St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-20

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hearth. Winter blew his breath 0f
frost through fingers Of iciclss, and
sheri0s with attachments dug among
the cinders Of fallen storehouses. and
whole cities Joined in the long funeral
procession. marching TO the grave Of
dead fortunes and fallen commerce.
Verify, the righteous suffered with the
wicked, but generally the wicked had
the worst Of It. Splendid Estates that
had come together through schemee Of
wickedness were dashed to pieces like
. potter's vessel, and God wrote with
letters Of nre, amid the ruin and de-
struction Of regulations and estates
that were thought impregnable. the
old fashioned truth, which centuries
ago He wrote In His Bible: "The way
of the wicked He turns upside down."
A the stars Of Heaven are reflected
from the waters Of the earth. even %.
Gods great and magnificent purposes
are rejected back from the boiling
sea Of human passi0n and turmoil
Al the voice Of . sweet song
uttered among the mountains may
be uttered back from the cavernous
home OF wild beast and rocks split and
thunder-scarred, % the great hsrmos
mics Of Gods providence are rung back
from the darkest caverns Of this sim
struck earth. 0snnacherib. and Abb.
melsch. and Herod, and Judas, and
Nero, and Nebuohadne1xar, though
they struggled like beasts unbroken %
the load, were put into yoke, where
they were compelled to help draw
sheaa Gods great projects Of mercy.
Again, let No learn the lesson that
men can bs guilty Of polluting the
sacred vessels Of the temple and carry;
ing them away to Baylon. The sacred
vessels In the temple st Jerusalem
were the cups and plates Of gold and
silver with which the rites and cere-
monies were celebrated The laying OF
heathsu hands upon them and the car
rying them OF - spoils was IN un-
bounded ofIsnss to the Lord Of the tenn
pie. Yet Nebuchadnessar Committed
this very sacrilegs. Though that
wicked king 10 gone. the sine he inau-
gurstsd walk mp and down the earth.
cursing II from century to century!
The sin Of desecrating sacred things u
committed by those who on sacramen-
tai day take the communion cup. willis
their conversation and deeds all show
that they live down In Babylon. How
solemn h the saeramentl 1t b time
for vows, . time for rope ntance. . timd
| for faith. Sinai stands near, With it,
Are-spit clouds. and Calvary, with its
victim. The holy spirit broods over
the scene, and the glory Of Heaven
seems to gather In tho sanctuary. Vile
indeed must that man be who will
como In from his idols and unrspented
follies to take hold Of the sacred ves-
ssls Of the temple. o. thou Nsbuchad-
nsxsari Back with you to Bsbylonl i
Those also desecrate sacred things
who use the Sabbath for any other
than religious purposes. This holy
day was Let down from Heaven amid
| the inteuse secularities Of the week to
remind M that We are immortal. and
to allow NJ preparation for IN endless
state Of happiness. It II . green spot
In the hot desert Of this world that
Rushss with fountains and waves
| with pelm trees. This II the time
to shake the dust from the robes
Of our pisty and in the tents Of Israel
sharpen our swords for future conflict.
Heaven, that seems far Of on
other days, alights upon the earth, and
the song Of Heavenly choirs and the
| hosannah Of the whits-robed sesn to
mingle with our earthly worship We
hear the wailin9 Infant Of Bethlehem;
| and the hammor-stroke Of the car.
| penter's weary son In Nazareth, and
| the prayer Of Gethsemane. end the
| bitter cry Of Golgotha. Glory b unto
the Lord Of the SABBATH With that
one day In seven God divides this Grset
sea Of business and gayety. 20 that
dry-shod We may pass between the
worldly business Of the past and the
worldly business Of the future!
Those also repeat the sin Of Nsbu-
chadnesssr who in any way deseorate
the Holy Scriptures There arc men
who use the word Of God - IN instru.
ment Of angry controversy. Bi6ots Of
heart and aealots. In the advocacy Of
their religious peeuliarities they meet
other sects with the fury Of high.
wayman. thrustinG them through and
through with what they consider the
sword Of the spirit It II wonder to
me that some men were mot made with
horns to hook with. and hoofs 70 kick
with, and with claws to grab with
What Christ said TO rash Peter when
he struck OF the ear Of 4achus, He
says to every eontroversialists Put
MP again thy sword into its piaees fog
al they that take the sword shalJ
perish with the sword
He who breaks the Sabbath not more
eertainiy robs God than robs himself;
inevitably. continuous desseratioa Of
the sacred day ends either In hank
ruptey or destroyed health. A mers
chant said: Had Il not been for the
Sabbath I have no doubt should have
been . maniac long sgo." This 70
mark was made In . company OF msr::
ehaats, and one Of them said: THAT
corresponds with the experience Of my
friend. . great importer. He often
said: 1.-THE Sabbath - the best day ot
the week 20 plan sueeessful voyages.
He has for years bsea In IN insane
.. hospital, and viii probably die there.
Just In proportion - msn are wrong
will they be boisterous in their religi
ous eontentions. The lamb Of rsllgioG
Is always gentle. whsro there y Nc
I. lion % Aogee q the roaring Hon thai
eoss about seeking whom he may -
; vour. Let Gibraltar beleh their VA
Aame ON the sea, and the Dardaneuel
darksn the Hellespont with the smok'
. Of their batteries, bot forever and eve
, let there b good will among thoee wh<