The St. Cloud journal., 1868-12-31
it is Gods law which makes this in
evitable, and few if any charge Him

| it is Gods law which makes this IN.
evitable, and few if any charge Him
With cruelty OF. injustice on this &C.
count. The cateohism says ''sin is tho
corruption ofour nature" "and making tho
wrath Of man to praise him is just tho
spiritual chemistry by which nature is
nourished by vice, as the rose is fed
by tn at which tho worm rofuscth.
Tho Saviour tells His diciples, Eye
are tho salt Of tn, earth, but if the salt
has lost its SAVIOR, it is sood for nothing
but to be cast out and troddon under
foot of men," and again "salt that has
lost its SAVIOR is not fit for the land, n: r
yet for the dunghill, but is to te cast
out and trodden under font Of men,
Tho dunghill is de?ojis whete
decomposition prepares waste matter to
become the TODD Of plants. The whole
idea Of the passage is that Of compost,
and as the figure is used for spiritual
purpose, there must be something in
spiritual lilo to warrant the comparison.
There must be some waste spiritual
matter that is fit for the dunghill-
Salt could not become worthless rub
bish without decomposition, and even
rubbish must como once moro into new
combinations. Ho who ordered the
gathering Of the fragments Of few
loaves and fishes, permits no waste in
His dominions.
If the object were to represent end
less torment, fire and brimstone arc tho
worst possible metaphors for no QUE
thing 50 certainly destroys all forms Of
life as tie fumes of burning birthstone.
No other agen. SO quickly and univer-
| sally brings the release found in death;
and how can it be us,d to represent .
state where death is forever excluded =?
Fire and the worm are the two most
potent agents in decomposition, and no
creature can long exist IN tho fire or a.
a prey to the worm. Their work will
never end, for the process Of evolving
new life from old decay will go on fol-
ever.
The sin against the Holy Ghost is
to the soul what modification or gan
greno is to the body-death in life and
feels no pain. When the soul ceases to
resist sin ard strive for holiness-when
she says to "evil be thou my good"
| she is comatose and sinks to decay.
| So that the fact Of any one fearing lie
has committed that sin is proof that he
has not, for fear is torment, and the
objectionable sin takes away the liabili-
ty to the pain of remorse.
The Creator has decorated the rooms
in which He entertlins company with
the most gorgeous draperies Of clouds,
with myriads Of lights hung on high,
and millions Of mirrors, Of ocean, lake,
river and streamlet to multiply them
indefinitely, and with vistas of bewil-
dering loveliness. No portion Of His
walls are blank, and tie meanest picture
there, mocks With its unapproacdable
perfection the proudest product of the
painters skill. His carpets fear no
rivalry from the looms of Turkey, and
from the fragments of His cabinets all
others are supplied without detriment
to the variety or abundance Of His
collections. In these superb apart
ments, gu :sts, whom no man can num-
BET, all invited and all welcome, run
over with exuberancc of life and joy.
This is our Fathers house, and He has
made it our pleasant duty to aid Him
in dispensing His muni6cent hospitali
ty. When we turn from the contem-
plation of the wealth and glory Of
which even hele We arc made par
takers, to repine for the toy limitations
which He has thought proper to with
hold, we arc going back to the beggarly
elements of this world.
She who is clothed upon with the
robe Of Christ's righteousness, woven
without seam throughout, may dis
pense with silken robes for the ,neaner
part and gold and jewels are not half
SO becoming as meek and quiet spirit,
and crown Of good works. When
you feel like murmuring, darling, 60
and set actively to work to make some
creature happy, if it should be no more
than chicken, aud thus aid our Father
in dispensing His hospitality for He
careth for the sparrows and fcedeth the
smallest worm.
Kiss all our dear ones for me, and
may the Good Shepherd carry my lambs
in His bosom.
MARGARET.