The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
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4. No frogrant of o battle ever sur
vived 80 many battles as the Bible;
no citadel ever withstood so many
hurricanes and was swept by so many
storms. And yet II stands. 1t has
, has been the rise and fall OF Daniels
four empires. Assyria beQueaths a
few mutilated figures to the riches OF
our national museum, Media and
F.! Persia. like Babylon which they con-
, Querec. have been weighed in the ball
anee and long ago found wanting.
f, Greece family survives In its histor-
teal fame. "Tis living Greece no
more" and iron Rome OF the Caesars
has long since ceased to boast. And
yet the book that foretells all still sur
wives. While the nations kings, phil
osophers, systems. institutions, have
/ died away. The Bible engages mems
deepest thought, is examined by keen
est intellect stands revered before the
highest tribunals. Is more read. sifted
and debated, more devoutly loved and
more yehementfy assailed, more de-
Tended and denied, moro industriously
translated and freely given to the
world, more honored and abused than
any other book the world ever saw. II
survives all changes. itself unchanged
II moves all minds, yet is moved by
none; 1t seems ell things decay yet It.
self is incorruptible: 1t sees myriads
of other books engulfed in the stream
OF time, yet is borne along until the
mystic angel plants II foot in the sea
and swears by him that liveth that
time shall be no more. With Isaiah
We say: IAN flesh n grass and al The
goodness thereof is a flower OF the
fielt. The grass withereth, the flow
er fadeth. but the word OF God shall
stand forever"
You know the grievances that be-
set your path. the shadow that hangs
over your own home, the fears, often
groundless it is true, OF impending
cslamities that disturb you, but you
cannot lift the curtain that conceals
your neighbours misfortunes; the door
will not swing back to reveal the skel-
eton in their closets; and you cannot
realize that every one is loaded as
you are; and every home. however
charming to the outward has yet
within, trials as severe az your own
and heart aches that would make
yours seem light In comparison. We
each have our own peculiar troubles
as we have our own countenaRces and
our own hobbies, and we cannot es-
cape them.
A cheerful atmosphere Is important
to a happy home life. II is hard for
rhfldran IN 10 eyood ,ybap tbaw "a Nv
posed TO an incessant hailstorm OF
fault finding from their parents. It is
very difficult for a wife to maintain
q calm and charmingly sweet de-
meanor when her husband is critical
or sullen, anc takes all her tender eff
forts with difficult appreciation.
Married couples would be happier II
home troubles were kept within the
four walls OF the home; IL each would
remember that the other was a human
being. and not an angel, and II hus-
bands and wives would sometimes re-
member they were once sweethearts
and lovers and should be 30 always.
You want your wife to be cheerful
and brighten your life all she can
Very gooc and now as help toward
this end, suppose you try to be cheer
full and shed few rays OF brightness
upon her pathway.
The power to be true helper Of
others, bonder of broken hearts, a
comforter of sorrow is the most di-
vine Of all endowments.
Many man wants more vim In his
home paper. when at the same time he
is carrying few dollars worth of its
vim in his pocket.