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PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSENGER, FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1881.
A Word to the Girls.
“ A Long Journey.” .
Arthur Sullivan.
• ing soil. Then 1 discover that the
whole journey #f the believer is “ por
What, detest the care to be spotless
We never- may count the j>ainted
There is hardly a boy or girl in this
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tioned. out ” to him, and that th^ dark
country who does not know some of and trodden hearts under the feet of as a lily, sweet and fresh as lavender,
Sometimes we have an experience tunnel on the road is just as suiely the tunes in Pinafore by heart—few, the world'-s great caravan. Now and a blessing tp those who see her,apart
in life that seems like walking through appointed wisely as is the most indeed, among our readers 'fcho have then a stray b^of human sentiment of all fair and comely scenes, instead
a long, dark tunnel. The chilMng air Mowery mead or the happiest walk not heard the Opera—and all will be like the following stops the rough of something discordant, mat ring
and the thick darkness make it hard over the- “Delectable Mountains.” interested in hearing something about travel for an instant; and then the them? I refuse to, believe it of any
walking, and the constant wonder is Nay. more. When wb reach heaven, the composer of that delightful music. crowd sweeps on«. The Detroit Pod | girl who Yeads this. I Now let the
why we are compelled to tread so i'we maj’ discover that the richest and
Arthur Sullivan is a bright-eyed, and Tribune tells this simple story of | Wise Blackbird drop a bit of wisdom
gloomy a path, while others are in the deepest and most profitable-exper- dark-haiied man thirty-ee.ven years a little coffin and its only mourner:
in your ears which \fill take the
open day of health and happiness , iences we had in this world were of age. . When quitejt,little fellow he
When one of the trains to this city harshness out of every disagreeable
#z We can only fix our eyes on tbe those which were gained in the very was a choir-boy in the chaj»el of St. came in at midnight a few nights ago, duty in life. In beginning a task,
bright lighteat the end óf*tbe tunnel, [ roads from which we shjAlfc back •James’s ’Palace in London, and at an old man was found sleeping in one ’never under any circumstances con
and we comfort ourselves with the with dread. The bitter cups we tried i thirteen years he had made such pro of" the seats.
sider how easily it Can be done, but
thought that every step we take to push away contained the medicines gress in musical studies that he Com
“ I say, old man !” yelled the con •how well it can be, you find it grow
brings us nearer to the joy and the we most needed: The hardest lessons posed an anthem that was sung in ductor, “ git out of this ; do you hear ? ing easier day by day. At last every
rest that lies at the end of the way. that we learn are those which teach the chapel before the Queen. On, This .. Is L Detroit. If j««-v
you ve got , any thing seems to come right to your
• Extinguish the light of Heaven that . us the most and best tit us for service th is-occasion, he relates, with.a merry : friends, they’ll be looking for you. v
hand, and all things conspire to help
gleams in the distance, and this tun- \ here and glory hereafter. It is the twinkle in his eyes, the, Bishop of: “Where’s Gracie?”
you. A girl of twelve should know
nel of trial would become a horrible ■ easiest thing in the world to obey London pafted him on the head, and j “ Who ?’ asked the. conductor, re h.ow to mend nicely both stockings
tomb! Some of us are passing! Clod when he commands us to do. gave hinx ten shillings. At the age of covering his official Voice,
j and. clothes, and to cut and make
through just such an experience how. what we like and to trust him «when fourteen, Arthur Sullivan won the
“Little Gracie—grandpa’s little most articles she wears. There an
We can adopt the ^plaintive language the path is all sunshine. The real Mendelssohn Scholarship in the Royal [ pet! I brought her with me. Is she plenty of girls whVcan do this now
of the Psalmist, atal cry out: “ Thy victory, of faith is to trust God in the Academy of Music, being the young- | j there ?' ?”
but every giri ought to do it. A
hand pvesseth us sore ; .as for the light dark and through the dark. Let us est of those who tried for it, and was — J‘ Ijguess he is not wide awake yet,” small book might bo written on the
of our eyes, it also is gone from us ; be assured of this, that, if the lesson sent to Leipsic, in Germany, to study said tfie curious passenger. “ Suppose care of clothes, but I will only tell
we are ready to haltt(and our sorrow and the rod are of his appointing and under the most famous musicians of you help him to his feet.”
you a few labor-saving hints:
that .his all-wise love has engineered
is continually before us.”
Instead ol brushing the dust from
Conductors are experts in helping
the time. .
