Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-12-14
Mis;.ce!iIany.
For rHE ENQUIRER.
Thoughts for the Thinker NO. XIV.
1904 Tho Last OF the Series. IL


Itis 4 beautiful theugls of God. tha.
by the objects and incidents in His ma
serial universe. he is supplying the de-
fective capacities Of language ~ h medi
nm 81 truth. Events and things may
have great ., mboIic OF Illustrative power.
One cannot 60 anaiss for nm !, stance. The
quiet. but e,i,ileas spell Of polar atirac-i
ion for example, how SWEET an emblem
II the charm holding Love sieadfast 10
Us fealiy. Adjacen, oibs spnkle in Equal
',ls. re With the north star. The nights
KY is gsmncd xish constellated glory
Si,ius and A'ctarus, and Proeyon. and
Rlgrl WOO the .,emnlo. > magnet by tl,tir
hloLbing spiendor. rel turns il no, aside
ter all their fascination. EVENT. dsdec-
led By violence from iss fxrd point. tie
conss,si.st is no sooner abated than ii
>weeps hack with in.tant passionate haste
TO rs own gentle lhde Star.
One summ,r' day al nighlfall. ia heavy
cone inusness at frailly and weakness i,
heart. stood watching the sunset strug>
Cling ai;h clonds-wa,chiHg The night
shadow, like deaths wirg stretching it,
SELF over all beauty and joy Of earth. l
thought Of lie my site conditions, at the
strange conflict within ns---aroand U.S.
light with darkness- good with evil. God
,.ving the flower stem with his light
nings--.ollmg upon a werm The thunder
Of bis power. thought cf time - the
s,euA IL ilderirg st,ife 1--WE always
telling in the cor s'luction of our schem.s Q.
earnest. ard deyotsd---as rational mind
can be only in achievement Of what il
deem true and lasting good.
II harm befalls. il any irtach occurs
losk! nov carefully with csaseless en-.
dcays / and profuse outlay We repair the
waste. and col6 m The weakened fabric.
Meantime God sitting calm 10 HIS eter-
nal patience. and ii,tini,e soserei snty.
touches our work with his finger and 4,
| snmbl -brrathes on our flowers and
they wilt--undeimine our foundations
vi.h driuge and flashes across our per-
| .haLle good the shcettd ii me Of cons
| sun ing lribulation. s
| What means this enigma Why IS
che poo, heart bowed 81, and searched
| by slormy i.isl2 Why does God sliat>
ter iss humble expectanci,s and destroy
80 OF settled purpose the hopes Of man !?
Musing thus, 1 was awakened b. sud.
den noise of impe.ucus wind. The an>
cry gust rushing before small but dalk-
linz thunder cloud smots without wsTns
ing the unsxpectant earth, whining i,s
dust il swift lumult. lrveling it, plant
heritage. roaring againat il hill sides and
through iss sturdy woods. Nigh me .
huge elm cooling its faint leaves in The
dewy twilight. had seemed in massive
beauty with liz myriad arms outreaelr>
ing toward heaven, % stand n mediia-
tive reverence, aware Of God. Now,
stricken through. Ill ia branches BY the
squat, and wrung "a By invisible giant
hands. IL bent. il groaned. il wrilhed. lis
Tortured boughs inie,cha6ng and ll,resh-
ing each other IS il blindsst confusion Of
misery. Another momeR. and calm suc,
cseded the pbi,lwind. calm - il ma
lures heart stood still. The great elm.
| free Of its dreadful spniler again, Was mo-
tionlsss - before, only now lie hushed
quiet seemed thai ef gratitude too deep
| Tor u.terance i.s broad and isafy palms
s.read IN silence towa,d The. sky--ihe
yoiceless acknowledgment Of Jehovah.
o. s,rnggling, tempted life-whesher 81
sonIless vegetation, or 81 sensient man----
1 II Iii INV hnfEsfin0a and endurance ale
lessons 81 wisdom Tor me. The
cold 1rmpess az 4 rock shaft against the
storm would not have reused "a my ad-
niFalion. That would have been The
brute 'nbbOrnness Is dead master. II
he tree. lie sttovs instincliye against a.
sailnni snin. II was no axduONs transi>
liOn from this thought 81 lie elan LIE "a
ihal Of seul. And then perceived,
how ID His very EnsEcy God eros sea pul
| will. and u His hAII0wed wisdom lets
lOOss upon us tuEbulent ills. Hour oWa