Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-08

very conseorated man or woman who had
not had great troublep Never 1t was
through their troubles sanctifled that they
were made very good II you find any
where in this city a man who has now and
always has had perfect health and never
lost child, and has always been popular,
and never had business struggle or mis-
fortune, who is distinguished for good.
ness, pull your wire for a telegraph mes
senger boy and send me word, and Will
drop everything and go right away to look
at him. There never has been II man like
that and never will be. Who are those ar
rogant, self conoeited creatures who move
about without sympathy for others and
who think more of n St Bernard dog or
an Attorney COW, or a Southdown sheep,
or Berkshire pig than Of MANI They
never had any trouble, or the trouble was
mover sanctiflcd. Who are those men who
listen with moist eye as you tell them OF
suffering, and who have pathos In their
voice, and kindness in their manner, and
an excuse or an alienation for those gone
nstray2 They arc the men who have grad
uated at the Royal Academy of Trouble,
and they have tho diploma written In wrin-
kles on their own countenances. My myl
What heartaches they had What tears
they have weptl What injustice they have
suffered The mightiest influence for
publication and salvation Is trouble. No
diamond fit for crown until 10 is cut.
No wheat 1t for bread till 1t Is ground
There are only three things that can break
off a chain-a hammer, file or fire
and trouble Is all three OF them. Tho
greatest writers, orators and rcformers get
much of their force from trouble. What
gave to Washington Irving that exquisite
tenderness and pathos which will mako
his books favorites while tho English Ian
guage continues to be written and spoken
An curly hcartbrcak that he never once
mentioned, and when, 80 years after tho
death of Matilda Hoffman, who was to
have been his bride, her father picked up
a piece of embroidery and said, THAT Is n
piece Of poor Matillas workmanship"
Washington Irving sank from hilarity in.
to silence and walked away. Out OF that
lifetime grief the great author dipped his
pens mightiest reinforcement Calvins
Institutes Of Religion" than which n
more wonderful book was never written
by human hand, was begun by the author
at 25 years OF ago because of tho persecu-
ton by Francis, king of France. Faraday
toiled for all time on salary of $50 "A year
and candles. As every brick of the wall
Of Babylon was stamped with tho letter
N, standing FOR Observation-Disclosures, SO every
part of tho temple of Christian achieve
ment is stamped with the letter L, stand
ing for trouble.
All Is For the Best.
When in England man is honored with
knighthood, he is struck with the flat Of
the sword But those who have come to
knighthood in the kingdom of God wero
first struck not with the fiat of the sword,
but with the keen edge of tho scimetor.
To build his magnitlcenco Of character,
Paul could not have spared one lash, ono
prison, one stoning, one anathema, ono
poisonous viper from tho hand, one ship
wreck. What Is true of individuals Is true
Of nations Tho horrors of the American
Revolution gave this country this side OF
the Mississippi river to Independence, and
the conflict between England and France
gave the most OF this country west of the
Mississippi to tho United States. France
owned it, but Napoleon, fearing that Eng
land would take 1t, practically made u
present to the United States, for ho receiv
ed only $4,000, 900 for Louisiana, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa
Minnesota, Colorado, Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming and the Indian Territory. Out
of the fire of the American Revolution
came this country east of the Mississippi,
out Of the European war came that west
OF the Mississippi river. The British en-
pire rose to its present overtowering gran
deur through gunpowder plot, and Guy
Faw kes' conspiracy, and Northampton in
surrection and Walter Raleigh's behead-
| ing, and Bacon's bribery, and CROMWELL
dissolution Of parliament, and the battles
OF Edge Hill, and the vicissitudes of cen
turtles So the earth itself before it could
become an appropriate and beautiful resi-
dence for the human family, had, accord
| ing to geology, to be washed by universal
deluge and scorched and made incandcs-
cent by universal fires, and pounded by
sledge hammer Of icebergs, and wrenched
by earthquakes that split continents, and
I shaken by volcanoes that tossed mountains
and passed through the catastrophes OF
thousands OF years before Paradise became
possible, and the groves could shake out
their green banners, and the first garden
pour Its carnage OF color between the
Gihon and tho Hiddekel. Trouble good
thing for the rocks, a good thing for ma
tons as well us good thing for indiyid
uals So when you push against me with Q
sharp Interrogation point, Why do the good
suffer? open the dark saying on u harp
and, though can neither play an organ OF
cornet or hautboy or buglo or clarinet
have taken some lessons in the gospel harp
and if you would like to hear me will
play you these: IAN things work together
for good to those who love God" Nov
no Christening for the present seemeth tC
be joyous, but grievous nevertheless after
ward it yieldeth the pcaceable fruit Of
righteousness unto them which aro exer
cised thereby weeping may endure
for a night, but joy cometh in the morn
ing" What sweet thing Is n harp, ant
l wonder not that in Wales, the country
of my ancestors, tho harp has become tn,
national instrument and that they hav,
festivals whore great prizes are offered IL
tho competition between harp and harp o.
that weird Sebastian Erard was much o
his time bent over this chorded and vibrat
ing triangle and was not satisfied until h'
had given it a compass Of six octaves, from
Il to + with all tho semitones, or tina
when King Saul was demented the son o
Jesse came before him and, putting hi
fingers among the charmed strings OF tn
harp, played the devil out of the craze,
monarch, or that in heaven there shall b.
harpers harping with their harps. SO 20,
will not blame mo for opening tho darl
saying on the gospel harp:
Your harps, ye trembling saints,
Down from the willows take
Loud to the praise of love divine
Bid every string awakcl
Conquering Evil.
Interrogation third: Why did the goo,
God lot sin or trouble come into the worl
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