The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-16


everything desirable, and there was
nothing more to got what would vow
want with patience? The only time 10
culture IL is when you are lied about.
and sick and half dead.
"oh, " you say, IF only had the cir
cumstances of some well TO do man /
would be patient, too" Tou might ms
well say "If it were not for This water
/ would swim" or, II could shoot tins
gun II IL were not for the charge. ("
When you stand chin deep in annoy
ances is the time to swim out toward
the great headlands of Christian at
tachment, SO as TO know Christ and the
power OF His resurrection, and 10 have
fellowship with His suiferings.
y Nothing but the furnace will ever
burn out OF us the clinker and the Stag
] have formed this theory i'm regard to
small annoyances and vexations. 1t
takes just so much trouble to fit us for
usefulness and for Heaven The only
question Is whether we shall take it in
the bulk or pulverized and graduated.
Here Is one man who takes 1t in the
bulk. His back Is broken, or his
eyesight put out, or some other
awful calamity befalls him, while
the vast majority Of the people take
the thing piecemeal. Which way
would you rather have it2 OF course,
in piecemeal. Better have Ave aching
teeth than one broken jaw; better ten
fly blisters than an amputation; better
20 squalls than one cyclone There
may be difference of opinion as to al
lopathy and homeopathy. bat in this
matter of trouble / like homeopathic
doses-small pellets Of annoyance
rather than some knoclS-down dose of
calamity. Instead of the thunderbolt
give US the hornet. If you have bank
you would q great deal rather that so
men would come in with checks less
800 than have two depositors come in
the same day, each wanting his $40, 900.
In this latter case you cough and look
down to the floor, and you look up at
the ceiling before you look into the
safe. Now, my friends, would YOU
not rather have these small drafts
of annoyance on your bank of
faith than some all-staggering de-
mand upon your endurance? But
remember that little, as well as
great, annoyances equally require you
TO trust in Christ for succor and for
deliverance from impatience and irri-
liability. '"Thou wilt keep him in per-
feet peace whose mind is stayed on
Thee" In the village of Hamelin,
tradition says, there was an invasion
of rats, and these small creatures
almost devoured the town, and threat
ened the lives of the population,
and the story is that a piper came out
one day and played very sweet tune.
and all the yeruin followed him---fol-
lowed him to the banks of the Waser,
then he blew blast, and then they
dropped in and disappeared forever.
Of course this is fable, but wish
could, on the sweet flute of the gospel,
draw forth all the nibbling and bur-
rowing annoyances of your life and
play them down into the depths for
ever. ~#z -:
How many touches did Mr.. Church
give to his picture of "'Cotopaxi'' or his
Heart of the Andes?" suppose
about so, 900 touches hear the cam
vas saying, why do you keep me
trembling with that pencil so long?
Why don't you put it on in one dash?"
No" says Mr.. Church, Il know how
to make n painting; it will take 50,ooa
of these touches" And | want you,
my friends. to understand that it is
these 10000 annoyances which under
God are making up the picture of your
life TO be hung at last in the galleries
of Heaven, fit for angels to look at
God knows how 20 make picture, a
20 into scnlptor.s studio and see /
him shaping statue, He has chisei
in one hand and mallet in the other,
and he gives a very gentle stroiSe--
click, click, click! ] say, why don't
yon strike harder2n "Oh," he replies.
t.that would shatter the statue. + /
can't do it that way; Imust do il. this
way. ~, So he works on, and after
awhile tine features come out, and
everybody that enters the studio is
charmed and fascinated We'll. God
hasyour soul under process OF develop
ment, and il is the little annoyances
and vacations Of life that are chiseling
out your immortal nature it Is click.
cllch, Cllch t5$a 4 WA'hacrs WIN aOtlS gTeab
providence does not come, and with
one stroke prepare YOU for Heaven
An, no; God says that is MOI the way.
And SO He keeps on by strokes OF little
vexations, until at lastyou shall be a
glad spectacle for angels and for men.
You know that a large fortune may
be spent in small change. and a vast
amount OF moral character may go
away in small depletions. 1T is the
little troubles of life that are having
moro effect unnn Won fhnn lrrent nnns