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

had such q friend IN Onoslphorus. who
visited him IN Jail; Christ had such IN
the Marys, who adhered 10 Him on the
Cross; Naomi had such a one IN Ruth
who cried out. "Entreat me not 20 leave
thee. or 10 return from following after
thee, for whittier thou roest. viii 20:
and whittier thou lodgcst I viii lodge.
my people shall be nay people. and thy
Cod my God. where thou diost will
die, and there viii / be buried. the
Lord do 30 TO me. and more also. u
aught but death part thee and me-"
Again, learn from this subject that
paths which open IN hardship and dars-
ness often come out IN places OF Joy.
When Ruth started from Moab toward
Jerusalem, 10 80 along with her moth
er-ln-law, ! suppose the people said:
oh. what foolish creature 10 go away
from her fathers house. TO 70 on with
poor old woman toward the land Of
JUDAH They won't live 10 re, across
the desert. They viii be drowned In
the sea, or tho jackals OF The wilder
ne2s viii destroy them" Il was o very
dark rornlrg when Ruth started on
With Naomi: bu, behold her In my
text IN the harvest field OF Boar. 10
be- aiilnnced 10 one Of the lords OF the
land. and become one OF the grand
mothers Of Jesus Christ. the Lord OF
glory. And 90 Il often is that a path
which often starts very darkly ends
very brightly.
When you started out for heaven. Oh.
how dark was the hour OF conviction
how Sinai Numbered. and devils tor
mente-, and the darkness thickenedl
All the sins Of your life pounced upon
you. and Il was the darkest hour you
ever faw when you FIRST found out your
sins. After awhile you went into the
harvest Geld OF Gods mercy. you be-
gan 10 CLEAN In the fields OF divine
promise. and you had more sheayes
than sou could carry. az the voice OF
God addressed you. saying Blessed
% the man whose tranEgrefslons are
forgiven aud whose sins are covered.
A very dark starting in conviction. a
very bright ending IN the pardon and
the hope and the triumph Of the Cos
pei!
Sc. very often IN our worldly husl-
reE or in our spiritual career. we start
on on a very dark path. We must 90.
Tho fcsh may shrink back. but there
Do a voice within. or voice from above.
taylus. You mus, 60" and We have
TO drink the gall and We have 10 carry
the cross. and We have TO traverse the
desert and We are pounded and failed
OF misrepresentation and abuse. and
we have 80 urFe our way through ten
thousand obstacles that have been slain
by our own right arm. We have 20
ford The river. We have 20 climb the
mountain we have 10 storm the castle:
but. blessed be- God. the day OF rest and
reward will come on che tIp-top of
iho captured hattlomenis We will ahou,
The Victory. % not in this world. then
iu that world where there Is no gall
10 drink. uo burdens 20 carry. no bat
ilca 90 nght How DO ] know ~ Know
lN ! know % because God says 70.
They shall hunger no more. neither
thirst any more. neither shall the sun
IIeht on them. nor any heat. for the
Lamb which a. in the midst OF the
throne shall lead them 90 living foun-
.ains % water. and God shall wipe an
Tears from their eyes"
d vas very hard for Noah 10 endure
.he rcoGng % the people In his day.
while De was trying TO build the ark.
md vas every morning quizzei about
iis old beat that would never b. OF any
practical use. hu, when the deluge
.amc. and the tops OF the mountains
disappeared like the backs OF sea mon.
1ers ana the elements. dashed up IN
hurry cIaprcd their hands over
irowued world. then Noah IN the ark
.ciolccd In hts own safety and Ia the
niciy q his family. and looked out
ia the wreck OF a ruined earth.
Christ bounded o., prosecutors. Dc.
HE'D a pillow. worse maltroaied than
ho Thieves on either side OF the cross.
human hate smacking iis lips In sat.
aactlon after % had been draining hts
ast drop 90 blood. the shce;ed dead
bursting from the scpulchrcs az hs
.rucilXion. Tell me. o Gethscmano
md Golgo'ta, were there ever darker
lines than those' Like the booming
'i the midnight sea agalns, the rock.
he surges Of Christs anguish beat
gains, The gates OF eternity. 20 be
ehoed back by an the thrones of
heaven and an the dungeons Of hell. /
But the day OF reward comes Tor
'hrisi; an the pomp and dominion OF T.
HIS world are 20 be hung on bis F.
hrono. crowned heads are 10 bow be- .
ore him on whose head are many .
rowns, and an the celestial worship .
90 come mp at his feet. Ike the hum /
hing Of the forest. like the rushing OF .
be waters like the laundering OF the .
cas. while ali heaven. rising on their
h'onos beat time with their sceptres
llulloluiah. Tor the Lord God omnlpo- .
ent rcignc'h."
'hai song OF love. now low aud far.
Ire long shall swell from star 70 star. .
hat light, the breaklng day which TIPS
he goldon-sprcd Apocalypse.
Madame de sael ala a world OF work
b her time. and one day. while she was
Gated amid instruments OF music. an OF
'hich she had mastered. and amid
Manuscript books which she had writ.
IN. some one said to her. How DO
ou hud time TO attend 20 an these
iinur "Oh." she replied. these are
OF the things am proud o. My chief
cast IL IN The fact tina, have seven
zen trades. by any ono OF which could
lake a livelihood n necessary" And
Ia secular spheres there ls so much
, be done. IN spiritual work how vast
he nold' How many dying an around
bout us without one word 90 comfort .
We want more Abigails. more Han