The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

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Jesus Of my choice: Jesus Of my song.
Jesus a my triumph-forever and for
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The idea OF the text II Just as true
when applied 10 Gods providence. Who
has not come 10 some pass IN life thor
oughly lnexpllcable7 You say. "Wha,
does this meant what Il God COINS
20 do with me now lie tells me that
AL things work together Tor ~1od. This
does not look Ike H." You continue
20 study the dlspensltlo1. and after
awhile guess about what God means
lie means 10 teach me this. I think
he means 10 teach me that Perhaps
70 Is 10 humble my pride Perhaps Il
u 20 make me feel more dependent
Perhaps 10 leach me the uncertainty Of
life." But after al. u Is only guess
looking through the glass darkly.
The Bible q ures M there shall be y
satisfactory unfolding. what !
do thou knowest not now; but thou
shalt know hereafter" You will know
why God took 10 himself that only
child. Next door there was a house
hold Of seven children. Why not take
one from that group. instead Of your
only one7 Why single out the dwell
Ing In which there was only one heart
heating responsive 10 yours7 Why dld
God give yuu child ~ an II he meant
90 take q away Why on the cup Of
your cladnesg trimming. II be meant
10 dash n down. WIZ allow al thu
icndrlls n your heart 20 wind around
that object and then. when every nhrs
o. your own lie seemed 10 be Inter.
locked with the chIll's NE. with strong
hand 10 tear YOU apart until you IAN.
Needing and crushed your dwelling
dcsolate. your hopes blasted. your heart
broken' DO you suppose tha. God VII
explain that7 Yea 3d. vim make y
palmer than my mathematical problem
as plain as thst two end Two
make f0ur IN The i.rht ~ The
throne yol viii see tia, it was
Hgh'-all rleht
Here i7 o man wio en- NOT SCI on Or
tne world ne always rsamg 10 tny a'
thc wrong time and 20 sen q, the worst
disadvantage. HD 'rI.H 'hif cuiorpri
and fails that business l.d is dlap-
pointed. The man roN. door % bin
BIAS o lucraty. trade. llf Dc llCls cus-
toners s new prospect oTcu hf
Income IS Increased 300. that year hh
family are slick. and che profits arc esq.
I,nded ln trying 20 cure thC ailments
lIy gets q discouraged ieok Become
fllth.cs as 20 SUCCESS BEGINS 90 oX-
ps.l disss,eu C'H.t v.'t fIs SOME
thing 90 turn up. 'rw Wallis for 10 t1 turn
Go.n. Others. With cu.y la.f aa much
cdgcltiou and character. get on twice
as we'll ilp f0mciimC ruessos as ~
what O. all means be- says Perhaps
riches would spoil me. Perhaps power
~ ia necessary 90 Keep me humble
Perhaps might. 70 thIngs were other.
wise. be tempted into dIssipauoas "
but there Is no complete solution % the
mystery. lie sees through a glass
darkly. and must walt Tor higher IN
folding. VIII there be on eXplaua.
tloug Yes. God will take that man In
the light Of the throne and say. Child
immortal. hear the explanation You
remember the failing oi that great en-.
terprise-yo your misfortune 10 1851. your
disaster 10 1861 This H the eNplana.
ton" And you will answer. II "a an
right"
see. every day. profound mysteries
Of providence There is no question
We ask oitcner than Why? There are
hundreds Of graves IN Oak Hlll and
Greenwood and Laurel Hill that need
10 be explained Hospitals for the
blind and lame. asylums Tor the idloilc
and insane. almshouses Tor the destl-
tute. and a world Of pain and mlsfor.
tune that demand more than human 10.
luton. An God will clear 81 all up
In the light that poufs from the throne
no dark mystery can live. Things now
utterly inscruiable will be lllumlned as
plainly as though the ansWer we're
written on the jasper wall. or sounded
In the temple anthem Bartimeus will
thank God that he was blind and I4az.
arus that he was covered with sorrs.
and Joseph that he was cast into the
pit. and Daniel that he was denned
with lions. and Paul that he was hump
backed. and David that he was driven
from jerusalem. and that sewing.
woman that she could get only few
pense for making a garment: and that
invalid that for twenty years he could
not no his head from the pillow: aud
that widow that she had such hard
work 10 earn bread for her children.
You know that In song different voices
carry different parts The sweet and
overwhelming part Of the hallelulah o,
heaven will not be carried by thoss
who rode In high places. and gave
sumptuous entertainments: but paul 81
children Will sing II. beggars will sins
Il. redeemed hod carriers will sing H.
those who were once the of-scourglng
Of earth will sing H. Tho halleiujah
will be all the grander for earih's weep.
ing tears. and aching heads and ex.
hausted hands. and scourgsd backs and
martyred agonies.
Again. the thought OF the text Ia just
when applied to the enioymebts OF the
righteous In heaven. think We have
but little idea Of the number OF III,
righteous In heaven. lnfidela say
Your heaven will be a very small
place compared with the worldioi ths
lost; for. according 10 your teaching
the majority Of men will be destroyed. b
deny the charge, suppose that the
multitude Of the finally lost. as com.
pared with the multitude Of fhe nnall,
saved. will be a handful. I suppos,
that the few sick people In the Hospital
today, a. compared With the hundred,
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