Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-02-19


the boiling sea OF human passion and
turmoil As the voice of a sweet song
uttered among the mountains may be
uttered back from the caycrnous home
Of wild beast and rocks split and thun-
der SCARED, so the great harmonies Of
Gods providence are rung back from
the darkest caverns Of this sin struck
earth. Sennacherib and Abimelech
and Herod and Judas and Nero and
Nebuchadnezzar, though they struggled
like beasts unbroken to the load, were
put into a yoke, where they were COM
PEELED to help draw ahead Gods great
projects Of mercy.
Again, let us learn the lesson that
men can be- guilty Cf polluting the sacred
vessels of the temple and carrying them
away TO Babylon The sacred vessels in
the temple at Jerusalem were the cups
and plates Of gold and silver with which
the rites and ceremonies were celebrat-
ed. The laying Of h,athen hands upon
/ them and the carrying thCm of rs spoils
/ were an unbounded Cffeuse % the Lord
Of the temple Yet Nchuchadnozzar
committed this very sacrileee Though
that wicked king is gone, the sins be in
augurated walk up ard down the earth,
cursing it from century 20 century. The
/ sin Of desecrating sacred things Is COM
! r.itted ly those who on sacramcntal
/ (ly Ike the communion cup, while
! t,ir tCy,rsation and deeds all show
Tat they live down in Babylon How
lCmn j. the sacrament. Il is time
/ f,r VOWS, time for repentance, a time
/ icr faith. sinai stands near with its
flo split clouds and Calvary with It's
victim. The Holy Spirit broods over the
s,cno, and the glory Of heaven seems to
Gather in the sanctuary. Vile indeed
Lust t.at man be who will come in
f.om lis idols and unrepented follies TO
| take hold Of the sacred vessels Of the
temple. O thou Nebuchadnezzar! Back
with you TO Babylon
The Holy Day.
Those also dcsecrate sacred things
who use the Sabbath for any other than
religious purposes. This holy day was let
down from heaven amid the intense sec
ularities Of the week TO remind us that
we are immortal and 90 allow us prep
aratlon for an endless STATE Oh A"lpi-
ness. 1t Is green spot III 'l. Ao' q. .s'''
Of this world that gushCs with founiMn'
and waves with palm trees. This !, tic
time to shake the dust from tAe Ioues q
our piety and IN the tents oi Israel
sharpen our swords Tor lutur. connect
Heaven, that scCms So far ol on other
days, alighls upon the earlA, anu the
song Of heavenly choiI. and tho hosm'
IA Of the white rohca seDm io mlnSle
with our earthly Wnsmp Ne hear the
wailing infant Of B.tA-DlOm. and The
hammer stroke oi tLe cup. ltor's weary
son in Nazareth, and tAc prayer ~ Neih-
semane, and the bitter cly O. O0.-Dtna
! Glory be- unto tLe LoIa oi tle sa.iatl.
With that one day in ..y.n Goa divides
this great sea q business Wa "nf,'N,
that so, dIy sh0d, wg may pass between
the worldly business tlo past ana the
worldly business ol tlc future.
But to many tAc sabbath .omls only
as a day for oishlor- Oa visiting. 81. -e
rambling, hotel lOuu1ll- ard lrlticA
caucusing. This glorious iiatA,wlich
was intended only Is golden c-a-ice
from which the thirsty should drink, Is
this moment being caui,d down TO
Babylon. do not cXaggerate the tru.h
when | say that 20 tens a. thousands
there is no distinction betWeen the Sab
bath and the VI, lays except that On
the Lords day they do not work, while
thev eat more llcoly ly and dissipatc more
thoroughly. Sabbath breakers are ike
hunters who should compel their hounds
TO take rest while themselves continue
On the weary chase, for men on the
Sabbath allow their bodies, which are
merely the animal nature, sufficient re-
pose, while their immortal nature, which
should be fed and refreshed. Is COM
, pelled tOchase up and down this world ;
highway. How shameful TO rob God Of
his dav. when he allows men so much
lavfui ACQUISITION. even Of worldly ma
ture. ON the Sabbath. for, although men
themselves are commanded 10 rest, the
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corn and the wheat and the grass grow
, lust as rapidly on the sabbath as on
! other days, so that while they sit in the
sanctuary they are actually becoming
richer in worldly things. NhlIe you aio
doing nothing your bonds and mortgages
are all accumulatirg interest ior your
estate just as fast as on other days Men
: hired by the month or year are reoelY- w
ing just as much wages VINE qD-o1 \"
the Sabbath as tney are 'L' ii''lu " - \
ing weekday, NO s~9 NV - -. :,
oiy nle''i, ~ - Gov.
louI " % -'-' -, - ,,,.t any sbould
'ainiy Do oii - .,;,I ~ ,l,a+ lrt ottemnt
uoV Dc s"',s'..,' ,l'.'.., l'' - odv.rtoge
e 10 s'Ile 5.. ,'''u,. - a-. - ron move,
iionh ',ie iolo : U''' f.ot ,l,a+ onr world.
no'iceu 1ne w. son,l,. .ou eoc,ne ~ be Al.
y 80 "a p.'''o' saotions ~ six davs each?
e 'iqsu Fearr NV yyeel, we have lust enough
p ,.orl, 80 ajven ne 70 do in six DAYS. God
- - ;rst ororgb breaks in our contin.
j. ,,s 80 occ,notions n thrust in the sab