The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-21

mcnis and cnioyments of life are for
outsiders, and not for His children.
II is stark atheism. There is no inno-
cent beverage too rich for Gods child
10 drink. there Is no robe too costly for
him to wear, there is 10 nilarity too
great for him to indulge in and no
Louse too splendid for him to live in.
lie has a right to the joys Of earth;
he shall have a right TO the joys Of
Heaven. Though tribulation and trial
and hardship may come unto him. let
him rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord. yc
righteous. and again | say rejoice
remark again. that Christ comes
TO Us in the hour OF our extremity.
lie knew the wine was giving out be-
fore there was any embarrassment or
modification. Why did He not per-
form the miracle sooner? Why wait I'M
Ill i; was all gone, and 10 help could
come from any source. and then come
in and porfosm the miracle? This is
Christ's way. and when He did come in,
at the hour of extremity. he made first
rate vine. so that they cried out: Thou
hast kept the good wine until now"
Jesus in the hour Of extremity! He
seems to prefer that hour. In Chris
tian home in Poland great poverty had
come. and on the week day the man
was obliged to move out Of the house
with his whole family. That night
he knclt with his family and prayed
to God While they were kneeiing in
prayer there was tap on The window
pane. They opened the window, and
there was a raven that the family had
fed and trained. and it had in lis bill
ring all set with precious stones,
which was found 10 be a ring belong
ing TO the royal family. 1t was taken
up 10 the kings residence. and for the
honesty of the man in bringing il back
he had Il house given TO him and a
garden and a farm. Who was it that
sent the raven tapping on the window?
The same God that sent the raven to
feed Elijah 10y the brook Cherith. Christ
i'm the hour of extremity.
You mourned over your sins. You
could not find the way out. You sa'
down and said: God will not be mcrci-
full. He has east Inc of" But in that,
the darkest hour of your history. light
broke from the throne. and Jesus said:
"Oh. wanderor, cone home; | have seen
all thy sorrows. In this. the hour of
Thy extremity. offer thee pardon and
everlasting lifc."
Trouble came. You were almost
torn TO pieces by that trouble. You
braccd yourself up against il. You
said: 81 will be stole and will not
care" But before you got through
making the resolution il broke down
under you. You felt that all your re-
sources were gone. And then Jesus
came. "ln the fourth watch Of the
night" the Bible says. Jesus came
walking on the sea-" Why did he not
come I'm the first watch or in the see
ond watch or i'm the third watch? |
do not know. lie came in the fourth
and gave dcliverance 10 His disciples.
Jesus i'm the last extremity.
wonder if it will be so in our very
last extremity. We shall fall suddenly
sick. and doctors will come. but in
vain. We will try the anodyncs and the
sfumulants and the hathings. but all
in vain. Something viii say: "You
must 60" No one TO hold us back. but
the hands Of eternity stretched out
to pull MS on. What then? Jesus will
come to MS. and as we say: Lord,
Jesus. 7 am afraid of that water; |
cannot wade through to the other
side" He will say: Take hold of my
arm" And we will take hold Of His
arm. and then lie will put His foot
in the surf Of the wave. taking us on
down. deeper. deeper deeper, and our
souls will cry: "All Thy waves and bill
lows have gone over me-" They cover
the feet. come TO the knee. and pass the
girdle and come TO the head and our
soul cries out: Lord. Jesus Christ.
| cannot hold Thine arm any longer"
Then Jesus will turn around. throw
both His arms about us and set us
on the beach far beyond the tossing of
the bilows. Jesus in the last eXtrem-
ityl
The wedding scene is gone now. The
wedding ring has been lost. the tank
ards have been broken. the house is
down. but Jesus invites MS to grander
wedding. You know that the Bible says
that the church is tie Lambs wife.
and the Lord will after awhile come
to fetch her home. There will be
cleaning Of torches in the sky. and the
trImpets of God will rayish the air
with their music, and Jesus will stretch
out His hand. and the church. robed
in white. will put aside her veil and
look up into the face Of her Lord. the
King and the Bridegroom viii say to
the bride: Thou hast been faithful
through all these years. The mansion
is ready! Come home, Thou art fair,
nv love-" And then He will put upon
her brow the crown OF diminion. and
the table will be spread, and ii will
reach across the skies. and the mighty
ones Of Heaven will come in. garlanded
with beauty and striking their Gym
bals. and the Bridegroom and bride
will stand at the head Of the table.
and the banqueters. looking mp. Will
wonder and admire. and say: THAT is
Jesus. the Bridegroom. But the scar
on His brow is covered with the coro-
net. and the stab in His side is covered
with robe" And THAT is the bridel
The wearincss Of her earthly woe lost
IN the flush Of this wedding triumph"