Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-01


comfort many OF them are tossed ever
whittier. How has IL been with you, my
hearero. Are you more contented In
the house of "A rooms than you were 10
the two rooms you had in house wnch
you started? Have you not had more
care and worriment since you won that
$50, 900 than you did before" Some OF
the poorest men have ever known have
been those Of great fortune. \ man OF
small means may be put in great bust
ness straits. but the ghastliest OF all
embarrassments is that of the man who
has large estates, The men who COM
NIT suicide because of monetary losses
are those who cannot bear the burden
any more because they have only Sat-.
600 left
Blessed be God. we have more ad-
vantages given us than we can really
appreciate! We have spiritual bless
ings offered us in this world which
shall call the neither springs and glories
IN the world to come which shall call
the upper springs.
Where shall find words enough
threaded with light to set forth the
pleasures of religion? David unable to
describe II in words, played 1t on .
harp. Mrs. Hemans, not finding enough
power in prose. sings that praise in .
canto Christopher Wren, unable to de-
scribe II in language, sprung 1t into the
arches of ST. Paul's. John Runyan, un-
able to present II in ordinary phrase
ology, takes all the Fascination Of ale
CORY. Handel. with ordinary music un-
able to reach the height of the theme,
rouses il up in an oratorio. Oh, there Is
DO life on earth so happy as a really
Christian life! do not mean sham
Christian life. but n real Christian life.
Where there is II thorn there Is a whole
garland of roses. Where there is one
groan there are three doNologies.
Where there is one day Of cloud there is
whole season of sunshine. Take the
humblest Christian man that you know
angels of God canopy him with their
white wings; the lightnings of Heaven
are his armed allies; the Lord is his
Shepherd, picking out for him green
pastures by still waters. II he walk
forth, Heaven is his hodyguard. II he
lie down to sleep, ladders of light, angel
hlossomiug, are let into his dreams. II
lie be thirsty, the potentates of Heaven
ere his cupbearers. II he sit down to
food, his plain table blooms into the
Kings banquet. Men say: Look at
that odd fellow with the wornout
coat" The angels of God cry: Lift up
your heads, We everlasting gates. and
let him come in!" Fastidious people
cry: "Get off my front steps," The
| doorkeepers Of Heaven cry: "Come, We
Blessed of my Father, inherit the King
Gom!" When he comes to die. though
he may be carried out in pine box to
the potter's field, to that potter's field
the chariots OF Christ will come down.
| and the cavacade will crowd oil the
| boulcvards of Heaven
| bless Christ for the present satisfac
lion OF religion. 1t makes n man all
| right with reference to the past; il
makes u man all right with reference to
the future. Oh, these neither springs of
| comfort. They are perennial. The
foundation Of God standeih sure having
Ills seal The Lord knoweth them
| hat are Ills" The mountains shall
iepar, and the hills bc removed. but
my kindness shall not depart from thee,
| neither shall the covenant of my peace
| ne removed saith the Lord. who hath
mercy upon thee" Oh. cluster OF dia
| nonds set in FURNISHED gold. Oh,
neither springs Of comfort bursting
through all the Valleys OF trial and trD-
nlation! When YOU see, You of the
| world, what satisfaction there Is on
earth in religion, do you not thirst after
it as the daughter of Caleb thirsted
after the water springs? II is no stag
| nant pond, scummed over with ma
aria, but springs Of water leaping
from the Rock of Ages! Take up one
cup of that spring water and across the
Top of the chalicc will float the delicate
shadows Of the Heavenly wall. the yell
low of jasper. the green of emerald. the
| blue of sardonyx. the fire of jacinth.
wish could make you understand
;he JOY religion is TO some Of US. 1t
makes man happy while he lives and
| L lad when he dies. With two feet upon
ii chair and bursting with dropsies,
heard an old man in the poorhousc cry
| out: Bless the Lord, oh. my souli" l
| looked around and said: What has this
| man got to thank God for?" II makes
the lame man leap as a hare and the
dumb sing, They say that the old Puri-
tan religion is Il jnceless and ioyiess
religion. but remember reading Of DR..
| Goodwin, the celebrated Puritan, who
in his last moment said: rs this dy-
ing Why. my bom abides IN strength.
am swallowed up in God!" "Her ways
are ways VI pleasantDess. and all her
paths are peace" Oh. you who have
been trying TO satisfy yourselves with
the south land" Of this world do you
not feel tina, you would this morn
ing like 10 have access 10 the neither
springs OF spiritual comfort? Would
you not like to have Jesus Christ bend
over YOUR cradle and bless your table
and heal your wounds and strew flowers
Of consolation all mp and down the