Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-11


hieroglyphics We cannot understand
them until we take up the Rosetta stone
Of divine inspiration, and the explanation
all comes out and the mysteries all van
ish, and what was before beyond our un-
derstanding now is plain in its meaning
as we read, "All things work together for
good to those who love God" So we de,
cipher the hieroglyphics. Oh, my friends,
have you ever calculated what trouble did
for DavidS 1t made him the sacred min
strel for all ages. What did trouble do for
Joseph? Made him the keeper of the corn
cribs of Egypt. What did it do for Paul:
Made him the great apostle to the gen.
tiles. What did it do for Samuel Ruther-
ford? Made his invalidism more illustrious
than robust health. What did il do for
Richard Baxter? Gave him capacity to
write of the Saints Everlasting Rest.
What did it do for John Bunyanf Showed
him the shining gates of the city. What
has it done for your Since the loss of that
child your spirit has been purer. Since
the loss Of that property you have found
out that earthly investments are insecure.
Since you lost your health you feel as
never before rapt anticipation of eternal
release. Trouble has humbled you, has en-
larged you, has multiplied your resources,
has equipped you, has loosened your grasp
from this world and frightened your grip
on the next. Oh, bless God for the east
windl 1t has driven you into the harbor
of Gods sympathy
This World Insufficient.
Nothing like trouble to show US that
"a. i- i1,c1 IA pinfnt YoCrtinn Hn-
garth was about done with life, and he
wanted to paint the end of all things. He
put on canvas shattered bottle, cracked
BELL an unstrung harp, signboard of a
tavern called "The Worlds End" falling
down, a shipwreck, the horses Of Ph9bus
lying dead in the clouds, the moon in her
last quarter and the world on fire. Zone
thing more" said Hogarth, "and my pic
ture is done" Then he added the broken
palette of painter. Then he died. But
trouble, with hand mightier and more
skillful than Hogarth's, pictures the fall
ing, falling moldering, dying world.
And we want something permanent to lay
hold of, and we grasp with both hands
after God and say, 1.-THE Lord is my light;
the Lord is my love; the Lord Is my for
tress; the Lord is my sacrifice; the Lord,
the Lord is my God"
Bless God for your trials. Oh, my
Christian friend, keep your spirits up by
the power of Christ's gospel Do not sur.
render. Do you not know that when you
give up others will give upP You have
courage, and others will have courage.
The Romans went into the battle, and by
some accident there was an inclination of
the standard. The standard upright meant
forward march; the inclination of the
standard meant surrender.
Through the negligence of the man who
carried the standard and the inclination
of it the army surrendered. Oh, let us
keep the standard up, whether it be blown
down by the east wind, or the north wind,
or the south wind No inclination to sur
render. Forward into the confictl
Music of the Skies.
There is near Bombay tree that they
call the "sorrowing tree," the popularity
of which is it never puts forth any bloom
in the daytime, but in the night puts out
all it's bloom and all its redolence. And
have to tell you that, though Christian
character puts forth hts sweetest blossoms
in the darkness of sickness, the darkness
of financial distress, the darkness Of be-
reavement the darkness of death, "weep-
ing may endure for a night, but joy com.
eth in the morning" Across the harsh
discords of this world rolls the music OF
the skies-music that breaks from the lips,
music that breaks from the harps and
rustles from the palms, music like falling
water over rocks, music like wandering
winds among leaves, music like caroling
birds among forests, music like ocean bill
lows storming the Atlantic beach, "They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any
more, neither shall the sun light Oh them
nor any heat, for the Lamb which is in
the midst of the throne shall lead them to
living fountains of water and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes,"
see q great Christian fleet approaching
that harbor. Some of the ships come in
with sails rent and bulwarks knocked
away, but still afioat. Nearer and nearer
the shining Shore Nearer and nearer
eternal anchorage. Haul away, my lads,
haul away! Some of the ships had mighty
tonnage, and others were shallops, easily
listed Of the wind and wave. Some were
men-ofwar and armed of the thunders OF
Christian battle, and others were unpre-
tending tugs taking others through the
Narrows, and some were coasters that
never ventured out into the deep seas of
Christian experience, but they are all com.
ing nearer the wharf-brigantine, galleon,
line of battle ship longboat, pinnace, wal
frigate-and as they come into the harbor
1 find that they are driven by the long,
loud terrific blast Of the east wind. 1t is
through much tribulation that you are tC
enter into the kingdom of God.
You have blessed God for the north
wind, and blessed him for the south wind,
and blessed him for the west wind. Can
you not in the light of this subject bleHa
him for the east wind?
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.
Fen though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.