Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
SEE THE SUNNY SIDE.
And There Is n sunny side to Every.
thing But Sin.

thing But Sin.
There is sunny side to almost every
thing in this world. There is sunny
side to the streets. The sun rarely fails
to shine on one side or the other of
life's thoroughfare. 1t is true that in
some eastern cities, as in curious, an
tique Cairo, the quaint streets are so
narrow as to scarce admit even of rib
bon of light down past the overhanging
caves of the closely-crowded houses;
and even in some American cities the
buildings are piling up so loftily on
either side of the main business streets
as to gain for the latter the title of
'city canyons" But, as rule, the
sunlight can reach to one side or the
other of the worlds avenues. If SO,
it is far more sensible for the pedes-
trian to walk in that quarter where
the sunbeams fall in most generous
measure. During life's winter-day
nothing is to be gained by counting the
shadows. If God considerably lets fall
his cheering messengers of light down
into this cold world we should be fool
ish to SILVER along in the dark when we
inlay Walk III the llRuC.
There is a sunny side to life at large.
School, home, business and social life,
all have their disagreeable features and
drawbacks, their burdens and difficult
ties. The childish notion that every
thing in life will be made pleasant and
easy for one we know is early disproved
by painful experience. The clouds fire.
,al
scape. But, on the other hand, pleas
ures mingle with the pain, and mercies
mark each stage of the journey. The
snnbeams struggle through the clouds,
and even sometimes drive them away
altogether. All undiscouraged, hope
sings its CHEEKY song, and gladness, like
an angel who has wandered from some
brighter sphere, wings it's willing and
frequent way to earth. There is q sunny
side to life. We should expect to find
it there. We should look for it.
There is a sunny side even to down.
right sorrow. The sunshine is not in
the sorrow itself, but in it's meaning.
its message, and it's results. There is
nothing sadder than the lot of those
who, through Righteousness of spirit
or thoughtless disregard of the purposes
of trouble, experience all the bitterness
of grief without enjoying any of the
spiritual fruits of it. But to those who
are wise enough to wrest blessing for
themselves out of their own tribula-
tions, there comes in time sweet con-
seriousness that such trials are after
all only ''mercies" in disguise, leading
the comforted and chastened soul to
sing:
Sweet are Thy messengers,
Sweet their refrain;
When they can sing with me
More love, Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee!''
See the sunny side of things! 1t is al
ways there if you look for it with dill
gence and faith. There is a sunny side
to everything in this world except sin.
There is nothing bright about sin. There
never has been, and never will Zoe; for
sin in itself is unmitigated evil, unre-
lieved darkness. We read significantly
that when, just before the crucifixicn,
the traitor Iscariot had completed his
course as a member of the inner circle
of Christ's disciples and had received
the "sop" of recognition he went out,
land it was night" 1t is always night
when sin is being committed. There
is perpetual night in the heart where
Satan rules, who is himself the prince
of darkness" But the Masters pres
ence banishes the darksome sin and
brings in the gladdening light. Where
He is it is always Sunny.-N. Y. OBJ
server.