Milford chronicle., 1896-01-10

one In affection, one In hope.
There Is 10 power on earth or hell to Of
feet enforcement after Christ and the
soul arc united Other kings have turned
out their companions when they got weary
of them and sent them adriit from the
palace gate. Ahasueras banished Vashti,
Napoleon forsook JOSEF hinc but Christ Is
the husband that is truo forever. Having
loved you once, he loves you to the end.
Did they not try to divorce Margaret, the
Scotch girl, from Jcsusg Thoy said, You
must give up your religion" She said,
Il can't give up my religion" And so
they took her down to tho beach Of the
sea, and they drove in stake at low wa
ter mark, and they fastened her to it, ex-
pecting that as the tide came up her faith
would fail. The tide began to rise and
camo up higher and higher, and to the
girdle, and TO the lip, and In the last mo-
menti just as the wave was washing her
soul into glory, she shouted tho praises of
Jesus
Oh, no, you cannot separate a soul from
Christ IT is an everlasting marriage.
Battle and storm and darkness cannot do
it, Is it too much oSultation for man,
who is but dust and ashes like myself, to
cry out this moment, II am persuaded
that neither height nor depth nor prinoi-
palities nor powers nor Jhings present, nor
things TO come, nor any other creature shall
separate me from tho love Of God which is
in Christ Jesus, my Lordf" Glory be to
God that when Christ and the soul are
married they are bound by a chain, q
golden chain, if 1 might say so-a chain
with one link, and that one link the gold
on ring oi Gods everlasting love
A Ring of Fes.ivity.
r. A.
when Christ receives soul into his love
he puts on him the ring of festivity You
know that it has been the custom in all
Rges to bcstow rings on very happy occa-
sions. There is nothing more appropriate
for birthday gift than ring. You de-
light to bcstow such a gift upon your chill
dren at such time. 1t means joy, hilar-
ity, festiylty. Well, when this old man of
the text wanted TO tell how glad he was
that his boy had got back, he expressed it
in this way. Actually, before he ordered
sandals to be put on his bare feet, before
he ordered the fatted calf to be killed to-
nppease the boys hunger, he commanded,
"Put a ring on his hand. "
Oh, it is a merry time when Christ and
tho soul arc united Joy of forgiveness
What a splendid thing il is to feel that all
is right between my God and myself,
What a glorious thing 1t is to have God just
take up all the sins of my life and put
them in one bundle, and then fling them
into the depths Of the sea, never to rise
again. never 20 DO talked Of again. Pollu- /
ton ali gone; darkness all illumincd; God
reconcilod the prodigal homel Put
ring ON his hand!"
Every day l find happy Christian peo-
pie. l find some of them with no second
coat, some Of them in huts and tenement
houses, not one earthly comfort afforded
thom, and yet they are as happy as happy
can be. They sing Rock Of Ages" as no
other people in the world sing it. They
never wore any iewelIy in their lifo but
one gold ring, and that was the ring OF
Gods undying affection. Oh, how happy
religion makes u.s. Did it make you
gloomy and sad? Did you 90 with your
head cast down? l do not think you got
religion, my brother. That is not the
effect of religion. True religion is joy.
"Her ways arc ways OF pleasantness, and
all her paths are peace.
Why, religion lightons all our burdens
1t smooths all our way; it interprets all
our sorrows; it changes the jar Of earthly
discord for the peal of festal bells. In
front of the flaming furnace Of trial it sets
the forge on which soepters are hammered
out Would you not like this hour to
come up from tho swine feeding and try
this religion All the joys of heaven
would come out and meet you, and God
would cry from the throne, PUT a ring
on his handp'
Uncertainty For Assurance.
You arc not happy I sec it, There is
no peace, and sometimes you laugh when
you feel a great deal moro like crying.
The world is a cheat. 1t first wears you
down with its follies; thon it kicks you
out into darkness. 1t comes back from
the massacre Of ], 600, 900 souls to attempt
the destruction of your soul today. No
peace out Of God, but here is the fountain
that can Stake the thirst Hero is the haF-
Dor where you can drop safe anchorage
Would you rot Ike, ask you-not per-
functorily, but as one brother might talk
to othor-Uould you not like to have a
pillow Of resi- to put your head on? And
would you not like, when you retire at
night, to feel that all is well, whether you
wake up tomorrow morning at 6 O'Clock
or sleep the sleep that knows no Wakingl
Would you not ike to exchange this awful
uncertainty about the future for q glo-
rious assurance Of heaycng Accept of the
Lord Jesus today and all Is well. II on
your way home some peril should cross the
street and dash your life cut, it would not
hurt YOU You would rise up Immediately.
You would stand in the celestial streets.
you would be amid the great throng that
foeS,yor worship and are forever happy. II
Az Might some sudden disease should
eoino unS2 you, it would not brighten you,
I'd Won knoSs<. you were going, you could
,,,,s cslu E2rewell 10 your beautiful
homo IN earth AMI. know that gu are 60
inq rigb6, into tho c6S0panionship OF those
who have already got &eyond the toiling
and the weeping. ,.r-.
You feel on saturday ni&9b dlnGrenE
from the way you Keel any otheS ligng =
the week, You come home from th0N9luAl
Or tho store, or the pfHea and you NJ
well, now my weeks wiiTlz is done, ana
tomorrow is Sunday" 1t n. pleasant
thought. There are retreshmenfapd recon-
struotion in thu worry idoa Oh, .ho% pleas
ant It will DO it, when we got through the
day of our life, and We go and lie downjn
our bed Of dust, we can realize "Well,N
now the work is all DONE and tomorrow
is Sunday-an everlasting SUNDAY,
Oh, when, t4eq city OF my God,
Shall thy courts ascend,
Where congregations ue'er break up
And Sahbaths have 70 cadf
There arc people IN TINS mouse touay
who are very near the eternal world. If
you are Christians, bid you be Of good
cheer. Bear with you our congratulations
to the bright city. Aged men, whq will
soon be epna, take with you our love for
our kindred in the better land, and when
you see them tell them That we are soon
coming. Only few more sermona to
preach and heart only few more hearts
aches; only few moro toilsi only few
more tears, And then--Ehat IN entranos
ing spectacle win open before usl
Beautiful heaven, where all IS light;
Beautiful angels, clothed in white;
Beautiful strains that never tire
Beautiful harps through all the choirl