The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-12-10

BY c~ouquering evil Had there been no
svil to conquer ard no trouble to con-
sole then this universe would never
have kucwn an Abraham. or a Moses
or a Joshua. or an EZEKIEL. or Paul,
or . Christ. or a Washington, or q John
Milton, or = John Howurd. and 100000
victories which have been gained BY the
-Oouseerated spirits Of all ages would
never have been gained. Had there
been no battle there would have been
no victory. Nine-tenths Of the anthems
Of Heaven would never have been sung.
Heaven could never have been q thou
andth part Of the Heaven that It Is
I viii not say that ] an glad that sin
and sorrow did enter. but l do say that
! an glad that after God has given all
HIS reasons 10 an assembled universe
He will be more honcred than n kn and
sorrow had never entered. and that the
unfallen eelestials viii be outdone and
will put down their trumpets 10 listen.
and Il will be In Heaven. when those
who have conquered sin and sorrow
shall enter, as Il would Be 10 . small
singing school on earthif Thalberg and
0ottsehalk and Wagner and Beethoven
and Rhelnberger and Sehuman should
all At once enter. The immortals that
have been chanting io,ooo years before
the throne will say, a. they close their
lIbrettos. -oh. II we could only sing
Ike ihati" But God win say TO those
who have never fallen, and consequent
ly have not been redeemed; you must
be silent now. You have not the quail
fcation for this anthem" So they 1T
With eiosed lips and folded bands. and
sinners saved by grace take up the hAr~
mouy. for the Bible ays; no man
could learn that song bat the hundred
and forty and four thousand which
were redeemed from the earth"
But now I come nearer home and put
. dark saying on the Gospel harp. q
style Of question tina; Il ssked q MD
lion times every year. Interrogation
the fourth; Why do I have II 10 hard
while others have II 20 easy? Or. Why
do I have 20 much difficulty In getting
q livelihood. while others 20 around
with 4 full portmonnaies Or, Why
must I wes thes. plain clothes, while
others have 10 push hard to get their
wardrobes closed. 70 crowded are they
with brilliant atdref Or. Why should
! have to work 20 hard. while others
have sss holidays every year9 They are
all practically one question. fapswer
them by saying II Il because the Lord
has His fsvoriteA and he puts extra dis
cipline upon you and extra trial. BE-
cause he has for you extra glory. extrs
enforcement and extra felicities.
That Is no guess Of mine. but 4 Divine
says 80: ~Whom the Lord ioveth He
c~hAkteneth." SWELL" says some one:
II would rather have a little less IN
Heaven and a little more here. Discount
my Heavenly robe ten per cent. and lei
me now put It on q fur-lined ~overcoat;
put me In q less gorgeous room Of the
house Of many mansions and let N,
have q house here In q better neighbor
Lood." No. no; God Ia not going to rol
Heaven, which Is to be your residenc,
for nine hundred quadrillion Of years
10 fx up your earthly abode, which yot
viii occupy at most for less than q cen
fury. and where you may perhaps sta,
only ten years longer. or only one year
or perhaps a month more. Now, yol
had better cheerfully let God have Hi
way, for, you see. He has been taking
care OF folks for near 5000 years an,
knows how 10 do II and can see what d
beat for you better than you nj your
self. Don't think you are too insignia
cant 10 be divinely cared for. II wa
said that Diana, the goddess. could NO
be present TO keep her temple at Ephs
from burning because she was al
tending upon the birth Of him who wa
TO be Alexander the Great. But I tel
you that your God and my God IL 8
great in small things as well az larg
things, that He could attend the cradl
Of babe and at the same time the burn
ing Of q world.
And God VIII make u all right wit
you. and there is one song that Jon wi
sing every hour your frat ten years |
Heaven, and the refrain OF that son
will be: II am so glad God did not lie
ne have II my " wayl" Your cas-
WILDE all fixed up in Heaven, and Their
win be such a reversal Of condition
that we al hardly find each other fo
some time. Some OF Us who have live
in frustrated houses here and In irst-ra,
ncighborhoods will be found, becaus
Of our lukewarmnesso of earthly service
living on one Of the back streets OF Ii
celestial city, and clear down at the en-
Ct It at No. sos or 900 or 1905, Will
some who had unattractive earthl
abedes, and q cramped n at that, wi
in the heavenly city be in q house from
ing the royal plaza, right by the In
perial fountain or on the heights owe
! looking the river Of life. the chariots {
salvation halting at your door, viii
those visit you who are more than Dol
!. querors, and those who are kings an
queens unto God forever.
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