Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-07

cd Tor IN ones living nearer up 10 the
laws of nature, while another goes on IN
almost the constant violation Of those
laws which cannot be violated with im-
punity.
Prior to the judgment day, men arc
not only quite ignorant Of one another,
but not . little 20 Of themselves but
when the books come to be opened and
every ones whole life 10 spread cut before
him and before all others, great change
will come over them, that is over their
feelings aud views; and no doubt some
will begin to say to the mountains fall on
us, and to the hills cover us, for the great
day of his wrath is como and who shall
be able to stand.
Terrible as this exposure will be it must
be made; the ways of God to man must
be vindicated. Then tho why's and
wherefores Of many Of those dark and
mysterious providences Of God, which
are SO inscrutable to US now, will appear
as plain and equally as CONSTANT with
infinite wisdom and goodness as the most
common and every day events Of life do
now.
Then every person will see that God
has all the way along through life done
the best for them that it was possible for
infinite power, wisdom and goodness to
do; and that all the difficulty has been
among themselves; that sin has been the
cause of all their voc, the source from
which all their troubles have arisen,
that if al had just simply obeyed the
Lord, there would have been no trouble,
but all would have been happy in the
love Of God ssd their nsishbor.
On this wonderful occasion there will
be such aa exhibition Of srsth. that oil
false notions Of God. Of Christ. and Of
tho Christiea religion, aad in fact oil
errors will vanish like The morning cloud
or the early dew and never more will
there be heard the least degree Of mur.
muring against Ged Or against any Of bis
ways in all the dominioss Of the Eternal.
There is no doubt in my mind but
what the wicked will receive their doom
with perfect consciousness Of the right.
eous retribusion of the Almighty. And
they will go sway into everlasting punish
ment, while the righteous will be received
into life Eternal.
1t is an undeuiablo fact that many things
take place iu this world, that are in them
sslves calculated to astonish and even to
confound reason ITSELF but could we see
the end from the beginning as the ruler oil
the universe does, we should see perfect
harmony and consistency in all the ways
of God.
Some, while viewing the vast amount Of
suffering, there always has been and now
is in the world, are exceedingly at loss
how to reconcile it with Infinite power
wisdom and goodness.
Many things have taken place before
aud since the food. that have pusssled the
wisest and best Of men how 10 account
for. on the suppositioa that sa alwise and
bsns6eent being controls mere OF less all
events that take place 10 oil The universe
Of God.
What enumerabls multitndes have beez
slain on tho field Of battle-what myriad
by famine pestilenee. persecution and the
like. Millisns have been destroyed from
off the Garth for tho word Of God and the
testimony Of Jesus.-What foods o.
tears we're she'd in Rama, Rachel weep
ing for her children and would not be
comforted, because they were not ;-here
to be sure we are teld what this was for
namely, that the Scriptures might be
fulfilled which was indispensable to the
!. salvation of man. And SO God would
have told his dependent creature man, all
about these strange visitations of his
providence, if it would have been best
for man to know.
In the l45th Psalm We read tha
tho Lord is good to all, and that lis
tender mercies are over all his works .
now 1 confess that the present distracted
condition Of our Coantry, the great a.
mount of suffering in the army and navy
anxiety Of friends at home, the many
precious lives already saeri6ssd to put
down this heaven daring rsbsllion whel
At tho same time 10 Do kaow that the
smallest touch ofosaipetsnt power. would
lin moment crush il from Maine Z
Missouri, do not ssy that I can $50 u
other way y reconcile such apparent in
co.gruity but to admit that no small =
mount Of suffering is compatible with tht
goodness and mercy Of God 10 this pre-
sent state of existanee.
If the preceding remarks are trus' Il
sppsars that the only remedy. if remedy
there be, il for man, and oil other mora
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