The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Of your life, and play them down into
the depths forever.
go into a sculptor's studio and see
MIN shaping a statue. lie has n chisel
In one hand and a mallet In the other.
and he gives very gentle stroke
click. click. click, say. why don't
you strike harder" on he replies.
THAT would shattcr the statue. can't
do II that way; ! must do Il this way"
SO he works on. and after awhile the
features come out. and everybody that
enters the studio " charmed and fas'
cinatod. Well. God has your soul un-
der process OF development. and Il II
the little annoyances and yeXatiOns OF
life that are cEiscllng out your i'm
mortal nature. II II click. click. click
wonder why some great providence
does not come. and with one stroke pre-
pare you for heaven. An. no; God says
that Is not the way And 30 he keeps
on by strokes OF little ycxations. until
OF last you shall be- glad spectacle
fer angels aud Ter men.
You know that q large fortune may
be spent In small change. and a vast
amount Of moral character may 30
away in small dcplellons u Is the
little troubles OF life that arc having
more effect upon YOU than great ones
4 swarm Of locusis viii XIII a grain
Geld sooner than the lncursion Of three
or four cattle. You say. "sinoe ! lost
my child. since lost my property.
have been a different man" But YOU
dc not recognize the architecture Of
little annOyanccs. that are hewing. dig.
cling. cutting shaping, splitting and in-
tcrioininE your moral qualities. Rats
may sink a ship. One nclior match
may scnd destruction through q block
Of store-houses. Catherine dc Medicls
got her death FROM smelling a poison.
Gus rose Columbus. by stopping and
asking Tor a piece OF bread and a drink
Of water 90 O Franciscan convent. was
led 10 the discovery Of q new world.
Aud there II an intimate connection
between tribes and immensltios. be-.
tween no,hlngs and oycrythlngs.
Now. be careful to let none OF those
annoyanees 40 through your soul un-
arraigned. Compel them 10 administer
to your spiritual wealth. The scratch
OF a sixpenny nail sometimes produces
lock Jaw. and the clip Of most In
hnitesimal annoyance may damage you
forever. DO not let any annoyance OF
perpleXity come across your soul with
out Us making YOU better
! Our Government does not think II
belli,llng TO put a tax on small articles
The individual taxes do not amount "a
much. but In the aggregate 10 millions
and millions OF dollars And ! would
have YOU. oh Christian man. put high
iarlf on every annoyance and yeXatlon
that comes through your soul. Thi,
might not amount to much IN single
cases. but In the aggregate II would b.
a great revenue Of spiritual strength
and satisfaction. A bee can suck honey
even out OF a nettle, and u You have
the grace OF God In your heart, you can
get sweetness out Of that which would
otherwise irritate and annoy
A returned missionary told me that
a company OF Adventures rowing ~
the Ganges were s,ung TO death by fie'
that lnfcst that region ut certain sea
sons have seen the earth sirewet
with the carcasses Of men slain by H.
sect annoyances. The only way 10 gel
prepared for the great troubles OF lie
is 10 conquer these small troubles
What would you say OF a soldier whS
refused TO load his gun. or TO so int,
the conflict because Il was only Skin
mlsh. saying. Il am not going 10 ex
pend my ammunition on a skirmish
wait until there comes a general en-
gagement. aud then you will see how
courageous am, and what battling
will dog" The general would say q
such a man III you are no, faithful
In a sklrmlsh. you would be nothinl
In a general engagement" And hav,
to tell you. Oh Christian men. u yo'
cannot apply the principles Of Christ
religion on a small scale. YOU will neve