Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-23


CORY. Handel. with ordinary music un-
able TO reach the height of the theme.
rouses il up in an oratorio. oh. there is
10 life on earth so happy as really
Christian life! / do not mean n sham
Christian life, but real Christian life.
Where there is thorn there is n whole
garland of roses. Where there is one
groan there are three doxologies.
Where there is one day of cloud there Is
whole season of sunshine. Take the
humblest Christian mnn that you know
angels of God canopy him with their
white wings; the lightnings of Heaven
are his armed allies; the Lord is his
shepherd, picking out for him green
pastures by still waters. If he walk
forth, Heaven is his bodyguard. III he
lie down 20 sleep, ladders of light, angel
blossoming, are let into his dreams. II
lie be thirsty, the potentates of Heaven
are his cupbenrcrs. II he sit down to
food, his plain table blooms into the
Kings banquet. Men say: Look at
that odd fellow with the WORKOUT
coat" The angels of God cry: lift up
your heads, We everlasting gates. and
let him come i'm" Fastidious people
cry: Get Off my front steps," The
doorkeepers of Heaven cry: Come. We
blessed of my Father, inherit the King
CONT! When he comes to die, though
he may be carried ont in n pine box to
the potter's field, TO that potter's field
the chariots of Christ will come down.
and the cavalcade will crowd all the
boulevards of Heaven.
bless Christ for the present satisfac-
ton of religion. 1t makes n man all
right with reference to the past; il
makes man all right with reference TO
the future. oh, these neither springs of
comfort! They~ are perennial. The
foundation Of God standeth sure having
this seal: The Lord knoweth them
that are His" "The mountains shall
iepart, and the hills be removed. but
my Kindness shall not depart from thee.
neither shall the covenant of my peace
be removed, saith the Lord. who hath
mercy upon thee" Oh. cluster of dia-
monds set in FURNISHED gold! Oh.
neither springs of comfort bursting
through all the valleys of trial and trib-
ulation! When you see, YOU of the
world, what satisfaction there is on
earth in religion, do you not thirst after
1t as the daughter OF Caleb thirsted
after the water springs? IL is no stag
nant pond, scummed over with ma
laria, but springs of water leaping
from the Rock of Ages! Take up one
cup OF that spring water and across the
top of the chalice will float the delicate
shadows of the Heavenly wall. the vel
low of jasper, the green of emerald, the
blue Of sardonyX. the fire of iacinth.
wish | could make you understand
the JOY religion is to some of us. 1t
makes a man happy while he lives and
Slad when he dies. With two feet upon
chair and bursting with dropsies, |
heard an old man in the poorhouse cry
out: Bless the Lord, oh, my soul!" /
looked around and said: What has this
man got TO thank God for?" II makes
the lame man leap as hare and the
dumb sing. They say that the old Puri-
tan religion is juiceless and ioyless
religion, but l remember reading OF DR..
Goodwin, the celebrated Puritan. who
in his last moment said: lis this dv-
ing? Why, my bow abides in strength.
/ am swallowed upin God!" "Herwavs
are ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace" Oh, you who have
been trying to satisfy yourselves with
the south land" of this world. do YOU
not feel that you would this morn
ing like to have access to the neither
springs of spiritual comfort? Would
you not like 10 have Jesus Christ bend
over your cradle and bless your table
and heal your wounds and strew flowers
of consolation all up and down the
graves OF your dead?
It's religion that can give
Sweetest pleasures while we live
It's religion can supply
sweetest comfort when we die
But ! have something better TO tell
you, suggested by this text. 1t seems
that old Father Caleb on the wedding
day Of his daughter wanted to make her
just as happy as possible. Though 9th
mel was taking her away and his heart
was almost broken because She was
going. yet he gives her south land"
not only That but the neither springs;
not only that. but the upper springs.
O God. my Father / thank Thee that
Thou hast given me south land" I'm
this world and the neither springs Of
spiritual comfort I'm this world: but.
more than all. thank Thee for the
upper springs in IIcaveni
II is very fortunate that we cannot
see Heaven until we get into IT. O
Christian man. II YOU could see what
place IL is we would never get Won
back again 10 the office. or store. OF
shop. and the duties YOU ought 10 per
form would 90 neglected. ] am glad
I shall not see that world until enter
%. suppose we were allowed 10 go ON
an excursion into that good land with
The idea of returning When we g1t
there and heard the song and looked nj
their rapturcd faces and minpled h.
thc supcruul society. we would CRY out.
Let COS stay! We are coming here any
how. Why take the trouble Of poin,,
baci, again 20 that old world2 We are
here now. Let us stayi" And IL would
take angelic violence 20 put MS ou' ri
That world 10 once we GOT there. but ns
pcop'" WHO cannot afford fo nav for an
entertainment sometimes come around
Do 80 look through the door aiar. ar
through The openings iu fhe fence. .o
we come and look through the crcyices
into that good land which God has prc-
vided for u.s. we con ius. catch
glimpse Gift we come near enough 90
hear The rumb'ing Of the eternal or
chcatra. though not near enough o.
know who blows The coruct or who fr.