The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-22

nave Amost striven. yes and where we
have most succeeded there too God is
still with US;
THERE THE SPIRIT INSPIRES us
to 60 still further on, and do still better
labor, That God has given us grace to
do something means that He has for us
grace to do more. This is told of the
great English soldier, Gen Napier in one
OF the battles of the Peninsula war:
during the battle he was In his tent
anxiously gplanning the conduct of his
troops, and receiving the reports from all
over the field, as he was bent over a man
of the country eagerly tracing out some
plan an officer, captain burst into his
room waving captured flag. ''sir," he
cried, 81 have taken one of the enemv's
standards" Sir. William, did not hear him,
but kept busily at his map. 'sSir," cried
the man in louder tone, 81 have taken one
the enemies flags" Distracted, the Cen
eral turned hastily and re-
piled, "Sir 60 take another -
All! that is the true spirit
when the stress lie on there
Is no time to stop over even the best
achievement; the thing requires that we
60 ON to others that still wait doing.
When you have taken one standard 20
take another in the name OF the Lord
and for the sake Of his Kingdom. The
best deeds we ever do open the way for
others still better; when we are at our
best as men say, then God knows and
we feel that there is still something
glorioasly higher and better unto which
we may be led. The path of life does
not even stop at glory; but leads, as the
Apostle said, "from glory unto glory"
Oras our own English poet, Tennyson,
declareds ,-.
"Mea my brothers men the workers, ever
| reaping something. new,
That which they have done but the earnest
OF the things which they shall do.
In that measure then in which you
feel wonderful things ought to be done
by the power of God, and for the work
of the Most High, In that measure dc
, you 60 forward and do wonderful things
by the grace, and in the power of your
, Heavenly Father. I tell you complain
ing has no place; it is working tnat
, tells. Would that God would send some
holy angel to us; no for that Ia Gideon
spirit, rather would that we could clearly
discern those angels which God has SEM
down to ourselves to-day. It Ia not the
duty OF life, nor It's place to grumble
, about what God does not do, nor about
what other men do not do, but to rise up
ourselves and do what we believe there
IL to be done-dsfeating the hosts OF
indian, or inspiring the people of Coo
rs the case may be. And there ia one
, other lesson, very like to this, which
follows right with it out Of this turning
point in the life of the ancient hero
At that time and at that place where We
are most cast down, and think that the
Lord hiss deserted us, then 1t is that the
angel OF his presence is with us, and his
care 10 most surely over us.
i Men shrink from speaking to one
another about sorrows, and burdens
II ID hard for us TO find right words, SC
hard 20 be wise as well as sympathetic
TO be considerate as well as kindly in.
tensioned. SO is it that
/. WE ALWAYS SEEM TO TREAD THE wraE
Il PRESS ALONE,
Il we always find the path of burden and
mourning lonely one to the soul.
Very very few ever can go with man
through the doors Of the darkness OF his
. soul.
But God IL not 40; the spirit OF the
consolation Of God Is able TO speak
fittingIy at the most trying times. Yea,
He even dares TO lead US TO the side Of
the grave OF our bitserest sorrow, and
there TO speak his counsel. He does not
shrink from touching even the sorest