, 1861-02-01

anarchy in no degree second to the "reigr
of terror"
No wonder the Apostle, in view of sucl
consequences, warns his readers to beware
of the platform upon which they do bust
ness. No wonder he arrests their atten
ton, saying "go to now" come now, con
slider, weigh well your principles and
schemes. If they produce such evils, you
would do well to repudiate them, toquii
doing business in accordance with them
even though you were certain of the sue.
cess Of oil your projects. But the fact is
success npon such platform and such prin.
ciples, and nnder the guidance of such q
spirit is very uncertain.
Many may, doubtless many do, succeed
The wicked often do spring up as the
grass, and all the workers Of iniquity flour
ish, but it is only that they may be destroy
ed" God often suffers men TO harden and
strengthen themselves in sin, that they may
bring on themselves swift destruction
When be has given any one up, and sworn
that his spirit shall no longer strive with
him, no means are more productive Of rem
ediless ruin than to allow such an one to
succeed in oil bis schemes and projects
Hence many a self-gratiryng and selfglori.
flying Dives is permitted to fare SumptuOus.
ly every day, prospering in all his plans,
revelling in wealth, and enjoying his good
things in this life, Whilst many poor God
serving aud God.honoring Lazarus is com
PEELED to gather up the crumbs that fall
from the rich mans table, whilst he has no
better friends and comforters than the dogs
which lick his sores. 1t is confessed that
the self-wiled and self-aggrandzing wicked
may prosper, but their prosperity depends
wholly upon the longsufering of God, and
hangs upon great uncertainties.
These uncertainties spring from their ut
ter ignoTance Of the future.
Whereas" says the Apostle, Eye know
not what may be on tomorrow" Boast
not thyself OF the morrow" says Solomon,
"for thou knowest not what a day may
bring FORTH" And yet, you seli-suficient
self-wiIled schemers after wealth aud indie
pendence have the presumption to east for
ward your projects through a whole year.
Esteemng one day too little for your
shrewdness and keen foresight to pierce,
you boldly assert that you will continue a
year in such place to get gain" whereas,
.ye know not what shall be on TOMORROW,
even" You presume that nothing can pos
sibly intervene to hinder the success Of your
plans that all your schemes must prosper
But this is a sad mistake; all experience
proves it such with reference to htfnan
projects. With reference to the operations
of God in nature, you may indeed speak
with some assurance, that they will be to-
morrow and next year as they have been
to-day and last year. You may say that
the sun will rise 10 the morning. run his
course and set in the evening. You may
say that harvest will come in summer and
rain in winter, next year. But you cannot
say that your selfish schemes for getting
rich, based upon seli-Will and laid in self
confidence and pursued for self-aggrandize-
ment will succeed.
To illustrate: Could you count the
blightcd prospects,, the disappointed hopes,
the ruined fortunes and bankrupt families
resulting from the great financial crash Of
lS5S-9I Banks closing and breaking,
companies and corporations failing, stocks
depreciating, merchant princes becoming
insOlvent, business in the avenue Of trade
moving with sluggish pace, so that from the
wealthiest capitalist to the humblest day
laborer, men met with reverses Of fortune.
Who so shrewd in calculations and keen in
foresight as to provide year, o month, a
week, nay even a day beforehand, against
all possible losses, failures aud reverses Of
fortune at such time Thousands who to-
day had fatiering prospects of comfort, il
not Of afiuence, were tomorrow stripped
Of the deposites and savings Of years Of
scheming and toilng, by the breaking Of q
bank or the insolvency Of company, or the
bankruptcy OF q capitalist or specializing
creditor. "Ye know not what day may
bring forth"
Take another illustration: Who has
kept record Of the ten thousand crumb.
lings Of air-castles, aud crashings Of glass
houses which SO many had built for them
selves before leaving their homes aud
friends for this Pacific coast. These all tell
their friends at home, before bidding them
FAREWELL tO-uay or toTnOrrOW we are go
ing TO such "a mining district" such ira
ding post, such fertile valley on the Pa
cifc coast, to continue there year or two
or three or five at most, to buy and sell, tc
dig gold or farm and get gain; we will
then return Independent, and spend the resi-
Of our days in your embraces and in YOU
society" With high hopes and COLDER
dreams, ard brilliant pictures Of wealthy
future. Many youth has left his paterna
roof, many mechanic his bench, many 4
farmer his pillow, many professional maj
his Office and study, to seek fortune il
creeks and rocks, among the hills and val
leys Of California, Oregon and Washington
Territory. Obstacles, risks hazards ant
hardships were not portrayed 10 the picture
Tue uncertainties Of the future were no
once considered; IN overseeing ProVidenc
and a governing God were not once though
Of. They arrive. They equip themselVe
for the mines, if on mining they have fixed
1 Dreaming that gold could be picked up b,