Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-04
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Gcd and Disasters

and before tbe smoke clears away, even while
the IA, S are ferc-st. the difference Of opin
ion ge 5 high and h ated, some holding 60
- p. cal Providences, )" others to . Natural
Laws rne subject Is discussed in every
shop. ID ptrlOr aud n pulpit AID all = the
d .ctIrs dis gree l. would seem to be diff
cult 10 find out whs-ner G'd las much or
lttle q DO with the onSolnS Of human al
fairs.
|, j. remark bic thIt great disasters Greet
al pens aui tongues ID this theme. WIZ
al the seus- and nonsense called Iorth % these
o;ca7i'u- the act = apparent that doctrine
spec dviae lnr rP s'ti1n meets and mcas-
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cry y the yoIcIns o. great CONVICTION thal
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But suppose Ills methods are 50 uniform
a to " rant oar tern'"S item \ ttural Laws
they are "'a Lars an 1He sam ana every
event 20 the ORDER o. 'ho ine'H1u' T #
luly the WORK d "'d d '"ou3H ne s'e''il'g
Int ? 'se ioF t'e occasion " neither 'Ne
cham have one INK or Countess mum 'ef
ffs hotds me cqd- In a sense only a mlfAc'e
is special providence AMI 10 "a seass ~
events are pr 'Vidences. G)d Is not under
subJectIon to the laws governing matter lie
aTPnnted those laws, but lie can suspend or
modify or destroy any OF those laws at lis
pleasure. Fire burns but the "three wor-
thies' Were fire Proof. Water seeks level
but the lsraelItes went over sho1 through
the Red Sea. For them the invisible hand
of God held IN those walls OF water There
is lit room for prayer 10 the ny which
suff rs no interposIng Col IN the realm OF
material nature
And widespread ruin, disaster involving
muItltude' AMI millions Is feI5 20 be a JadS-
meut. Mt evtry fiji elton IS a punishment.
IL has happened 10 many righteous person
acc,r linz to the work Of the wicket CD
chastens the good TO make them better and
IRE u-e'ul. And the good m1a IS often
swallowed up in the ruin Of the ty. The
jud IN mt for Individuals is in the future, yer
q d DIES smte the wicked in partial chas-
tlse nent here. FJr Instance, Ananras and
Sspphira- As to individuals, it Is very Sc
dom that circumstances Will warrant US 10
reckoning cir diversity as a in l5msn:-
But there are sins that must come % JUDI
ment IN time. Curp)ratIJns, c1m nuniLeS-
nations sin, and unless God takes No notice
Of such associttiunaI transsression@, there
must be Judgments on tie e'rth- S'ion
q 'morrah, N'neeeh and Jerusalem were d
strnyed On account Of their sins, aid, as God
is = the same yesterday, to day and fJfev r,
it j. MT ID be cx yccted that any people will
z uupunis' cd who - frame misc isf by a
law" cd has IN 'de no natural Law more
sure in it, working than is this inmuttbl.
truth, - BY the blessing of the upright tie
city is exalted, but is overthrown By the
mouth of the wicked"
these wholesale disasters are not rlrtuit-
Gus or without moral relations. q Shall ther,
be evil in a city ar d the Lord hath not d me
it?" The pierv of people is their bes
security. God places His protecting han,
,ween holy people and all harm III
hath gathered the " iads in His fs1s?'' IL
mark, the &C ans blunds aud the f-e
f-ud is Ills servant The tornado does 30
sweep an accidental path
tI,nfs hi. root-to,s in tb, son
And iIdes upon The Storm
No fire scourged CITY can say our sins yyer
not henious enough to call down the wratI
Of God s. long as God takes cogaiztnce o
leLalizsd sin an social cOrruptiOn and com
disasters may Dc e1pee ca y ali the che