The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

II overlooks Lake oalilss 10 Tie rish'
and on . elss- day evsrlooks the Med
iterranean to the LETT, I hear hin
stamp his foot on the rock benes, ;.
him as he cries TO the sure.ng matt
trdas at the base Of that rock. ''who'
scever hcareth these sayings Of mia'
aad doeth them l will liken him uui6
wise men. which built his house mp.
on a rock. and the rain descended
and the floods came. and the wind.
blew, and beat upon that house. and
1t fell not. for 1t was founded upon q
rock"
But while 90 on with my study oi
the geology of the Bible. or God among
the rocks. get more intelligent and
helpful idea Of divine delibsration
These rocks, the growth of thousands
Of years. and. geology says. OF millions
Of years. ought to show the prolonga.
tin Of Gods plans and euro our impa.
tience because things are not done In
short order. Men without seeing II
become critical of the Almighty and
think. Why does he not do this and
do that and do 1t right away? We
feel sometimss a. II We could not walt
Well. guess We will have to wait.
God is never in a hurry except about
two things. His plans, sweeping
through eternity. are beyond our com
prehension. They have such wide cir
Gle, such vastness OF revolution, such
inflnitude that we cannot compass
them. Indeed he would not be much
OF a God whom we could thoroughly
understand. That would not be much
OF father who had no thoughts or
plans larger than his babe Of year
could compass. II God takes millions
of years to make one rock, do not let
us become critical II he takes 20 years
or century or several centuries to
do that which we would like to have
done Immediately.
But that was not Q slip of the tongue
when said that God is never in hur-
ry except in two things. Those who
things are when he goes to save a re-
pentant sinner and comfort a praying
mourner. The one divine hurry was
set forth in the parable Of the prodlgal
son when 1t says. "the father ran" He
was old. and I suppose had as much
as he could do to walk, but the sight OF
his bad boy coming homo limbersd the
suf knees and heightened the short
ensd pace Of the cid nan In An athletic
stride. The father ran!" Put 1t
into your oratsrios. SQUAD 1t with
full orchestra. Repeat It through all
heavens. The Sathsr raa!" o, ssui
fartheet on. come back, and God. your
Father. win come cut to meet you at
full run! The other time when Ged
10 In hurry h when . troubled soul
calls for comfort. Then the Bible
represents the divine gait ald swing
and velocity by the reindeer, saying.
BE thou like . re- or . young hart
on the mountains Of Bother" That
parsnthesis l put In thinking that
there may be some rspsntant sinner
who wants to and pardon or some
mourning soul who needs comfsrt. and
therefore mention the two thinSs
about which God u in q great hurry.
But concerning all the vast things
Of Gods government Of the universe bs
patient with the carrying out of plans
beyond our measurement. Naturalists
tell us that there are insects that are
born and die within an hour and that
there are several generations OF them
in one day, and II one of those July in
sects OF an hour should say: How
slow everything goes! was told in
the chrysalis state BY q wOndrous in
stinct that l would nnd in this world
seasons Of the year-spring. summer.
autumn and winter. But where are
the autumnal forests upholstered In
fire. and where are the glorious spring
times, with orchards waving their CEN
sers Of perfume before the altars Of tho
morning? do not believe there are
any autumns or sprinstimss." II,
then, a golden eagle. many years old.
in cage nearby, heard the hum OF
that complaining insect. 1t might we'll
answer 20 summer insect OF an hour.
though your life 10 90 short you cannot
see the magnificent turn Of the seasons,
l can testify as to their reality. for
have seen them roll. When was
young. and before I was imprisoned in
this cage. brushed their gorgeous leaf
age and their fragrant blossoms with
my own wing. You live an hour.
have lived 80 years. But In one OF
my flights high up, the gate Of heaven
open for soul to 20 In or q ssraph
to come out. heard the cholrs chant
Ing. From eyerlayting to everlasting
thou art God! And 1t was an antiphon-
al In which all heaven responded,
From everlasting to everlasting thou
art God o man! o woman! So far
a. your earthly existence Is concerned.
only the insect of an hour. be not i'm
patient with the workings Of the Om-
nipotent and the Eternal!"
And now. for your solace and your
safety, ask you to come under the
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