Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-29

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the second time from looking toward
the sea, and said, "Thero is nothing" &c
again. said Elijah, and continued his ierve"l
prayer.
The old Carmelite, finding that the proph-
ct would consume no more time In listening
10 his murmuring and complaining, addressed
himself TO the servant Of Elijah. whom he fol-
lowed back and forth. as he went, now TO
look toward the sea, and then TO report TO his
master the result Of his observation.
"Servant of Elijah, while your master is
praying for rain, and you are looking out tor
evidences of its coming, it is my duty to
warn you Of the evils you are likely TO brlng
on the house Of Israel. Not that ] am oppo-
sed to rain, for ] think well Of it that is. real
rain, such as Israel had in the days of Old
All, if we could have such rains now as they
had IN the days of Moses, ana Joshua, ard
Samuel, | should be among the first to well
come and rejoice in them. Those were bless
ed rains and blessed days to Israel. D, II
Elijah would only pray for such rains as they
had then, how heartily would unite win
him and hold up his hands but these tran
silent modern rains that he is praying for, the
fact is, | cannot abide them"
Seruant.-And is not rain now essentially
The same thing that it was in the days OF Mo-
SEES, and Joshua, and Samuel? must eau
ton you in my turn; beware Of that spirit
which euloeizts the prophet that is dead. and
persecetes the prophet that is living. Think
not to cxalt Moses while you scowl at Eli
jah, for one spirit animated both.
Carmehie.-Not at all f; not at all ; the rains
in the time of Moses and the fathers, were
widely different from what they are OF late.
| can enurnerate a dozen evils connected with
modern rains, that all good men must de-
plore.
iSerrant.-Let me hear them.
CdrmeHte.-W Well, in the first place, rain
in modern times does not come MS II ought to
come it ought TO come as IA blessing the
face Of heaven should be mild and smiling,
and calculated TO inspire the hearts OF men
with cheerful ess ard JOY; then all could
welcome the rain with perfect unaniml'y, and
the serenity and harmony OF families and
neiuhborhoods would not be interrupted hy
it. Instead Of this. | have seen the black
cloud roll up its pitchy volumes in the north
west, and throw its terrible shadow across
the heavens-earth was shroudrd in dark
ness. its pale inhabitants quaked with terror.
and many have been driven to absolute dis
traction. Yes, these evils | have seen IN con-
n|ection with modern rains.
=. w men the IdlIl utNNfllbFus ~ N'' nv
come in soft and gentle Oscillations, so as
gradually to water the earth to make 1t bring
forth and bud but | have seen 1t violently
poured down from the rent cloud in foaming
cataracts, so as to tear up the earth, wash oil
the soil, and do great injury.
3. Many modern rains have brought from
the clouds such an Immense discharge of wd-
ter, that the streams were swollen above their
banks, the plains were ovrrflown, fences.
stacks of corn, focks and herds, have been
swept away and destroyed it was all done
by rain. Such calamities were never known
to happen in dry weather.
4. | have also known, along with modern
rains. gusts of wind that unroofed buildings.
Frustrated the fruit trees, and strewed the
face of the country with havoc and devasta-
ion: can any one deny that these are great
evils7
5. 1t is also we'll known that, in connec-
ton with modern rains, there have been Hash
es of lightning and peals of thunder OF awful
character; the tall oak and the majestic CO.
dar have been shivered to atoms; the barn
and the mansion house have been set on frr
and burned to the ground, and in many cases
human life has been destroyed in a moment
Who would not prefer perpetual drought tt
| rains attended with such immense evils +
Nor is this all for,
6. | nave known modern rains to come
| quite out of season, and the ripe harvest wal
greatly injured. and the mown grass was to
tally destroyed by excessive and unseasona
BILE rains; and further,
7. | have observed, with an accuracy tina
could not be mistaken, that rains, after al
that has been said in their favor, actually nour
ish rank and n%oXious weeds. Yes, thorns
~thistles, briars, brambles, and innumerabl
pernIcious plants, are unqnestionabIy nouriSh
ed by rain. In proof Of this, see how cIeaI
the fields are now, not a hurtful weed to b
seen within the whole lnclosUre. All, 1t |
because We have had nc rain for three year
and a half to make such weeds grow an
thrive. That is the true reason.
~Seruant-But the heat is all turned u
too. The scorching drought that has destroy
ed the weeds has also consumed every vege
table.
CdrmeAte.-Well, well, | am not talkini
of wheat, | AIN not speaking of the noxlou
weeds that rain produces, but, as you men
ton wheat, ! will tell what ! have observe
on that subject, and this will be epii, numbe
8. The rain, If it makes the wheat grow
makes the chGf grow too. | have noticed i
, seasons when we had rain, that in close cor
. nectlon with the wheat there were quantitIe
, of chatf; not a grain of wheat could you fin,
but there was chat on The very same stall
, Let the advocates of rain deny this if tine
can. And further,
8. Modern rains are very transient in the
influence. ! have seen the ground becOu
:. as dry, "A few weeks or months after the rail
: as il was before it fell. / tell you this is OF
v of my strongest objections to modern rains
n they are tranSient-the ground will actual
" get dry after it has been moistened by theI
d SerCant.-Ihen you need another Shove
Cdrmehte.- All, there is where you a
wrong. If we had the ,ight kind of raj
Is its influence would not pass away SO sooI
~ rain did not dry up thus in the days of NJ
iv ses and the fathers"
Serpant.-I have read the history of NJ
h. ses; and if you will compare Exodus XIV, l.
ID Is, with the oath verses of the same cha
or ter, and the Sd and 4lh verses OF chapter, x
OF YOU will find there were some sudden A