, 1873-05-12

will in Mature. Natural things aro Coda plain
ma conclusive voice. We must study tho1n and
pso Of Suan a hn1 Tsso &c aod
made Ho must permit thom to Hparo orr
choices from sorvitndo. Tl,oy aro liui,1nfi
eloieoa Or miIs4fortnnos. God grants us oloc-
tive Voltton. Hie dcoroea aro not dctcrminntiye
praise Him. We cannot any TINT ot,r Trncadoll
bridge was amltton by tllo Almighty, and foll
81 Judgment or to toach a aalitary moral
leBson. Il foil becauHo itB rnatorinl s,lpporta
nbro insufficient, md t1oao wero Insufficient ho-
ca'lae tho pooplo did not think or know. 70 no.
ctHo any ono Of orirno in the plan and constr1,c-
tion Of this unfortunate bridge ia to tloclaro
what no one be'iovcB. Tho viii Of God in Ill
Tsy rsSs ii o a' atY DC must give
straw Is q simple question Of mcchanics,
anl whom tho Dtvlno forowarning is mndo
thu mathome'!ticaly prooiso, wo 1nust henccforth
dlsastor cano. God, however; 10 tising iha diro
calamity for our good md 11ia own glory: Within
;I 10y dnys 70 liave seen much Eractica! Chris,
tlnnity iiluatratod and Tho usually latent spirit
professions OF religion, who, without this
oxigoncy, would lv9 and dio unknown
ser. pa spapa ss oty BY the t ohnsoh g Gg
ready, prcachod with unusual power Inst Lords
day. They listened to itg no1rnfu rhythm, bur-
dening tho mir In aolonn dirgo, md 10 its warn
Ing rofrnn rising from tho rivor's troubled Hood
Tho tolling bell hath benton oternitya nublimo
atop; tho disinal ilearao portenled tho coming
ncace, and the waiting mo,,r1crs sigh the gricf
Of living; Who, during tho past week, has
failed to think of tho
Sweet ncltln beyond tho ewc!llng noou
and Of tho land Of cloudoas sunshine, ",slore
tho woary aro nt rost." In all thono things
may DO aeon Tie Divine oYorr,.ling. 1Ioro
T. T. III. tho ministry Of rrovidontial profit
may bo gcen--in tho worry freshness Of this dis
antor, whilo emotion is aLirrod to ita bottom,
and whllo tcara aro raining their Had flow, aud
stony hearts havo lost their flint God graut
TINT many mon may socll the Cruciiicl.
During tho past dread week, I 1ayo boon call
cd to bury mnny doad, and, aa O Ciristian minis-
tor, hayo triod to ua'no Joa,,B worthily to
! .trickon hearts aud desolatcd honos. Tho
H work lott unf1iahod t!loro, 1t in my menu~
many delightful facts concerning each
Ct theso deceased, and would like to recount
them In mc1noriam and for our common good.
God hath hid upon no naal, tho duty of assign-
ter OF eternal destiny rests wholly with tho man
hlmHo1f. Heaven and hell are poaBblitles Of
human choice. God will not e1alt 10 ueaven, nor
will llo degrade to holl but any u1an can do
assert, aud personally I nm too Ignorant
OF how Heaven may DO choaon by
others to even imagino salvation Ia choice llko
food or all, aud must be made by faith in Christ;
Crfst aa tiara aTa jr1;,;;,," "sh w. .. c.iogs!ng
Tie fountain is ona ana cares, "do Aop ut ltni ill.,
paths by which its healing Wators ato reached
arc many. No, matter how the thirsting soul
conoe 10 n,oro u ~ hIa hino Uut uoa5 uepatteu
back again to their narent oay % w1e va nee1 men
behind for tho dospnoss OF our fast
two oiot lessons: rst ] yo aso svulsS
anohosen aafcty ioilv ,ro.aa ,.n o'p 'M,ngaG,
anG eocond a1Gava iu;ii oon;nst t,,on na"Av, ~.
known dnmonI ;yc1,3oJ T., a.-a.. s"as9 ~
goclt s,nnrnmono oatot,. a1,a o,ulJ eontlaet.
chance wGnra l1u,nn,, iifc h nn1anroro1 o'a's u
n,.r, ",-.. -. "o 40 oAua'bo1o'!'
oo,,,o, Tux ~ ~ %a'' ~. n1in' or h1olS
h9 pueaVno' IN Ing ohltoIsalist ohurcn. After
ahno'nR IN of,ei nut tonchng manner to Tho
sss,, nau o'enta ta. WINCH ;t1, haa been filled 20
many hoaEts with deepest sorrow, and
,i' on"nu',oa "tluo 1a WIN H. mourning, Mr.
y aHouncea ,:;1 ha texs from john Wy: IL:
70 yon he naid tho sprit and des gn Of Chris
nahlty was TO meet tho conditlonH and supply
luz ioul nn1its III. VI all men, Dy removing igno-
rance a'io sln al4 te9cntfig INC way Of holiness,
s n~s s1
I,ft IonRdon a, as sesns Taught thlosophers may
uonbt historians dcny, and scientists, reject,
~ ome tt1,o roa,m noting elao can explore md
hll. What Gun their cold queries do for hoarts
nEokon sSI; md brenking as yours arc to-day?
VINO moe can pear TO look down into these frenh
graves anu SEQ only darkness and aonce ttaoro
,! Mho can gaze ln9ontly into tho SOLEMN future,
int9 cternlty, and 400 no Light, hear no voices,
1oel 20 touch o1 pnlpitating 1oyo? Jesus Was
aboltt a TO leave l's dscples, and they wore sad.
~ di 1al,aaoa IN 10 tne'n now noentnl u was no
not iaaye ibem no1nfortosa. :aoi1 #, w ,vod wod
como to thom. Two thins.s nro "buo hare
taught: First, Cbristien;ty iesycs no Iv,~ n~"
comfortloss. IT remorcs I'll "'ea gu;1t o1 a,1
darkness. all sorrow and ciyos fn1,nesa ~ ,au ~
md life for oyor moro. IL swallows up teotR
in victory wnes away onrs fro iii fncoe "Id
makes ali thngs now CIV ''"'' 'A0''' "4 A'''s' "4"
Second. Jesl1s comos to tbo stri .hon poula IN
tho wayward sinner. to the donart;n~ sn;rit' ~ ~
roatorc: tn cuiIn. tn comfort md te6 anpa "
comes not In lin orosscr form ~ ~ Hoah an5
blood, as tho Church Ias taught. md wa;ts to
aeunrato md oonicmn Int IN {,is an;rit. t.nonar ~
to ho formed in M ~" Tho hnnynp ~ c1"rS;
to dvoii in ns. m II liz nromiaea thots s'J1g r.
aud Ills Tathor vonid comn r. ~ an1