Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-12
Rev. mn. MeesATH,s LEO

REV. NM. MeaRATH'S LEO.
According to previous announce
ment, the Rev. Mr.. McGrath lectured
In the Methodist Church, Gold Hill.
last evening. The church was crowded
and many were obliged to 60 away for
want Of seats or standing room. The
reverend gentleman delivered a very
able and interesting lecture, which
was listened to by the audience with
profound attention. We are only able
to give a brief abstract Of the lecture.
He began as follows:
The train Of thought which l would
indulge in this evening. was started In
my mind while listening to "Blind
Tom." at Piper's Opera HoDse. Many
seeming misfortunes befall mankind.
But l am Of the opinion that In the
providence Of God and Nature there
are no misfortunes. Mon bring evils
upon themselves. and charge their Ills
to Providence. Nature never made a
blundsr. All things are under the do
minion Of unchanging law. Provi-
dence Is cause and effect combined.
Nature Is uniform bounty aud good
ness. Ills there are, but Providence
had nothing to do In bringing them on.
Nature was violated, or Tom would
not have been born blind. Still, Ma
ture strives to compensate. To make
up for sight, Blind Tom" has greater
power Of hearing and feeling. Had he
sight he could not initiate sounds so
we'll. His memory is also greater.
Contemplate facts In their connec-
ton with each other II you would avoid
error. You cannot avoid a false con-
cluSion II you contemplate the blind
ness Of "Blind Tom" as a solitary
fact. | know Of not a solitary clrcum-
stance, whether It be In the life Of III
individual, In the history Of a nation
or In the course Of Nature, which, In
any true sense, exists alone, or Is COM
plete by itself. You canno. segregate
facts in Nature and not do violence to
logic and truth. Every drop Of water
in the ocean Is necessary to the ocean
as a unit, as the ingredients Of that
drop Of water are necessary to the
composition of the dropo Of water itself.
A single grain of sand will Influence
| the scale Of the universe. l base my
faith in the doctrine Of compensations
on the fact that no fact stands alone.
| Each planet moves in its own orbit,
yet all planets form II system. The
seasons are linked and the years are an
endless chain, l~engthsning into eter-
nifty. Nothing once begun can ever
be ended. There Is no fact answering
to the word "finished." He who
knows ultimates Is equal with God. A
fact cannot be followed to Its endings
for IL has none.
I.atimer said, "Be of good courage,
Brother Ridley, for they will kindle a
fire this day which will light up all
England" and he might have added,
will CLEAN through all eternity.
believe there are no "ill Winds
since one thing works out another, and
the tendency Is ever in the way ofgood.
The darkness cannot be darkness
and nothing more. 1t produces still
ness. meditation, repose, strength.
From Bedford prison came Pilgrims
Progress" The dismal night Of the
" Dark Ages" elaborated mighty In
tellectual strength which was destined
TO break upon succeeding ages like n
flood Of golden glory. Winter, cold.
dreary, lifeless and mournful Is ma
lures conception, followed By the
birth of Spring and Summer.
Prove that any thing Is alone'or I'm
ishabls and you prove that there Is an
end to eternity. Grid yourself for a
long journey, and deem not your life
to be ended whllo God lives.
Remember your high calling, and
be not so little and meal as to brood
over the few seeming dark lines In a
life whose ctecksred aspect Is the
surest sign OF its grandest glory.
Our career Is a destiny as intricate
as it Is lofty. Doa't cover in the face
of duty. TO become good metal you
must pass through and 60 from fur.
mace to furnace. Hand Of Providence
Pile OIL the fire. for there Is need of
trusty blades Of FURNISHED steel.
Smooth seas and cloudless skies
don't make good sailors. o, Thou
who holdest .the winds In Thy fists!
Let loose, and raise our souls OH the
crest Of the tempest!
Each pang OF life adds to the souls
capacity and opens avenues Of finer
Joy. A stagnant soul Is the mildew Of
death. L would, IL l could, free all
men from the slavery Of poverty yet
not so as to dry the sweat on any brow.
Cordials are poisons.
Pearls are found In the deepest
ocean and diamonds In the dust.
So-called Affections are angels In
disguise. There are no Ill winds, since
all blow In the direction of God. We
are ever prone to magnify the So
called ills Of life. Place IEplian
harps In every window Of the soul and
the four winds Of heaven will make
music for you. The north wind as
we'll as the south will sail your ship.
It is in the power Of the mind to ex-
tract good from all things aud to grow
stronger by conflicts.
have been striving to illustrate the
universal doctrine Of compsnsations,
and to reveal the better side Of things.
am satisfied that there Is but one
side to Providence. and that Is good
ness, and goodness only.
Don't segregate circumstances. Our
life OIL this globe is only the beginning
Can you determine the sum OF life
from the msrest point Of Its beginning?