The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-01-13
A. B. BOYD, MayfGld, KY

scribe il i'm language sprung Do lnlo ,ne
arches of 81. pauI's. John BuuNan. un-
able 70 present 10 IN ordinary phrase
ology. takes all the fascination of ale
rorv. Handel. with ordinary music un-
able TO reach the height Of the theme.
rouses il mp in an oraiorio Oh. there is
no life on earth so happy as really
Christian life, ] do not mean a sham
Christian lfe but a real Christian life.
Where there is thorn there is whole
garland of roses. Where there is one
proau there are three doXoiogies.
Where there Is one day Of cloud there IS
whole season OF sunshine. Take The
humblest Christian man 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. II he walk
forth. Heaven is bis hodyguard. II ne
lie down 80 sleep. ladders Of light. angel
hlossominr are lei into his dreams II
le be thirst, the potcntates Of Heaven
ere his cupbcarcrs. II he sit down 10
food. his plain table blooms into the
Kings banquet Ncn say: Look at
that odd fellow with the WORKOUT
coat" The angels of God cry: Lift up
your heads. ye everlasting gates. and
lct. him come in" Fa-iidious people
cry: "Get OF my front steps! The
ooorkccpcrs Of Heaven cry: Come. ye
blessed of my Father inherit the King
Goml" When be- comes TO die, though
he may be- carried out in pine box 10
the potter's Gcld TO that potter's field
The chariots Of Chris will come down,
and the cayalcade viii crowd all the
bouleyards Of Heaven.
Ibless Christ for the present satisfac-
iion of religion 10 makes a man all
right with reference to the past; IT
makes a man an right with reference TO
the future. On. these neither springs OF
comfort, They are perennial The
foundation OF God stanGeth sure having
this seal: "The Lord knoweth them
that are His" "The mountains shall
lepart. 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 triD-
nlation. When you see. you OF the
world. what satisfaction there is on
earth in religion. do you not thirst after
il as the daughter OF Caleb thirsted
after the water syringe? tbs 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 cLalicc will float the delicate
shadows of the Heavenly wall. the yell
low Of jasper. the green of emerald, the
blue Of sardonyx. the fire Of jacinth.
/ wish could make you understand
the Joy religion is TO some Of us. 1t
makes a man happy while be lives and
Glad when be dies. With two feet upon
chair and bursting Win dIopales' 4
heard an old man in the p0orhouse cry
out: Bless the Lord. oh. my soul!' l
looked around aud sa d: VIVA has this
man got to thank God for?' 1t makes
the lame man leap as hare and the
dumb sing. They say that the old Puri-
tan religion is a juiceiess and ioyless
religion. but remember reading OF DR..
Goodwin. the celebrated Puritan, who
I'm his last moment said: is this dy-
ing? Why. my bow abides in strength
am swallowed pin God!" Her ways
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