The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-10-14


tcuShcS- Ar sntyon my friends
70 u~u1erstans t,atitis Aese tea theo-
san6 auncyanos WhcA Under God are
making % ~ aieture q yocr %ie. 70
K hunx al last n the galleries 81
Heaven. a r. lrrels to ioOk at Gd
knows how a. uakc apisture
g intes sclftors studio aud see
hin shapinc 3 statue he has ehisd
II one hsn5 a. a saalisi IN The other.
and he rivcsawy cnte strOk@iek
efcR. clickl / 2y; way ecat you
strike hardos ~oh~ be replies that
uond shattsr Re statue. cant Do Il
that way. lulst 40 il this way" 50
be works On. "a aner awhile The tea-
tures rone o.. and fvervhoiy that Gu
lerS ~ Nuc - CHARMED anl las
einStea Wei tod has your soul under
prsccss q 6srtiopment and II IS the
little annoysncs ard vexaUcrs Q; life
that are ehiscEae oct your immortal
nature nsc "a, click, eliekl lwon-
der Nhy sout grest Providence does
not come srd vith one stroke prepare
yoa for Heaye- Al. 20, Col says that
IS not the U1y ard 50 Re KEEPS on by
strokes o. nule vexstions until al last
yoa shah b q lad spectacle for angels
and Tor mer.
Non know cat a large fortune may
he spent in s-ian change and a vast
amount Of moral character may so
away In small dePlstionS nisthe little
troubles Of HE that are having more
effect upon yop than great ones A
warn Of loccsts win kin a grain field
sooner thar the incursion Of three or
four cattle You say; since I lost
nv child. si-,s I lost my property, I
have been 5 jifensui man" But you
do not recocu &c the architecture Of lit
tie annoyancS ;hat are hewing, dig
ging. euitinS shaping. splitting and
interioinlur your moral qualities Rats
nav sinka alp One lueifer match may
send destruction through a block OF
storehouseS. Catherine de Medic got
her death from smelling a poisonous
rose. Columbus, by stopping aud ask
ing FOR a piece Of bread aud a drink
OF water at a Franciscan convent, was
led to the discovery Of 8 new world.
And there is an intimate connection be-
tween tribes and immensihes, between
nothings and everythings.
Now, be careful to let none Of these
annoyances so through your soul uDar'
raigned. Compel them 10 administer to
your spiritual wealth. The scratch of a
sixpenny nail sometimes produces lock
jaw, and the clip Of a most inhnitesimaI
annoyance may damage you forever
Do not let any annoyance or perplexity
come across your soul without fits max
ing you better.
Our national government when II
wanted money did not think It BELT.
ting 10 put a tax on pins and a ia,
on buckles and a tax on shoes. The In
dividual taxes did not amount 10 much
but in the aggregate to millions ant
millions Of dollars. And l would havI
you, o Christian man, put a high tarif
on every annoyance and vexation tina
comes through your soul. This nigh
not amount TO much in single cases
but In the aggregate itwould be a grea
revenue Of spiritual strength and sat
isfaction. A bee can suck honey eve
out Of a nettle, and II you have the grac
Of God in your heart you can get sweet
! ness out OF that which would other
: wise irritateand annoy,
A returned missionary told me tina
, a company OF adyenturers rowing u
J the Gauges we're stung 10 death b
l flies that infest that region at certai
seasons. The earth has been strew
with the c~afcasses Of men slain By II
j sect a~nnoyances. The only way TO e
$ prepared for the great troubles Of lii
I is 10 conquer these small trouble
: What would you say Of a soldier VIII
Z refused 10 load his gun or TO go int
I the conflict because 1t was only a ski
5 mish, saying: Il IN not going TO e,
a pend my ammunition on a skirmisl
Q Wait until there comes q general e,