Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-30

the community he shared equally their
Joys. He broke up several funerals,
but never a feast. He promoted the
right kind OF festlvity. He came TO
increase our Joys and diminish our
sorrows, and he knows as no other
does how to make our very sorrows
channels OF Joy. We are not surprised.
therefore, to find him az a marriage
feast mingling with the people and
showing forth the glory Of his social
nature.
2. We See the Glory Of His Power.
Il was quietly displayed; no out
ward show. He simply willed and
Il was done. The conscious water
saw its Lord and blushed," Such Is
the glory OF Christ's power to-day. It
displays itself, not in the tempest. the
earthquake or the fire, but in the
still small voice. The great powers
Of nature are invisible and inaudible
We wonder at laundering Niagara,
and yet the vital forces OF the forest
draw up much more water than pours
over Niagara falls. The quiet work
| Ing OF nature that lifts the cloud and
distills the rain, giving life and beauty
to meadow. field and flower, displays
the true glory OF God. The heavens
declare his glory by quietly shining.
and the armament showeth his handi'
work without making ado over II.
). We See the Glory Of His sympathy.
sympathy with the embarrassed
and perplexed. Here was family
with more guests than they expected.
and their supplies ran short. The Lord
comes Just in time to relieve their ON.
barrassment. II suggests to us that
Christ is ever sympathetic with the
little worries and perplexities Of
life. II is easier TO bear a great
calamity than these little irritations.
| Stanley said that he did not fear the
lions and tigers OF the African forest
as much as the "jiggers" and the ants.
They killed more men than the saw
ages.
4. We See the Glory Of His Method.
The worlds method is to give the
best wine first and keep the worst for
the last. We see that in the expe'
rience OF the drunkard. He has a
time of jollity and what he calls hap
piness for a few years. but the end Is
delirium tremens. death, the good
wine first, the bad last. How forCibiy
this was illustrated in the life OF
I.andseer. the great animal painter
man before whose works OF genius
people in the art galleries OF Europe
stand to-day In rapt admiration. Near
TO close OF his life h" went around
from place TO place with swollen nose
and bleared eyes, the pity OF friends
and the scorn OF enemies. Byron
gave the worlds version when he
wrote:
MY DAYS are in the yellow leaf;
The flower. the fruit OF life Is gone.
The worm. the canker and the grief
Are mine alone.
Beau Brummel" put II in not
quite so poetical form, when, atte'
he had danced with princesses and
frittered away his life. he pointed &c
a dog lying in the sun, and said: 81
wish I was that dog These mer
OF the world had the good vine hrs
and the bitter dregs last. Christ ma!
require OF us self-denial. toll. struggle
patience. There may come into on
lives sickness and death. We MAJ
have truly a hard time OF e.; but, de
pend upon Il. the good time will come
TO the Christian. and these severe eH
periences will make the coming glor!
all the brighter. In what striking con
trast with the sentiments OF Byron
and Brummel Is the experience o
Paul: IL have fought good night
have finished my course. hav'
kept the faitIs< henceforth there 4
laid up for me crown OF righteous
ness" The "henceforth' Is the Chris
tlan's good wine. His life may be
battle TO fght. a race TO run. a eharg
10 keep; but victory will crown III
battle: the prize Is at the end OF tn
race. and the Well doae" from III
Masters lips will make us glad tina
we kept the charge committed to us.