The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

ANAN lNI NAAh NNAN
Who might happen TO come along that
way II there were handouts Of grain
scattered across the held after the main
harvest had been reaped. instead Of
raking Il. as farmers do now. Il was.
by the custom Of the land. leis Ia SIS
place. 90 that the poor coming along
that way might CLEAN n. and get their
bread. But. you say what Is the use
Of an these harvest fields 10 Ruth and
Naomi? Naomi Is too old and feeble
10 so out and toll IN the sun: and can
you expect that Ruth. the young and
tho beautiful. should tan her checks
and blioier her hands 10 the harvest
leld9
Boaz owns large farm. and he goes
out to see the reapora gather In the
grain. Coming there. right behind the
swarthy. sun-browned reapcrs. he be-
holds beautiful woman cleaning
woman more ~ TO bend to harp or
ST upon a throne than 10 stoop among
the shcavcs. Al. that was an oventiul
dayi
II was love at nrlt sight Boar
forms an attachment for the womnnly
CLEANER an attachment full Of indy
ing interest 20 the church Of God IN all
ages while Ruth. with an cphah. or
nearly bushel Of barley goes home
Co Naomi 20 tell her 81 the successes
and adventures Of the day. That Ruth,
who let her native land OF Moab ln
darkness. and travelled through an nm
dyiug affection Tor her mo,her-ln-law.
Is In the harvest field OF Boaz. b. att
anood 10 one OF the best families in
Judah. and becomes In after time the
ancoatross OF Jesus Christ. the Lord oi
glory Out Of 90 dark a night dld
there ever dawn 20 bright a mora
ingl
learn. IN the first place from this
subject how trouble develops chafaci-
err u was bereavement poverty and
exile that developed. illustrated. and
announced o. all ages the suhl.mlty q
Rutha character That a. a very I'M
fortunate man who has no trouble. ],
was sorrow that made John Hunyan
the better dreamer. and Doctor Young
the better poet. and OConnell the bet
ter orator. and bishop Han the better
preacher. and Havclock tho better sol.
der. and kltio the better cncyclopae-
Dist sad Ruth the better daughtcr-la.
law.
J once asked an aged man ln regard
90 bis pastor Who wac a very brilliant
man. why - % that your plstor. OBJ
very brilliant. seems 20 have 80 little
heart aud tenderness in bis sermons7"
well. be- replied. "the reason 10. our
pastor has never had any trouble.
When misfortune comes upon him hi1
style Vill be- different" After while
the Lord took a child out OF the pas.
tors house. and though the preacher
was Just as brilliant ns be- was before.
Oh. the warmth. the tenderness % hls
disCourses' The fact BE-. that trouble
o. a great educator You tee sometimes
a musician eli down az an instrument
and hla execution is cold and formal
and unicoilug The reason is that no,
hia ne be has been prospcrodt uut
lct misfortune or bereavement come 90 /
that man. and he sits down 20 the ln-
Etrumcnt. and You discover the pathos
IN the nrli sweep OF the keys.
Ml1iortunos and trials are great ed. /
ucaionl A young doctor comes into /
a sick room where there ls DYING I.
child Perhaps be is very rough In
his prescription. and very rough la hts /.
manner. and rough in he feeling OF /
the pulse. and rough Ia bis answer 20 .
the mothers anxious question: but .
years roll on. and there has been one .
dead Ia bis own house. and nov ho /
comes into the sick room. and with /
fearful eye be looks a. the dying child. /
and he saws. "Oh. how this reminds /
me o. my Charlle," Trouble. the graa, I.
educator Sorrow see o. touch IN
% grandcsi painting. hear lts trcm-
Ora thqaswecicst cong. feel lts
poVsr In the mlghtloN argument
GFeclan mythology said that the
founda,ion OF Hippocrene was struck
out By the Zoo, % the winged horso
Pegasus have often noticed IN llio
that the brightest and most beautiful
fountains OF Christian comfort ana
eplritual llio have been struck out hy
the iron shod hoof Of disaster ana
calamity. see Daniels co age bcs,
By the fash o. Nchuehadnczzars fur.
mace sec paurs proves best when
dnd him on the laundering shin
under the glare 90 the lightning In the
breakers Of Mellta. God crowns his
children amid the howllar OF wild
beasts and the choppIng OF blood.
splashed gullotlne and the cracking
fires OF martyrdom. Il tool, the per.
secutlons Of Marcus Aurcllus 10 te-
velop Polycarp and Justin Martyr. II
took an the hostllltles against Scotch
Covenantors aud the fury Of Load
Clayorhouno 20 develop James Ronwlok
and Andrew Melville. and James Me-
Kali. the glorious martyrs OF Scotch
history. Il took the stormy sea. and
the December blast, and tho dcsolato
New England coast. and the warwhoop
Of savagos TO show forth the proves
Of the Pilgrim Fathers
When amid the storms they sang.
Aud the stars heard. aud the sea:
And the sounding alsles Of the dim
wood
Rang to the anthems Of the free.
Life often seems 10 be a mere game
who're the successful player pulls down
all the other men into his own lap.
Let suspicion arise about a mans
character. and ne becomes like bank
IN a panic, and an the lmpuiatious rush
on him and break down in a day that
character which IN due time would
have had strength to defend ITSELF
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