The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-03-14
THE POST PULPIT.
nr REV. ~. D. rALNoRr, o. o.. or sr.
Louis.

Louis.
il is easily seen that there i-
danger IN prosperity. tut ,omrsra-
lively few will be- ready Co. c.nccdc
that sitter 81. there msy le moir and
greater danger To- the soul iu tiue
and experience of adversely and sore
row thsn in the most halcynu season
oi iifo And ii Is perhap. barrier
still 60 understand thai those natures
which are most exalted aud admirable
before God aud men. arc molo cz
posed thar the common ard iguoble
and that their temptations are such
~ come only Co. the m.untaiu Top or
The pinnacle of the temple.
We have bccn taught io believe
GO 60 imaEine we believe. ihat s1lic-
tions are gooi in thcmseives. anl arc
wisely Designed fo operate o. che
purifying of our nature ANA ihc up-
lifting of the 'iir. that Cos boz mercy
calls u- Co suffer now. that ve may
nsf uiier hereafter. ami Do uc can
percrive no possible fault Deb Oh. in-
tisiiuai lie vet We have been ar-
cu.tomcd Co believe that God NOT
ouls allows. but even sounds these
storms upon the soul for purposes of
his own glory, aud we hesitate not
Go say that these principles le ac-
ceptci ar basic and certain. chen are
there questions which can n.t be-
answered without reGertna up.a che
wisdom of Col and thc go dimes. of
Cod
but they ere no- truei 90 ua.
never true that evil IS good and
affection IS always evil. Hyna proc
cess OF rauociuatiou can DO ae Shown
that suffering. either pay..cal or
spiritual Is good in itself ltaua,-
COMES from poverty. sickness or ..u
in self or others. COZ from thc Hrata ui
those dear 90 our hesrts. aut i- al-
ways cruei True. 81, missy result Boz
ouF moral elevation. its effect may de
good in some measure. bGt never
sufficiently Co countesbalauce ih. r,il
The iaci chat noj hes sa adaat,i e.
io ihe uses 90 affection th.t we NAV
profit thereby. 3, na pfoa. thsi % c-
tiun s, good. aut oniv thaf ffol Iecnr-
nigel % as Is certainty. ANA .oaliu.t-
cd onr natures that We ml.lf not
only stand amid the storms coli -ar.
row. but iuight even grow iu grace On
ihe result.
God does NOT send the cvclone r
tbe Ore O. lestroy .ur property Goo
make us better mer ne aoes NOT
lay waste hole district with she
drought to reetiiy uur uua.', nature.
IT, .ioes not take SWAY aaf children
tlst ae nav be- crushed sad drri.ed.
al fhese thing- come ufan Us iu ihe
ordering Of nature. ana ase nor the
Immediate and special ie.uiis &c di-
vine Interference. Aud most errer-
ally We can easily g. back along the
hne 81 sequences sud lisrern she
cause hom Which springs oar mis-
fortune and woe
Bot could rot God, ia aaswsr 20
our griesing PRAYER remove the
cause snd the conseeaencess Net
Mt always For We may discern
che evil onls when it has become
isci. which az the poref 81 Omnipo-
tence caa not change o. remove we
may call upon HIM Tor son whose
disgrace IS Slrcady pablic. lie may
repeat. bat society will never forget.
and the Disgrace j. an uufsGiug fact
Bus may isot God. the All-pitsing.
snswer eur prayer IN taking away
he awfai burden resting uior a.?
Sometimes. perhsp@. Tie NAV. bar ia
whatever measure lie ii>iurh- tho Or
der - nstaral lsw. lie must reverse
aimself and ehsnge His own miaa
Aad Il God does this IN enc case. lie
aust a. all. A. he Is 10 fespecies Of
pss-~ns. aa{ then to- exeepsiea o..
seioes the fale. and The greas lsw ~
a-fuie - serogaied - thar The 4
realty ~ise and God sesrin< vii. ia
sist thai God can interfere il iae 81.
iiaaFy nGssrs ~ lie. aud nay re-.
love poverty aud si>esse. snd even
l~iss the dead. but He viz rsrelv. III
'ssf. - Ne Hi po~cF ~ tia, ss
rest bslisse the infsr'erenre nifsca-
oas.
Oar grief may BE- exceesiasl, biz /
et sad eur lois r~mediles-. Sat she /
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