The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-05

into the sack OF grain and he SprlnEtes the
seed-corn over the field. It looks silly to q
! man who does not know what he is doing.
| He is doing II very important WORK. He IS
| scattering the winter grain. AMI though the
/ snow may come. the next year tnero Wil be
| a great crop. Now. that is what we are 90
| ing when We are preaching the G0%o"I we
are scattering the seed. It is tho fo3t'shna-s
| of preaching, but 1t is the W inter- grain; and
| though the SHOWS OF worlilues5 may come
down upon it. it will yield after awhile Gior.-
| GUS harvest. Let Us be sure we SOW tho
right kind OF seed. Sow mullen stalk and
mullen stalk will come up. Sow CaNa'a
| thistles and Canaia thjstles will come uD.
| Sow wheat and wheat will come up. Let "s
distinguish between truth AMI error. Lat
US know the DIFF rence between wheat ami
| he iebore. Oat aud henb2ne.
Again. remark. in grace az in the farm
| there must he II harr0 vnc. l rHtar now NOT
| 10 a harrow that goes over tbs fai il or'!Hr
| to prepare the ground fer the sas,i. hn. mar
! row which goes over after tho sat Is soWn,
| lest the birds pick uD the seed, sinkin; 1t
dovn into the earth SO tat it caE take 1905.
| You know d harrow. 1t IS mIte o. bars OF
wool matte across e1ch other, and the un-
dersie OF etca bar is furnished with sharp
teeth. and tho horses are mitchell TO 1t. It
| goas tearing AMI lelDjn, across the fell,
! drivin, the seed down into the earth until IT
springs 10 in the harvest. 8Areavemrn:,
|
to sink the Gospel truth il your heart
These were truths tim you haarl thirty
years ago; they have not a'fectel you until
! recently. Some IRA lttrouo'e came oV6rynd,
and the truth was hprrowsi in. AMI 1t has
come up. What dli God mean in this coun-
try in 1857! Fora century there was TIE COS
pei prsl.lei, but a great deal Of it pro!ured
no result 1hpn God harnAssal il wild
| panic to :. harrow OF comnerctat ':isa~ter.
| and that harro went tl0wa Wal street. AMI
III Wal! rect, do"n Third street, an up
Inir! street, Town State street. AMI up Sta.e
str'er, down Pennsylvania av-nu". AMI up
! Pennsylvania avenue. untl the Wno'e laaa
Was torn to pieces as it nal never be9n be-
fore. What followed the h2rrow! A great
awakening in which there were 10000
sou brought into the ki-Sdom or
our Lori. No harrow. no crop.
Again, [ marx. in 2rs;e As in the farm
there must be reaDiEg. Many Christians
speak OF religion as though it were matter
OF economics OR INSURANCE. They expect to
rea in the next world. On no! Now is tho
SINE to reap. Gather up the joy OF the
Chris ian religion this morning. th'S alter
noon, tas night. II you have not IS much
grace a. YOU would like to have, thank God
for what you have, and pray tor more. lou
are no worse ems aved than Jos ph. no worst
trouble than was D;srit, 90 worse sc1uTSad
than WAS PAM. Yet. amid the l2ttlinc OF
letters and amid the gloom OF dungeons, and
amid tho horror OF shipErecE, they
trumphe ! in tne CracA OF Col. Tae weakest
man in the house to-day has 80 acres OF
,nI ra.niI3 Van r,x,a haa, or3,ntnl. over
von. infr,n:,iss for ti,;rtv v,,rs >.oyv .r;y,
onaro,nt shout over ynnr e,no''ripati0n.
Won ssyrou h.v, II 81 hori. Won mint have
it WorsA. You Won or why Shis grrat cold
trouble keeps revolving through yunr soa',
turnins; and turnns with b.a-G hani Gu
the cranS. All. that trouble is the grind
sfI,n ., uhich vnr ar. 10 s.arren your
s:o;.,o va nv ,ha 9,}ts, W.l.e nv Tn>,, Of
,,a,.r ,raen s,enr.c,s. v,nr Mn, enpcta les
} YAM hle ~ et,ent.n,rs pnjI m the corners
If vour mouth ~ fa-ns Won mil them down.
"a tha fe,dsr r.an. ram,
,,oin ,a,oar,. !, ,,r,,.a 90 in fa~m:n~
49,. 10 :, INA tor ,hr.Gbin~ r telI Won
hlnnt,v +n,t - aosth Inst az fl,, farmer
1r;th -. as;l ha,rs the what ont of tha str.w
CO d.,tI, heats -hp snnl ONT Of +he body
Eyarv STIFFNESS is stoI,n Of the fail, and tho
sjcI--Sad is the thrashine door. What. saw
yon il 1ea+h IN a GOOD nan only taking tina
rrh.,+ on+ Of ma e-r,,r9 pb.t is al An
agi,i NAN h,s lillian aslea, O3,v vrsferl3v
| vr,1 e,,y h;,y, in tha sunny nor,S DI.vinr
3 r;th hiS rtt.sndnhiIran C,lnf!r he r4,a.,-n
, ~, ,n...s.,,a to law. Tn;s world Ha babe .
, nle,sant cnod.bve to hi. Old frion;s. Tas
tnte~r.nh carries ina tidin~: AVID on swift
i All 1r,;n. the l-jntrat ron1p vartinc- o9cs
l 10 IN n j..
fa'h prnsb h,cI, tha rr,y ha,rs ran his
5 nr,y. il will never ae5o a.-ain. put him
away in the s,umber OF the tomb. lie will
not De AFRAID OF that n!SnS. Grant!HIhtr was
I never a'falu Oh ahytu'hS. no Wth l'a' Ii
;, the morning o. 1ne feautfacltoI. Hfau" OIL
, e. was Always me hrSt 10 rlS;. HiS voice mas
Grandfa.her a ways did sln' IN churca.
: Anything SnaStlY IN tnat. NO. Inc tnrt5n-
; iES OF the wheat Out OF the straw. Inae IS
, all.
, The SAVIOUR ioids la,nn IN HIS BOSOM.
., The little chltd ililsd ali the mouse vain her
+ muse. ana her toys are scatthFe1 all up an 1
down tbs STAIRS lus5 as sns !eit them. Nhat
: ii the hand that p!ucSed lour,o CLOCKS cue
:? OF the meadow IS stun Ii wa wave N the
! esecual triumph. "nat II tae voice that
. made music III the nome IS stitit Ii Wiu s'n2
T the eternal hos"nna rue Wh'fe rose IN one
a baud. red rose IN tne otner man, an Il
=, wreath OF orange blossoms on the oro%; me
:. white Hover Tor the victory, the red mower
: ior the saviour sacfince, tio orange pos
, SONS 1or her marriage Jay; Anything Sa'se-
, 2Doutthat! On. no: In3 sHh "eNt 90
. and the hover shlc. Ino Th7at tnr7S1'''
n out OF the straw. D9ar Lord give me
p sieen, saiu oS'ug Wy, Ine sou "a o'io " ,.