Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-28

pound marjoram and rosemary the
sweeter they smell The more dogs take
after you the quicker you will get to
the gate.
You have noticed that different hocks
of sheep have different marks upon them
sometimes red mark, sometimes
blue mark, sometimes a straight mark
and sometimes a crooked mark. The
Lord our Shepherd has mark for his
sheep. It is red mark, the mark of the
cross. blessed are they that are perse
suited for righteousness sake, for theirs
Is the kingdom of heaven"
Rich Pastures.
Furthermore, consider the shepherds
pasture grounds. The old Shepherds used
to take the sheep upon the mountains
in the summer and dwell in the valleys
in the winter. The sheep being out of
doors perpetually, their wool was better
than if they had been kept in the hot
atmosphere of the sheep cot. Wells were
dug for the sheep and covered with large
stones in order that the hot weather
might not spoil the water. And then
the shepherd led his flock wherever he
would. Nobody disputed his right. So
the Lord our Shepherd has large pas
ture ground. He takes us in the summer
to the mountains and in the winter to
the valleys. 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, "Is there any sorrow like unto my
sorrow?' But, blessed be God, the
Lord S sheep can find pasture anywhere.
Between two rocks Of trouble tuft of
succulent promises, green pastures be-
side still waters, long sweet grass be-
tween bitter graves. You have noticed
the structure Of the sleeps mouth? It
is so sharp that it can take up a blade
of grass or clover top from the very mar
rowest spot And SO Gods sheep can
pick up comfort where others can gather
none. "The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear him. Rich pasture,
fountain fed pasture for. all the flock of
the Good Shepherd.
The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets.
Lastly, consider the shepherd s fold
The time of sheep shearing was a very
glad time. The neigkbors gathered to-
gether, and they poured wine and dane
ed for JOY. The sheep were put in
place inclosed by wall, where it was
very easy to count them and know
whether any of them had been taken by
the jackals or dogs. The Enclosure was
called the sheepfold. Good news [ have
to tell you, in that our Lord the Shep-
herd has a sheepfold, and those who are
gathered in it shall never be struck by
the storm, shall never be touched by the
jackals of temptation and trouble. 1t has
high wall-so high that no troubles
can get in-so high that the joys can
not get out. How glad the old sheep
will be to find the lambs that left them
good many years ago. Millions of chill
dren 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 still high
er 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 gladness of
childhood on earth is added the glad
ness of childhood in heaven?
It is time we got over these morbid
ideas of how we shall get out of this
world. You make your religion an I'M
dertaker planning collins and driving
hearses. Your religion smells of the
varnish of funeral casket Rather let
your religion today come out and show
you the sheepfold that God has provided
for you. All, you say, there is a river
between this and that. l know it, but
that Jordan is only for the sheep wash
ing. and they shall go up on the other
banks snow white. They follow the
great Shepherd They heard his voice
long ago. They are safe now-one fold
and one Shepherd.
Alas for those who are finally found
outside the Enclosure The night of their
sin bowls with jackals; they are thirst
ing for their blood. The very moment
that lamb may be frisking upon the
hills bear may be looking at it from
the thicket.
Eternal DeIiverance.
In June, 1916, there was very noble
party gathered in house in st. James
square, London. The prince regent was
present, and the occasion was made fas-
cinating by music and banqueting and
by jewels. While a quadrille was being
formed suddenly all the people rushed
to the windows. What is the matter:
Henry Percy had arrived with the news
that Waterloo had been fought and
that England had won the day The
dance was abandoned, the party dis
persed, lords, ladies and musicians rush
ed into the street, and in Is minutes
from the first announcemen of the good
news the house was emitted of all its