* One of the most trying features of the deep tunnels of trial on the
Stimnge though it may seem, the people to their feet, and this one was I a gown, or the mud from a drabbled
ou^teial is that we cannot diseoveR* heavenward ivad, he will never, desert name■* of the cpmjxjsjr . of Pinafore no exception to the rule. He took Bounce, inch by inch, take yoyr dress
2 ”- th^Fwhy ” or the ' wherefore’’of our i a» during the discipline. The'vital
first became known I q - a sacred ora the old man by' the coat collar and out on clean, short grass, aft.er the
special' affiictions.
Our Heavenly ' thing for us is, not to deny and desert
torio, called the Prodigal Son, Since stood him up, but he sank down the dew is off, and holding by the shoul-
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r *
. Father did not consult us before the lorn
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ders, sweep and beat it against the
Let us also keep in mind that the that time Mr. Sullivah has written next moment limp and 'motionless,
trial came, and he does not explain to
other oratorios, as well as a great , ^ust then a depot-hand came in.
sward, turning that'all sides of the *
us why he’sent it His ways are not chief object of the discipline is to many songs that are sung everywhere;
every where; : “The baggage-master wants to skirt awill touch the ground. The
our ways, nor his thoughts our develop character and to improve the and there is hardly a hymn-book ' know what you’re goin’ to dp with | grass acts as a tine soft brush, taking
thoughts; nay, tney are the very graces of his children. Whom he that does not contain several hymns
that little deal box over there. He j out the dust, and freshening every
opposite. The mgetery of the pro loveth he -chastises, and correcteth by this same great musician. The
don
’t want |ny of that kind left over, part, while it does not we>r dresses as
vidence perplexes and staggers us. every son whom he receiveth. Every composer j)f Pinafore has followed up
and
there’s no direction on it'but a hairfbrush or whisk-broom does.
For exaimple, I open my daily journal, branch that bareth not fruit he his success in that opera with two
“
Gracie
”—
1 Lawn dresses and grenadines areXce
and read that the Bishop of Jerusa pruneth it, that it may bring forth others (also commencing with a P),
freshed safely in- this way when a
“
That
’
s
her!
”
said
the
old
man,
lem, whom I left a few months ago in more fruit. “ Why do you cut that the Pirate# of Penzance and Patience,
brush would fray them. The flounces
and
he
stood
up
feebly.
“
Take
me
|
the prime of vigorous health and wide pomegranate bush so cruelly ?” said a and it is said that -he is-already at
and
plaitings- of silk are thoroughly
there.
We
’
re
going
a
long
journey
—
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(. usefulness, is cut off in the midst of gentleman to his gardener. The an work upon yet another one. -
dusted,
and the hems of drabbled
Gracie
an
d
me
;
a
long,
long
journey,
I
_ his days.__ Ail his preparatory train- swer was ; “ Because it is all running
It may be said that comic operas but it don’t «eem as if I knew the | wateY-proof cloaks are cleansed with-
ing for his office by eighteen years of to useless leaves, and I want to make arc very light work for a great
j out the disagreeable need of touching
way right clear.”
missionary life comes to naught. This it bear." Ah I it is a keen knife that musician to devote himself to; but
They
took
him
into
the
depot
and
them with the hand. I never saw
very day I am called for the sixth our Divine Gardener often employs, those which Arthur Sullivan has com
laid him on one of the benches and the lightest frock stained or worn in
time in a few years to bury the dead and he often severs the very heart posed are the best of their kind, and
put his carpet-bag under his head, but; the least by grass.
strings
by
his
discipline
;
but
“
after-
from a- certain Christian household.
the man who makes people glad- stilLhe fretted for bis “ little Gracie—
I’our-boiling water through fruit-
This time it is the head of the house tvard it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto hearted does as much good as he who
his pet,” [and at last they consoled stains until they disappear, holding
them
that
have
been
exercised
there
that is'taken and the children are left
makes them wise.-#//«r/rr’s Young him by telling him she was resting, tbe spot stretched firmly. Carry a
to orphanage. Beside me now sits a by, even the fruit Af righteousness. People.
was asleep, and must not be dis- j needle threaded with cotton or silk,
mourning mother, whpse aching heart God has a great many crucibles foY
turbed.
