere, and I really believe God sends the. annoy ances of our life upon us to kill the spiders of the soul and to clear the at mosphere of our skies.
 These annoyances are sent on us, think. towake us mp from our lethargy. There is nothing that makes man so lively as nest of yellow jackets, and | think that these annoyances are intended to persuade us of the fact that this is not a world for us to stop in. If we had a bed of everything that was attractive and soft and easy, what would we want of heaven? We think that the hollow tree sends the hornet, or we may think that the devil sends the hornet. I want to correct your opin- ion. "The Lord sent the hornet"
 Then think these annoyances come on us to culture our patience. In the egymnasium y6n find upright parallel bars-upright bars, with holes over each other for pegs to be put in. Then the gymnast takes Q peg in each hand, and he begins to climb, one inch at time, or two inches, and getting his strength cultured reaches after awhile the oeil- ing. And it seems to me that these an- noyances in life are moral gymnasium. each worriment a peg with which, we arc toclimb higher and higher in Chris tian attainment. We all love to see pa tiencc, but it cannot be cultured in sfhif weather. Patience is . child of the storm. If you had everything desirable, and there was nothing moro to get, what would you want with patience? The only time to culture it is when you are lied about and sick and half dead. x,S <. "Oh.s yo1 say, sif only had ~3he circumstances of some we'll to do nlSh Y would be patient too" You might as well say, If it were not for this water, would swim" or, ''I could shoot this gun if it were not for the charge. !" When you stand chin deep in annoy ances is the time for, you to swim out toward fhe great headiands of Christian attainment, so as to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and to have fellowship with hin sufferings { Purified by Fire.
 Nothing but the furnace will ever burn out of us the rclinker and the slag. have formed this theory in regard to small annoyances and vexationa It takes just so much trouble to fit Hs for usefulness and for heaven. The only question is whether we shall take it in the bulk or pulverized and granulated. Here is ons man who takes it. ips tho bulk. His back is broken, or his7peye- sight put out, CT some other awful ca- lamity befalls him, while the vast ma jority of people take the thing piece meal Which way would you rsther have it? Of course in piecemeal Better have five aching teeth than ono broken jaw; better ten fly blisters than an am putation; better 20 squalls than one cy- clone. There may be difference. of opinion as to allopathy and homeopathy, but in this matter of trouble I like homeopathic Adoees-small'p 'pillets of an- noyanoe rather than some knock down dose of calamity. Instead of tho thpn- derbolt gives us the hornet. If jod have . bank, you would great deal rather that 50 men would come in with checks less than $1o0 than to have two depositors come in the same day each wanting his GIG, 900. In this latter case you cough and look down to the floor, and you Rok up at tho 6eiIing before you look into the safe. Now, my friends, would you not rather nave these small drafts of ofSannoyance on your Bank of faith than some all staggering de- mand upon your endnrance2 But re- member that little as we'll as great an- noyanceeequally require you'to trust in Christ for succor and for deliverance