The Watchman And Southron

Yet a Little While.

There is a wondrous healing power in
a little while. A little while and the
tears of childhood give place to smiles
of joy; a little while, and the weariness
of the toiler is exchanged for repose
and refreshment; a little while, and the
hour of temptation is past, and he who
was sore oppressed by the adversary
raises his thanksgiving to God, who
giveth the victory; a little while, and
the power of the oppressor is broken
and deliverance comes to the loyal,
trusting soul; a little while and the bit-
ter days of tribulation are done, and the
heart, tossed, troubled, and discouraged.
finds repose in the providence and grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ; a little while,
and the anguish of bereavement is as-
suaged, the broken heart bound up, the
sorrowing soul made glad, and the dis-
couraged ones go forward in the strength
of God; a little while, and the weary
pilgrimage is ended, the fight is won,
and the victory gained.

'A little while, and ye shall see Me,
said the Saviour to his sorrowing disci-
ples. Yet a little while, and he that
shall come will come and will not tarry,
is the testimony of faith to the strug-
gling, trusting Church.

Let us rejoice in Him who thus gives
us everlasting consolation, and though
the time to us seems long, and the years
seem weary, yet our gracious Lord ever
whispers in our ears, Yet a little while.'
Blessed are they who can trust His pre-
cious word, and can believe that 'our
light affliction, which is but for a mo-
ment, worketh for us a far more exceed-
ing and eternal weight of glory; while we
look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are tempo-
ral, but things which are not seen are
eternal.'-Christian.