Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-09-03

H.rrrnr Rr,en. Aug. lllh, IsI3.


the great waves come rolling 10! While
far in the distance. the white caps and
foamins billOws prOelais the awful grand
eur oC the tamaltuOas 1Phsaving Of the
mighty deep. As NC stand here sais'y
ashore. looking out on the magnificent
scene before Us, uhs can tell If there be
not many a signal Of distress beyond our
wisifal, eager gaze Ill some lone ship
guided by mans puny arn is not battling
its way through these angry waters :
Who can tell il captain, pilot and mate
are a. their posts, and II, the grand Old
shin goes down, will a 'OOmaR or child be
,ared2 Before the dawn Of say,WiIl the
telegraph wires fash to US the news OF
another disaster at scat How far dis
tsnt is the day when mans care, skill and
foresight will enable him to hold at bay
these mighty bIllOws, as the ligttnings
fery fash is controlled by tho ingenious
devices Of his quick, intui,ivs intellect J
These terrible calamities by sea and
land, like most Of the sins and mlsiOr-
tunes Of the race. como through careless
ness and ignorance, aud not through the
.ne
are they brought upon us by Gods provi-
dence. for Tie delights net in the misery
of any human soul, neither would man
bring misery upon others If cOuli he
know, or be convinced that such course
would bring curses upon himself.
Our hearts ache as we picture to our
selves the signals of distress on the mighty
deep. As we catch, in imagination mere
ly, glimpses of the palid brow and visit
full eye rcering out in the cold, dark night
for help-joweled fingers clutchins to the
rigging with a desperation, almost super
human, gladly would We give aid and sue
cor to the POOR sufferers, if we could.
Our sympathy and tears weuld flow like
oil; our hearts and purses too, would all
be thrown into the balance TO save that
sinking ship-that drowning crew; and
why? Because such scenes are not COM
mon to human viJion, fer within stones
throw of castle and cathedral, palace and
church, are thousands of human souls,
women, innocent children. and
helpless infants, victims OF vice, poverty
and want battling with the stern reali-
ties of life, going doton-do'rn to grave.
a thousand times more cruel than that Of
the cruel sea- And yet no arm is out
s,ratchca to save, no heart yearns to take
the poor wanderer in, no tear Of pity falls
for the unfortunate magdalen. God, who
alone knows the temptations and trials,
the idiosyncrasies and hereditary tenden-
cies, of these unfortunate ores, will open
wide the pearly gates, and assign each
and all their natural sphere and position,
---,~:-:-- fL---=I 40 II n
ye made free? The Gnage by which He
tests the worth and capacity of human
soul, is not made by public opinion, Gus
tom, or fastidious society, and who can
tell how the "tables may be changed ?"
The dear Father will not ask, were you
born in palace or cabin ? were your
ancestors patrician or plebeian But,
"did you feed the hungry, ciothe the max.
ed, visit the sick in prison" and if strength
and means permitted it not, did you drop
tear in your solitude for those more un-
fortunate than Yourself? or kindly smile
upon those less favored, less gifted, or did
you draw year rustling robes closer about
you, and pass by on the other side T?
God pity US all. When we better UNDER
stand ourselves, aEd the true object of ex-
istcucc, better comprehend God and His
laws, and more fully realize that His work
is our work, the elevation of all mar and
woman kind, and that His highest happi.
ness consists in the happiness of all His
children, and that consequently our hap
piness depends upon our recognition of
the same laws, and obedience to them,
through which He labors, and by which
He is governed. We shall no longer at
tempt for selfish ends. to cramp and fetter
each other physically, socially or men.
tally. N. NJ. w.