The Grenada sentinel., 1898-01-01

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] wheel OF fortune turns No av.in an
he gets his $50. uuA Now he has prayer
on Sabbath morning alone. The vince
OF fortune keeps turning up, and he ha
500 700, and now hs has PRAYERS OF
sabbath morning when he feels like ,
and there Il NO company. The wbee
OF fortune keeps on turning no. aud
he has his e30o, 0O0 and NO PRAYERS .,
sll. Four-lesf clover in : pasture field
is mot ~ rars = family prayers In the
housss Of people who have more thar
SSO0V00. But now the whesl Of for
tune turns down, and the man losea
Ss0o, 90 ont Of the $500. Oo0. Now on
Sabbath morning he Is ON stsplsddss
looking tor . Bible under the old news
papers on the bookcase. He 10 going
TO have prayers His sfIsirs are more
and mors complicated, and after awhile,
crash goes his last dollar. Now he has
prayers every morning. and he hears
ms grandchildren the cstechism. Pros
psrity took him away from God; adj
versity drove him back to God. Hot cli-
mate to make tho coral. hot .rd s.sld.
ing trouble to make the IL wells of cr.cs
in the soul. We Ill hate trouhle ana vet
it does great deal tor Us, You have
heard, perhaps, Of that painter who
wished TO ret an expression q great,
distress for his canvas. and who had
his servant lash . man fast and mt
him to great torture, and then the
artist caught the look on the victims
face and Immediately transfarred II 10
the canvas. Then he said = the ser.
want, More torture = and undar mora
torture there was 1 mora thoronoh ex.
preston Of pain, and the arti.t said:
''Stop there; wait till / catch that az
preston. There! Now / have II upon
the canvas. Let loose the victim. I
have work that will last forever" !"
'.Oh, you say, s.he was an inhumau
painter" No doubt aboutit. Trouble
is cruel and inhuman; but he is a rreat
and out Of our tears and blood
on his palette, he makes colors that
never die. Oh, that 1t might be pic.
ture OF Christian fortitude. of shining
hope!
On the day was licensed to preach
tne Gospel an old Christian man took
my hand and said: my son, when
you get ~ tight corner on Saturday
aiRht' without any qeE,naQ, send f4w
No. and Will preach Tor YOU" Well,
Y was . great encouragement to be
backed up BY such good old minister,
lno ~ was not long before l got into
tlght corner on Saturday night,
any sermon, and l sent for the
10 minister, and he came and
'reachso' ana 1t was the last sermon
70 ever preached. All the tears cried
y ms 1unerai could not express my vt
ect'on 1or that man. who was willing
Q ne!p me out of tight corner. All!
" 1riends, that is what we all
% body to help US out
tight corner. You are in
no now. How DO know 1t?
IN used 70 judging OF human counts-
ancea, ana see beyond the smile and
syonu tne courageous look with
'nicn YOU nids your teelings from 9th.
= 50 ! Know yoa are In tight corner.
hat 20 DOR DO . did whom | sent
: olo Dr. scott. Do better than I did
.ssna ior the Lord God OF Daniel, and
Joshua, and OF every other man who
vt into = tight corner. ..O.n savs
,me one, ''why Gao not God dev.l.,n
70 through prosperity in.ta.d II
trough advsrsityYn i will answ.r
sur question BY asking another. Whv
~s not God dye our northern Ana
i1rSyate seas with the coralY You
y: 'Sshs water il not hot snonrh >
here! In answering nv question vou
I've answered your own, Hot alma,
: richest specimens OF coral: hot> :.
ouble for the jewels Of the soul m.
raj fishers goinx out from Torra III
'ecco never brought ashore such f,na
ecimsns as are brought out - ths
aiding surges of misfortune II lonl
wn into the tropical sea, and thers
that looks lik. blood ma
~: HAS there been great battle
wn therey' seeming blood scattered )
up aud down the reefs. III the
'od Of the coral, and it makes me
ink OF those who come out of rreas
bulatiou and have their robe.
shed white in the Blood Of the
.ntc. Up But these gems OF earth .re
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