Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-05
Communicated
THOUGHTS ON g;iE RECENT
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III some person i'm the form of man
had appeared in Eureka one day be.
fore the great flood, and calling on
each individual who was to bc n suf-
fcrer by that calamity, had foretold
with mihute care the exact less in life
and property which he or she should
sustain, he would probably have been
thought insane. II he had said to the
recently married hisband: "To-mor-
row your house shall be swept away
by wafer; the desire of your eyes shall
be taken from you by a violent death;
you must lose nearly all you possess,
and you, yourself. shall escape only
with life," he would have received
anything but courteous treatment.
The man urged by strong convictions
to warn his fellow MORALS of ap-
preaching dangers, they fail t. sec. has
usually Il thanhless task TO performs;
yet, what a blessing it would have
been TO our people if such Il messenger
had come. and his counsels had been
listened to in time.
II is. ne doubt, good for man that
coming misfortuncS, which he Tan
neither cvade nor avert. arc hidden
from his eye by an impcuetrable vail.
But, if men subject to the stern calam-
tiles of life had the fact constantly in
view that there wasa Being willing to
he their enduring friend, and that he
possessed forcknowlcdgc of all coming
events, and had the power to avert
them, or so check their action, that
good rather than evil would he their
ultimate fruits, II would sup
pose that the friendship of that
Being would lie earnestly sought.
The poor, weak. stumbling mortal.
sensible of his own iailings. would
rush with joy TO such Il friend. and
say TO him: you know all my future
life, whether it is { o he in darkness or
light; whether ii is to be long or short:
whether my death is to he violent and
sudden, or lingering and painful: you
know everything about me o!
therefore. be my constant friend, and
then come what may, | shall rejoice.
Only lie: my lot be decided by thy wis
dom, and if | have to carry a burden of
sorrow. ! know my strength shall be
made sufficient for it, The man who
has got Il friend capable of bearing his
load of rare for him until the close of
life, will 60 on from day to day under
the council of that friend. and come
what may lie will fear no evil. He
may be exposed to the severest trials
and the most teinrc>tuous storms, but
within he shall have peace and joy.
Some will think that Il man in this
happy frame of mind is the victim of
his w emotions, and in their wisdom.
reaching only 10 the graveyard. will
laugh at what they conceive to be his
folly; but to him the experience will
he a reality, carrying with it Il c%ontinu-
al blessing.
said Il scOffer to me two DAYS after
the flood: Prayer could not have
saved Eureka" No nan in his senses
would have made the effort to impede
that raging torrent by such means; vet
PRAYER IS as>uredly M of those mys-
terious agencies, which, by laying hold
Oh the Infinite, a do most wonderful
things, even in the realms OF physical
nature. With more praying men and
women in Eureka, the town would
have fewer cala'nities. We'll will it be
for its inhabitants in the future if they
take warning before Il worse disaster
appears. JErIiRo JETHRINGToN.