The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07


 and help of Christ. Elijah did not turn toward the juniper tree till he thought the Lord had forsaken him. Let us ever remember that "constant trust' gives "constant strength" Thus shall our strength ever be renewed and panoplied with the armony of Heaven we shall go on our way rejoicing, conquering and to conquer.
 Not only shall the Christian soul re- new it's strength by "waiting on the Lord" but it shall also mount up with wings as an eagle" It shall not dwell forever in the lowlands of earth, but it shall ascend to the mountain tops, breathing the air of freedom, purity and exaltation. Oh, what a blessed lot is that of the Christian! If there is any man on this wide wide world upon whose face the happiest of smiles shuold rest, and
 IN WHOSE HEART THE SWEETEST PEACE
 SHOULD ABIDE
 that man is the follower of Jesus, the Christ. The figure used in the text is powerful one. 'They shall mount up with wings as eagles" See the great bird ascending higher and higher Up he goes, until he seems but 8 speck in the skies. Up above the noisy streets, up above the green meadows, up above the city smoke, up above the country mists, up beyond the highest tree tops, up above the highest peaks, up above the clouds until he seems to pierce through the blue dome of Heaven itself. How free it feelS, up wonder! Free from the noise, the smoke, the discord and the strife. How pure the air. How life per- petuating. How broad the view. How exhilarating the breath of Heaven! How wOndrous the vision and how grand the panorama! Has it ever been your good fortune my friend to stand, some clear, bright day on the topmost peak of some high mountain, and get such view as the eagle gets as he flies upward beyond the fogs and the clouds: Has it ever been your lot to stand some day on the roof of some magnificent city structure of maybe 15 or 20 stories high, and view the crowded streets below you and Heav- ems clear dome above you? If so, the text, this clause of the text, you can interpret for yourself.
 It was my good fortune to thus view the city of Chicago one year ago, and as stood on the pinnacle of that great pile of granite and heard far, far, below me the hum of the busy city, as I saw the hurrying multitudes, as I gazed on the outskirts of the city, away to the sparkling waters of the Lake and as turned my face upward, and seemed to be able almost to touch the f1eecy clouds that sped across the skies, the thought came to me, this is where God intends that the Christian should abide, up here, above the sin and shame, the noise and confusion of the city's strife. And this is just what the text declares, when it says "They shall mount up with wings as eagles" They shall mount up, from the dust and din and anger and roar and rattle of sinful world.
 THE MAN WHO TRULY WAITS ON GOD shall not walk with feeble step and bent back. He shall not always be bowed down to the earth, and be groping about for the light or Gods face. It is not his business to be a scavenger, plying his muck rake. The place prepared for him of God is up upon the heights of God. up amid the sinless Christland. There he breathes the pure air that surrounds the throne of God. There his companions are 'Angels of Light.o There the spot less Redeemer is his life comrade. There the melodies of Paradise soothe his soul. There, the exultant shouts of the re- deemed Sons of God, fire him with holy ardor. There his soul drinks in Heav- ems divinest supplies, and living in that exalted sphere so full of heavenly en- thusiasm he cannot but rejoice. Thanks be to the living God, every Truth seeker every sincere follower of the Lord Christ may have without money and without price, ia pair of wings.'' Oh, my brother tired of struggling along Life's highway with ''pair of crutches'' throw those crutches to the wind, take these wings and fly. Oh, my sister, worn out with trying to scale the sDe- lectable mountainsp with pair of bat tered old crooks, let go those crooks, gird on these wings and soar onward and upwardl Let these wings of Surrender and Trust bear you ups up, up higher and yet higher, till you bask in the sum shine of Gods presence and drink in the