Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21

the march amid great privations and hard /
ships they behaved we'll After awhile /
they prayed for meat. and the sky dark 7
cncd with u great flock of quails, and
these qnuils fell in great multitudcs all
about them. and the lsraeitcs ate and ate
and stuffed Themselves until they died. f
Oh. my frcrds it Is not hardship or trial
or starvatioa that injuries tho soul. but
abundant sun ~. 1t is not the vulturc Of
trouble tina, eats M the Christians life.
II is the quail II IS the quails You will
yet find ont that your midnight wrcstle by
the brook .luhhok is with an angel Of God
come down tn bless and Ia save
Learn again thnt. while our wrestling /
with trouble might bc triumphant we
must expect that it will leave its mark |
upon us Jacob prevailed. hut the angel I
touched him and his thigh bone sprang /
from its socket, and the good man went /
liInpiug on his way, We must carry |
through this world the mark of the com
hat What Iinwed these premature wrin- |
klcS in ypur face: What whitoncd your
hair before il was time for frost: What
silcnccd forever So much of the hilarity Of
your household? All. IL Is because the angel
of trouble hath touched you that you 20
limping on your way. You need not be
surprised that those who have passed
through the fire do not feel gay as once
they did do not I've ont Of patience with
those who come not out If their despond
ency. They may triumph over their loss.
and yet their gait shall tell you thar they
have been trouble touched Are we Stoics
that wo can unmovcd see our cradle riiied
of the bright eyes and the sweet lips? Can
we stand unmovcd and see our gardens Of
earthly delight uprooteds Will Jesus, who
I xxs hftusaIF In with n If
our tears into the graves that open To
swallow down what we loved best? Was
Lazarus more dear "a him than our be-
loved dead to us: No We have "A right tn
weep. Our tears must come, You shall
not drive them hack - scald the heart
They fan into God bottle Afflicted ones
have died because they could not weep
Thank God for the sweet, the mysterious
relief that comes Ia us in tears. Under
this gentle rain the flowers of hope put
forth their bloom. God pity that dry,
wiihcrod, parchcd, all consuming grief
that wringS its hands, and grinds its teeth
and bites its nails into the quick but can
not weep. Ne may have found the com
fort of the cross, and yet ever after show
that in the dark night and by the brook
Jabhoi we were trouble touched.
Til" bay Dawn.
Again, we may take the idea Of tho text
and announce the approach Of the day
dawn. M one was ever more glad tn SEQ
the morning than was Jacob after that
night of struggle. II IS appropriate for
philanthropists and Christians To cry out
with his angel of the text, The day
hrcakcth The worlds prospects are
frightening. Superstition. has had its
strongest props knocked out. The tyrants
of earth are falling fiat in the dust The
church of Christ Is rising ZIP IN its
strength 10 81 forth fair rs the morn,
clear as the sun and terrible as an army
with banners Clap your hands, all ye
peor 10. the day hrcaketh.
As look around about me see many
who have passed through waves of trouble
that came III; higher than their girtilc. In
Gods name | proclaim cessation OF hostili
ties. You shall not always 90 saddencd
and heartbrokcn. God will lift your bur
den. God will bring your dead 10 life.
God will Stanch the hearts bleeding |
know he will. Like as ii father piticth his
children, so the Lord pitics you. The pains
of earth Will end The dead will rise. Tho
morning star trcmhleS On Frightening
sky. Tho gates of the east bcgin to swing
open. Tine day hrrakcth
Luther and Mclanchthon were talking
together plnomily about the prospects of
the church. They could see no hope VI de-
livcrance After awhile Luther got up and
said to Melanchthon. Come, Philip, let us
sing the Forty sixth Psalm, God is our
refuge and strength In every time of trou-
BILE "
The Daybrcak.
Death u many-nny, to all-is strug-
gle and u wrcstle. We have many friends
whom it would he hard Ia leave. l care
moi how bright our future hope is, it is n
bitter thing 10 look upon this fair world
and know that we shall never again see
its blossoning spring, its autumnal
fruits, its sparkling streams and to say
| farewell To those with whom we played in
childhood or counselcd in manhood. In
that night, like Jacob. we may have to
wiS,stlr, hut God will not leave us unblcss-
cd 1t shall not bc told in heaven that IA
dying soul cried unto God for help, but
was not delivered. The lattice may be
turned - keep out the SUM- or a hook set
| % dim the light Of the midnight taper, or
the room may he filed with the cries Of
,r lhanagc ar widowhOod, or the church O;
Christ may mohrn over our going; hut II
Jesus calls all Is well. The strong wrcs-
Ting Ivy the brook will cease. The hours Of
utsitH liiEHt VIII pass hibnk-l ~ IiuIh ia
the morning, = O'Clock in the morning, 4
O'Clock in the morning. O'Clock In the
morning-"th day brcaketh."
80 would have II when die l am in
no haste To be gone. would like to stand
here 20 years and preach this gospel. /
have no grudgc against this world. The
only fault have 10 find with this world
| is that IL treats me too well But when
the time comes To 90 | trust tn DO ready,
my worldly affairs all settled. II have
wronged others, want then To he sure of
their forgiveness. In that last wrestling,
my arm enfcehled with sickness and my
head faint. ] want Jesus beside me. IL
there be- hands on this side Of the flood
stretched out to hold me back, | want the
heavenly hands stretched out To draw me
forward Then, o Jesus, help me on and
help me up, Unfearing. undoubting, may
! step right out into the light and be able
TO look back To my kindred and friends,
who would detain me here, exclaiming:
Let me go, Let me gol The day break
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Forrest Cavalry Leader.
Who can doubt. then, that If Lee had
been provided with reserve Of 0,0OO
fresh cavalry under such "a leader as For
rest at Gaines Mill or the second Manas-
sas. or Chanccllorsville the Army of the
Potomac would not have survived To fight