The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-03

the sourses Of our disappointments are
many. Friends proving themselves ut
terly unworthy the name. We are go
/ ing to experiment with them again this
year. Turn the other cheek. as 1t were.
| In politics the representatives of the
/ principles that are dear and sacred TO
! us. Forgetting our interests and turn
| ing the water 10 work their own little
! mill. Shall we allow ourselves to be
| fooled again? / might multiply these
things, but to what purpose? The mes
sage is strong and pointed enough as it
is. 1t is this break-off with them i'm
mediately. Have nothing more to do
with them. But let me remind you, my
friends. in passing of one, friend who
never disappoints
Always faithful and true. and if you
have been brought to the knowledge of
him, let me entreat you, continue in
that knowledge. Cling to him to the
very last. 1t will pay big. Listen to the
testimony of one who tried the expert
ment. Totthold, celebrated divine of
the last century, in speaking of this, re-
marks.
Several German princes were once ex-
tolling the glory OF their realms. One
boosted of his excellent vineyards an
other of his hunting grounds, another
OF his mines. At last Abelard. Duke of
Wurtemburg, took up the subject, and
said: Il am a poor prince and can vie
with none of these things. neVerthe-
less, l too, possess a noble jewel in my
dominion; for were | to be without at
tendants. either in the open country or
wild forests, L could ask the first of my
subjects whom | met to stretch himself
upon the ground and confidently place
my head upon his bosom and fall asleep
without the slightest apprehension of
injury" Was not this a precious jewel
for prince? | however exclaimed the
saint have something better for / can
tetty nd ri In, lnf Of
Gods providence, and upon the bosom
OF Jesus Christ our Lord, with a per-
feet assurance that neither man nor
devil can touch me. No disappointed
in Christ. The same loving sympa-
thizing friend yesterday, to-day and
Again-The achievements and tri-
umphs Of the former days. the years
that are past are lighting the way we
should GO There Is light for us here,
but it bids us go on. In the language
Of the Master it says walk while We
have the light, lest darkness overtake
you; for he that walketh in darkness.
knoweth not whittier he goeth' Utilize
the light-the night is eoming-and with
the end of all opportunities as far as
you are concerned. The apostle In his
epistle to the Hebrews tells them that
as vet they had net travelled very far
in the way. neither had they encoun-
tered anything of very great import in
the way. He says: For We are not
come to the mountain that could be
sctrched and burned with fire. nor to
blackness and darkness and tempest
and the sound of a trumpet and the
voice of words the hearers of which
begged that the words should not be
spoken to them any more, for they
could not bear what WAS commanded,
etc, but We are come to Mount Sion,
and to the city of the living God, the
hEha IaI n Ion ~ nf
thousands Of angels to the general as
sembly and church of the first born
who are registered in heaven and to
God the judge of ALL and to the spirits
of just men made perfect, and to Jesus
the mediator of the new covenant. and
to blood of sprinkling. that speaketh
better than Abel" You have started
says the apostle; keep on See that ye
neglect not Him that speaketh. Our
past achievements and triumphs may or
may not signify much in themselves,
but we are on the road. They bid us
keep on--and more, their light points
lis straight TO our duty, and we ought
and must see to Ii that we neglect not
the light. We have perhaps. at least
some of us, achieved somewhat in life's
great race, although we must confess
that 1t is not very much. 1t is one
thing. however, forgetting the things
behind; that is, in the sense of depend
ing entirely upon them and stretching
after the things before. | pursue one
thing according to plan for the prize of
Gods calling from above In Christ
Jesus And surely our past achieve
ments are an earnest that more is TO
come. The plan is little by little, line
upon line, precept by precept. This
path Is 10 grow brighter and brighter
like the light itself, until our life be-
comes like the full orb. perfect and
hlameless. The trlumphs of the former
instead pf lnItStinH
strength. they make us stronger. make
us more and more competent to do bat
tie with our foes.
II Is said that when certain notable
gentleman was once called suddenly and
unexpectedly to "A city considerable dis
lance from his home. at an hour of the
night when trains We're not running, To
attend to an important business, he man
aged by wire orNsome means to connect
with headquarters and obtain therefrom "A
permit To take a special engine for his
journey. An engineer aud fireman were
quickly found. and they Immediately $
To work to generate steam for the jour
hey. The great man was walking impa-
tiently upand down the station platform
in the vicinity of the engine house. in
qurng now and anon about the steam
whether there was enough TO take him
through. by and by the engine driver
said: I'VE may start. Have you enough
steam?" asked the gentleman Yes" re-
pied the engine driver, tine steam VIII
increase as we COVE can make il all
right" So. my friends. the small triumphs
that have been ours in the past signify
that we possessed sufficient strength to
start. and they tell us al the same time
that as We proceed on our journey heaven
ward 1t will increase as we so. The LAM
of experience tells US this. II is from
strength to strength. from one victory to
another. until one day the conflict ends,
and we come out of IL all more than con-
querors through Him that loved US. os
we want more than the lamp of expert
ence.
While the lamp of experience throws n
light of marvellous luster upon our path.
let IL be remembered that we are not upon
its light alone. nay. there is another
lamp whose benign and penetrating light
has lighted the way To many a weary
pilgrim of the night-the lamp of God
word. of which the nsalmist of old sang.
saying, Thy word is lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path. The lamp Of
experience does not aud is not meant
to displace this one. But in OR scf-com-