The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-26

ic1I aa eror before & mrl anticipation VI
eternal falHase. Tf8u'sls nM humblci you.
has enlarged you baa multiplied youF ~
sources. has equipped you, haa l0osHnfd
your grasp from ihls world aud tghielad
your Hlp ON che next. Oh, bless God iaF
tho taH wind. li has dinn you into tla
har0or II Gods aympzthy
Nothing Ike trouble 90 lhow ~ that thir
world q an insufficient p'uloa. Hogarth
was about done with liie. and be wanted 20
pHlnl the end oi nll tbinsF h1nuf on canvas
d shattered bottle. a cracked ben. an un.
Strung harp. "a sign board 90 GftlNefu called
'rho Worlds EndH falling Gown. ship
wreck. the horses Of phubug idug dead ln
tho clouds, the neon be- her last fuarcr, ana
the world on Gre. zone thing more aid
Hogarih, "nnd my picture 10 dc0n" Then
hn added the broken palette Of painter
Then he died. But trouble. with hand
mightier and more skilIiul than Nogluh's,
plotura tho falling, falling, maldeHng,
dying world. And We want something per-
maucnt % lay hold Of, and We grasp with
both hands after God. and say, "thH Lord
is my lIghf, the Lori Is my love, the Lord Is
my fortress the Lord Is my sacrifice, tho
Lord the Lord Is my God"
Bless God for yout trials. Oh. my Chris
tlan friend. keep your spirits up by the
powerof ChnstB gospel. Do not Burrund-
on. DO ygn not know that when you give
up. others viii give up2 You have courage,
and others will have courage. The Romans
went into tlo battle. aud by some accident
there was an inclination Of the standard.
Tho standard upright meant forward marohi
tine inclination OF the standard meant SURE
render. Through the negligence Of the man
who carried the standard, and the iuclina-
ton OF e. the army surrendered. Oh, Tee us
koep the standard up. whether Il be blown
down by the east wind or the north wind or
thB south wind. no inclination TO SUR
render Forward into the conflict.
There Is neaf Bombay a tree that they call
the Borrowing tree the popularity OF
which is IT never puts forth any bloom IN the
daytime, hut IN the night puts out all ITS
bloom aud all rs red0lence. And l nave 10
tell YOU that through Christian character
puts forth is sweetest blossoms Ia the dark
ness OF sickness, the darkness Of financial
distress, the darkness OF bereavement, the
darkness Of death, weeping may endure for
a night, but Joy cometh ia the morning.
Across the harsh dlscords OF this world rolls
the music OF the skies-music that breaks
from the lips, music that breaks from the
harps and rustles from the palms, music Ike
falling water over rocks, music like wander
ing winds among leaves, music Ike caroling
birds among forests, music like ocean bill
lows storming the Atlantic beach. "They
shall hunCerrnO more. neither thirst any
more, neither shall the sun light on
them nor any heat. for the Lamb which
Is ia the midst Of the throne shall lead them
TO living fountains Of watei and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes" / see
a great Christian fleet approaching that har-
Dor. some OF the ships come Ia with sails
rent and bulwarks knocked away, but still
aGoat Nearer and nearer the shining shore.
Nearer and nearer the eternal anchorage.
Haul away, my lads; haul away Some oil
the ships had mighty tonnage, and Others
were shallops easily listed Of the wind and
wave. Some were men-of-war and armed
of the thunders of Christian battle, and
others were npretending tugs taking Others
through the Narrows, and some were coasters
that never yentured out into the deep sea-
Of Christian experience; but they are all
coming nearer the whari-brigantine, gal
leon, line Of battle ship, longboat, pinuace
war frigate-and as they come into the har-
Dor 1 find that they are driven by the long
loud. terrific blast OF the east wind. II /!
through much tribulation that you are (
enter INTO the kingdom Of God.
You have blessed God for the north wind
and blessed Him for the south wind, anG
blessed Him for the west wind; can you moi
in the light Of this subject bless Him for the
east wlndY
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee,
Fen though it be cross
That raiseth me.
still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God TO Thee,
Nearer TO Thee.