Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-11-02
For the Model Americah Courier.
FAITH AND FIRMNESS.
A TALE OF TRUTH.
BY ANDREW DUNCAN.

"You may be any thing, or do anything,
that you please" said the doctor,--"any-
thing that does not imply physical or NOR
al impossbility. Alllha, you need is faith,
and irmness of purpose. What think you
did the Man of Nazareth mean, when He
said to His disciples, if ye have faith like
grain of mustard seed, we shall say unto
this mountain, remove hence 10 yonder
place, and it shall remove: and nothing
shall be impossible unto you"
81 don't know" said Robert Hudson. 81
am not much of theologian and there ap.
pears to be something dark about that say
ing"
"Not at ALL" said the Doctor; ait is as
plain as any passage in the Book; it is a
frst.rate common sense text, true to the
very letter."
"Do you suppose then that men can re-
move noun tains?"
"No doubt of it, 6guratively speaking
for it is figurative language"
"How do you know that"
because Christ never spoke of doing
anything literally, that could answer no
good end-never performed miracle, but
for some wise and mercifu purpose. Lit
orally, the text cannot be understood, but
hguratively, il conveys sublime lesson
lesson every day acted upon, and wheth-
err perceived or not, it has been the means
of making many great man, and of do
ing many wonderful things. In short, the
lesson taught in that one text, has been the
great lever by which the world has advanced
from age to age. Faith in a true priuci
pie; with manly perseverance, overcometh
every obstacle; whether that principle be
Of physical or moral character, scientific
or religious. Had Fulton possessed no
more faith in the powers of steam than did
the world around him, how long before ri.
vers, lakes, and oceans wave would been
traversed,
Without sail or oar, 'gainst winds and tides"
That which would have been absolutely
impossible without faith, by faith, resting
on truth, has been triumphantly success.
full. When the railroad was first project
ed, the faithess were ready with their ia
vorile, 'Impossiblep The deep ravene and
the mountain barrier were in the way; but
faith said, The mountain barrier must be
broken through-the valley must be exalt-
ed, the rough places made smooth, and the
crooked places straight and it was done.
Next came the man Morse, saying he could
send message thousand miles, and re-
ceive an answer in five minutes He was
considered 'noon-mQd;' but the man had
discovered scientific truth, and the ridi,
cule of the infidel could not shake his faith
Difficulties were in the way, but, sustained
by a sublime confidence, he met and con,
quered all. Not only has mountains beer
removed, and valleys exalted, but time sno
space are all but anhihilated. Such has
been the triumphs of faith, resting upor
true principles, that the man is both bolo
and ignorant, who now talks about impos
si6iiities. Those gigantic proofs Of the
power and efficacy of faith, are not solita
ry---they only appear more striking on &C
count of their magnitude. and the might,
results that have followed every inch o
progress made by the most obscure indi
vidual, is in consequence Of the same prin
ciple. l am acquainted with many men
who ten years ago could not command tn
; second dollar, now living in opulence, an
some who ten years ago hardly knew III