The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-18

prayer. measuring oil song and sermon by
coid' artistic or literary criticism and in
prayer time neither bowling the head nor
bending the knee nor standing as one does
IN the presence OF earthly ruler. thus show.
ing more respect for man than to the
hlng OF kings. We ask not for penuAev.
ions or ORGANIZATIONS or prostrations. but
wnen prayer is offered lei us eitbor boy,,
the head or bend the knee or let ms in
some way prove that we arc not indifTer.
emf.
No ono has come to midlife who has not
been stung of ingratitude On the battle.
|e1o OF Alma IN 1884 a. wounded Russian
was crying m anguish or-thIrst Tor water.
Captain Eddington of the English Army
ran TO him and gave him drink AS the
captain was running by TO Join his regi-
ment the wounded soldier shot him. Al
most all languages have proverbs setting
Bring up raven and it will pick out
your eyes" Arabic proverb Eat the
present and break the dish" Italian pro
verb. The ass, after having drunk, gives
says, of God were 10 be so complacent
rs to carry us on His back to Rome. we
would not thank Him for His pains II He
did not also set MS down in an easy chair"
you do not do all the good YOU can and
look for no responsive gratitude. All the
damage did n man who is my enemy was
TO take HIM from a position where he re.
celved 500 year salary into position
where he has ever since received $4,000 a
year. He never forgave me but has pur-
sued me with pen vitriolic ever since
Inc worst enemy you ever had is the man
you introduced and favored and helped
BUT be not disturbed or even irritated
You are no better than your Lord.
III t1e worl had had any thankful ap-
pTeciauon C. bis coming it would have
filled that Bethlehem caravansary with
MOVERS, which bloom there clear on into
hnr ae,V,fh
OF attempting His death would have sent
chariot to fetch the infant to the palace
and the oyer and terminer of Pilates
courtroom i would have pronounced Him
not guilty. and instead of cross and
crown OF thorns it would have been coro-
nation. with all the mighty ones of the
earth kneeling at the foot of His throne.
But closely allied Is the other fact which
we limited at IN the opening-that we will
not pass this way again. This is our only
opportunity for doing certain things that
ought to be done. On all sides there are
griets we ought to solace, hunger we ought
to feed, cold that we ought to warm, kind
words that we ought to speak generous
deeds we ought to perform All that Won
and i do toward making this world better
and happier we must do very soon or
never do at all. Joshua and his troops
never came hack over the way thew were
marching toward the crossing of the Jor-
dan. The impress of the sandal or the
bare feet of each soldier showed in what
direction he was going, but never did the
impress OF the sandal OF any one of them
show that he had returned We are all
facing eternity to come. There is no re-
treat. Alertness and fidelity would not be
so important If we could truthfullv saw.
Il viii be back here again. The things /
neglect now 1 Will do the next time / come.
/ VIII be relncarnated, and / will resume
ms earthly obligations. Having then more
know.sdge than l have now, / Will dis
charge my earthly duties better than 1
can now, discharge them. do not give
solemn farewell to these obligations and
opportunities, but a smiling and CHEEKY
goodbye until see them again. No
we cannot say that. There will be no rev
and corrected edition of the volume OF our
earthly lie. After we make exit from the
stage at the close of the fifth act we can
not re-cnter.
How many millions Of people have lived
and died ! know not. but of all tho human
race who have gone only seven persons
that now think OF have returned the son
OF NE widow at Zarephath, the young man
OF Main, the rulers daughter, Tabitba
tutychus, Lazarus and Christ. Among all
the. ages to come ] do not suppose there
VII he one more who will return to this
HE. having once left it,
AT TINS point L ask you to notice the
TACT that my text does not call attention
to the crossing OF the Jordan but to the
way leading thereto. We all think much
OF Our crossing Of the Jordan when the
march of our life is ended. but put too liz.
tic emphasis ON the way that leads to the
crossing What YOU and / need most to
care about is the direction of the road we
are travelling. We need have no fear Of
the crossing II we come to 10 i'm the right
way. In other words, VIC need not care
about death il our life has hccn what it
ought to be. We viii die right if we live
right.
What an absurdity 81 would have been
for Joshua and his men to have asked
e0cn other questions like these: How can
we cross the Jordan II we get thore2 win
not the water be too deep 90 allow us to
wade! VIII we not all nc so saturated
th1c we may lose our lives bv exposure?
How many OF US can swim? Had We bet.
ter not wait until the annual frcshet has
subsidcd No such folly did they com
NIT They were chiefly anxious about the
way that they had mot passed before
and were ignorant OF and 10 keep thcr
eyes on the golden covered acacia box.
wing mounted, which was the ark Of the
covenant.
O nearer. stop hothcrinc about y7ur exit
from sub,unary sceresi By Che grace of
God get Your heart righ5 and then go
ON 10 the b1ak on this side OF the river. /
think YOU can trust Him to take YOU from
bank 90 bank. from tho willows ON this
side the stream 10 the palms on the other
side, from the lost kiss of Borrowing ones
on this side TO the welcome, sanity. cheru-
bic. seraphiC, dcifc on the other side.
Oae Easter morning NJ agena. tho Mar
shall OF France. appeared with $1,000
armed men on the heights above Che town
of Fcidklrch There were no arms to dc.
fend the town, and the inhabitants were
Wild with terror Then the Old dean of
the church cried ont. My brothers. this
is Easter day. We have been depending
on orr own strength, and that fails Let
as turn TO God Ring the bells and have
service az usual Then the bells rsnv
out sweetiy and mivhuly from the church
towers of Feldkirch and the people
thronRed TO tho houses Of prayer for wor-
ship The sound Of the bells made tho en-
envy think that the Austrian army had
and his 5000 soldiers reiterated Bv me
lime the bells had stopped ringing there
was not ono soldier in sight So put your q
trust in God. and when hosts of troubles
and temptations march for your over
throw ring all the bells of hope and faith Z