The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-07
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Earth and de bisrsrchs Of Hesvss.
Thls b good day IN which 10 begins
new styh Of rneasuremenG How old
art thouf foa Ne the Christian way
Of measuring life and the worldly way
Of measuring L. leave II 10 you 70
say which Ia the wisest and best way.
The wheel Of time has turned very
swiftly. and il has hurled ns on. The
old year has gone. The rev year has
come. For what you and I have been
launched upon Il God only knowA Now
let me ask you 81. have you made any
preparation for the futuref You have
made preparation for time. my dear
brother; have you made any prepsras
tion for stsrniyf Do you woader that
when that man on TIA Hudson river, In
Indignation tore up Tie tract which
W. handed 10 him and iust one word
landed on his eost sesVe-ths rest Of
the tract bang pitched into the river
that one word aroused his soul7 II was
that one word. 50 long. 90 broad. %
high. % desp-etsrnip!" A dying
woman In her last moments said: aCall
Il back" They said; what do you
want9" Time" Hhs said; -cal IL
baeki" oh, Il cannot Be called back
We might lose cur fortunes and call
than back. we might lose our health
and perhaps recover H. We might lose
cur good name and gst that bach, bat
time gone IL gone forsrer.
Some Of you during the past year
made preparation for stsrnity. and h
makes no difsrsncs to you really. 90
10 the matter Of Esfsty. whether you
90 now o 10 sous other ysar-whether
this yeax or the next year. Both your
feet on tia rock. the ave may dash
around you You va say; "Godh our
refuge and streagth--a very present
hslpl" feu ere on the rock. and you
may dety all earth and he'll 70 over
throw Ecu. Ieongratulate you Igiss
yoa great joy. 10 ID ahappy new year
to you
can zee no ssrrow at all In tia fact
that ysars = going. You hear
some people ssgi fwish I could 60
bssk again 70 boyhood- l would not
want 70 20 back agAlA 70 bcyhoed. |
I'm afraid l might make . worse life
out Of IL than 1 hAss made. You could
rot afford to 20 back TO beyhood II II
were possible. You might do . great
deal worse than you have done. The
past - gone! Look out for the futursl
To all CHRISTIANS IL "a q ams Of glad
ness. ] am glad The ysars T going.
You ss coming on nearer homs. Let
your s-0untsnanes Light up with the
thought. Nearer homsl
Now, when n can sooner get 70 the
center Of things, Il he motto be congrat-
ulatsd7 Who wants 70 Be stwaysin the
freshmsn siassf We study God IN thls
world By ,hs Biblical photograph Of
Hlmg but we al know We can In I've
minutes Of interview with . friend get
. more aceursts idea Of Him Than We
can By studying Him 70 ysars through
pictures or words The little chfid that
died N sE months Of age knows mere
OF God than all Andoysr and all Prince
ton and an New Brunswick.
Does NOT our common sense teach ~
that II Ia better 10 be atths osntsr than
10 be cisat out on TIA rim ot the wheel,
holdiag nsrvopsly fast 70 The tire lest
we be suddenly hurled mo light and
s,srnal felicity Through all kinds Of
optical instrumsntA trying 70 peer IN
through ihs cracks and The ksyholss Of
Heavsn-afrsid that both doom Of the
celestial mansion will be swung vide
open before our sntranetd vtsion-rush-
Ing about smong the spothsosry ahops
OF thls world. wondering II this Il good
for Rheumatism, and that Il good for
nsurllgis, and something else h good
for q bad cough, lest We be suddenly
ushsred into Q land OF everlasting
health where the inhahttant never saysi
u am sick"
In isss the French resolved thsa st
Ghent they would have . hnd Of nu-
steal Demonstration that had never
bean hs.ra o: Il would b msds up q
the chimes Of bells and the disnhsrgs of
cannon. The experiment was = perfect
success. What with the ringing Of the
bells and the report Of the ordpsnos, the
city trembisd, and the hills shook With
the triumphL march that was an
strange a. IL was overwhelming. With
= most glorious accompaniment will
ood's dear children 90 Into their high
residence when the trumpets ahall
sound and The last day has come. At the
signal given, the bells OF the towers, and
OF the Lighthouses, and Of the cities will
strike their sweetness into a last chime
that shall ring into the heavens and
float on upon the sea, Joined by the
boom Of bursting mine and magazine.
Augmented by all the cathedral towers
Of Hsaven-the barmonles OF earth and
the Symphonies Of the celestial realm
making up n great triumphal march,
~ to celebrate the ,scept Of the 70
deemed to where they shall shine a. the
Fsrs forever and ever.