The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09


W. 49, II seems as II IA"
Z.l/f1kS fnsectlle world
were determined to
extlrpato the human race II bombards
the grain fields and the orchards and
the vineyards. The Colorado beetle.
the Nebraska grasshopper the New
Jersey locust the universal potato-bug.
heem 90 carry on the work which was
begun ages ago when the insects buzzcd
out OF Noahs Ark as the door was
opened .r.
In my text. the hornet flies out on
its mission. II Is a species OF wasp.
swift In It's motion aud violent In lis
sting. lts touch Is torture to man or
beast We have an seen the cattle rum
believing under the cut OF its lancet
In boyhood We used to stand cautiously
looking AZ The globular nest hung from
the tree branch. and while we were
looking at the wonderful covering We
were struck with something that sent
MS shriollng away. The hornet goes
in swnrms. Il has captains over hun
dreds. and twenty Of them alighting on
one man vii! produce death.
The Persians attempted to conquer
Christian city. but the elephants and
the beasts on which the Perslans rode
we're assaulted by tho hornet, 80 that
the whole army was broken up. and
the bcsieged city wa rescued. This
burning and noxious insect stung out
the Hittites and the Canaanltes from
their country. What cleaning sword
and chariot Of war eonid not accomplish
was done by the puncturc OF an insect.
The Lord sent the hornet.
My friends. when we are assaulted
by great hehemoths OF trouble. We be-
come chIyalric. and we assault them:
we get on The high.mettled sieed OF our
courage, aud We make a cavalry charge
at them. and. II God be With u.s. we
come out stronger and better than when
we went In. But alas. for these lnsce-
tile annOyances OF life these foes too
small TO shoot these things without
any avolrdupois weight the gnaia and
the midges and the nies and the wasps
and the honetsl In other words. II Is
the small singing acs>c=Zc.s = o.,
life which drive us ont and use us mp.
In the bcsl-conditiSned life, for some
grand and glorious purpose God has
sent the hornet.
remark. In the FIRST place. that ihece
small singing annoyancCs may come
In the shape OF a nervous organization.
People who are Frustrated under
typhoid feyers or with broken bones
get plenty OF sympathy; but who plties
anybody that is nervous? The doctors
say. aud the family say. ana everybody
says, "Oh. she's only a little nervous
that's allF The sound OF a heavy foot,
the harsh clearing Of a throat. Q dis
cord In music. want OF harmony be-
tween shawl and the glove on the same
person. a curt answer, a passing slight,
the wind from the east, any one Of ten
thousand annOyanees opens the door
for the hornet. The fact Is that the
vast majority OF the people In this coun-
try are oyerworked, aud their nerves
are the first to give out, A great null
titGaa are under the strain Of leyden
who. when he was told by his physician
that n he did not stop working Will,
he was In such poor physical health h,
would die. responded. Doctor. whether
I live or ole. the wheel must keep golng
round" These sensitive persons Of
whom speak have bleeding sensitive.
ness. The fics love to light on any.
thing raw. and these people are Tx,
the Canaanites spoken OF Ia the text o.
In the context-they have a very thin
covering. and are vulnerable ut all
points. and the Lord cent the hon
net"
Again, the small insect annoyance
may come TO us in the shape OF friendi
and acquaintance who arr always way
ing dlsagreeable things There ar,
some people you cannot be with for hal
an hour but you feel cheered and com
for,ed. Then there are other people
you cannot be with for Eve minutes be
fore you feel miserable They do no
mean to disturb YOU. but they sting yol
10 the bone They gather up all IN
yarn which the gosslps spin. and re
tail It. They gather up all the adyers
criticisms about your person, abou
your business, about your home. abou
your church. and they make your ca
the funnel into which they pour II
They laugh heartily when they tell you
as though II were a good joke, and yo
laugh outside,
These people are brought 20 our az
tentlon In the Bible. IN the Book @
Ruth. Naomi went forth beautiful an
with the finest Of worldly prospects, an
into another land. but. after awhil,
she came back widowed and sick an
poor What dld her friends do whe
she came to the city? They all wen
out. aud. instead Of giving her common
sense consolation. what did they do
Read the Book OF Ruth and find on
They threw ap their hands ard saiG
is this Naoml?" 40 much as % ga,
How awful bad you do lookH' When
entered the ministry looked very pal
Tor years. and every year, for four o
Eve years. 2 hundred times a year.
was asked n had not the consumption