The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

together many happy vears. ;stho hsp-
piest time OF all our life. Yc we are 10
he happy together forever. } ave now,
he brave. will not say Goo tito you.
for we shalt soon he in the ki m OF our
Father together" Persecuti hows the
heroes and heroines. I go IN other de-
partment. and l find that q great de-
nominations ~ Christians viii, avo been
mCst-abusei have spread the n apidly.
No good man was ever NJ violently
maltreated than John weslel,lied aud
caricatured and slaudered unthe dav he
stood in n pulpit in I.Ondon,d n man
arose in the audience and saitYou were
drunk last night" and John lev said,
THANK God. the whole catalo is now
complete. have been charged h every
thing but thair' His followers hooted
at and malignel and called very de-
tcstable name that Internal In ~ could
invent, but the hotter the pt tion the
moro rapidly they spread un ou know
what n great host they have bme and
what tremendous force for and the
truth they are welding the wo ,ver. It
was persecution that gave Stand to
Presbyterianism. II was perse on that
gave our land first 60 civil libcrt I'd after
ward to religious freedom. Yea. nieht 20
farther back and say II was pars ion that
gospel. The ribald mockerv. the ngerlng
and thirsting, the unjust ge. the
ignominious death. when qli tiorce Of
hell's fury was hurled against the,ss. was
the Introduction OF that religiowhich is
vet to he the enrth's deliveranond our
eternal salvation. The State somues said
to the church. "Come. take nv hai and I
will help YOU" What was the rcs The
church went lack. and II lost n OF
holiuess. and II became inerect ther
times the state said to the chn al will
crush YOU" What has beeuu result2
After the storms have spent ~ ury the
church. so far from having Ice OF is
force, has Increased and Is worse lnitely
more after the assault than b. 40 Read
all history and you will find tina j.. The
church Is far more indebted 10 m ,sosition
Of civil government than to II ,roval
The fires Of the stake have OF { on tn,
torches which Christ held in n &C nd. by
the light OF which the chit tch hSparched
TO her present glorious positi, ain the
sound Of racks and implement. rture
hear the rumbling OF tho e 81 hariot
The scafTolds OF martyriom h zen the
stairs by which the church mou
Learn also from our subject In viii
come TO exposure. Long. longa thos,
brothers sold Joseph into Egyp' ~ hat
made the old father believe thi .vorit,
child was dead. They had 81 sd tn,
crime. and II was proiound So II kcp
by the brothers. But suddenly cret {
out. The old father hears that n Ia il
Egypt, having been sold there b nallc
OF his own brothers. How Their SINUS
have burned and their hearts at th
flaming out OF this long suppr rhine
Tho smallest iniquity has usan,
tongues. and they will blah osurt
Saul was sent To- destroy the mites
their sheep aud their oxen. but he GO
down there among the pastures - som
fine sheep and oxen too fat 10 so h
thought he would steal then obol
would know n. He drove stole
sheer and oxen toward home.
20 report 20 the prophet how
cutcd his mission. when in the
sheep began TO bleat and the oxr
The secret was out, and Samuel
blushing and confused Saul; "v
eth the bleatiug OF the sheen tina
tho believing OF the cattia?' All.
you cannot keep an iniquity sti
the wronc time the sheep will bl
oxen will below. Achan cam
Bah ''| '"out l.