The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-09-20

caused by that penetrating and real
fire Of which this temporal fire is but
a painted lire. What comparison will
there be between burning for a hun
dred years space and 10 be- burning
without internsslon as long as God
il GOdT'
We remember the sermon there IN
the sunlight. One comes and asks why
we SIT there noddlng SO moodlly. All.
they do not see what we seel
A moments time. a marrow space
Divide me from that heavenly place
or shuts me up in hell
SO says Wesley's hymn. which we sing
evening by evening. What matter sun
shine and walls, men and sheep?
''The things which are seen are tom
poral. but the things which are not
seen are eternal They are real
The Bible we bear always In our
breast. rs pages are our food. We
learn to repeat IT, We weep much. for
In sunshine and In shade. in the early
morning or late evening, Ia the field or
in the house. the devil walks with rs
He comes TO ~ real person. copper
colored face, head 4 little on one side,
forehead knit, asking questions. Be
lleve me, It. were better 10 be followed
by three deadly diseases than by him.
He Is never sllenced without mercy.
Though the drops OF blood stand out on
your heart, he viii put his question.
Softly he comes mp eve are only n wee
bit child: lis II good OF God 10 make
hell? Was Il kind OF him 20 let one be
forgiven unless Jesus Christ died?"
Then he goes or and lcnvcs us with
ing Presently he comes back
do you love himg' Waits little.
you don't"
We say we try TO-
but do your Then he goes Off.
II Is nothing 10 him II we 70 quite
mad with fear AT our own wickedness.
He asks on the questioning devil lie
cares nothing what ne says We long
to tell some one, that they may share
Our pain. We 10 not yet know that
the cup OF atrlcton IL made with sucn
a narrow mouth that only one lip can
drink NJ n time and that each mans
cup IL made 10 match his lip.
One day we try 90 tell some one.
Then n grave head is shaken solemnly
at us. We are wicked. very wicked,
they say. We ought not 10 have such
thoughts God Is good. very good. We
are wicked. very wicked That Is the
comfort we get Wicked? O Lord, do
we not know IL? Is It not the sense of
our own exceeding wickedness that IL
drying up orr young heart, filling II
with sand. making all life dust bin
for usY w
Wicked2 We know It! Too vile to
live too vile 10 die too vile to creep
over this Gods earth and move
among his believing men. He'll is the
one place for him who hates his mas
ter, and there we DO not want TO 20.
This is the comfort we get from the
old
And once again we try to seek for
comfort. This time great eyes look mt
us wondering, ana lovely little lips say
'lf IL makes you SO unhappy to think
OF these things, why do you not think
Forget We turn away and shrink
into ourself Forget and think of 9th
or things. . God. do they not under.
stand that the material world Is but a
lill through every pore OF which
Gods awful spirit world Is shining
through on u.s. We keep as far from
others as we can. $3.50 ..,Jyz.-gsTzr
one night a rare. clear moonlight
night we knetl in the window. Ev-
cry one else Is asleep. bur we knccl
reading by Che moonlight u is "a
chapter ia tAe prophet. telling how
the chosen people Of God shall Doe ear
ricd ou the gcat.les shoulders Surely
tho devil might leave us alone There
is not much handle for him there But
presently he comes.
as fit right there should bc n chosen
pcop.ef 40 hm who is Father 10 all
should not aiI be dearY
How can we answer him? We were
feeling SO good TN he came. We put
our head down on the Bible and blister
lt with tears Then We fold Our hands
over our head aud pray till our teeth
grind together. oh, that from that
spirit world. 50 real ana yet So silent,
that surrounds us one word would
come 60 guide u.s. We are left alone
with this devil. ana God does not wills
per 10 Us. Suddenly We seize the Bible,
turning Il round aud round, ana say
hurricdly:
ut will be Gods voice speaking 10
us, his voice as though we heard it,"
We yearn for "A token from the mex
orably silent one.
We turn the book put our finger
down on a page and bend to read by
the moonlight. IL Is Gods answer. We
tremble:
Then IA years after I went up again
10 Jerusalem with Barnabas aud took
Titus with me also"
For an instant our imagination selves
IL. We are twisting twirllng. trying TO
make an allegory The IL years are 10
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