Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-05

never given us. He had reasons which
no couid no more make us understand
~ our mite state than the father start.
.ns out Oh some great and elaborate on.
.erprise' could make the 2.year.old
oni'u III Its armed chair comprehend il
One was to demonstrate what grandeur
vi character may be achieved on earth
~ eonquering evil. Had there been no
e''' 10 conquer and no trouble to con.
sue then this universe would never
nave known an Abraham or a Moses or
'oshua or an Ezekiel or Paul or a
Christ or Washington or John Mil.
'on or John Howard, ard a million
victories which have been gained by
'ne consecrated spirits of all ages would
newer nave been gained. Had there been
~ oat1Ie, there would have been no
victory Ninetenths of the anthems of
heaven would never have been sung
heaven could never have been a thou
sancth part OF the heaven that it is |
VIII not say that l am glad that sin
ana sorrow did enter, but do say that
an elau that after God has given all
HIS reasons to an assembled universe
ne VIII be more honored than if sin and
sorrow had never entered and that the
uhlhIien celestials will be outdone and
VIII Put down their trumpets to listen
ana II Will be in heaven when those
VINO have conquered sin and sorrow
snail enter as it would be in a small
singing school on earth if Thalberg and
Gottschalk aud Wagner and Beethoven
ana Rheinberger and Schumann should
al at once enter. The immortals that
nave been chanting $1,000 years before
tne throne will cay. as they close their
librettos, "Oh, if we could only sing
like that" But God will say to those
VINO have never fallen and consequent.
~ have not been redeemed, "You must
be silent now; you have not the qualifi-
cation for this anthem So they 81 t
with closed lips and folded hands, and
sinners saved by grace take up the har-
mony, for the Bible says mo man could
learn that song but the hundred and
forty and four thousand which were re-
deemed from the earth. "
The RecOmpense Of Sin.
A great prima donna, who can now
do anything with her voice, told me
that when she first started in music Der
teacher in Berlin told her she could ba
good singer, but certain note she
could never reach "And then," che
said, II went to work and studied and
practiced for years until did reach it. -
But the song of the singer redeemed,
the Bible says, the exalted harmonista
who have never sinned could not reach
and never will reach. Would you like
to hear ME in very poor way play q
snatch OF that tune? l can give you
only one bar of the music on this gospel
harp, Unto him that hath loved us
aud washed us from our sins in his own
blood and hath made us kings and
priests unto God and the Lamb, to him
he glory and dominion forever and ever,
amen" But before leaving this inter
rogatory, why God let sin come into
the world, let me say that great battles
seem to be nothing but suffering and
outrage at the time of their occurrence,
yet after they have been a long while
past we can see that it was better for
them to have been fought, namely, Sal
anis. Inkerman, Toulouse, Arbela,
Agincourt, Trafalgar, Benheim, Lex
ineton, Sedan So now that the great
battles against sin aud suffering are
going on we can see mostly that which
is deplorable but 10000 years from
now, standing in glory, we shall appr'
ciate that heaven is better of than il
the battle OF this worlds sin and suf
fering had never been projected But
now | come nearer homs and put q
dark saying Oh the gospel harp, style
of question that is asked million times
every year Interrogation the fourth
Nty do have it SO hard while Others
have it so easy, or why do have sc
much difficulty in getting a livelihood
while others 60 around with a full
nortemonnaie or why must wear these
plain clothes while others have to pusE
hard to get their wardrobes closed, sc
crowded are they with brilliant attire,
or why should have to work so hare
while others have 500 holidays every
year: They ale all practically one CUES
ton | answer them by saying II Is te'
cause the Lord has his favorites, ANA be
puts extra discipline upon you and eS
ira trial because he has for you eXtrt
glory, extra euthrouement. and e1t1t
teIilities
That is no guess of mine, but divine
,av so, Whom the Lord loveth ht
.basteneth. " WELL" say some one
~ would rather have little less ii
heaven and little more here. Discoun
ny heavenly robe 10 per cent and le
ne now put it Oh fur lined overcoat
Pat NE II. Il less gorgeous room or tue
house of many mansions and let ms
have a house here in better neiehbor
hoesl e" No, no God is not going toros
heaven, which is to be your residence
for nine hundred quadrillion of years
to fix up yunr earthly abode, which yor
will occupy at most for less than cen
fury, and where you may perhaps stay
only ten years longer, or only one year
CT perhaps a month more. Now you hat
better cheerfully let God have his way
for, you see, he has been taking carr
of folks for near 5000 years, ant
knows how to do it, and can see VIVA
is best for you, better than you Cal
vourself Don't think you are too IN
Significant to be divinely cared for l
was said that Diana, the goddess, coult
not be present to keep her temple a
Enbesus from burning because she wa
attending upon the birth of him VIII
was to be Alexander the Great. But
tell YOU that your God and my God
=: .,,,,Il +hincs as we'll as larg