The Yale expositor., 1897-06-04

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never proposed at home to give any
thing for any cause of humanity or re-
ligion but the other partner in the do
nestle firm approved it, And when it
seemed beyond my ability and faith in
God was necessary, she had three
fourths the faith. But / know men
who. when they contribute to charita-
BILE objects are afraid that the wife
shall find IL out. What a whitening
curse such woman must be to good
man!
Then there are others under the
great disadvantage of poverty. Who
ought to get things cheapest? You say
those who have little means. But they
pay more. You buy coal by the ton,
they buy 1t by the bucket. You buy
-four by the barrel, they buy it by the
pound. You get apparel cheap, because
you pay cash. They pay dear because
they have TO get trusted. And the
Bible was right when 1t said: the de-
struction of the poor is their poverty"
Then there are those who made a
mistake in early life, and that over
shadows all their days. do you not
know that that man was once in pris-
on" is whispered. Or, do you know
that that man once attempted suiclde?"
Or, do you know that that man once
absconded?" Or, do you know that
that man was once discharged for dis
honestly" Perhaps there was only one
wrong deed in the mans life, and that
one act haunts the subsequent half CEN
fury of his existence.
Others have unfortunate predomi-
nance of some mental faculty, and
their rashness throws them into wild
enterprises, or their trepidation makes
them decline great opportunity, or
there is vein of melancholy In their
disposition that defeats them, or they
have an endowment of over-mirth that
causes the impression of insincerity.
Others have mighty obstacle in
their personal appearance, for which
they are not responsible. They forget
that God fashioned their features. and
their complexion, and their stature, the
size of their nose, and mouth. and
hands, and feet, and gave them their
gait and their general appearance; and
they forget that much of the worlds
best work and the Churchs best work
has been done by homely people; and
that Paul the Apostle is said to have
been hump-backed, and his oversight
weakened by ophthalmia, while many
of the finest IN appearance have passed
their time in studying killing attitudes,
and in displaying the richness OF ward
robes--not one ribbon, or vest, or sack,
or glove, or button. or shoe-string OF
which they have had brains TO earn for
themselves.
In the way OF practical relief for all
disadvantages and all woes, the only
voice that is worth listening to on this
subject is the voice of Christianity,
which is the voice of Almighty God.
Whether / have mentioned the par
ticular disadvantage under which you
labor or not, distinctly declare, in the
name of God, that there is way out
not be any worse off than that Chris
tian young woman who was in the
Pemberton mills when they fell some
years ago, and from under the fallen
timbers she was heard singing: Il am
going home to die no more"
Take good courage from that Bible,
all of whose promises are for those in
bad predicament. There are better days
for you, either on earth or in heaven.
put my hand under your chin, and
lift your face into the light of the COM
ing dawn. Have God on your side, and
then you have for reserve troops all the
armies of heaven, the smallest company
of which is twenty thousand chariots,
and the smallest brigade one hundred
and forty-four thousand, the lightnings
of heaven their drawn sword.
An ancient warrior saw an ovsrpow-
ering host come down upon his small
company of armed men, and mounting
his horse he threw a handful of sand
in the air, crying, Let their faces be
covered with confusion!" And both
armies heard his voice, and history
says 1t seemed as though the dust
thrown in the air had become so many
angels of supernatural deliverance. and
the weak overcame the mighty. and the
immense host fell back, and the small
number marched on. Have faith In
God and though all the allied forces of
Encouragement seem to come against
you in battle array, and their laugh OF
deflnance and contempt resounds
through all the valleys and mountains,
you might by faith in God, and impor-
tunate prayer, pick up handful of the
very dust of your humiliation, and
throw 1t into the air, and it shall be-
come angels of victory over all the
armies of earth and hell. The voices
of your adversaries, human and satan
ic. shall be covered with confusion.
while you shall be not only conqueror.
hut more than conqueror, through that
grace which has so often made tho
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