The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-09

stance. Not hope then, but the Iuliiil-
ing Of all prefgurement. That will he
a magnificent unfolding. The rushing
out in view Of all hidden exccllcncv, the
coming again Of a long absent Jesus TO
meet us-not in rags aud III penury and
death, but amid light and pcmp and
outbursling joy such as none but glo-
riied intelligence could experience. On,
to gaze full upon the brow that was lac
Grated, upon the side that was pIcrcea.
upon the feet that were nailed, to stand
close up in the presence OF him VINO
prayed for Us on the mountain ard
thought Of Us by TIE sea and dGcn'>cd
for rs in the garden and died for Us III
horrible crrcifxion. to feel Of him, to
embrace him. to take his hand, to kiss
his feet, to run our fingers along the
scars of ancient suffering, to say: This
is nv Jesus. He gave himself fer me. |
shall never leave his presence. | shall
forever behold his glory, shall ctesnal-
II hear his voice. Lord Jesus. now see
thee. behold where the blood started,
where the tears coursed, where the lace
was distorted. l have waited for this
hour. ! shall never turn my back Oh
thee. No more looking through lmper-
feet glasses. No more studying thee III
the darkness. But as long as this thGono
stands and this everlasting river flows
and those garlands bloom and these
arches of victory remain to greet home
heaven S conquerors so long I shall see
thee, Jesus of my choice, Jesus Ct ny
song, Jesus of my triumph, fcreve- end
forever, face to face
Gods Providence.
The idea of the text is just az true
when applied 10 God providence. Who
has not come to some pass IN life thor
oughly inexrlicab!e: You say: What
does this mean: What is Gcd gong to
do with me nov? He tells me that all
things work together for good. This
does not look like it," You continue to
study the t!ispensation and after awhile
guess about what God means. "Ho
means to teach me this. think he
means to teach me that. Perhaps 1t is to
humble my pride. Perhaps it is to make
me feel more dependent. Perhaps to
teach me the uncertainty CT life. But
after all it is only a guess--a locking
through the glass darkly. The Blbie
assures us there shall be a satisfactory
unfolding. "What do thou knowest
not now, but thou shalt know hereaft-
er." You will know why God tcck to
himself that only child. Next door there
was household Of seven children. Why
not take one from that group instead ct
your only ore? Why single out the
dwelling in which there was only one
heart beating responsive to yours: Why
did God give you a child at all If ne
meant to take it away: Why fill the cup
Of your gladness brimming if he meant
to dash it down: Why allow all the
tendrils Of your heart to wind around
that object, and then, when every fiber
of your own life seemed to te interlcck-
ed with the child's life, with strong
hand to tear you apart, until you fall,
bleeding and crushed, your dwelling
desolate, your hopes blasted, your heart
broken? Do you suppose that God will
explain that: Yea. He will make 1t
palmer than any mathematical problem
as plain as that two and two make
four. In the light Of the throne You
will see that it was right-all right.
"Just and true are all thy ways, thou
King CT saints
The Explanation.
Here is man who cannot get on in
the world. He always seems to buy at
the wrong time and to sell at the worst
disadvantage. He tries this enterprise
and fails, that business and is disap-
pointed. The man next door to him las
a lucrative trade, but he lacks custom
ors. A new prospect opens. His income
is increased. But that year his family
are sick, and the profits are expended
in trying to curs the ailments. He gets
q discouraged look, becomes faithless as
to success, begins to expect disasters.
Others wait for something to turn up,
be waits for it TO turn down. Others
with only half as much education and
character get on twice as well. He
sometimes guesses as to what 1t all
means. He says: perhaps riches would
spoil me. Perhaps poverty is necessary
to keep me humble. Perhaps | might If
things were otherwise be tempted into
designations. But there is no complete
solution of the mystery. He sees through
a glass darkly and must wait fer q
higher unfolding. Will there be IN ex-
plantation? Yes. God will take that
man in the light of the throne and say:
"Child immortal, hear the explanation.
You remember the failing of that great
enterprise, your misfortune il 1851,
your disaster in 1867. This is the ez,
planaticp. And you will answer, III
is all right
Mysteries Made Clear.
see every day profound mysteries OF
providence. There is no question we ask
oftener than, Why: There are hundreds
cf graves in Oak Hill and Greenwood
and Laurel Hill that need to be ex'
planned. Hospitals for the blind and
lame, asylums for the idiotic and in
sane, slmshouses fer the destitute and q
world of pain and misfortune that de
mand more than human solution. AL
God will clear it all up! In the light
that pours from the throne no dark
mystery can live. Things now utterly
inscrutable will be illumined as plainly
as though the answer were written OF
the Jasper wall or sounded in the tenn
pie anthem. Bartimeus will thank Gee
that be Was blind, aud Lazarus that Ii
was covered with sores, and Joseph that
be was cast into the pit, and Daniel that
he denned with lions. and Paul that ht
was humpEacked, and David that he wa:
driven from Jerusalem, and that sewing
woman that she could get only few
pence for making garment, and that
invalid that for 20 years he could not
lift his head from the pillow, and that
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