The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-19

library or the moving into a palmer
house. The misfortune what makes
the sky SO dark. 1t is toward evening.
Trouble is an apothecary that mixes
IA great man drafts, bitter and sour
and nauseous, n you must drink
some n OF them. Trouble puts up a
many packs, and you must carry
some n of them. There is no sandal
SO thick and well adjusted but some
thorn will strike through it. There
lis no sound so sweet but the under
takers screwdriver CRATES through it.
In this swift shuttle of the heart some
lof the threads must break The jour-
Iney from Jerusalem to Emmaus will
soon be ended. Our Bible, our common
sense. our observation reiterate in
tones that we cannot mistake and
not to disregard, it is toward
evening.
THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
When the night Of the soul came On
and all the denizens of darkness came
riding upon the winds of perdition, who
Igave strength TO the soul? Who ave
Icalmness to the heart? Who broke the
of Internal enchanment? He
who heard the request of the villagers,
abide with us, for it is toward eve
ming" One of the forts of France was
attacked and the outworks were taken
before night. The besieging army lay
down. thinking that there was u lit
tie to do in the morning and that the
Isoldiery in fort could be easily made
Ito surrender. Rut during h night,
through a back stairs, they escaped
into the country. In the morning the
Ibesieging army sprang upon the bat
Elements. but found that heir prey was
lgone. SO when we are assaulted by
temptation, there is always some secret
stair by which We might get off. God
will not allow us to be tempted above
what we are able, but with every
temptation will bring a way Of escape
that we may be able to bear it.
The prayer Of the text is appropriate
for all who are anticipating sorrow.
The greatest folly that ever grew on
this planet is the tendency to borrow
trouble. But there are times when ap-
preaching sorrow is so evident that we
need to be making especial prepara-
|tions for its coming. One of your chill
Idren has lately become a favorite.
THE cry of that child strikes deeper
into h heart than the cry of all the
lothers. You think more about it. You
give it more attention not because it
lis any more of a treasure than the
lothers, but because it is becoming frail.
There is something in h cheek, in
1.-THE eye and in the walk that makes
Iyou quite sure that the caves of, the
flower are going to be scattered. The
IullllOci IulSlIIS dIlo IllOulCt.l dllCIlOoli(C
are Intellectual. The pulse becomes
feeble, the complexion lighter, the step
weaker, the laugh fainter. No more
lrOmping for that one through hall and
lparlor. The nursery is darkened by
ian approaching calamity. The heart
feels with mournful anticipation that
the sun is going down. Night speeds
lon. 1t is toward evening.
You have long r~ejoiced in the care Of
10 Doofbor Won hoyn done nyynrxyfhin o.
to make her last days happy. You
have run with quick feet to wait upon
her every want. Her presence has been
"a perpetual blessing in the household.
but the fruit gatherers r looking
wistfully at that tree. Her soul is
ripe for heaven. The gates are ready
to flash open for her entrance. But
Your sou sinks at the thought of
separation. You cannot e to think
that soon you will be called to take
the last look at that ace which from
1.-THE first hour has looked upon you with
affection Interchangeable. But you see
that life is ebbing and the grave will
soon hide her fro your sight. o
sit quiet. You feel heavy hearted. The
light is fading from the sky, the air
lis chill. 1t is toward evening.
Oh, then for Jesus to abide with US!
He sweetens the cup. He extracts the
thorn. He wipes the tear. He bushes
the tempest. He soothes the soul that
flies to him for shelter. Let the night
lswoop and the E~uroclydon toss h sea
Let h tthunders roll. Soon all will be
well. Christ in h ship to sooth his
friends. Christ on the sea to stop its
Itumult. Christ in the grave to scatter
the darkness. Christ in the heavens tc
lead the way. Blessed all such. His
farms will inclose them, his grace com
fort them, his light cheer them, his
sacrifice free them, his glory enchant
them. If earthly estate take wings, he
will be an i~ncorruptible treasure. II
friends die, he will be their resurrec-
ltion. Standing with us in the morning
of our joy and in the monday of ou
prosperity, he will not forsake us wher
1.-The luster has faded and it is towarC
Ievening.
FIGHTING AGAINST MISFORTUNE
Listen to Paul's battle shout with
misfortune. Hank to mounting Lati.
lmer's fire song. Look at the glory tina
hath reft the dungeon and filled TIT
learth and heavens with h crash Of
the falling menacles of despotism
land then look at those who have trie(
to cure themselves by human pre-;
Iscriptions, attempting to cal gangren'
with patch of court plaster and t.
stop the plague of dying empires will
NAS eoShS SA 1Ahy "AooOA
Nothing can speak peace to the soul
nothing a overcome our Spiritua
foes, nothing can open our eyes to Sc
1.-THE surrounding horses and chariots o
salvation that fill all the mountains
but the voice and of him VIII
stopped n night at Emmaus.
The words of the text are p~ertinen
ito US all from the fact that We ar
nearing the evening of death. I hav
heard it said hat We ought to live a
Though each moment were to be GU
Hast. 1 do not believe that theory. A
Ifar as preparation is concerned, W
fought always 20 be ready. But we can
mot always be thinking of death, 70
1--we a " duties IN life that demand on
lattention. When a man is Sellini
goods, it is his business to think of tn
bargain he is making. When a man i
pleading in the courts, it is his duty t
think of the interests of his clients
When a clerk is adding up accounts, j
lis his duty to keep his mind upon tn
lcolumn of figures. He who fills up hi
life with thoughts of death is far fror