The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-11

n.I!UIlS III uE'N N1N SicJc. ES fp"''
and ie,, difficult exercise Of divine De-
nci;rrncc than to direct the supcri:I-
mi" chemistry oi nu.ri,ion. >o that the
various foods tia; d.li.i; the palate al
miilinaS, and a!lar the cravings OF h,uI-
..cr Tor a thol-imi mi.i.on, almoSt hour
". shall nouii,;i them into strength.
shall give %Solidi!c to tl,c bones, strength
and elasticity To the muscle, color AMI
beauty t. the check. light 10 tin. eve.
vitality Ia the blood. and activity 10 IN,
whole franz, ~ ,s 4" enable us to per-
form the duties 1t life. anil In enjoy
throughout many years the cxTui-itr
sen -.,iunS al hea!;h!ul animal exist
cnce. But iaan is !, spiritual and intel
leciu,l being, rs wei! is physical being.
When You have given him food. and
clothes. and drink, and sleep, you have
met only the rude>t nece>>ities-the
coarscst wants of his being. His soul
ran not feed on bread, his intellect can
not he clothed with any fabric, however
elegant or costly. from the maaufactur-
cr's loom. For these higher wants. God
has provided with compassionate and
muniiicent care; to man ~ Il spiritual
being lie has communicated n know,-
edge of himself lie has not only re-
vcalcd Il knowledge of Himself. Ills at
tributes and Ills will. Is grand but alb
Str:ct truths for the speculative intellect
of man. but lie has, by the incarnation
of Ills Son. our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ, made this knowledge and these
truths the most living and touching IT,
a%lities, So that man may not only know
Him, but come unto Hum, II have
communion with Him through the ne
dunn of those ordinances and sacr;t-
mcnts which lie has committed 10 Ills
Church. His compassIOns sought ont
and cncompassel man in his fallen and
ruined estate. and provided, by the free
gift and atomng death of the Son oil
God, for mans restoration and pardon
here, and for everlasting life hereafter.
have thus ~endeavorcd to suggest the
extent and richness of Gods compass
sions; but how imperfcctly may be IL
Illustrated by the case Of n who should
attempt to show the variety, and extent.
and beauty of earth's foliage. by exhil-
iling one leaf plucked from a single
tree. Infinite in variety rs are Coils
compositions. they have Tor rs IN addl-
iional interest and value, because ''they
fail not"
The compassion Of God is not so alb
sorbel in care for the jewellers under II
tropical sun. that they are forgotten who
SILVER through The rigOrs of Arctic
winters. Human comparisons change
their objects. or lose their interest, ar
die. but Ills compositions fail not
They have annually clothed the earth
with bud and blossom tor six thousand
wears; they have annually ripencd the
fruits and harvests al earth that have fed
one hundred anu eighty generations Of
men. The infancy of each oil these gen
erations has been watched by maternal
solicitudc that never wearicd; its man
hood has been supplied and upheld. and
its old are surrounded with venerati"n
and respect by the unfail;ng compass
siuns of God. The same sunshine that
Law on the tents Of Patriarchs, the same
sunshine that flooded the vineyards of
Palestine, the same sun that Withdrew
his LIGHT under Il veil al sorrow ut the
crrmifixion, has ri,rncd the ample stores
that HOW ill our girncrs with overflow
in2 plenty.
Empires SD colossal that they ac-
knowledge no limitations To- their extent.
bnt such rs mans Ignorance Of the
earth's geography imposed, have utter
" failed: their grandeur>, and glory.
and power, have dissolved and di>ap-
pcarc,i, and exist hut rs subjects OF dis
pu.e among the curious ana learned.
but the comp,s>ion> of God are rs fresh
in their beauty, anil rs eiliciciouS in
their ministries now rs they were sin
thousand years ago. Sced-time and
harvest, summer and winter, have not
! ceased: day has brought lis delight. and
hope, its toll and activity, and night. its
rrIose, because the compositions OF God
fail not.
The compositions Of God fail not in
rcspyt to our moral condition and
wants. Ever since the fall Of LIan, ever
since the amazing and God-like scheme
! Nv which man may he ~rcstored-the
comparisons of God have followed our
race on o~uts,rctchcd p%ini"ns that have
never been folded in repo>e: through
all the ,li>penSations. Patriarcl al. Mo-
safe and Christian. have they proclaimed
repentance and faith, ana Offered par
don and life. through the atoning sicri'
| flee of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
The gro>Sness Of the idolater. the
blasphcmy Of the Atheist. and the in
gratitude Of the sinner, though the!
have changed the image OF God, an,
denied Iii, existence. and secuted lii'
revelation. and rejected or abused liz
mercies. they have not destroyed Iii
comparisons. or checked the infinite
outflow of their wonderful tenderness.
Ills rains have fcrtilized the fields, an,
Ills sunshine has ripened the harve>i'
of the dull. dcridins and praycrless u;ibe
lever who. Cutting himself to satict.
with the gifts Of Heaven. looks up "
! the sky and abroad upon the wonder