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' to match your dress, and you are
—
After
all
the
counsel
we
can
get
his
gold,
where
he
may
refine
’
it.
cannot understand why a beloved
The little “ box,” with Gracic writ ready for accidents. Darn thread
from
those
who
are
wisest,
and
who
There
is
so
much
alloy
of
pride
and
child is snatched away, when she
ten upon it in lead pencil, was safe gloves, which are always dropping
seemed the most indispensable to the self-will, or covetousness, or sinful love us most dearly, the final decision
enough with the other “ freight,’’ and , stitches like Jacob’s-ladder, with
as
to
our
personal
duty
must
rest
idolatry
in
genuine
Christians
that
happiness of the home. Every week
the old man slept peacefully at last. ; ravelings of old gloves.. In the pre-
a pastor has to confront these mys they require the “ fining-pot ” and the with ourselves. It is for us to say
Some kind soul threw a rug over him 1 i sent fashion of wealing mittens you
what
it
is
best
for
us
to
do
—
all
furnKce.
Sometimes
prosperity
is
teries in the dealings qf a Godot love.
near morning, and asked him what can prolong the usefulness of long-
To the torturing question “ Whyxdoes ten-fold more damaging to us than things considered —in every emer
train he was waiting for, but all the ’ ' wriated gloves when the finger-tips
gency.
This
is
the
teaching
of
revela
sharp
adversity.
A
fit
of
sickness
God lead me into this valley of the
answer he made was a feeble wear out, by cutting them off evenly
tion
and
of
experience,
of
clearly
in
may
do
more
for
soul-health
than
shadow of darkness ?” we can only
“ Thank’ee ;»cs!l me at sunrise. We're" i at the lower joint, hefniuing the edges
reply: “ Even so, Father, for so it years of bodily strength and comfort. spired and of purely practical teach
going a long journey, Gracie and me.” i with ravelings, and pressing them
ers
Mo'es
said,
”
Thou
shalt
not
fol
To
all
my^readers
who
are
wonder
seems good in Ihy sight.” We áre
He was called at sunrise by a voice j with a hot iron when you have a neat
low
the
multitude
to
do
evil.
”
Paul
ing
why
a
loving
God
has
subjected
brought into the tunnel, however we
that
none may refuse, i and when a 1 P*>r ot Nell Gwynne gloves.— Wide
went
farther,
and
suggested
that
it
is
• shrink back. There is no retreat; them so often to the furnace, my only
flood of -rosy light shone into, the \ Awake.
not
right
to
let
the
multitude
settle
Answer
is
that
God
otrn#
you
and
me,
we have nothing left to us but to
dreary room he was up and away—
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grasp the very hand that brought us apd he has a right to do with us just the question of what is evil. “ Let „„
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—Among the Jews in olden time—
gone
on
his
long
journey.
Oulv
the
if
•
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.
.
,
, .
every
man
be
fully
persuaded
in
hi»
there and push forward. Like Buny as he pleases. If he wants to keep his
worn
out
body
was
there,
and
yester
men
mind
”
—
on
points
of
his
duty
—
an s Pilgrim, we can only say : “ I see silver over a hot Hame, until he can
Jews of to-day—the " idea prevailed
not but that my road to H éaven fieth see his own-countenance refiected in is I’aul’s injunction. Solomon gives day it was laid with “ little Gracie ” | that it was requisite to advance the
the metal, then he has a right to .do a reason for this personal settling of in the strangers lot at Mount Elliott, length of at least ‘ two doort ’ within
through this very valley.”
personal duties, in his reference to the unknown, yet possibly in as “ sure
a synagogue before settling to prayer.’
. 5 Just in such trying, hours it is that so< It is the Lord, it is my loving
absolute
separateness of every in hope of a gracious resurrection ” as if
It is a pity that that custom docs not
the Adversary assails us most fiercely. teacher, it is my Heavenly Father;
dividual soul. “ The heart knoweth marked by 30 feet of monumental .
■prevail with attendants at all Chris
He stirs up in our hearts bitter let him do what seemeth to him good.
his own bitterness fas no one else can clay.— Ex.
tian prayer meetings. It would have
thoughts against God. He points us He will not lay on one stroke in
know it]; and a stranger doth not in
a wonderful effect^in warming up the
to the actual and realized loss, and cruelty or a single one that he cannot
termeddle with (cannot enter into]
Toilet Set.
social atmosphe
tells us that Heaven is utterly unseen give me grace to bear. Life’s school
of the gathering,
his
joy.
