El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
Baptist Church.

night from the text. "Weepipg may
endure for night, but Joy cometh 10
the morning" Ps. xxx5. He spoke
in part as follows: Life is made up OF
contrasts-night and day: CLOUDS and
sunshine: sorrow and JOY: weeping and
Laughing. .His anger and Ibis fav-
or" are mentioned IN this short verse.
Nearly all life's contrasts were known
to the Psalmist. Our text shows him
just after q beautiful transition from
the extreme of sorrow to the bliss OF
Joy. He had s'pned in mum boring the
people and God had laid him low with
his punishment. But now God said,
at is enough" and David rejoices at
this mercy, declaring that Gods anger
Is but for a moment, and that though
he may cause us to weep Tor night,
the morning will greet US with peals OF
joyful laughter. We have next this
beautiful lesson: To those who throw
themselves on the mercy of God there
must be final conquest of Joy over sor-
row. This ought to encourage those
who are under deep conviction for sin.
Few things can bring thicker darkness
or cause the heart to weep more than a
spirit convicted conscience. 81 have
sinned greatly because l have done this
thing" cried David as he felt the dis
pleasure of God resting on him. AT an
other place he says, ''All the night
L make my bed to swim: l water my
couch with tears This has been the
experience of many poor soul both
before and after conversion. Many like
Peter, while in the tolls of sin, have
gone out in the darkness and wept, God
only knows how bitterly. Is there one
such here tonight. Cheer up. God is
leading you close to the gates of hell
that be may lead you into the joys OF
heaven. Like the traveller who comes
at nightfall, you have on your dark
garments now, but the morning cometh
when you shall wear the bright gar
ments of repentance, and join with the
angels in choruses of rejoicing. The
lesson ought to encourage those who
meet with temptations in the service OF
Jesus. The devil does his worst work
when we do our best. The firmest con-
fiict Jesus had was when fasting and
communing with God preparatory to
his great work. "A man eminent for
his power in rescuing those possessed
with the demon of sin tells that on one
occasion while trying with all his
might to rescue one from the tolls OF
Satan he was himself seized hold of by
the evil power and had such q struggle
as he could not describe to the public.
Whether this was Paul's ''thorn in the
flesh" or not, many noble men have
wept bitter tears as they prayed for
deliverance from such temptations. Is
there such an one here Gonight? Des-
pair not. God will hear thee. Follow.
ing the devil angels came and minister
ed to Jesus. Following the darkness
of jud gment night came the light of
the resurrection morn when Peter ran
to the sepulchre and rejoiced in q
risen Lord. And then again, this les
son should encourage all who become
discouraged from apparent failure in
the service of Jesus.
A few months ago young lawyer
came to my study. He told me that he
had been a rank skeptic and hard
case: that his wife had been very much
distressed abOuthim and had been pray
ing for him for years-yes, he might
have said she had been weeping and
praying; and then he told me how a
few days before he was in great dan
ger and said he, SIN a moment every
effort my wife had made for my con-
version, all of her interests, all OF her
righteous acts, came before my eyes,
and l knew from that moment there
was q God, aud as soon as l had time L
thought the matter over and wrote my
wife that | wouldstake her God as mine.
And" said he, 81 know that she must
have been the happiest woman on
earth when she got that letter." o
cQeer up, IaltQlul serV6uUS Vi 1Ou. W
may have cause to weep tonight,
but God will yet bring you q morn of
rejoicing. And now believe me, we
have encouragement here to bear the
common sorrows of life. Over yOnder
the sheriff is closing up the doorseof a
business house-for months all has
been darkness and weeping in a strong
mans heart because of this approaching
event and now his heart seems to break.
Here some loved one is wrestling in
mortal combat with death. In the
church there the minister is reading
the funeral service over a tender babe,
at the cemetery the grave is closing
over wife and mother. Weep, if you
will, dear ones. For it is night now
but despair not. The morning cometh
even tension has its relaxation. Joy
is the sequel of sorrow. Tender green
drapes every ruin" bright sun
burns all our grass while it means
but to give US day" Christ
himself was consecrated through suf-
fering. His path to glory led him
through the tomb. Has the sorrow for
sin, the anguish of failure, the suspense
of sickness. or the darkness of death
gathered about you and wrunR bitter
weepings from your Utmost soul? Take
courage, open thy window towards the
east. See, the night is going. The
morning cometh. when God shall flood
the soul with temporal and eternal
LIGHT and iny