Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-06

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WASHINGTON. March Binder the
familiar image of a bundle DR.. Talmage
shows in this sermon the things which
go to make up mans earthly and heav-
emily lifeS text. Samuel XIV, 20, 1.-The
soul of my Lord shall he bound in the
bundle CT life with the Lord thy God.
Beautiful Abigail. in her rhythmic
plea for the rescue Of her inebriate hus-
band. who died within ten days ad-
dresses David. the warrior, in the words
of the text. She suggests that his life,
physically and intellectually and spirit
ually is valuable package or bundle.
divinely bound up and to be divinely
protected
The phrase bundle of life I heard
many times in my fathers family pray
ers Family prayers, you know, have
frequent repetitions. because day by
day they acknowledge about the same
blessings and deplore about the same
frailties and sympathize with about
the same misfortunes, and L do not
know why those who lead at household
devotions should seek variety Of COM
position That familiar prayer becomes
the household liturgy. would not give
one of my old fathers prayers for so
evolutionary supplications. Again and
again. in the morning and evening
prayer. | heard the request that we
might all be bound up in the bundle of
life but did not know until few
days ago that the phrase was a Bible
phrase
Now. the more l think of it the bet
ter / like it. Bundle of life! 1t is such
a simple and unpretending, yet express
i've comparison. There is nothing like
grandiloquence in the Scriptures.
While there are many sublime passages
in Holy Writ, there are more passages
homely and drawing illustrations from
common observation and everyday life.
In Christ's great sermons you hear
hen clucking her chickens together, and
see the photographs of hypocrites with
a sad countenance. and hear Of the grass
of the field, and the black crows, which
our heavenly Father feeds, and the salt
that is worthless, and the precious
stones flung under the feet Of swine,
and the shifting sand that lets down
the house with a great crash, and hear
the comparison of the text, the most
unpoetical thing we can think ola
bundle. Ordinarily it is something
tossed about. something thrown under
the table. something that suggests gar
rets or something on the shoulder Of a
poor wayfarer But there are bundles
of great value. bundles put up with
great caution, bundles the loss Of
which means CONSERVATION and despair.
and there have been bundles represent
ing the worth of a kingdom.
Blessed Bundles.
During the last spell Of cold weather
there were bundles that attracted the
attention and the plaudits of the high
heavens, bundles Of clothing on the way
from comfortable homes to the door of
the mission room, and Christ stood in
the snow banks and said as the bundles
passed NAKED, and ye clothed me.
1nasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, We
have done it unto me. - Those bundles
are multiplying. Blessings on those who
pack them. Blessings on those who dis
tribute them. Blessings on those who
receive them.
With what beautiful aptitude did
Abigail in my text speak of the bundle
of life Oh. what precious bundle is
lifel Bundle Of memories. bundle of
hopes. bundle of ambitions, bundle of
destiniesl Once in awhile man writes
his autobiography, and it is of thrilling
Interest. The story of his birthplace,
the story Of his struggles, the story of
no +,rir7 NIoI
But if the autobiography of the most
eventful life were well written it would
make many chapters of adventure, of
tragedy. of comedy. and there would
not be an uninteresting step from era
die to grave.
Bundle of memories are you'll Boy
hood memories, with all its injustices
from playmates, with all it's games
with ball and bat and kite and sled.
Manhood memories, with all your strug-
giles in starting -obstacles, oppositions,
accidents, misfortunes, losses, successes
Memories of the first marriage you ever
saw solemnized. of the first grave you
ever saw opened. of the first mighty
wrong you ever suffered, of the first
victory you ever gained Memory of the
hour when you were afianced. memory
of the first advent in your home, memory
of the roseate cheek faded and of blue
eyes closed in the last sleep, memory of
anthem and Of dirge. memory of great
pain and of slow convalescence. memory
of times when all things were against
you, memory of properties that came
in like the full tide of the sea- memo
ries of lifetime What bundled
I lift that bundle today and unloose
the cord that binds it, and for mo-
ment you look in and see tears and
smiles and laughter and groans and
mondays and midnights of experience,
and then 1 tie again the bundle with
heartstrings that have some time vi