The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-06

the highways under snewdrifssI
Enough for all the denizsns Of the
hills. Hunger shut cut, and plenty
sits within. God, wAs feedetA every
living thing, has blessea the ant Hill
In contrast with that insectils be.
havior, what do you think Of that
large number Of prosperous me,
and women whe 1--we up 70 every del.
lar that they make. raising tAeiy
famihe, in luxurious habits and st
death expecting some kind friend ~
give their daughters employment q
music teachers or typewriters or ssv-
erAment employees? Such parents
have no right to children. Every
neigAbsrhsoa has specimens Of slsh
fmprsvidenoe. The two words that
msst strike me In the text are "sun-
mer" and "winter." bome people
have no summer in their lives. Frsn
the rocking cradle to the still grave
Il Is relentless January. Invalid in
fancy followed by some crippliRg a.
cident Or dimness Of eyesight Or dull.
ness of hearing or privation or disas-
ter or unfortunate environment make
life q perpetual winter. But in most
lives there is a period Of summer. al
though IL may be . short summer.
and that is the time to provide fer
the future.
One Of the best ways Of insuring
the future is to put aside all you can
for charitable provision. You put a
crumhbling stone in the foundation
Of your fortune II you do not in your
plans, regard the sufferings that you
may alleviate. You will have the
pledge Of the high heavens for your
temporal welfare when you help the
helpless, for the promise is: "Blessed
is he that eonsidereth the poor. Tho
Lord will deliver him in time Of
trouble" Then there is another way
Of providing for the future. II you
have 81 900 . year income, save 500;
or $4,000 . year, save $500; or 5000.
save N,ooe. Do you say such econ
omy is meanness? say IL is . vast
er meanness for you to make no pro-
vision for the future and compel
your friends or the world to take
core Of you or yours in case Of be-
reavement or calamity.
Going cut Of this world without
leaving . dollar for those who re.
main behind, IL you have done your
best you have . right to put your
head in calm confidence on the Yil-
low which Jeremiih shock up in the
forty-ninth chapter Of his prophecy:
Leave shy fstAsrlsss children. I win
preserve then sAve, and let Thy wid-
0ws. trust In me-" But II having tho
means through mortgages or houses
or life iasSrsaes for providing for
helpless widswhood a.d orphanags
You make no provision for post msf.
TEN need, how dare you 90 and take
. palace in Heaven and let your wife
and shildrsn 70 to the pesrhouss Or
into struggls for bread that makes
life . Aorrsr and sometimes ends IN
suieide7 .....yr
But ny subject reaches higher than
tenporahties = foresight for the
soul. provision fsr eternal expert
enoes, preparation for the far BE-
yond. AIT hills. speak out and teach
% . larger a4A mightier lesson Of
feed for tho more impor-
tant part OF d! Do you realize that
. man may be . millionaire or a
multimilisnaire for time and
bankrupt for eternity. . prince for
. few years and . pauper forever?
The ant would net be satisfied with
gathering enough food for half
winter or quarter Of . winter. But
how many Of US seem content,
though not having prepared for the
part Of what will be
our existence! Put yourself in right
relations to the Christ Of the ages,
through Him seek pardon for all you
have ever done wrong and strength
for all you will Be called - endure,
and there will be no force In life
or death or eternity - diseomAt
ysu. I declsre iti There is enough
Of Transforming and Strengthening
power in chHst for both hemi-
spheres.
Furthermore, 70 to the ant and
that IL does not decline
work because II is iasigniAcant. The
fragment Of seed il hauls into il
hsSitstisn may b 20 small that the
anaided eye cannot see IL, but the in |
'sctile work gees on, the carpenter
INT at work shove ground, the ma.
ION ant at work underground. Some |
'f these creatures nrix the leaves Of |
The ar AID the estleins Of the pine |
Tor the reef Or waM Of their tiny |
lbods. and others - out ~ hunters
osking for feed. while others IN d.
nestle duties stay At home. Twenty
'peoks Of tho food they are moving |
Toward their granary put on Q bal
lnce would hardly make the scales
luivss. All sf IL work on q small
'cale. There 10 NO use In our refus-
ng . mission because It 10 Insignia
ant. Anything that God in His prov
denoe puts before US to do il impor-
ant. The needle has its ofiics as
certainly - the telescope and the
'pade - . parlismentarian scroll.