The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-02-21

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By stopping and asking for a piece OF
bread and n drink OF water az a Fran
clgcan convent. was led TO the discov-
cry OF a new world. And there Is an
Intimate connection between triiles and
immensities. between nothings and
everythings.
Now, be careful To let none OF those
annoyances go through your soul unar-
raigned. Compel them to administer
10 your spiritual wealth. DO not let
any annoyance or pcrpleXity come
across your soul without It's making
you better.
Our national government did not
think ~ bolittling to put a tax on pins
aud a tax on buckles and a tax on
shoes. The individual taxes do not
amount 60 much. but In the aggregate
to millions and millions OF dollars. And
would have you. O Christian man
put a high tariff on every annoyance
aud yexation that comes through your
soul. Ths might not amount 20 much
in single eases. but In the aggregate Il
would DC "A great revenue or spiritual
strength and satisfaction. And | have
20 tell YOU. o Christian men. if you
cannot apply the principles OF Christs
religion on "A small scale you viii never
Do able to apply them ON large scale.
IL you cannot contend successfully
against these small SORROWS that come
down single handed. what will you do
when the greater disasters or life como
down with laundering artillery. rolling
over your soul?
Again. we must bring the religion OF
Christ into our commonest blessings
when the autumn comes and the har-
vests are In and the governors make
proclamations we assemble In churches
and we are very thankful But every
day ought TO be a thanksgiving day
We do not recognize the common mer-
cirs OF lifc We are so stupid that
nothing but the misfortune OF others
can rouse us up TO our blessings. As
the OK graZes In the pasture up 10 It's
eye in clover. yet never thinking who
makes the clover. and as tho bird picks
up The worm from the furrow. not
knowing that Il is God who makes
everything. from the animalcule IN the
sod 10 the seraph on the throne. so we
go on eating. drinking and enjoying.
hut never thanking. or seldom thank
ms or. II thanking at all. With only
halt a heart.
/ compared our Indifference TO tho
brute. hut perhaps wrongcd tn,
brute. do not know but that, among
it's other instincts. IL may have an in-
stinct by which Il recognizes the divine
hand that feeds n. | do not know but
that God s.. through Il. holding com
munication with what we call IRA
tional creation" The COW that stands
under the willow by the watercoursc.
chewing its cud. looks very thankful.
and who can tell how much a bird
means by its song? The aroma OF the
flowers smells like incense. and the
mist arising from the river looks Ike
the smoke OF morning sacrifice. Oh.
that We were as responsive, Ye, who
thanks God Tor the air. the fountain
or he the bridge OF sunbeams. the
path 81 sound. the great fan or hot
summers day? Who thanks God for
this wonderful physical organism THE
sweep OF ;he vision. this chime OF har-
mony struck into the ear. this soft
tread OF a myriad delights over tho
nervous tissue. this rolling OF the Grim
son tide through artery aud vein this
drumming OF the heart on our march
/ u Immortality? We take all these
things as matter Of course.
But suppose God should withdraw
these common blessings. Your body
would become an inquisition OF tor
ture. the cloud would refuse rain.
every green thing would crumple mp.
and the earth would crack open under
/ your feet The air would cease It's
healthful circulation. pestllcnce would
/ swoop. and every house would become
a place Of skulls. Streams would FIRST
swim with vermin and then dry up.
I and thirst and hunger and anguish and
/ despair would lift their scepters. Oh.
\ compare such n life as that with the
I life you live with your famillesl IL
/ 10 not time that. with every word OF
our lips and with every action OF our
/ life we began 20 acknowledge these
/ everyday mercles9
WIZ preaching one nAnhagiNlnf,
day and announced my text. "oh.
give thanks unto the Lord. for ne Is
good. for his mercy endureth forever. "
DO not know whether there was any
blessing ON the sermon or not. bu. the
text went straight To a young mans
heart He said 90 himself as | read
the text: oh. give thanks unto the
Lord. for he Is good"-why. | have
never rendered him any thanks, Oh.
what an migrate have beenl' Can q
be. my brother that you have been fed
by the good hand OF God all these
days. that you have had clothing and
shelter and all the benefcent surround
ings and yet have never offered your
heart To God? Oh. let a sense OF the
divine goodness shown you In every
day blessings melt your heart. and II
you have never before uttered one
earnest note OF thanksgiving let this
be the day which shall hear your song.
What say TO one I say Co all Make
every day "A Sabbath and every meal