Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-23
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IL any ever escape the struggle Of life,
have not found them. They are not GER
tainly among the prosperous classes. In
most eases it was a struggle all the way
up till they reached the prosperity, and
since they have reached these heights
| there have been perplexities, anxieties
and crises which were almost enough to
shatter the nerves and turn the brain. 1t
would be hard TO tell ,,hich have the
biggest fight in this world, tie prosperi-
ties or the adrersities, the Complexities
or the obscurities. Just as soon as you
have enough success to attract the at
tention of others the enyies and jcalousies
are let loose from their kennel. The
greatest crime that you can commit in
the estimation of other IS to get on bet
| ter than they do Thes think your ad-
! ditien is their subtraction. Five hundred
persons start for a goal of success; one
reaches it, and the other four hundred
| and ninety-nine are mad. 1t would take
| volumes TO hold the story of the wrongs.
! outrages and defamations that have cone
| upon you as result of your success
The warm sun of prosperity brings nto
life a swamp full of annoying insects.
On the other hand, the unfortun ate
classes have their struggles for main
! tenance. TO achieve a livelihood by one
who had nothing to start with, and after
awhile for a family as well, aud carry
this on until children are reared and edu-
Gated and fairly started in the world, and
to do this amid all the rivalries of bust
ness and the uncertainty of crops an |
the fickleness of tariff legislation, with
an occasional labor strike and here and
there financial panic thrown in, is a
mighty thing to do, and there are hun
dreds and thousands of such heroes and
heroines who live unsung and die I'M
honored.
Soiace of Christian Faith.
What we all need, whether up or down
in life or half way between, is the infinite
soace of the Christian religion. And so
we employ the word Gomez 1t will
take all eternity to find out the number
of business men who have been strength
ened by the promises of God, and the peo-
pie who have been fed by the ravens
when other resources gave out, and the
men and women who going into this bat
tie armed only with needle or saw or
ak or yardstick or pen or type or shovel
or shoe last, have gained victory that
resources of God promised for every ext
geney, no one need be left in the lurch.
|, | like the faith displayed years ago in
|; DIZZY lane, Lond IN, in a humble home
where every particle of food had given
out, and kindly soul entered with tea
: and other table supplies and found a
; kettle on the ire ready for tea. The be
nevoent lady said. How is it that you
have the kettle ready for the tea when
you had no tea in the house?' And the
: daughter in the home said: Mother
would have me put the kettle on the fire
and when said, What is the use of do
ing so when we have nothing in the
/ houseT she said: My child, God vii
! provide; thirty years he has already pro
t vided for me through all my pain an6
= helplessness, and he will not leave mt
f to starve at last. He will send us heir
! though we do not yet see how We hav'
, been waiting all day for something tt
come, but until we saw you We knew
not how it was to come" Such thing:
] the world may call condolences, but
, call them Almighty deliyerances, ant
though you do nc hear of them they are
, occurring every hour of every day ant
! in all parts of Christendom.
, But the word Come applied to thost
who need solace will amount to nothing
unless it be uttered by some one who has
, experienced that solace That spread.
( the responsibility of giving this gospe
; call among a great many. Those whit
J have lost property and have been consolet
: by religion in that trial are the ones II
l invite those who have failed in business
Those who have lost their health am
{ been consoled by religion are the one,
l to invite those who are in poor health
9 Those who have had bereavements anC
2 been consoled in those bereavements ar,
! the ones to sympathize with those whC
: have LIST father or mother or companion
or child or friend. What multtudes o.
| us are alive to-day and in good hcaltl
and buoyant in this journey of life wht
would have been broken down or deat
= long ago but for the sustaining and cheer
? ing help of our holy religion SO we say
: Gomez The well is not dry. The buck
/: cts are not empty. The supply is not ex
= hausted. There is just as much mere,
n and confidence and soothing power il
? God az before the first grace was dug
? or the first tear started, or the first hear
r broken, or the first accident happened
-
n us who have felt the consolatory powe
3? of religion have a right TO speak out o
4 our own experiences and say, Come"
e The Worlds Dismal Consolation,
, What dismal work of coincidence tn
r world makes when it attempts to condole
= The plaster they spread does not stick
: The broken bones under their bandage d,
not knit. \ farmer was lost in Il snow
o storm on a prairie of the far west. Nigh
o coming on, and after he was almos
Q frantic from not knowing which way Il
n go his sleigh struck the rut of another
/ sleigh. and he said, II will follow thi
rut and it will take me out to safety.
4 He FASTENED on until he heard the bell!
Of the urec eding horses: but, coming up
f he found that that man was also lost
: and. as is the tendency of those who ar,
i confused in the forest or on the mo9rs
they were both moving in a circle, ant
: the runner Of the one lost sleigh was fol
j. lowing the runner of the other lost sleigh
: round and round. At last it occurred t,
. them to look at the north star, which wa
p peeriug through the night. and by the di
Q rection of that star they got home again
i Those who follow the advice of this worI'
q in time of perplexity are in a fearful
4 round for it is one bewildered soul fol
= lowing another bewildered soul. and o1l.
those who have il such time got thei
eye ON the morning star of our Christian
q faith can find their way out or be stroni
| enough to lead others with an all per
I =.