Milford chronicle., 1896-06-26

Hugh Miller says Il will be a stone
mason. God says, 'You will be gcol-
Ogist. David goes out to attend his ia
theirs sheep. God calls him to govern a
nation. Saul goes out to hunt his fathers
asses, and before he gets back finds the
crown of regal dominion. How much hap
pier would we be if we were content with
the places God gave usl God saw your
temperament and all the circumstances by
which you We're surrounded, and believe
pine-tenths of you are in the work you are
bost fitted for. hear great racket in my
watch, and I find that the hands and the
wheels and the springs are getting out of
their places I send il down to tho jewel
ers and say, "Overhaul that watch and
teach the wheels, and the spring, and the
hands TO mind their own business. You
know u man having u large estate. He
gathers his working hands in the morning
and says to one, You go trim that vine"
to another, You 60 and weed those flow
ers;" to another, "You plow that tough
glebe;" and each one goes to his particular
work The owner Of the estate points the
man to what lie knows he can do best, and
so it is with the Lord.
remark further that God has arranged
the place of our dwelling. What particular
Guy OF LDMnr AAINtu oI lltllSt YOU SlltlAA llNG
i'm seems to be mere matter of accident.
You 60 out to hunt for a house, and you
happen to pass up certain strickland hap
pen to sec a sign, and you select that house.
Was it all happening so? Oh, no. God
guided you in every step He foresaw the
future He knew all your circumstances,
and he selected just that one house ms bet
ter for you than any Of the 10000 habita-
tions in the city. Our house. however,
humble the roof, and however lowly the
portals, is as near Gods heart as an AL
hambra or u Krcmlin. Prove it, you say.
Proverbs ill., 80, "1e blesseth the habita-
ton Of the just
I remark further that God arranges all
our friendships. You were driven to the
wall You found man just at that crisis
who sympathized with you and helped you.
You say, Chow lucky 1 WASP There was
no luck about it. God sent that friend
just as certainly as he sent the angel to
strengthen Christ. Your domestic friends
your business friends, your Christian
friends, God sent them to bless you, and
if amy of them has proved traitorous 1t is
only to bring out the value of those who
remain. If some die, it is only that they
may stand at the outposts of heaven to
greet you at your coming.
You always viii have friends, warm
hearted flierds, magnanimous friends,
and when sickness comes to your dwelling
there will be Watchers when trouble
comes to your heart there will be sympa-
thizers; when death comes there will be
gentle fingers to close the eyes and fold
the hands and gentle lips TO tell of a resur-
rcction. Oh, we are compassed by a body
guard CT frieDdsl Every man, if he has
helavcd himself well, is surrounded by
three circles of friends-those of the outel
circle wishing him well; those in the next
circle Wiling to help him, while close to
his heart are q fewNSho would die for him. |
God pity the wretch who has not any |
friends
Divine AlIotments.
remark again that God ruts down the
limit to orr temporal prosperity. The
world of france see.ns to have no God IN |
st. You cannot tell WHO'RE man viii
land The aiilaent FILL, the poor rise
The lingo ioas fill, tie .sncriet succeed |