Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Warm days of prosperity come, and we
stand on sun-gilt Sabbaths, and on
hills of TRANSPORTATION; and we are
so high up we can catch "a glimpse of
the pinnacles of the heavenly city.
Then cold wintry days of trouble come,
and we go down into the valley of sick
ness want and bereavement and we
say: els there any sorrow like unto my
sorrow?' But, blessed be God the
Lords sheep can find pasture any
where. Between two rocks of
trouble tuft of succulent prom
ises; green pastures beside still
waters; long sweet grass between
bitter graves. You have noticed the
structure of the sleeps mouth? 1t is
so sharp that it can take up u blade of
grass or clover-top from the very mar
rowest spot. And 80 Gods sheep can
pick up comfort where others can gath
er none. 1.-THE secret of the Lord is
with them that fear Him" Rich pas
ture, fountain-fed pasture, for all the
flock of the Good Shepherd.
The Hill OF Zion yields
thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the Heavenly nelds,
Or walk the golden streets.
LASTLY: Consider the shepherds fold.
The time of sheep-shearing was very
glad time. The neighbors gathered to-
gethcr, and they poured wine and
danced for joy, The sheep were put in
"a place inclosed by a wall, where it
was very easy to count them
and know whether any of them
had been taken by the jacl<als
or dogs. The Enclosure was called
the sheap-fold. Good news l have
to tell you, in that our Lord the Shep-
herd has sheep.fold, and those who
are gathered in it shall never be struck
by the storm, shall never be touched
by the jaclials of temptation and trou-
BILE. 1t has high wall-so high that
no troubles can get in-so high that
the joys can not get ont. How glad
the old sheep will be to find the lambs
that left them Il good many years agol
Millions Of children in Heaven! Oh,
what merry Heaven it will make!
Not many long-meter psalms there.
They will be in the majority, and will
run away with our song, carrying it up
to II still higher point of ecstacy. Oh,
there will be shouting! If children on
earth clapped their hands and danced
for joy, what will they do when, to the
gladncss of childhood on earth is added
the gladness of childhood in Heaven?
1t is time we got over these morbid
IDEAS of how we shall get out of this
world. You make your religion an un-
dertalSer planning collins and driving
hears"s, Your religion smells of the
! vnrniSh of funeral caslset. Rather
let your religion to-day come out
and show you the sh acp-lold that
God has provided you. All, you
say, there is II river bet veen this
loDd that. know it,; but that Jor-
Ian is olly for the shcep-waSAing, and
they SHALL 10 up on the othar le>llls
suow-white, Vhay follow the great
Shepherd. Thsy neard Mis- voice long
ago, They are safe now-oue fold and
one Shepherd,
| Alas for those who are finally found
outside the Enclosure. The night OF
their sin bowls with jacltals; they are
thirsting for their blood The very
moment that II lamb may be frisliing
upon the hills, II bear may be looking
for 1t from the ticket,
| In juno, 1918, there was very noble
party gathered in II house in St, James
square, London, The prince regent
was present, and the occasion was
made fasoidating by music and BAN
! quoting and by jewels. While "
quadrillc was being formed, suddenly
all the people rushed to The windows.
What is the mI,trr2 Henry Percy
had arrived with the news
that Waterloo had been fought,
and that England hal won
| THE day. The dauce was ADAM
doncd; ;hc party Dispersed; lords, ladies'
and musicians rusaHi into the street,
and in u minutes from the first an
nouncemcnt of thegood news the house
was emptied OF all its guests. OH We
who are seated ut the banquet Of this
world, or whtrling in its gayeties and
frivulitirs, If You could hear the
sweet strains Of the Gospel trumpet
announcing Christ's victory over
sin and death and hell, you would
rush forth, glad in the eternal deliver
anco! The Waterloo against sin has
been fought, and our COMMANDMENTS
chief hath won the day, Oh, the joys of
this salvation, do not care what met
aphor,what comparison you have; bring
it to me, that | may use it. Amos shall
bring one siuilc, Isaiah another, John
another, Beautiful with pardon.
Beautiful With peace. Beautiful with
anticipatlons. Or to return to the pas
toral figure of my text, come out Of the
poor pasturage Of this world into the
rich fortunes of the Good Shepherd