The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-04-19

ple OF the I.Ord, even over israel IN
an instant Jehu's opportunity was Civ
en- him Thus il is with most strong
men. They must labor In obscuriiy for
years. They must do barrack duty IN
Ramoth gilead They must pave their
way for success 10y the hardest the
bitterest. the most grinding. work, and
then when the opportunity comes they
must grasp II at the instant, else il VIII
be gone from them forever.
But as we hear the onrushing wheels
of this war chariot there is another
lesson we learn from this furious driv-
er. At every plunge of his horses !
see the drivers face become more stern
and set. As / climb into that chariot
and stand beside him | hear jehu NUT
ter. Eyes. / viii grasp that throne. !
will get il az once. But it viii be nee
essary TO make il secure. / VIII kill
the king and his mother. Then must
Kin an the princes Of the royal blood.
Then | will Kill all the leading men Of
this country who were friends Of the
late king. Yes; | will kill them all.
All who might be menace TO my
throne / will STAY" But one may
ask. "Jehu. is that right? Does God
want thee 10 do thusT With that the
flashing eyed chariOteer turns upon us
look of scorn as he answers: Coli
Who is God? God may place me upon
the throne. but ii will bee my right arm
and sword that will keep me there.
Any man who may menace my author
ity must die. am king
Now. what do / learn from the muir
ders and crimes of iris ancient Jehu,
who would STAY men and women and
children if thereby he thought he could
hold his crown with more easei Why,
simply thls-the higher "a man goes In
life the greater temptations he has TO
bear. Unless we take Christ with us
I'm our temporal properties we shall
surely fail spiritually. As far as ] can
make out. Jehu was a square, true man
until he was anointed king Of Israel.
but no sooner did prosperity come TO
him than he was swept by temptation
| Of his feet O man, yOu who are now
doing barrack duty I'm Ramoth gilead.
| beware If you attempt TO go To the
ROYAL palaces Of Jezreel without Christ.
Beware when you begin TO win iinan-
cial and temporal success. II you do
not cling close TO Jesus. your spiritual
/ fan will be as complete as was that OF
Jehu.
Oh. the awful temptations " sue
cess, Who i'm his own strength can
withstand them? Not one. not one.
An old proverb tells Us that "many %
man going up the hill Of prosperity
meets his soul coming down Mr.
Spurgeon teaches this truth by the op-
posite symbol: MANY horses fall at
the bottom of the hill because the driv-
or thinks the danger is past and the
need Of holding the reins with firm
grip less pressing. So it is often with
MS when we are not specially tempted
10 overt sin" That simile In plain
/ English means: Many a man when 90
ing through the financial struggles Of
obscurty. many man doing the daily
tasks Of ordinary work. may bc out
wardly honest and true But give
Iohu a throne-what them Let him
move his chariot and drive from
Ramoihgile to Jezreel, then that
man. intoxicated by fame or success,
throws all his integrity and purity and
Justice to the four winds. o ye meu
who are moving out Of your cottages
into your mansions. o We merchants
who are now coming your gold. %
We women who are pushing into the
front ranks Of social success. Read ,he
tragedy of Jehu. Read about thu
brusque soldier who became a TEN
poral king. hut a spiritual pauper