The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-11

AENH MHAA AAAA AMANaAAN AAHNaA4 anu WV
sy rs there any sorrow like unto my
aIroW But. blessed De- God, ths
Lords sheep can End pasture any
where Between tWo rocks 81
trouble . tuft Of snceulent prom
e green pastures beside stHl
waters long sweet grass between
hitter graves You have noticed the
structure Of the sleeps mouth2 1T IS
3 sharp that II can take mp g blade Of
grass Oh elover-top from the-Rery mar
rowest spot And So Gods sheep can
pick up comfort where others ean gath-
er none The secret 81 the Lord is
with them that fear Him Rich pas
ture, f0untain-fed pasture. for an the
dock Of the Good Shepherd
The ain Of zioR yields
Thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the Heavenly folds.
or walk the golden streets
Lastly Consider the shepherds fold
The time Of sheep-shearing was q very
glad time, The neighbors gathered to-
gether, and they poured wine and
danced for joy The sheep We're put ia
a place inClosed by 8 wall, where 1t
was very easy to count them
and know whether any Of them
had been taken by the iackals
or dogs. The Enclosure was called
the sheep-fold. Good news I have
to ten You, ia that our Lord the Shep-
herd has o sheep-fold, and those who
are gathered "a it shall never be struck
by the storm shall never De touched
BY the iaekals Of temptation and trou-
bic. 1t has a high wall so high that
no troubles can get in-so high that
the joys can not get eut. How glad
the old sheep viii be to find the lambs
that left them q good many years agol
Millions Of children in Heaven, Oh,
what q merry Heaven il will makel
Not many long-meter psalms there.
They viii be i'll the majority and will
run away with our song, carrying it up
to still higher point Of ecstaey, Oh,
there will be shouting! If children on
earth clapped their hands and danced
for joy, what win they do when, 60 the
gladness Of childhood on earth is added.
the gladness of childhood in Heaven?
1t is time we got over these morbid
ideas OF how we shall get out Of this
world You make your religion an un-
dertaker planning collins and driving
hearses. Your religion smells Of the
varnish of o funeral casket. Rather
let your religion to-day come out
aud show you the sheep-fold that
God has provided you. Ali, you
say, there is a river between this
and that / know il, but that Jor-
dan is only for the sheep-washing 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 ana
one Shepherd!
Alas for those who are finally found
outside fine iuclosure. The night OF
their sin howls with iackalsi they are
thirstiGg Tor their blood The very
moment that 8 lamb may be frisling
upon the hills, o bear may be looking
for from the ticket
June, 1915, there was a verJ noble
party gathered ia a house in st. James
aare London Ihe prince regent
3 pfesenS - the occasion was
lhaae iaseldaVlng oy music ban
qaetlng and hy Jewels While 9
qnaarllle was being formed suddenly
gu the people rushed to the windows.
what IS the matter? Henry Percy
a arrlyed with the news
that Waterloo had been fought,
aha nat England q won
me gay. Ihe dance was aban-
aonedi tne party dispersed lords ladles
ana musicians rushed into the street,
ana ~ - minutes from the hrst an
noRneement OF hegood news the house
was eInptlea q an lts guests oh! "
VINO ore seated AZ the banquet q inns
world on whlrlng m It's gayeties and
tfiyolitles' II You could hear the