The New York herald., 1870-11-07
Dr. Chaplin, onered up some very fervens prayers. In
which he asked Tor peace from

Dr. Chaplin, oered up some. very fervent prayers In
which he asked Tor peace from
THE GREAT DEvAsTArION
now raging through Europe, and blessings on the
President and all men IN power In the government
OF the United states, after which he took his text
from second CORN hans w., 6:-"For God. who
commanded the hgut 10 shine out of darkness, hath
shined Ia our hearts. TO give the liz hi oi the know
said 81 WI t nos words ere ~ hx Sc ran
to the CornthIans 10 shsw them the great goodness
and power OF God IN making light out OF darkness
that we might see, and revealing the knowledge or
himself through Jesus Christ. God could not reveal
Himself directly TO US; the great majesty 81 His
presence would be more than we could bear,
aud we would fy, calling ON the rocks TO
ih and cover us; but He takes the method OF re-
vealing Himself TO us through our saviour, His son.
and also through tile medium OF HIS works MIRA
cleS hnd revelations The truths written In the
BOOK OF revelations are Just the same to-day as they
were 500 years ago. Wn0soeyer believes that there
Is COD must belicEc also IN Ills revelations. Many
people nowadays look with
REASONING SUSPICION ON REVELATIONS,
imagining them to be a mystery; but they are not;
lney are rather manifestation OF Gods power.
Ing The Revelations to be true as we have for
0eiieving the sun stars and moon to be the handi-
work OF the Almighty. And VINO can for monent
look on the vast and Starry canopy above heads
ana lor moment doubt the existence OF an Almighty
Beng Take, Tor instance, the very words OF our
teAt--"Ana GOD said, lst there DO ight.n MOI OIL
the sages the wofid has produced since is formation
can account for tins very light. God reveals Ills
footsteps IA every change os the heavens He makes
OF Ills presence. The reason there are such
numbers Of people VINO do not believe in the
SCRIPTURES aud Rad with suspicion ali contained
Ia them is that on taking up the Bible 10 read
imagined that all contained IL should be plain,
comprehensive aud holy; they imagine that
WHAT slLAS, THE C0PpERsMifH, SAID
Is OF Just me same importance AZ ChriSts holy say
lngs and Pauls divine telcainss. There must be
something In hs Bible lett nscrutaDle, tncompre-
hesDe-for this reason that 1t Is Impossible to e-
pain or exhaust God's innlity. Our poor lmagi-
nations cannot comprehend such wonderful great
ness; we get lost ON trying TO bring IL down 10 lie
standard OF our reasoning Look at this
great world OF ours. IL Is like one I'M
iaensc piece or mechanism with millions OF
g0lden wheels, ana We are rs the dust thrown out
on each evolution. Our very human existence IL
deeply illustrative OF G0ds power ana the coniidencs
which We place in HIM. When q man is broken
down III tue world. weary, sick ana poor; when ne
Is deserted by MS friends and his relatives dcad
WLen spectral solitude Is around aim. ana In the
long lonely winters night he hears the leaves rattle
along the desert road and the night wind moaning
through the ieale5s trees tearing Its way oer the
barren moor,
now UTTERLY CHEERLEsS AND TORLoRN
does ms existence appear But suddenly the
glorious light OF God shines IN on him through the
blank darkness OF despair and radiates his whole
existence Into happy, peaceful and contented lie.