The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17

tou knew IL. she was the queen. but the
queen In disguise. Tue world did not re-
| cognize Il.
But there was a grander disgusting. The
iavorite OF great house looked out OF the
window OF His palace, and He saw that the
people were carving heavy burdens. and
that some OF thsm were hobbling on
crutcnrs, and He saw some lying ut tho gate
exnioiting their sores. and then He heard
.ner lhtnentatlons. and He said; "I will just
put on the clothes OF those poor people, and
viii go down aud see what their sorrows
are, ana Will sympathize with them, anil I
WI! De one ottnem, and will help them"
Wei, the day came for Him to start. Tho
lords OF the land camc to see Hin OF. All
who could sing Joined In tho pnrtiny song
which shook the hills and woke up the shen.
nerds. The first few nights He has been
81 eptng with the hostlers unl the camel
drivers, for no one knew there was n
King in town Ho won't among tho
doctors 90. ,s,,Si, OF tho law, astounding then,
knew moro law tn an any doctors. II, 1shei
with tho fishermen. He smote with His own
| hammer In tho carpenters shop lie ate
raw corn ont ot the Held. lie fried flsh on
tho banks OF Gennesarct. H. was howell nj
by crazy people in the tombs. He was
| splashed OF the surf OF the sea. A pi'pr,n
without any pillow. A sick man without
any medic1mont. 4 mourncr with no sym.
| pathetir bosom In which ue could pour Uis
tears. Disguise complete | know that oc-
caSionally His divine loyalty flashed out IA
when In the storm on q ililre. ~ In tn, rel
| vino Mt tho wedding banquet. as
when He freed Tho shackieh de.
moniac OF Gudara, as when lie turned
/ a whole school OF nsh into tho NOT
/ OF the discouraged boatmqn. as when Uo
| throbbed life into the shrivelnd arm OF the
paralyt', but for the most unrt Ile was In
| disguise. No one saw tho Kings Jewels In
His sandal. No one saw tho royal rob, i'm Uia
| plain coat. No ono knew that that shelter
/ lrss Christ ownel all the mnus ors In
which the hicrarchs OF heaven hr their h1b.
iiation. None know that that nun,pr,.l
Christ owned all the olive groves aud an tho
| harvtsls which shook their gold on tho hills
OF Palestine. No one knew that He who sail
| II thirst!' poured tho Euphraes out of Uis
own ch1ltce No one knew that the orran
lay in the palm Of His hand like a dewIrop
/ IN the vtss ot u lily. No ono knew that tho
stars ana moons aud suus AMI palaVrs aud
consultations that marched on aga after age
werr. ~ compared with His lifetime. the
| sparkle OF n FREELY on a summer night. No
| one knew that the sun in miihuayen wns
| only the shallow of Ills throne No ono knew
| that His crown of uuIvcral domin' on was
covered mp with bunch of thorns. Onnip-
otence SHEATH In n human Loly DuuIs-
cipnco hidden in human eve. Infinite lovc
| beating IN human heart. Everlasting hnr-
monies subiuod into n human voice. Row
| atty on musquc. Grlnlcurs of hpnycn In
earthly disguise.
MY subject n'so impr'sscs mo with how
| people nut on masks and how tho Ioritr1rs
/ them on II was u terrible moment in tho
history OF this woman of Tirylh yhpu tho
prophet a'costei her. prtctirllly saving. 0I
know who you nrc. You cannot cheat me-,
You cannot impose upon me- WHY f.irnast
thou thysel' 90 bc anothor?" 81, md n
/ right to ask for the restoration 0t h,r .,n.
She had no right 10 practice that fil,cbo1d.
/ IL Is never right To- do wrins Snmptiurs
| You may be able TO con zeal an Amir. II ia
not necessary TO tell everything There il n
natural pressure 10 the lips which s,rfn4 To
| Indicate that silence sometimes IL riyht. br,
Tor douhl dealing. for moral shufling, Tor
counterfeit and for sham God has nolhinr
but annthema and exposure. Us will tpnr
of the lie He wilt rim M tho ompiric,sm
He will scatter tho amhuscadc. Thers arc
peopIo who nrO Just ready TO be tupp1
They seem to be waiting to be- dece, we'd
They believe In ghosts. They saw ono
themselves once. They hoard something
strange In an rnnhabited house. Going
along the road ono night, some hing an.
preached them In white and crossed tho
road. They would think IL very disastrous
to count the number OF carriages nj n
funeral. They heard in neighbor's house
something that porienicd death In tho
family. They say 1t IL n suro sign OF evil II |
Dat lily into the room on summer night |
or they SOC tho moon over tho loft shoulder. |
They would not for tho world undertakes |
any enterprise on Friday. forgetful OF tho |
Tact that II they look over the calendar OF |
he world they will SEQ that Friday hns been |
tho most fortunate day in all tho history of |
the world.
As near as I can tell, looking over tho c,I. |
endar OF the worlds history. more granI |
bright. beautiful things have happened ON |
Friday than any other dav OF tho wrcg. |
They would not begin anything on Friday. |
They would not for the world 90 buck 10 tho |
mousse Tor anything a'tor thcy had ourr
started, Such people ara rellv to D., luroJ
Ignorance comes along. pprhnns in tho dis.
guise OF medical scIrnrn. aul carries tlp1
captive, Tor there ara always some mon yyhp
have found some strange and uy.tarious
wcei IN some strange place ana pluckclittn
lhe m 'ohshlnr. ana then t'eycoyrr the b1ari
lenrrS with tho advert istuput4 Of "pliyir"
and "pannceas" aud "Iullnn mtvurr," npd
TIMETABLE cataplasms" Hnl ''uufntljng dis.
inlectants' and "ligh,ning salvps" nnl
instantaneous otntmeutg," enough 70 eiun |
aud scarify aud poultic, AMI xiii half the
race. lhey area ready TO he wrought upon
by such impos tions. All. my friends, do not
bs among such dupes' DO not act the unrt
ot such persons us | have been describing
Stand back from all chicanery from all i'm.
position. They who practice such imposition
shall be exposed In the day Of Gods in liz.
hu'lOh' iuoS Hlhy f'NT grtut fortunes, but |
their dapple grays will be- arrested on the
road some day. as was the Rss by the angel
OF God with drawn sword. The light ofthe
last day will shine through all slch subter.
fuges and with voice louder than thnt
which accosted this imposition OF the tex.
"Coine Ia. thou wife OF Jeroboam. Why
feignest thou thyself to be- another" With
u voice louder than that God will thunder
down into midnight darkness and doom and
death all two faced men, and nil chnrlnfans.
aud all knayes. and all Jockeys, and NIL
swindlers. Behold how tho peope put on
the MASKS, and behold how the Lori tears
them on!
am no fatalist, but | should bn complete. ,
ly wrelched II did not feel that all the AZ .
fairs OF my ltio are in Gods hand and all
that pertains To mo ana mine. just as GER
lainlY Ms all the affairs OF this woman OF the
text, as this child OF the text, ~ this Ring of
The text, were in Gods hand You may ask ,
ms q hundred questions 1 cannot answer
hut 1 shall until the dny of nv Hath hniga,, |