The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13

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round about the cradle You did not
hear the tread. Rut after awhile the
truth flashed on you Nou walked the
Aoos. Oh il you could. with your
strong. stout hand. have vrenehed that
child from the destroyer, You went
to your rOon. and you said: God. save
nv child, God. ave nv ekildl~ The
world seemed gOing out in darkness
YO9 aid; I can't bear 81: | can't bear
it, Yoa felt as 10 you could not put
the long hshes over the bright eyes,
never 10 e them again sparkle. II
aoa could have taken that little ore In
your arms and with Il leaped the grave,
how gladly you would have done il, II
y0u eoald let your property 80, your
houses 50. your land and your store
house 20, how gladly you would have al
bowed them TO depart IL you oOald only
have kept that q treasure,
But n day there came up = chill
blast that swept through the bedroom,
and Instantly all the lights went out
and there vas dxrkness-thick. murky,
impenetrSble. shuddering darkness
But God did not leave you there. Mercy
spoke, As You took up the bitter cur
TO put II 10 your lips God said: let II
pass and forthwith, as BY the hand OF
angels another cup was put into your
hands II was the cup Of Gods con.
ISOLATION And As you have sometimes
lifted the head ota wounded soldier and
poured wine into his lips. so God puts
dis left arm under your head and with
His right hand he Pours into your lips
the wine Of His comfort and His con
ISOLATION, and you looked at the empty
cradle and looked at your broken heart
and you looked at the Lords chastise
ment and you said: Even 50, Father,
for 50 IL seemeth good in Thy sight"
All. it was your first trouble. How did
you get over 1t? God eomforted you
You have been q better mar ever since.
You have been q better ever
since In the jar Of the closing gate OF
the sepuleher you heard the changing OF
the opening gate Of Heaven. and you
felt an irresistible drawing Heaven
ward You have been spiritually better
ever since that night when the little one
for the last time put its arms around
your neck and said: Good night, papa;
good night mamma Meet me in
Heaven"
But must come to your latest sor-
row What was Il? Perhaps 1t wa
sickness The ehild's tread on the stair
or the tick Of the watch on the stand
disturbed you. Through the long
weary days you counted the figures N
the carpet or the flowers in the wall pa
per. Oh, the WEAKNESS Of exhaustion!
oh. the burning pangs, Would God It
were morning. would God ii were night,
was your frequent cry. But you are
better. or perhaps even well. Have you
thanked God that to-day you can come
out in the fresh air; that you are in
your place TO hear Gods name aud to
sing Gods praise and 20 implore Gods
help and 10 ask Gods f-or1iyene.sP
Bless the Lord who heale,h ali our dis.
eases and redeemeth our lives from de.
struction.
Perhaps YOUR last sorrov was n snap.
cial embarrassment I c-ongratnla,e
some Of O on your lucrative profes.
sion or OCCUPATION. on ornate apparel.
on n commodious residence-eyery.
thing YOU nut your hands On seems 10
turn 10 gold. But there are other. Of
Won vho a. WL. ~. rio -. vhtoh
Paul JAILED where two ,ess met and
you are broken by the violence Of the
waves. By an unadyis.d indorse,, .,nt
or by a coniupc,ion Of unforeseen
events, or by fire or torn. or a sense.
less panic. YOU have been sun0 head.
long. and where vou once dIsnersed
great charities Won now have hard
work to win your daily bread. Have
you forgotten to thank God for your
DAYS OF prosperity and that through
your trials some OF Won have made in.
vestments which will continue after the
last bank Of this world has exploded
and the silver and gold are molten In
the fires of a burning world? Have you,
amid all vonr losses and -es'
ments. forgot that there was bread On
your tsble This mornino and tha, ,h.ra
shall he a sbel,sr tor your hsoS g.
/ the storm and there Il a,r ,or yorr
luno, ana hIood g. - h.o-SSs
Iiobt Dor yo,Ir 49,. - ni.a "a -
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rious Inc triumphant reiigion Tor your
soulE
resvement. That heart which in child