”
All
by
himself
each
soul
One
of
the
gr
__ ___ r or bar-
__
and no one comes« back to assure us of days and nights will soon be over.
hindrance«,
A very pretty toilet set is made of
must, at times, be depressed, and, at
its reality. And so he endeavors, Pruning-time will soon be ended. The
riers,
to
a
g^pdprayer-meeting,
is
the
times, be uplifted, must delight and the checked crash toweling. Cut
with devilish suggestions, to blow out cruoiblea will not be needed in
number
of
eiu
front
seats
—
which
must suffer, must live and must die; your mats the size you desire to fit
heaven.
such lamps of divine promise as we
often are as a great gulf fixed between .
Se, to all my fellow-sufferers who and " then every one of us shall givi^ your bureau, flowing for a hem An
have, to shatter every stall’ that we
the leader and his little Hock. The
are threading their way through the account of himeelf to God.” It is be inch wide. Draw the threads close to
■carry, and to make the pathway of
common
idea, in the average church
tunnels of trial, I would say : Tighten cause of our separateness from every hem and hemstitch all round. Then
trial the in^re dark and desperate
prayer
meeting,
seems to be for the
your loins with the promises and keep other soul in our inneimost experien leave a plain space of | inch. Then
than before. This is not poetry; it
early
comers
to
get
as near the door
the strong staff of faith well in hand. ces and id bar ultimate accountabili draw threads until you have a space
is the actual trial to which tbe faith
as
possible,
and
for
those who come
Trust God in the dark. We are safer ty, that it behooves us to recognize of j or ] inchesZ Take ribbon the
of thousands of God’s people is at this
later
to
get
behind
them. If you
with him in the dark than without our individual responsibility for our width of the space drawn, run it in
moment subjected.
Under these
want
to
help
the
prayer
meeting, fill
him in the sunshine. He will not individual conduct, and to be rightly over and under alternately, taking up
• severe experiences, more than one
up
that
row
of
front
seats
to begin
suffer thy foot to stumble. His 10J independent accordingly. The quaint threads of, J inch space-each time.
“* Christian hsa been sorely tempted to
with.
At
all
events
“
advance
the
aad his staff never break. Why he advice of Henry Vaughan is as timely Finish the corners where the open
turn infidel and to “ choose death
length
of
at
least
two
doors
"
wijhin
'brought us here we know not now, to us all to-day as it was to any one square occurs with a bow of ribbon.
rather than life.” I ,
Antique lace, around the edges adds the room “ before settling to prayer.”
.
but shall know hereafter. At the end who read it two centuries ago :
Don’t Be behind the Jews.—»S’. S.
To my own mind there is only one of. the gloomy passage beams the
•• Seek not the same steps with the much to their beauty. This is not an
eolution for these mysteries and only heavenly light. Then comes the ex
crowd; stick thou
expensive set and can be washed by Tune«.
To
tfiy
sure
trot;
a
constant,
humble
—I havWound nothing yet which
one support for these days of terrible ceeding afid eternal weight of glory .'
taking out the ribbon, and then it is
mind
require#'
more courage and inde|>en-
affliction. The only relief 1 can find —Independent.
Is both his own j<Jr, and his Maker's too ; as good as new. The toweling>check-
Lot
folly
duat
it
on,
or
Ins
behind.
dence
than
to rise even a little, but
is in the certainty that this life is not
off with red, and run with ribbon,* is
A. sweet «elf-privacy in a right soul
A Favorite Paper. „
•decidedly,
above
the par of the re
«tho end; but. simply and only the
Untruns the earth, and lines the ut- the prettiest.— £’.<•.
«■oat
pole.
”
.
ligious
world
around
us. Surely the
prepttn'toiy mlutol for .the real and
For judicious editing, select and popular
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Timet,
z
contributors,
and
iprightiy
and
entertain
way
in
which
we
commonly
go on i*
the endless life that is beyond.' The ing reading, the Youd't Cotupanten, ol
—“ Truth and love are two of the
not
the
way
of
self-denial
and
sacri
moment that I accept thi# truth fully Boston, has no superior among tbe youth's
Purge eut the morbid humors of tbe most powerful things in the world;
publications.
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It
has
more
than
two
hun
blood
bv
*
dose
or
two
of
Ayer
’
s
Pills,
and
fice
and
eppss-bearing
which
the
New
and hold it’ firmly, I find solid ground
will
<
dred thousand subscribers, and unques ! yon “
111 bare clearer
heads as well as ami when they both go together they Testament talks of.—Dr. J. W. Alex
for my feet and light for my sorrow- tionably merits its success.
; healthier bodies.
cannot easily be withstood.”
ander.
Trusting God in the Dark.
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