Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-18


for you to swim out toward the great
headlands Of Christian attainment. so AS
to "know Christ and the power OF His re-
surrection and to have fellowship with His
,ufferin4s."
Nothing but the furnace will ever burn
out of rs the clinker and the Stag. have
formed this theory In regard to small
annoyances and vexations. It takes just
20 much trouble to At US for usefulness
and for heaven. The only question ie
pulverized and granulated. Here Is one
man who takes It In the bulk. His back is
broken or his eyeeight put out, or some
other awful calamity befalls him, while the
vast majority OF people take the thing
rieeemsai Which way would you rather
have it7 OF course, in piecemeal Better
have five aching teeth than one broken
jaw. better ten dy blisters than an ampu-
tation, better twenty squalls than one
cyclone. There may be a difference Of
opinion as to allopathy and homO.
pathy. h"t in this manner OF trc--'
like homeopathic doses, small pellets
Of annoyance rather than some knock
down dose of calamity. Instead OF
the thunderbolt give us the hornet. II
you have a bank, you would a great deal
rather tn at Atty men would come in with
checks less than 800 than to have two de-
positors come in the same day, each want
Ing his 10000. In this latter case you
cough and look down to the floor and you
look up to the ceiling before you look into
the safe. Now. my friends, would you not
rather have these small drafts OF annoy
ance on your bank of faith than some all
But remember that little as we'll as great
lnnoyances equally require you to trust In
Christ for succor and for deliverance from
lmpatience and irritability. Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whose mind is
staid on Thee"
mt lnf nr,c nd i'm,
shaping statue. He has q chisel In one
hand and a mallet In the other, and he
gives very gentle stroke-click, click,
clicki I say, "Why don't You strike hard
err" "Oh, he replies, chat would shat.
ter d1 the O. statue; "a ne; ean's do IT that way:
after awhile the features come out, and
everybody that enters the studio is
charmed and fascinated. Well, God has
your soul under process OF development,
and 1t Is the little anuoyances and vexa-
tions Of life that are chiseling out your
Immortal nature. 1t is click, click, click!
wonder why some great providence does
not come and with one stroke prepare you
for heaven. All, mol God says that is not
the way, and 30 He keeps on by strokes OF
little vexations until at last you shall be q
glad spectacle for angels and for men.
You know that a large fortune may be
spent In small change. and vast amount
OF moral character may go away in small
depletions. 1t is the little troubles OF life
that are having more effect upon you than
great ones. A swarm OF locusts will kill a
grain-held sooner than the incursion OF
three or four cattle. You say, ''Since lost
my child. since lost my property, have
been different man." But you do not rec
ognize the architecture Of little annoy
ances that are hewing, digging, cutting,
shaping, splitting and interjoining your
moral qualities. Rats may sink a ship. One
lucifer match may send destruction through
a block Of storehouses. Catherine de- Ne.
dici got her death from smelling q poison
Gus rose. Columbus, by stopping and ask
ing for q piece OF bread and a drink Of
water at Franciscan convent. was led to
the discovery OF new world. And there
Is an intimate connection between trifies
and immensIties. between nothings and
sverythings.
Now, be careful to let none Of those an.
noyances 60 through your soul unar
raigned. c,aaNsSthem to administer te
yHr1 sRly sniss; The orsSnssa ssTassh ,oct of
iaW, ana the siip-s; mos ssEasoss
annoyance may damage you forever. Do
not let any annoyance or perplexity come
across your soul without its making you
better.
A returned missionary told me that a
Ganges, were stung to death by flies
that infest that region at certain sea-
sons. The earth has been strewed with
the carcasses Of men slain by insect
annoyances. The only way to get pre-
pared for the great trouble Of life is to
conquer these small troubles. WHAT
would you say Of a soldier who refused
to load his gun or to go into the conflict
because 1t was only q skirmish, saying:
Il am not going to expend my ammunf-
ton on a skirmish. Wait until there
comes a general engagement and then
l., ,I,rk
battling will do?" The general would say
20 such man, "If YOU are not faithful in u
,kirmish, you would be nothing in a gen.
sral engagement" And have to tell you,
Christian men. II you cannot apply the
principles Of Christ's religion on a small
On a large scale. II I had my way with
you. 1 would have you possess all pos.
sible worldly prosperity. would have
you each one q garden, a river flowing
through It, geraniums and shrubs on
the sides and the grass and flowers as
fallen. l would have you Il house, o
splendid mansion, and the beds should be
covered with upholstery dipped In the set.
ting sun. I would have every hall In your
house set with statues and statuettes, and
then would have the four quarters OF the
globe pour In all their luxuries oa youi
table, and you should have forks Of silver
and knives OF gold, inlaid with diamonds
and amethysts. Then you should each one
Of you have the finest horses and your pick
of the equipages Of the world. Then !
would have you live $50 years, and You
asst breath.
mot each one Of us3" you say. Yes,
each one OF you. mot to your enemies?'i
Yes. The only difference 1 would make
with them would be that l would put a
little extra gilt on their walls and a little
hi. D..A
you say, why does not God give US all
these things" All! bethink myself. He
Is wiser. 1t would make fools and sluggards
OF us II We had our way. No man puts his
best picture In the portfco or vestibule OF
his house. God meant this world to be
only the vestibule OF heaven, that great
gallery OF the universe toward which we
are aspiring. We must not have 1t too
good In this world or we would want no
heaven.
Polycarp was condemned to be burned to
death. The stake was planted. He was
around him, the fires kindled, but history
tells US that the flames bent outward like
The canvas Oft ship in a stout breeze, so
hat the flames. instead OF destroying
Polycarp. were only a wall between him
and his enemies. They had actually to de-
,troy him with the poniard. The flames
would not touch him. Well, my hearer,
grace the flames of trial, instead OF con-
.uming your soul, are only going to be a
wall Of defense and a canopy of blessing.
God is going to fulfill to you the blessings
and the promises. as He did to PoIycarp.
"When thou walkest through the fire, thou
shalt not be burned" Now you do not un-
derstand, but you shall know hereafter In
heaven you will bless God even for the
hornet.
'IB9J IoJ 9oBId ou ulpu ulnIl aIdm!S
Be not diverted from your duty b
any idle reflections the silly world ma
make on yop; for their censurS