Milford chronicle., 1905-09-22
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An Incident OF Thaeksray.
The providing of our everyday want
should be continually acknowledged be
fore God Dr. Taylor told a beautiful
incident about the life Of William NJ
Thackeray. After the author Of ''Vani
" Fair" had finished his American lee
ture tour he was returning home
When the ship was within afew hours
Of Liverpool there was a farewell meet
ing OF the passengers in the main sa
loon. A prominent minister arose and
spoke about as follows: Friends, we
must now part. want to tell you how
much l have enjoyed this trip. 1t i;
a solemn fact to know that most Of
us will never meet again until we as
semble at the judgment seat Of Christ. y
With that Mr.. Thackeray arose and
said: 1T is solemn to think that we
are all to assemble at the judgment
seat of Christ, but it Is even more sol
emn for me to think that every minute
Of every hour of every day God is hold
ing me in the hollow of his hand and is
feeding me and clothing me wherever
l may 60 So, instead Of thinking about
the judgment seat at this time, II my
fellow passengers are willing. l would
like to have our ministerial brother
lead us in prayer and thank God for
the care he has taken Of us during the
last ten days when we have been on
shipboard together. No storm has
wrecked US. No harm has come to U.S.
We shall soon be at home with our
friends" Aye, William NJ. Thackeray
was right. 1t is our duty to think Of
the God of the judgment, but it is
also our duty every day to thank the
God Of the hills who feeds and clothes
us and cares for us each morning and
each noon and each night, whether Fe
are awake or whether we are asleep
Shall we stop here? Was the east
srn herdsman only symbolizing the
of God and the care taking
Of God in the strength and
the power Of the bills? Was he nos
alIusion to the gold and the
silver buried in the depths Of the noun
tains, and to the diamonds hidden in
their subterranean vaults, and to their
many precious, stones, some Of which
st. John in Apocalypse saw in the
walls Of the New Jerusalem? Was he
not using, these stones as the symbol
Of the joy and the peace and the hap
Diness Of this world which comes from
God to those who are living in close
with God? think he was.
believe Amos, the
lerdsmaR, not Only found these sym
Dols of earthly happiness coming from
God by following the miners with their
little lights into the ground, but also
)y following the call of the bird, sing
ng to him. on the top Of some noun
ain ravine or in some hidden glen.
Methinks 1 can follow this sainted
lerdsman as he some autumn day HES
AWAY to the hills. We will call it an
AUTUMN day, for that is the time when
Every tree becomes a flaming torch.
Amos is longing to go of for awhile
md be alone with God. He turns over
lis sheep to, the care Of one Of the
lnder shepherds. He takes his staff
md climbs up the mountain side.
Higher and higher he goes until his
)arched lips call, Drink drink; give
ne drink" He reaches up and pulls
IF a leaf from an overhanging branch.
He twists it into a more beautiful
,halice than was ever handed forth by
he Egyptian cup bearers at PharaOh's
.ourt. Then he stoOps down and lifts
lp the water out Of the gushing spring.
The rocks seem to close in about him.
he seems to. be in a temple, and the
waters at his feet seem to be holy
waters" holy because they have been
.ouched by the finger of God. Then
ne stretches his tired limbs upon a
couch of moss. Then the same bird
hat called him from his herd now
brings to him his companions, and they
1egin to sing. A gentle eyed deer
lokes forth her head from the thcket
md seems to say: @WhO art thou-a
friend or an enemy? Dare / trust my
little fawn in thy sight while quench
ny thirst?v Then the leaves begin to
sway and sigh. That peace of the
woods comes over the happy prophet
IS he says: 'Yes, God has made the
God has made the gold.
God has made the silver and the
precious stones buried here. He has
made the woods Of the mountains, the
trees and the moss, the birds and the
lowers and the brightly colored leaves
He has made the brooks to sing as well
as his feathered songsters. Truly God
Is the God of peace, the God of joy, the
God Of happiness. If man is unhappy,
then it is because as a sinner he is out
IF touch with God" DO you feel that
in the symbols Of the gold, the silver,
the precious stones and the moist, fra
grant leaves of the woods Amos is
speaking today?
The God OF Forgiveness.
The God Of peace of the mountains
s also the God Of forgiveness and par
lon. We see the strong limbed hunter
start forth for the chase. There are
health and vigor in every swing. Or
We see the Alpine climber go forth not
n oonnunr baasf but rIacipr and cliff |