Milford chronicle., 1901-11-22

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-In this dis
course DR.. Talmage would lift people out
of dependency and bring something Of
future JOY into earthly depression. 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 dew
drops. In all the lexicons and vocabula-
ries 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 look
ed over our shoulders, or met US on the
road, or chanted the darkness away, or
lifted the curtains of the great future, or
PuAANn An DdNh AEOAA llE nlENAplEESt Ut
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 eter-
nifty to celebrate 1.-THE angel Of Hope.
st. Paul makes it the center of a group of
three, saying, "NOw abideth faith, hope.
charity" And, though he says that char
ity is the greatest of the three, he does
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ray Of luster from the brow, or one auro-
IA from the cheek, or one melody from
the voice of the angel of my text, (which
hope"
That was a great night for our world
when in a Bethlehem caravansary the
Infant Royal was born. and that will be
a great night in the darkness Of your soul
when Christian hope is born. There will
/ be chanting in the skies and a star point
/ ing to the Nativity. | will not bother you
with the husk of definition and tell you
what hope is. When we sit down hungry
at table, we do not want an analytical
| discourse as to what bread it, Hand it
on; pass it round; give us slice Of it.
/ John speaks of hope as a pure hope"
Peter calls it 'lively hope" Paul
styles it a good hope" "sure hope" a
] ANJOANAh6 hObNs All up anu uuMu tut
Bible it is spoken Of as an anchor, as q
harbor, as a helmet, as a door.
An Ample Deposit.
When we draw a check on a bank, We
must have reference to the amount OF
money we have deposited, but Hope
makes draft on a bank in which for hel
benefit all heaven has been deposited
Hope! May it light up every dungeon
stand by every sickbed, lend a helping
hand to every orphanage, loosen every
chain, caress every fOrlorn soul and turn
the unpictured room of the almshousi
into the vestibule of heaven! How sug
gestive that mythology declares tina
when all other deities fled the earth tn
goddess Hope remained!
It was hope that revived John KnO
when on shipboard near the coast 0
Scotland he was fearfully i'll, and he wa
requested to look shoreward and asked
he knew the village near the coast, an
he answered, 81 know it well, for / Sc
the steeple of that place where God frs
opened my mouth in public to his glory
and l am fully persuaded how weak tina
ever now appear l shall not depart thi
life till my tongue shall glorify his hol
name in the same place" His hope wa
rewarded, and for twenty-five more year
he preached. That is the hope whic
sustained Mr.. Morrell of Norwich whe
departing this life at twenty-four yeal
of age he declared, Il should like to VI
derstand the secrets Of eternity before t.
morrow morning" That was the kind {
hope that the corporal had in the batt
when, after several standard bearers ha
fallen, he seized the flag and turned to
lieutenant colonel and said, If fall, te
my dear wife that l die with a good hoI
in Christ and that am glad to give n
life for my country" That was the goo
hope that DR.. Goodwin had in his la
hour when he said: "Ah. is this dealt
How have l dreaded as an enemy tn
smiling friend!'
Philippe de MOrnay, prime minister
Henry ~, when asked in his last hou
whether he was certain of eternal feli'
ty, replied. II am as confident OF it fro
the incontestability Of the spirit Of G.
as ever l was OF any mathematical tru
from all the demonstrations Of Euclid
That was the hope that cheered Vara, t
converted native Of the island Of Aim'
when he said in his last moment: 1T
canoe is on the sea; sails are spread; S
is ready for the gale. have a good pi
to guide me and a good haven to recei
me-"
No better medicine did man ever ia
than hope 1t is a stimulant. febrifui
q tonic, a cathOlicon. Thousands Of p
pie long ago departed this life would ha
been living today but for the reason th
let hope slip their grasp. l have kno'
people to live on hope after one lung "
gone and disease had seemed to lay b,
Of every nerve and muscle and artery a
bone.
Alexander the Great. starting for
wars in Persia, divided his prope
among the Macedonians. He gave a will,
to one, a port to another, field to anO
er and all his estate to his friends. tt
Perdiccas asked. "What have you k
for yourselfY He answered triumpha
ly, Hope" And. whatever else you 8
/ give away, we must keep for oursel
hOpe-all comforting. all cheering he
In the heart of every man, woman
child that hears or reads this sermon n
God implant this principle right now.
Assurances OF Heaven.
Many have fUll assurance that al
right with the soul. They are as sure
heaven as if they had passed the pei
panels of the gate, as though they "
already seated in the temple Of God
rolling the libretto Of the heavenly che
ter. / congratulate all such. | wish /
it, too-full assurance-but with me
hope. (which hope" Sinful. it exp
forgiveness; troubled. it expects rel
bereft, it expects reunion: clear dowI
expects wings to lift; shipwrecked. it
poets lifeboat; bankrupt, it expects c
nal riches; prodigal. it expects the '
open door of the fathers farmhouse
does not wear itself out by looking b
ward; it always looks forward. Wha
the use Of giving so much time to the
hearsal Of the past? Your mistakes
not corrected by a review. Your 10
cannot, by breeding over them, be tut
into gains. 1t is the future that has
most for us, and hope cheers us. on.
have all committed blunders but does
calling Of the roll of them make them
the less blunders? Look ahead in all ]
tiers of usefulness. However much
may have accomplished for God and
worlds betterment, your greatest us
ness is to come. NO" says some
'my health is gone" mo" says
one, 'my money is gone" NO"
some one. 1.-THE most of my years are
and therefore my usefulness" Why,
talk like an infidel. DO you suppose
all your capacity to do good is fence
by this life? Are you going to be a lou
and do nothing after you have quit
world? 1t is my business to tell you
your faculties are to be enlarged an
tensifed and your qualifications for
fitness multiplied tenfOld, hundred
a thousandfold.
Is your health gone? Then that
sign that sou are to enjoy cel'
health comnared with which the MOI