Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-25

sion. The text is Hebrews vi. 10.
Which hope"
There is an Atlantic ocean of depth
and fullness in the verse from which
my text is taken, and only wade into
the wave at the beach and take two
words. We all have favorite words
expressive of delight or adherence.
words that easily find their way from
brain to lip. words that have in them
mornings and midnights. laughter and
tears, thunderbolts and dewdrops. In
all the lexicons and vocabularies there
are few words that have for me the
attractions OF the last word of my
text. (which hope"
There have in the course OF our life
been many angels of God that have
looked over our shoulders. or met us
on the road. or chanted the darkness
away or lifted the curtains of the
great future, or pulled us back from
the precipices, or rolled down upon us
the rapturous music of the heavens
but there is one of these angels who
has done so much for us that we wish
throughout all time and all eternity to
celebrate 1.-THE angel of Hope. St.
Paul makes 1t the center OF a group of
three, saying. Nov abideth faith
hope, charity" And, though he says
that charity is the greatest of the
three. he does net take one plume from
the wing, or one ray of luster from the
brow. or one aurora from the cheek
or one melody from the voice of the
angel OF my text, which hope"
An Ample Deposit.
When we draw a check on a bank
we must have reference to the amount
Of money we have deposited, hut Hope
makes a draft on bank in which for
her benefit all heaven has been depos-
tied. Hope! May 1t light up every
dungeon. stand by every sickbed lend
helping hand to every orphanage,
loosen every chain. caress every for
lorn soul and turn the unpictured
room OF the almshouse into the vesti-
bule OF heaven! How suggestive that
mythology declares that when all
other deties fed the earth the god
dess Hope remained
1t was hope that revived John Knox
when on shipboard near the coast of
Scotland he was fearfully i'll, and he
was requested to look shoreward and
asked II he knew the village near the
coast, and he answered. II know 1t
WELL for see the steeple of that place
where God first opened my mouth In
public to his glory. and am fully per-
suaded how weak that ever | now
appear ! shall not depart this life
till my tongue shall glorify his holy
name in the same place" His hope
was rewarded, and for twenty-five
more years he preached. That is the
hope which sustained Mr.. Morrcll of
Norwich when departing this life at
twenty-four years of age he declared.
II should like to understand the
secrets of eternity before tomorrow
morning" That was the kind of hope
that the corporal had in the battle
when. after several standard bearers
had fallen, he seized the flag and
turned to lieutenant colonel and
said, "If fall, tell my dear wife that
die with a good hope in Christ and
that | am glad to give my life for my
country" That was the good hope
that DR.. Goodwin had in his last
hour when he said: "Ah. Ia this
death? How have I dreaded as an
enemy this smiling friend!"
Assurances of Heaven.
l..
right with TIE soul. They are as sure
Of heaven as II they had passed the
pearly panels OF the gate. as though
they were already seated In the temple
OF God unrolling the libretto OF the
heavenly chorister. i congratulate all
such. l wish had II. too-full assur-
snce-but with me 1t is hope. Which
hope" Sinful. 1t expects forgiveness;
troubled, It expects relief; bereft. II
expects reunion; clear down. 1t expects
wings to lift; shipwrecked, II expects
lifeboat; bankrupt, II expects eternal
open door OF the fathers farmhouse.
It does not wear itself out by looking
backward 1t always looks forward.
What In the use OF giving so much
time to the rehearsal OF the past? Your
mistakes are not corrected by re-
view. your losses cannot. by brooding
over them. be turned into gains. 1t is
the future that has the most for us,
and hope cheers US on. We have all
committed blunders. but does the call
ing of the roll of them make them the
less blunders? Look ahead In
all matters OF usefulness. However
much Won NAV have accom- nIiahad FOR