, 1873-12-08


The Rov. ]. L. Forester, pastor Of tho Churt
Dt tho Nodoemer, cornor Of Washington an
sangamon streetB, preached ycstordaY morntn
on tho loss OF tho V.lle au Hayro, Ais te1t boine
Xe Know neither tho day nor tho hour .vboroi
tho Sou of Man comoth." Ills sortnon was d
follows:
- What commentary on these words are all ii,
experiences Of this lifo-all tho great oycnta c
tue vorld-all that concerns LIS "a individuals a
communities, and as nntiona ovon! No man CO
forecast The future as to what will como or ho,
or when the ovonta Of lfo shall shape t1on,golyo
Into tho control Of hts destiny. And yet no.hip
Is lawlesa and chaotio,-tloro ia no chance !,
Gods universe, but wiso and universal Proyl
dence rulos over the homos, fortunes, life: m,
dcstiny OF His creatures. Every though
and Affection of man, ovcry scntimen
and decd, form rart Of the irleatructible chait
OF o1istoncc rcncling from tino to eternity
from earth to Heaven.
The Providence OF God, like tho armament
arches over ai! Life, covering ovory point ant
place OF the world wherein We live, aud tho Life
In the soul Of man.
We may, in tho ordinary course Of our oxpori.
ences. 1.-Two for timo without much thought OF
doo, without communion With Him, orprayer to
Him; but when some unwontod experience ia
over tho sea Of common living thoro comes n
rushing ware that dashcs ovor Us, and blinds us,
and bowlders us In tts cruel shock and flerco.
nesR then como prayers, and tears, and suuplica-
tionH. and religion assorts ler rights ~ tho truo
mistreaa Of tue soul. Tho Divine voice then be-
con1ea audible. and spiritual interosts that before
eoemod dim and shadowy, asoume form and
become substantialH.
The unusual, tho unexpected Lessons and
O. nm f,1.
shoao sacred and eternal renlitios which in our
brighter hours and more propitioua fortunea
Pass be-, before the mnds like clouds before the aky
our material a' e nosfns Il il '0nfa10n Ts thot of
tho trumpet voice Of startling oyonts sounds IN
nboyo the 9 noisy world and arrests our minas aud
engerncss and trepidatiou IN tho worldly ]tio wo
eau, this !ifo Of gain, pleasure, and ambition,
Know not into what wild wastes OF passion. into
wllat deep wldornoss Of doubt and darlinesa wo
arouse us with midnight terror aud alarm. nio2e-
tng tue leadon cara Of our consconccs wifi the
loud cry, Watch therefore, for 70 know
neither tho aay nor tho hour wherein the Son oi
Since wo lust mot here In this our religious
homo our hearts have been made sad and sor-
xow11l by one Of thoee mysterious calamitios
shat from time to time darlten over tho homoH of
aaItl. And not only our hearts, c1t all hearts.
arc moved, for such il tho c1oBely-linkca Chain
shared moro Or loss By sil Tie vail OF s aiaross
Gnd doapair that vent Up from tho Inflated Willie
depths Of the sos. has awont ;,uo Mi i,omne M.
been heHrd around all hearthatoncs in Europe
aud Amorlca, for in Our times nova 1lies swiftcr
than tho wings OF the wind, and We feel q aor-
whom it most aiilicts. ' @A'"N'' - A''oSe
Whether or not We are gamers or losers, so fur |
a. the nansibltish OF tho heart arc oo1.corned.
noiphborhood into nation md nlano ena,, oaaru ,,
in certain fixed and deiuite roatnns tn avarn
other man, our onnnrtnn;i;oa ~ ca,,a1. ~ ySory
are greatly multiplied by thIs % notwort oJ'aag op
oyorv countrv foenr aroru,or ene SUI sur1aeo Or
edgo, and focalzine its light upon avorvthonoit
fuf mind Our mo1,,;nr nnnar tof,a ~
how it fares with iii other peopo over w ai al ths
civilized world; their triumpbs aud defeats thar
thoir roociuea and weanSa 1saa nau ~
and donta ~ cr,nItv fhn;s ,,;a;tU y. enAli1y
uosualisms. meet M IN aac1 ;4n,,c ~ to M
bulletin which records each day tho histo'Sy II
tic worlds doines Dy our froses I s;ta ie ro
family OF our Father wi,am ,va NAV so" s4y
our words Of wis1om, co,nso1 . .sty . souvn VITA
ment and receive from thnm tbo % .nswor ~ ~
earnest love, devotion md snrit nf anlf ~
1ce. God Ina dina hr,mn,.t opit m .. hen-saet1
we may know Of a trutE that ws 's nro ~ mas nma
family, having common origin nnd - i;sa daao Huo
Tiny. ue would thus culiyon fhe heat a. svmno.
thy In our souls, and teach Ia to
read tho want Of our own w. ha.rta ~
out Of tho common heart @ orn OF ,nm.mf,1 neafse
When you read tho other morning lin datai}s
OF that diroful calamity which ia onp ioSaon thia
morning, you aam each to the other, @Whnt
lcring Of PROVIDENCE, il Providence ' thepa ba ~,
How uncertain il life, and by what q brittle
thrcn1 do We attempt to sooIiro tic wealtI of
being" But not more that morning than this,
end each day, could we but hold tio events Of