Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-07

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II you might. would you now
Retrace your way?
Wander through stormy wilds,
Faint and astray?
Nights gloomy watches fed.
Morning all beaming red.
Hopes smile around US shed.
Heavenward. away.
Master of the Hounds.
Yes, for some people in this world
there seems no let up. They are pursued
from youth 10 manhood and from man
hood into old age Very distinguished
are Lord Staffords hounds, the Earl Of
YarbOrough's hounds and the Duke Of
Rutland's hounds, and Queen Victoria
pays So, 500 year to her master Of
buckhounds But all Of them pat togeth-
er do not equal in number or speed or
power to hunt down the great kennel Of
hounds Of which sin and trouble are
owner and master.
But what is a relief for all this pur-
suit of trouble and annoyance and pain
and bereavement Ny text gives il TO
you in word of three letters, but each
letter is chariot if you would triumph,
or throne if yda want to be crowned.
or lake if you would slake your thirst
yes, chain Of three lakes-G-O-D,
the one for whom David longed, and the
one whom David found. You might as
well meet a stag which after its sixth
mile Of running at the topmost speed
through thicket and gorge. and with the
breath Of the dogs on ITS heels, has come
in full sight Of Scroon lake, and try to
cool its projecting and blistered tongue
with a drop Of dew from a blade Of
grass as to attempt to satisfy an immor-
tai soul when flying from trouble and
sin with anything less deep and high
and broad and immense and infinite ard
eternal than God. His comfort-why, it
embosoms all distress. His arm, it
wrenches off all bondage. His hand, jt
wipes away all tears. His CSristly
atonement, it makes ne all right with
the past and all right with the future,
all right with God and all right with
man and all right forever. Lamartine
tells us that King Nimrod said 10 his
three SONS: Here are three vases,
and one is OF clay, another OF amber and
another of gold. Choose now which you
will have" The eldest son, having first
choice, chose the vase of gold, on which
was written the word Empire" and
when opened it was found to contain
human blood. The second son, making
the next choice, chose the vase OF am
ber, inscribed with the word "Glory,"
and when opened it contained the ashes
of those who were once called great
Tue third son took the vase Of clay, and,
opening it, found it empty, but OF the
bottom of il was inscribed The name Of
God. King Nimrod asked his courtiers
which vase they thought weighed the
most. The avaricious men Of his court
said the vase of gold. The poets said the
one of amber, but the wisest men said
the empty vase, because one letter Of the
name of God outweighed a universe.
Gods Promise.
For him thirst, for his grace beg,
on his promise l build my all Without
him | cannot be happy. | have tried the
world, and it does well enough as far
as it goes, but it is too uncertain
world, too eyanescent a world. | am
not a prejudiced witness. have moth.
ing against this world. | have been one
of the most fortunate, or, to use a more
Christian word, one Of the most blessed
Of men-blessed in my parents blessed
in the place Of my nativity, blessed in
my health, blessed in my field of work,
blessed in my natural temperament,
blessed in my family, blessed in my op-
portunities, blessed in a comfortable
livelihood, blessed in the hope that my
soul will 20 to heaven through the par
doning mercy Of God, and my body, un-
less it be lost at sea or cremated in some
conhagration, Will lie down in the gar
dens Of Greenwood among my kindred
and friends, some already gone and 9TH
ers to come after me. Life TO many has
been a disappointment bet to me it has
been pleasant surprise, and yet | de-
clare that II did not feel that God was
now my friend and ever present help
should be wretched and terror stricken.
But want more Of him. have thought
over this text and Ixeached this sermon
TO myself until with all the aroused
energies Of my body, mind and soul
can cry out, "As the hart panteth after
the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, o God"
Through Jesus Christ make this God
your God, and you can withstand any
thing and everything. and that which
affrights others will inspire you. As in
time OF an earthquake when an old
Christian woman was asked whether
she was scared, answered, "No. | am
glad that l have God who can shake
the world" " or, as in financial panic,
when Christian merchant was asked
If he did not fear he would break. an
swered: "Yss. shall break when the
Fiftieth Psalm breaks in the fifteenth
verse, Call upon me in the day of trou.
BILE; will deliver thee and thou shalt
giorify me. Oh, Christian men and
women, pursued of annoyances and ex-
ASPIRATIONS. remember that this hunt.
whether still hunt OF hunt in full
cry, will soon be over. II ever a wbelp
looks ashamed and ready to slink odt Of
sight 1t IL when in the Adirondacks
deer oy one tremendous plunge into Big
Tupper lake gets away from him. The
disappointed canine swins in little
way, but defeated, sw:ns ont again
aud cringes with hun ilii,ed yawn at
the fee' oshis master. And how ahashed