The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27

eye. A violinist has his instrument, and
he sweeps his fingers across the strings
now evoking strains OF joy, and nov
strains of sadncs. lie can not play
all the tunes on one strings The hu
man soul is an instrument of a thou
sand strings, and all sorts of emotions
were made to play ON IL Now an an
them, now "a dirge IL IL no evidence
of weakness when one is overcome OF
sorrow. Edmund Burke was found In q
pasturefield with his arms around q
horse 5 neck caressing him, and some one
said; "Why. the great man has los,
his mind" No; the horse belonged to
his son who had recently died; and his
grea, heart broke over the grief. II ID
no sign OF weakness that men are
overcome % their sorrow Thank God
for the relief Of tears. Have you never
been in trouble when you could no,
weep, and you would have given any,
thing for cry7 David did well when
he mourucd Tor Absalom. Abraham
did well when he bemoaned Sarah
4 .t:hrist,sep pit for Lazarus, md the las,
swsn thstt~ss< 81 s~sr COME a&A< s1n,r.
\ ncer Fnc wh"n I lave any kind n
trouble is n worldly philosopher.
Again, ! remark that those persons
are incompetent for the work OF com
! fort bearing who have nothing but
cant To Offer There are those who
] have the idea that you must gronn
over the distressed aud afflicted. There
are times In grief when one cheer nj
face. dawning upon mans soul. 10
worth 81 geo To him. DO not whine
over the afflicted. Take the promises
OF the Gospel, and utter them in n
manly tone DO not bc afraid to smi c
n you feel like H. DO not drive any
more hearses through that poor soul
DO not tell him the trouble was fore.
ordained; II will GOT be any comfort
to know that IL was 1000. 900 years
coming. II you want To find spliuts
for broken bone do not take cast
iron. DO not tell them IL is Gods
justice that weighs our grief They
want To hear OF Gods tender mercy.
In other words do not give them aqua
FORTS when they need valerian.
Again | remark: that those persons
are poor comforters who have never
had sny trouble themselves. A lark
spur can not lecture on the nature OF
snow fake, and those people who have
always lived In the summer OF pros.
pcrity can not talk To those who are
frozen in disaster God keeps aged
people In the world, ! think, for this
very work of sympathy. They have
been through all these trials They
know all that which irrtatcs and all
that which soothcS IL there are men
and women here who have old people
In the house or near at hand, so that
they can easily reach them, | congrat.
ulate you. Some Of US have had trials
In life and although We have had many
friends around about Us. we have
wished that father and mother were
siil alive that we might 90 and tell
them, Perhaps they could not say
much, but IL would have been such
sSHIfOrt {" have ii.vm around. These
aged ones who have been all through
the trials Of life know how to give
coincidence.
Cherish them. let them lean on your
srsa. to t6e% th es' can No, ye ess2 jus;
what YOU say the first time, when you
say IL second time do not say II
sharply. II you do you will be sorry
for IL on the day when you take the
last look and brush back the silvery
locks from the wrinklcd brow just be-
fore they screw the lid on. blessed be
God for the old pcorlrl They may not
have much strength To go around, but
they are Gods appointed ministers of
comfort TO a broken heart
People who have not had trial them.
selves can not give comfort To others
they may give YOU n great deal of
poetic sentiment, but while poetry is
perfume that smells sweet IL makes
= very poor salvc. lfyou have a grave
in a pathway, and somebody comes
and covers IL all over with flowers, IL
i a grave vet Those who have not
had grief themselves know not the
mystery ola broken heart. They know
not the meaning Of childlcSsness, and
they having no one TO put 10 bed at
night, or the standing in a room where
every book aud picture aud door
are full of memorics-the door mat
where She sat, the cup out of which
she drank place where she stood
at the door and clapped her hands
the odd figures that she scribbied.-thc
blocks She built into "a house. All! no,
You must have trouble yourself before
you can comfort trouble in Others. But
come al sc who have been bcrctt aud
We who have been cohforted in your
T..
fictcd souls aud say TO them: II had
that very sorrow myself God com
fortcd me and lie will comfort YOU
and that win go right TO the spot In
other words, To comfort others we
must have faith in God, practical eN-
pericnce aud good, sound common
sense
But there are three or four consider
ations thai will bring to those who
we can always bring to them, knowing
that they will effect a cure. And the
FIRST consideration Is that God sends
our troubles In love. OTTER hear peo-
pie in their troubles say; why,
wonder what God has against me?'
They seem to think God has some
grudgc against them because trouble
and misfortune have come. Oh. no.
DO you not remember that pas
sage OF Scriptures; Whom the Lord
loycth lie chasteneth?" A child
comes in with very bad splinter
IN its hand, and you try TO extract it.
IL is very painful operation. The
child draws back from you, but you
persist You are going to take that
splinter out, so you take that child
with gentle bu, firm grasp, for al
though there may be pain In II, the
splinter must come out. And 1t Is love
that dictates 1t and makes you per-
sist. My friends, | really think that
all our SORROWS in this world are only
the hand OF our Father extractins some
thorn. II all these sorrows were sent
by enemies, | would say, Arm your
selves against them; and as in
tropical climes when a tiger comes
down from the mountains and carries
a child from the village, the neighbors
band together and go into the forest
aud hunt the monster, So | would have
you. II thought these misfortunes
were sent by an enemy, go out aud