The Progress., 1898-08-20

ouBHe uot W w ueSpOluCnG. On, you
say, that only increases the embarrass-
ment, since you have her also to take care
or" You are an migrate, for the woman
as often supports the man rs tho man sup
ports the woman. The man may bring
all the dollars, but the woman generally
brings the courage and the faith in God
Well, this man of whom I am speaking
looks around, and he finds his family Is
left, and he rallies. and the light comes to
his eyes, and the smile to his face, and the
courage to his heart. In two years he is
quite over it. he makes his financial Gu
lamity the first chapter in new era of
prosperity He met that one trouble
conquered it, He sat down for little
while under the grim shadow Of the rock
Bozez, yet nc soon rose and began like
Jonathan to climb. But how often is it
that physical ailment comes with financial
embarrassment When the fortune failed
it broke the mans spirit His nerves were
shattered His brain was stunned. can
show you hundreds Of men In our cities
whose fortune and health failed at the
same time They came promaturely to the
stan. Their hand tremoled with incipient
paralysis They never saw well day
since the hour when they called their cred
t0rs together for a compromise. II such
men are impatient and peculiar and irri
table, excuse them. They had two trou-
bles, either one of which they could have
met successfully II when the health went
the fortune had been retained, it would
not have been SO bad. The man could
have bought the very best medical advice,
and he could have had the very best at
tendance and long hines Of carriages would
have stopped at the front door to inquire
as to his welfare. But poverty on the one
side and sickness on the other ore Bozez
| and Seneh, and they interlock their shad-
| ows and drop them upon the poor mans
way. God help him! There is sharp
rock on the one side and sharp rock on
| the other side"
Sunlight Of Gods Favor.
Now, what Is such man to do9 In the
name of almighty God, will tell him
what to do Do as Jonathan did-climb;
climb up into the sunlight Of Gods favor
and consolation. can 60 through the
churches and show you men who lost for
tune and health at the same time, and yet
who sing all day and dream Of heaven all
night. II you have any idea that sound
digestion, and steady nerves, and clear eye.
sight, and good hearing, and plenty OF
friends are necessary to make a man hap
py, you have miscalculated. ] suppose
that these oyerhanging rocks only made
Jonathan scramble the harder and the
faster to get up and out into the sunlight,
and this combined shadow Of invalidism
and financial embarrassment has often
sent man up the quicker into the sunlight
Of Gods favor and the monday Of his
glorious promises
1t Is difficult thing for man to feel
his dependence upon God when he has
$40, 900 in the bank, and $4,000 IN gov
eminent securities, and block Of stores
and three ships. "Well," the man says to
himself, "it Is silly for me to pray, Give
me this day my daily bread, when my
pantry Is full and the canals from the west
are crowded with breadstuffs destined for
my storehouses." Oh my friends, II the
combined misfortunes and disasters Of life
have made you climb up into the arms Of
sympathetic and compassionate God,
through all eternity you will bless him
that In this world There was sharp rock
on the one side and sharp rock on the
other side"
Ways Of the World.
Again, that man Is in the crisis OF the
text who has home troubles and outside
persecution at the same time. The world
treats man we'll just ns long as 1t pays
to treat him well. AS long as 1t can man
ufacture success out Of his bone and brain
and muscle it favors him. The world fat
tens the horse 1t wants to drive But lei
man SEQ 1t his duty to cross the track Of
the world, then every bush is full OF horn:
and tusks thrust at him. They will be-
little him. They will carlcature him