The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-16

Beautiful as ever. No dimness fingers be-
hind. The strength Of tho light Is not do
creased, nor its beauty and clearnes' inn
paired. The harmony Of the great whole
remains uuditturbel Indeed, the rays OF
the sun seem more beautiful and welcome
booause of the temporary interruption.
Although ,1e moon has psssed between
the sun and US and otscurct II for little
season, yet lie light romans unchanged.
Meditatipg upon these simple facts IN
the natural world led US TO consider tho
analogy betwoen this and what We call an
apparent eclipse Sometimes, In the hi'.
tory VI the church and the ~otld, adeep-
laid plot Of infamous, iniquity comes to
the surface g prodisious scheme OF wick
odness is disclosed; an event, black with
unutterstle pollution,, ransp,res, the mis
sion of which seems to be to obscure tho
light Of tho sun OF rightsousne.s. As
the plot thiokens, and tho infAmy dsepons,
good men trsmble, fearing = total eclipse
In the spiritual heavens. AZ the dark
nsss increases the heavenly light seems to
grow dim. The effec, Is sickening. Con-
tdence 10 shaken. The mourn "a 10
shout the streets" AHA told you
So cries the wicked Christianity never
can survive sush blow AZ this. A total
eclipse m coming" But not 90 fast, my
friend. Pause a IN onsnt and let us take
our rsckonings. Thick clouds have oh.
secured the sun at timcs, but the sun has
neither ceased shining nor lost bright.
ness.
Great moral evils and corruplious in
high and holy places have occssionally
come 10 light, but Christianity has not
been arrested thereby. Offences that are
rank and smell to heaven have al times
been com United, bus Christiani,y hs, pur-
sued ito onward way. II . thousand
men should fall from grss, religious
heights into the slough Of
iniquily, ",he sun Of righ,sousness "
would suffer ne total eclipse Times do
como ,hA, "try mems souls" Great
clouds OF wickedhess arise with darkness
in their foldings; the lamps burn dim In
the temple but they go not out. The
ship of Gods eternal truth rides the crost
OF every wave that the storms Of wicked
ness have lsshsd to fury. The light Of
the Cbristisrs luminsry may gather dim
ne's but il cannot 20 out In darkness.
Bat lot tho fact be admitted that she sun
Of righteousnsss" does sometimes sufer .
partial eclipse, what them The same holds
true Of i..:ss OF the sun in the hssvors;
LIST. II eclips,e come at all, II is only Al
long intervals. God does not permit Satan
10 achieve = great triumph ofton. Such an
event Is the exception rather than the
rule.
%. II Is o. short duration. 1.-THE
triumphing of the wicked is short No
cloud, no darkness, no body Of iniquity
can long obscure tho light Of the Christ
ian's life. Like an eclipse of the sun, II
quickly pssscs away; for since truth is
mighty, IL must prevail.
81. No sooner 10 tho temporary dark
moss past, than the light Of ",hs sun OF
righteousnen' shines with ell ito
accustomed c,s.rness and strength. No
| shadows are left upon II, no misu linger
around 1t. no dimness blurs the brightness
Of its rays.
An Intelligent man nsver fears the 70.
suit of solar eclipse. The Christian may
ses, in the development of wictedness,
cause tor sorrow and sadness OF heart,
ba, none for fear. God will deliver his
people "out Of all their dissrsses."
GAIRn Aua- LIZ 1874