Connecticut western news., 1901-02-21

llZeu ueIutlitid 10 tSCti'' GSSdSSluHllOll,
ran against Ahithophers betrayal and
Saups jealousy and AbsG iom's insur-
rection and made Jerusalem the re-
ligious capital of the world. IL after
all that he could renew his youth. you
ought TO be able to do the same.
Cheer For the Aged.
Again, | remark: Going out of this
life to the Christian is rejuvenescence.
What holy glee 1t must be for those
who In this world had the aches and
pains and limitations of old age. the
hating gait of the rheumatic or infirm
foot exchanged for wing Of celestial
velocity, the dimmed vision Of worn
out optic nerve exchanged for sight
that takes all heaven at glance, the
mental depression that comes from
sense of decay exchanged for the ex-
hilaratlon of faculties lustrous and
ever strengthening, sad "Reminiscences
exchanged for glowing anticipation?
How CHEEKY for the aged who love and
trust the Lord to think that their last
years of taking off and decrepitude
are the molting season referred to In
the text! Shedding of all weaknesses.
shedding Of all unholy ambitions, shed.
ding of all dislikes. shedding of all
hindrances. II the eagle knew that
all, that annual pulling down and TAX
Ing off and shriveling were prepare
ton for new wings, 1t would not sit
moping In its nest But you, o son
and daughter Of God, ought to be wise
enough to know that all this process
you are going through Is to prepare
you for wings-substitution OF heaven
ly speed and power for earthly lethar-
gy and faltering. David felt the need
of wings when he cried out, "Oh. that
had the wings of dove, that / might
fly away and be at rest!'
My text suggests that heaven Is an
eternal youth. A cycle of years will
not leave any mark upon the immortal
nature. Eternity viii not work upon
the soul In heaven any change unless 1t
be more radiance and more wisdom
and more rapture. A rolling on from
glory to glory! In anticipation of that
some of the happiest people on earth
are aged Christians. The mightiest tes-
timonies have been given by the veter-
ans In the gospel army. While some
become morose and cynical and impa-
tient with youth and pessimistic about
the world and have become possessed
with the spirit of scold and fault find
ing and are fearful of being crowded
out of their sphere many Of the aged
have been glad to step aside that others
may have a chance and are hopeful
about the world, expecting its redemp-
ton instead of its demolition, and they
are inspiration and comfort and help
fulness to the household and to the
neighborhood and to the church. The
children hail the good old man as he
comes down the road. His smile, his
| words. his manner, his whole life,
make the world think better of reli-
gion.
| Noah Webster, the greatest of lexi-
cographers. departing this life at IS
years Of age, exclaimed: 81 know
whom / have believed and am persuad
ed that he is able to keep that which
have committed to him against that
day." The venerable Daniel Webster,
the greatest of American lawyers and
statesmen. In his last hours said: 81
had intended to prepare work for the
press to bear my testimony to Christi
| anity, but 1t is now too late. Still, !
would like to bear witness to the Cos
| pei before / die" Being too weak to
hold a pen, he dictated to scribe his
| words of triumphant faith.
1 congratulate all aged Christians
| that the melting season will soon be
| over, and you will mount higher than
! eagle ever assembled. What a good
thing that you are soon to get rid of
winters cold and summers heat and
drenching rain and lowering clouds
| and live In superbest climate of the
| universe, whether 1t be this world
made over as to atmosphere and con-
tour or In some star which mighty tele
scope halls from the observatory or in
some center around which all worlds
wheel. 1t is all ready and has been
| ready, as near as can calculate, since
/ 1871 years ago, when Christ went up
after saying, 81 go to prepare a place
for you" What good thing to get rid
| of this worlds vicissitudes and to have
] no surprises except those that are ex-
hilarant, as when Milton may ring a
new canto or Chrysostom may speak
| with a new eloqueace or Handel may
render a new symphony, for l do not
suppose that those who were mighty on
earth are going to be idlers In heaven.
What a good thing it is. all We aged
| Christians, that you can soon get rid Of
dulled ear and sight that requires
strong eyeglasses and infirmities which
| make you hold on to the banister, leav-
ing you painting at the head OF the
| stairs, and enter a land of eternal
health. where the most rubicund cheek
of robust life on earth would be ENACT
alton compared with the vigor of the
\ immortals. What a good thing to get
beyond being misunderstood and blam-
! ed for what you could not help and
| picked at by a hard world and then
pass into a heavenly society where all
/ think well of each other and friend
ships are eternal, depreciation and
SANDER and backbiting unknown. for
| the gate of heaven was shut against
them in the statement, without are
dogs" What good thing to have sat
isfying and glorious explanation of
things that puzzled you 20 or 40 or 80
years. to have the interrogation point
abolished and all mystery solved and
Gods government indicated. and you
will see why he allowed sin and sorrow
to come into the world, and, why the
bad were permitted to live so long and
the good were cut off In the time of
their greatest usefulness and why so
many of the consecrated find life a
/ CTR 90 ha ire
ride prosperously, princes afoot and
beggars a-horseback, and the last hon.
est question shall have been answered.
Gibbon In his history says that Mo-
BANNED had dream in which he
thought that, mounted on the horse
Borak, he assembled the seven heavens
and approached within two bow shots
of the throne and felt cold that pierre
ed him to the heart when his shoulder
was touched by the hand Of God That