Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-15

ties that are yet 20 come. Col sral.,
that when al last the fires Degin to &c
out and continue to lower until finally
they are extinguished. and the ashes OF
consumed hopes strew the earth of the
old homestead it may be bccauss we
have
Gone TO sleep taat last long sleep.
From whence none ever wake 10 weep
Now, we are an army on the march OF
life. Then, we will be an army biyou.
aclSed in the tent of the grave
Once more: / want you to look at
Vashti the silent. You do not hear
any cutlery from this woman as she
goes forth from the palace gate. From
the very dignity OF her nature you
know there will be no vociferation.
Sometimes in life it is necessary
to make retort; sometimes i'm
life it is necessary TO resist; but
there are crises when the most
triumphant thing to do is 10 keep 81
lent. The philosopher, confident in his
newly discovered principle, waiting for
the coming of more intelligent genera.
tions, willing that men should laugh at
the lightning rod and cotton gin and
steamboat - waiting for long years
through the soothing of philosophical
schools, in grand and magnificent ST.
lence. Galilee, condemned by mathe-
maticians and scientists, caricatured
everywhere, yet waiting and watching
with his telescope to see the coming
up of stellar re-enforcements when the
stars in their courses would fight for the
Copernican system; then sitting down
in complete blindness and deafness to
wait for the coming on of the genera
tions who would build his monument
and bow at his grave. The reformer,
eXecrated by his contemporaries, fas.
tened in pillory, the slow fires of pub.
lie contempt burning under him. ground
under the cylinders of the printing
press, yet calmly waiting for the day
when purity of soul and heroisrn Of
character will get the sanction
of earth and the plaudits of Heaven.
Addiction, enduring without any
complaint the sharpness of the panp
and the violence of the storm, and the
heft of the chain and Of the darkness
of night Waiting, until Divine hald
shall be put forth TO soothe the pang
and hush the storm and release the
captive. n wife abused. prosecuted,
and perpetual exile from every earthly
comfort-waiting, waiting, until the
Lord shall gather all His dear children
into heavenly home. and no poo,
Vashti will ever be thrust out from tn,
palace gate. Jesus, in silence and an
swering not a word, drinking the gall,
and bearing the cross, in prospect Of
the rapturous contamination when
angels thronged His chariot wheel,
And bore Hin to His throne
Then swept their glorious harps and sang
The glorious work IS done -
o woman! does not this story of
Vashti the queen, Nashti the yelled,
Vashti the sacrifice, Vashti the silent,
move your soul?
My sermon converged into the one
absorbing hope that none of you ray
be shut out of the palace gate Of
Heaven. You can endure the ha rd
ships and the privations and the cruel-
ties and the misfortunes of
this life if you can only gain
admission there. Through The
blood of the everlasting co ye.
nant you go through these gates or
never go at all God forbid That LOU
should at last be banished from the So
ciety OF angels, and banishcd from She
companiOnship of your glorified Lin
dred, and banished forever. Through
the rich grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
may You be enabled to initiate the ex.
ample of Rachel and Hannah AID hbi.
gail and Deborah and Mary and Esther
and Vashti. Amen.