St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-15

who would die for him. God pity tn
wretch who has not any friends.
remark again that God puts dow
the limit to our temporal prosperity
The world Of fiance seems to have NJ
God in it. You can not tell where
man will land. The afl1uent fall; tn
poor rise. The ingeni06s fail; the *
n GRANT succeed. An enterprise open
ing grandly shuts in bankruptcy, whil'
out Of the peat dug up from some New
England marsh the millionaire bu,ld
his fortune. The poor man thinks 4
is chance that keeps him down; til.
rich man thinks it is chance which
hoists him; and they are both wrong
It is hard to realize that God rules thu
money market, and has . hook In tn,
nose Of the stock gambler, and tina,
all the commercial revolutie rs of thu
world shall result in the very best FOL
Gods dear children.
My brethren, do not kick against the
Divine allotmentA God knows Just
how much money it is best for you Il
lose. You never gain unless It Is best
for You to gain. You 60 mp when 1t Il
best for you to 60 up, and 70 down
when it is best for you to 20 down.
Prove 1t, you say. Twill. Rom, viii,
%: IAN things work together for good
to them that love God" You 70 into
q factory and see 20 or 80 wheels, and
they arc going in different directions.
This band is rolling OF this way, and
another band another way; ono down
and another up. You say, "What con-
fusion in factory!'' Oh, no! all these
different bands are only different parts
Of the machinery. So I 20 into your
life and sec strange things. Here i.
one providence pulling you one way
and another in another way. But these
are different parts of one machinery
BY which He will advance your ever
lasting and present well-being.
Now You know that second mort
gage, and . third and fourth mort
gage, are often worth nothing. 1t 10
the first mortgage that il : good In
vestment. I have to tell you that
every Christian man has = first mort
gage on every trial. and on every dis
sster. and it must make . payment Of
eternal advantage to his soul. How
many worriments It would take out of
your heart If you believed that fully.
You buy goods and hope the price
will 60 up. but you are In fret and =
frown for fear tho price will 60 down.
You do not buy the. goods using your
best discretion in the matter, aud
then say: 20, Lord, have done the
best 1 could; l commit this whole
into Thy hands," That is
what religion is good for or 1t is good
for nothing.
There are two things, says an old
2roverb, you ought not to fret about:
First, things that you can holp; and,
second, things which you can not help
II you can help them, why do you
not apply the remedy? II you can not
help them, you might q well surrender
FIRST as last. My dear brethren,
10 not sit any longer moping about
your ledger. Do not cit looking 20
upon your stock Of I'M
;alable goods. Do you think that God
3 going to allow you, . Christian man,
% do business alone? God II the con.
rolling partner In every firm; and,
although your debtors may abscond,
although your securities may fail, al
;hough your store may burn. God will,
nut Of an inflnity Of results. choose for
you tho very best results
Do not have any idea that you can
'verstep' the limit that God has laid
lowks4of your prosperity. You will
lever get ono inch beyond It God has
lecided how much prosperity you can
'tand honorably. and employ usefully.
md control righteously; and at tho
md Of tho year you will have 50 many
lollars and ceRfs, Just 30 much ward
ODE, just SO much furniture, Just 20
many bonds and mortgages. and moth
ng more. ! will give you 500 for
very penny you get beyond that. God
las looked over your life. He knows
vhat is best fol-. you, and He is going
0 bless you in time, and bless you for
and Hn will do It in the best
ray. Your little child says: Papa,
vish you would iet me have that knife.
No." you say at is . sharp knife,
nd you will Sht yourself" He says:
I mpeth3xeik" but you can not
ave it." you reply. He gets angry
nd red in the face, and says he will
ave it; but you say he shall not have
: Are you not kind in keeping IL |
rom him? So God treats His children.
l say: Il wish, Heavenly Father, to
ct that" God says: mo, my child"
say: Il must have it." God says:
You can not have It." get angry
nd say: Il will have IT. God says:
You shall not have It," and do not |
ct it. Is He not kind and loving, and |
he best Of fathers? Do not tell me
here is no rule and regulation in these
1ings? Tell that to the mon who be-
ewes in no God and no Bible. Tell 1t
OF to me?
A man Of large business concludes to
0 out Of his store. leaving much Of his
lvestments in tho business, and he
lys to his sons; "Now. l am going to
ave this business in your hands.
erhaps may come back In . little
lille, andperhaps not While I am gone
On will please to look after affair.""
fter awhile the father comes back
nd finds everything 1T loose ends, and
le whole business seems to be Going
rong. He says: lam going to take
of this business know
never fully surrendered it; and hence
nth consider yourselves subordi-
ltea" Is he not right in doing it? He
ives the business. The Lord seems to
t MS 60 in life, guided by our
vn skill, and we make misera-
. work OF It. God comes
,wn to our shop. or our
ore says: ''Things are going wrong,
come to take charge. I am Master,
ID I know what IL best, and I pro-
aim my authority" We are merely
bordinates. It il like . boy at school
It'll long sum he can mot do He
. been working ut It for hours,
al<ing figures here and rubbing out ,
yures there, and It IL oil mixed mp; ,
ID the teacher, looking over the boys !
oulder, knows that he can not get .
t of it, and, cleaning the slate, says: ,
segin again" Just 50 God does to
. Our affairs get into an inextrica-
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