Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-17

| had criticism of the poem killed him-Iit-
ernily kille1 him. Tasso wrote his poem
entitled, "Jerusalem Delivered" aud il had
| such "A cold reception IL turned him into n
ravinS mnnia". S!ililn%dert was slain bv
his literary enemies. The irown Os Henry
| VIII. slew Cardinal Wolsey. The Duke OF
! Wellington refused to have the fence around
his house. which had been DESTROYED by the
excited mob. rehuilt. because he wanfed the
fence to remain as it was, n reminder of the
mntnbiiity and uncertainty of the popular
favor.
And you will have trial of some SORT Yon
have had 1t already. Why ncei prophesv?
1 might better mention an historical fact in
your history. You are merchant. What a
time you Ind with that old business partner
How hard 1t was to get rid of him! Before
gou bought him out, or he ruined both oi
you, what magnitude OF annoyRnce! Then
after you had paid him down n certain sum
pf money to have him go ont and 10 promise
OF business In your street, did he not
| open the very same kind Of bust.
ness as near to you Ms possible and take
all your customers as far as he could take
themf And then, knowing all your fraities
and weaknesses. after being in vour business
| firm for 80 many years. Is he not now spend
Ing his time in making a commentary on
| what you furnished IA text? You are n
Physician. and in your sickness, or in your
absence. you get neighbOring doctor to
I H.
cratiates himself into the favor Of that fam.
lily, so that you forever lose their patronage
Or, You take q patient through the serious
stages Of fever. and some day the impatient
father or husband Of the sick one rnshes
out and gets another medical prncti.
ttoner, who comes in inst In time to get the
credit of the cure. Or. you are n lawyer,
and you come In contact with a trickster In
your profession, and In your absence, and
contrary to agreement. he moves n nnnsuit
or the dismissal OF fhe case. Or the Judge
on the bench. remembering an old political
Rrudge, rules against Won every time he gets
n chance, and saws with snarl. "If vnn
don't like nv decision. take an exception"
Or, Won area farmer and the curculio stings
the fruit, or the weevil gets into the wheat
Or the drought stunts the corr, or the long
continued raius give you no opportunity for
gathering the harvest Your best COW gets
the no How horn your best horse gets foun-
dered. French proverb said that trouble
comes on horseback AMI goes away on foot.
Eo trouble dashed In on YOU suddenly; but.
ph. how long il was In getting away Came
On horseback, goes away on foot Rapid in
coming. slow in going. That is tho history
OF nearly all your troubles. Again and
again and again you have experienced the
power OF the g st wind. 1t may be BLOWN;
from that direction now.
My friends, God intended these troubles
and trials for some particular purpose. They
do not come mt random. Here Is the promise:
He stayeth His rough wind in tho day of
the east wind" In tho tower or Londont the
swords an the guns of other ages are burn
ished and arranged into huge passion flow
ers and sunflowers and bridal cakes, and you
wonder how anything 40 hard as sleel coIld
be put into such floral shapes. I have to tell
You that the hardest, sharpest, most cutting
most piercing sorroWs Of this life NAV be-
made to bloom and BOSOM and put on
bridal festivity. The Bible says they shall
be mitigated, they shall be assuaged. they
snail be graduated. God is not going to al
low you to be overthrown. A Christian wo-
man, very much despondent. was holding
her child In her arms, AMI the pastor, trying
sion, said; "There: you will let your child
drop" "Oh, no." she said, II couldn't let
the child drop" He said, "You will let tho
child drop" "Why," she said, 'if should
drop the child here, it would dash his life
lister, don't you think God is a. good zoo l. rs as
you are2 Won't God, your Father. take as
good caro- OF you. His child. rs you take care
OF your child2 God won't let you drop"
1euppose God lets the east wind blow just
hard enough to drive us into the harbor of
Gods protection Weall feel we can nun
ago our own affaira We have helm .rnd
compass and chart and quadrant. Give as
plenty OF sea room and VIC sail on and sail
on; but after while there comes n Caribbean
whirlwind up the coast, and we are helpless
~ sbo Sdic, we cry OUT All
our calculations upset, We say with the poet:
Change and decay on all around 500
Oh, Thou who changest not, abide with me!
Bless God for your trials. Oh. my Chris
Han friend. keep your spirits up by the
power OF Christ's gospel. Do not surrcnd-
er. Do you not know that when you give
up, others will give up? You have courage,
went into the battle. and by some accident
here was an incliEatIon Of the standard.
Ihe standard upright meant forward march;
the inclination of the standard meant sur
render. Through the negligence of the man
who carried the standard, and the inclina-
hon OF II. the Amy surrendered. Oh, let us
keep the standard up. whether it be blown
iown by the east wind or the north wind or
he south wind. No inclination to sur.
'ender. Forward into the conflict
Ihere rs near Bombay tree that they call
he borrowing tree" the peculiarly of
daytime, but in the night puts ont all its
,loom aud all Its redolence. And have to
ell you that through Christian character
outs forth its sweetest blossoms In the dark
,ess OF sickness, the darkness Of financial
distress, the darkness of bereavement, the
darkness OF death, weeping mny endure for
night, but Joy cometh In the morning."
across the harsh discords of this world rolls
he music OF the skies-music that Lrenks
rom the lips, music that breaks from the
alling water over rocks, music like wander
ng winds among leaves, music like raroling
'irds among forests, music ike o,.ean bill
ows storming the Atlantic brarh "Thev
nall hunger no more. ne ther til rst any
more, neither shall tn. sun light ON
hem nor any heat. for the I fa;ub which
8 In the midst of the throne shall lead them
nvinH fountains of water, and God shall
V1pe away all tears from their eyes" see
great Christian ileet approaching that hnr-
or. some OF the ships come in with sails
ent and bulwarks knocked away, but still
iloat. Nearer and nearer the shining shore
learer and nearer the eternal anchorage
laui away, my lads; haul away! Some of
no ships had mighty tonnage, and others
7ere shalloPa easily listed of the wind and
rave. Some were men-of-wnr and armed
the thunders of Chrieti,n battle. and
theirs were unpretending tugs taking others
trough the Narrows. and some wore coastcrs
nat never venturcd out into tho deep sens
I Christian experiences; but they are all
oming nearer the wharf-brigantine, gal
,on, line of battle ship, longboat. pinnnce,
'ar friSate-and as they come into the har-
or lind that they are driven by the long
'ud. terrific blast OF the east wind. 1t in
trough much tribulHtion that YOU are to
1ter into the kingdom Of God.
You have blessed God for tho north wind.
nd blessed Him for tho south wind. and
lessed Him for the west wind: can You not
l the light OF this subject bless Him for tho
gSt yindi
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee,
Fen though il he n cross
That r.,isrih me-
Still all my song ahalI no,
Nearer my God. to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Over 800, 900 specimens of fossil
'arious parts of the world OF these.