Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-01-21
BATTLING FORCES.
AVERAGE LIVES or MEN NOT Es.
SENTiALLY DIFFERENT.

AVERAGE LIVES or MEN NOT ES-
sENTlALLY DIFFERENT.
The NInth afth- New York Heraid's Com
petitiNe Sersnans q Entitled '->an-
shine. But a Cloud; Cioui' hut san
shiue'-Dr. Taimngr On Ci1h tVils.
TEXT: "Hr Wa. "a nir'ty man in valor,
but be was a leprr III Kings v, ].
over every human life. however bright
the suushiRe, q cloud may come Every
person rOvets what hr chooses % consider
success: some rirhr-. some tame. some
pleasure. some domestic felicity. NJ one.
however. realizes all his ambitions III
deed not all arr worth realizing. Ihcrs Is
always "A something whlrn mars haHnine--
possibilities ~ anguish bon every condition.
spots weaker guam usu'r- ln ih' Stromgr-i
har Of steel. the rapaAili'v ~ tarnish In
the purest gold. spots Un the sun. per-
sons Weakness VuentlN MS sources
Of suffering may ~" JUS beside hlS strong
est traits % character. "" NAV De honest,
but over eNactins: ~trang-willel, hut opsti-
nate: economical. hut prnurious' luSt. but
uumerciful: courl -rHu-. hut cen-orlous:
afTectionate hut passionate. Ins'lislness
NAV sharpan dag.sr- that pierce the heart.
and intensity Of affection may h' pledge
OF kcenest panCs.
A person, IL may hr. acquires riches, hut
health is gone. or domestic happiness has
taken departure. ur waters ut grief ar'
flooding the soul pr'-emtDently success
full along some lines. ice H. cnnsuieunuslv
unsuccessful along others. II takes but
little TO reudera person miserable; u taxes
much 10 render some happy. A. it needs
only trinr TO prevent wealth from pro-
ducinr c0ntantment is il marx Of wis
dom TO sacrifice for its acquisition that
which is OF more yHlue-health. comfort,
reputation character, principle, con-
science the hope of an eternal world? ~
mans life consistent not in the abundance
of the things lie pO-sesseth. Does the
river consist in the drittwood IL is carrying
to the ocean? Zine feathers make fine
birds, hut a fine residence and fine
eauipage are not capable of always making
the heart merry.
Ofthose who covet fame some win the
prize: but cares increase, responsibilities
augment, disappointments multiply and ar
rows Of envy become k"ener and more
numerous. lie who courts public favor
courts a tlckle damsel one who, disaualt-
fled to beStOw happiness, may Halter little
ness and condemn greatness. In history
there are few sadder chapters than those
which record the cares. worries aud re.
verses of some who acquired prominence.
Moses was n mighty man, but he was
driven into exile and sleeps In an unknown
grave. Elijah was a rare specimen of true
greatness, but Ahabs folly and JeZehel'S
hatred came near driving him TO suicide.
Daniel was great man, hu' Tor ms Pc
culiar species OF greatness. NrHueh&lneH-
Ear Thought lions d"n H." ltlest place.
Isaiah WAS a man OF rare strength OF char
a'ier, tut ManaSseh lald hw between two
piankS and sawed him tn twain,
Supl aS desire To fine pnpt iuCGa a.
human greatness would do we'll to read the
hiogrnuhieS OF the KINGS sixty in number,
wnu durlug SIX hUNirri years ruled the
Eastern RDman empire. its "an.tlt Con
stantinople, and they may bee inclined to
thank GOD tina, they are permitted to live
in ohScurity. To some politicians we might
say, Thy god. o SvcgphIut, hath east thee
of aud there are more to- follow in
Create" New York ana boss ridden Phila-
delphia, men I'm the sunshine of prosperity.
but leUroue all over. L. the Scrptural nd
mOnjtion, BE humble" unworthy or no.
/ ticc. The man who Is on his back in the
/ cellar can get no iower-Oue thing for
which he may be thankful. The man on
/ the hopsetop may grow dizzy and. falling,
may suddenly terminate iscyaitel career.
/ Mos; persons desire to be on the mountain
summit few prefer the valley, though the
| wind are less fierce and the storms less
/ yiOlCn,
;. On every human life, however dark the
everlasting cloud, there may be sunshine
1t is never SO dark that it can be no darker
DiscouragementS nre never SO many that
there are no grounds for thankfuIness 4
cloud On every pathway ana sunshine pos
slole IN every heart. \ burden on every