Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04
Beautiful AIlegOry.
BY GREEN FOREST.

When Eden's fair fields and gay,
blooming bowers were made, and all
animate creation came bursting forth
into new existence, in obedience to the
'Edict Divine,' it was beautiful, in
deed The new born sun had never
shone on 50 fair scene--had never
breaihed his gentle rays on SO heaven
ly an earth
Verdant Eden, in its infancy, was
smiling blithe aud gay, in honor to its
Great Creator, who stood 'approvingly
the father of all No jar in the ma
chinery of the whole occurred, no strife
for life and death, no famine, pests
lence or war but all in perfect graft
tude and perfect bliss, filled their place
and praised their God.
Beasts and birds, and all creeping
things, sent up their voices in grateful
praise; and fragrant herbs and blush
ing flowers incensed the air with sweet
est odors, and every living thing did
homage and praise to Jehovah. Twas
beautiful, indeed. But yet, the work
was not complete. Maa was not. His
place was vacant, and the world SEEM
ed wanting ruling lord. And this
vacancy God perceived, and then con.
ceived the thought of mans creation.
And he called 10 hiurself Justice, Truth
and Mercy, who constantly waited up
on Him around His throne, and thus
addressed them Shall we make man,
And on this question, this deep and
profound council deliberated long and
much. And God again said: 1t
us make man. to which Justice, with
grave and sober mien, arose and said ]:
% God, make hun not, for he will
walk counter 10 Thy will, and trans
gress Thy just laws, so make him not,
if You you will hear the voice of one
who much desires the prosperity of our
young and unpolluted garden
Truth made answer also, and said :
% God, make him not, for he will pol
lutte Thy pure sanctuary and root up
holy things, and break The peace of this
lair world. Make him not, he will
create war, produce all manner of strife
discord, tumult, contention and curse
upon his own Godlike head accord
nv views with that of Justice, and so
give my voice adverse TO the project
But Mercy, true to her instinct, fell
upon her knees, and clasped her hands,
and looked up through tears, and K
claimed in pitiful tones % God, make
man, l will watch over him, and be his
continual guide. whilst he is trav ling
through the dark and gloomy path of
TINS earth; and all his faults and err
rors sh 1t be softly passed over. Make
man, his final destins shall be Thy O.
ry. Make him, / will for him vouch,
notwithstanding all that has been said
against him make him.
Then God made Man, and thus said
unto him; % man, thou art the child
of Mercy; 90 therefore aud deal light
ly with thy brethren ~
There is, l think, striking moral
to be collected from the above. Does
it not teach that man is creature OF
error, and inclined to trample Justice
under foot /? that he he is weak and
helpless, false and untruthfui, and eve
-y day of his lille subject to the Mercy
of thousand circumstances, ready to
burst upon him and sink him to ruin
Let US think of it, and maintain har-
monious feeling of brolherly love to-
wards each other, and never lose sight
Of Mercy.
The metaphors used in the above, are
horrowed frnm a sneech of n celebrated ora