The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-26
GLOBE MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1874

OF life, and in the actual amount by itself
considered this may be so, but when we
take into account the amazing increase of
production, the ratio of cost of life as incl
dent it, is intellectually diminished. There
is certain liability TO startling disaster
incident to the employment of forces, incl
dental | say because of human imperfec-
tons, afllXing limit to human foresight
and care, but notwithstanding all this the
augmented value of these forces and Gle
ments immeasurably outweigh the cost of
actual life Here for instance, in this
mill, what q vast amount of clothing has
been woven, knit and manufactured, which
has been all for comfort, all for economy
and nothing for vanity, line of produc-
ton than which none has in it less that is
Of imaginary and more of substantial
worth, what vast aggregate amount OF
production there has been. And | say this
because | would say one word, If aught
that can say may have any weight, to
assuagc the deep and decentralization and
sorrow it must be, and life long sorrow to
our worthy townsmcn, IN connection with
whose personal business enterprise this
grcvOus and overwhelming misfortune
has taken place. Our heartfelt sympathy
is Justly his, one who has so modestly and
yet with n public spirit so noble, and II
business management so iudiciOus, and so
magnanimous, conducted these manuiac-
tories in this community. Some, perhaps,
might think there was some special i'll
desert in these who specially suffer, but
reason, common sense, and scripture should
rectfy such erroneous conclusions. 1t is
probably more correct to say that the few
suffer for the admoniton and profit Of the
many. SO are the interests of the whole
identical with the interests of part. The
particular disaster is an example of -
liability which impcnds over all. nor can
any Of US tell beforehand whom in particu-
lar the next fearful catastrophe may over
take. not in connection with what pariicu-
lar circumstance or situation in life. Tn
doubtcdly every accident that is attended
with painful loss and harm should have the
general effect ON all to commend and pro-
mote in them prudence. We learn much
from our severe experience. Mankind ought
to be all the time learning from this
source. and improve not only in prudence,
but in skill wisdom, understanding and fore
sight. In this lower sense the words of sa-
ere scripture are verified, " for when thy
judgments are in the earth. the inhabitants
Of the earth will learn righteousness
Thus it is that individuals suffer to the end
that, or under Gods wise and holy sover-
eighty, with the result that the general good
OF all is greatly promoted. But not in its
relation to the temporal comfort and vel
fare would we now view what has taken
place amongst us, so much as in relation to
the spiritual interests and welfare of all.
When it is the most poignant part of u
great calamity that human lives are tcrmi-
mated in a moment, and that under circun-
stances terrible to contemplate the tenden-
cy to he startled into anxious reflections
about our individual relations to God, the
judge of all, is Widespread. The admoni-
ton, " BE yc also ready, for in such an
hour a. We think not the Son of man
cometh, is applied to us all with startling
energy and with irresistible solcmnity The
particular Judgment that God uses, as so
potent n moral Instrument, must fall some
where, and that. too, unless it be miracle.
in accordance with general laws and with
ont any such discrimination but that iudg-
mcnt falls. as the sun rises. on tho evil and
on the good. and as God sends the rain. on
the just and the unjust. Tie powerful
spiritual effect is by no means TO be con-
fined 10 them more Immediately afflicted by
the calamity, but there is n solemn voice
Of admontiCn oral, and its startling and
solemn effect should he with us all. to teach
us ITO number our days as 10 apply oar
hearts unto wisdom
While we shrink from the suffering ago
ny, we say to our heavenly father, Not
my will but Thine be done As youth
grows w to age and experience they re-
allie the truth of the proycrh, " That man
is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward"
the force Of which is painfully evident to-
day.
In departing from God we leave all that is
necessary TO our complete happiness but in
Christ we may come bacl, 10 Him. This is
what Christianity most persistently atllrms,
without hearty return to God, the inevi-
table, the crushing blow comes. No phil
osophy or earthly good can arrest. In
Christ are sure blessings that are sure anti
dotes for sorrow. In Christ there are
heavenly hopes, all radiant with the light
of glory and endless existence, where we
are forever free from sin, all pain and all
darkness.
When Jesus came TO comfort Mary and
Martha Of Bethany they turned from all
earthly comforts and turned to Him who
could give them adequate consolation. so
when John the Baptst's head had been car
ried before llerod in the dancing hall, his
disciples took up the headess trunk
and CORY remains, buried it and then
went and told Jesus, so in faith, when
experiencing al! our heaviest woes, we 90
to Jesus and obtain relief We have not
high priest who cannot be touched with
our lniirmitles. for lie suffered in all
points as we suffer, yet without sin, His
fair form was lacerated with the scourge,
through his hands and feet the nails were
roughly driven, and lis noble brow was
pierced ny the thorny crown, but not in
thesc bodlly tortures existed the substance
OF ms peculiar work
tet II DE thc earnest ana all controlling
desire on the bcreaved ones here to-day to
Know tlat power OF grace which can say,
Though lie Stay me yet will ! trust in