, 1875-08-09

ttIrArhaat. Rowland I'LL. It II rcslrd uE lin
saat 10 'nee IND rems.sn'ie dtean,, ~ Which
lug for a n,'rsel Of food to Kavo him from star
vation. Thu dream Was 80 vivid md thrilling
that ho awoko. hut on failing aalsoiA he had
tbs eau,s dream. nna ho nwuku nsan. 4 third
tttno e fell helcnp. lrcanlHtt OF il,n Aamo hccno.
asi. awoko In groat perturbation OF mihd. This
titno fto hrosn and drcs.rA f,imsoif. ami, al-
thnugh il wnN n1-vIntcr arh 4 binding SNOW
storm WAH irsyA'ltng, le Rwakcaed ll's rosch~
hampnr nf ptnT. ..ionn, Rnh Het ont fnr tho roltnf
Of tlo nnknoN pcrnof. without knowinG Will! hor
ho went. The liorfoa wnrp ahandnhed to their
own inclination and after \ long nni dIstnura1-
ing tournos brought the follY tnau to tho very
hut Of which hs Ind ,iraan,t Just In tsnae to
from starvation.
Take Anothur tnstance: On yestert1Avn lady
about 10 years aE agc, who u,cc did a largo anil
tlonrishinR bustucBs OIL Wabash Avenue. a,u
was roubod OF all rho had, aua turned gu the
world without penny. aI,t! who in her agony ut
mind turned t1 (osl. and Ind most aAtunEnlnH
religious e1perct,ce came into tnv oAco, Az sile
said. tton, Divuc Impulse. to relate her story.
At that rorv moHlent ! wns donpy exercised
about this eesnion, aud longing for MI iltnstra-
tinn. canuot tell Won nil thnt the told mo;
hut al,o informed mo, with tho inoat unaffected
humility, that she l,hti been oyor euce tho sub-
icot III mirhelslulis guidance, aud llad been
rnthor to her inconsorlisnco than nthrrwlsn en-
ttoWod Will, tho power OF lieaing diseases. shc
wished advice as to her duty in tho premises,
but rl,owad an cylont inclination to conceai her
gift, aud return to tho busaoss In winch she
wns tortneriy vngaRe,.
And hcra call bnt call attention to tho TO-
markhblo fnct that, wht!o tho onenllos OF tho
Chrirtian rclFglun nnubllnce with aatf.fnctfon
that rnodor1, education has driven miracles aat
of exiatoucs, the belluf III miracles. and thu o.
currcuco Of alleged mirac1oH, ncvrr were 30 rfc
NJ now. Mr, Lecny has written book Of Hngn-
lar lca,ntuE. giving tito history Of tho decllno
aud final extinction Of tho Ldea Of tho miraculous
in tho human mind. But he reminds is OF tho
man, nj tho time OF tito Flood. who protested
TINT 1t WAS not much OF rain. lia boyius his
volumes with m account Of tho risn and fall Of
vitclicraft, a. thu rory climax Of superstition.
But tlasc Aecn three aecounts Of tho existence
Of wischcraft. Ii tito Chicago nanors, within aa
many months. And It IS most singular fact
that Mr. 1.ccky makoB 10 Iuontion Of motl-
ern spIrtuaIism. Tho truth is, the
human mind nevcr MAS 80 ozerci'od
OF slle Witch Of Eudor as 1t III Rt tho rrepent
time. There Ia hardly Newspaper published
which does not mako mention Of SOMA Htranso
event which IN noxullcablo accnrihR tu any
known natural laws; md the phenon,sua called
spirltnal,sm. tho reality OF Homo Of winch can-
not 10 disputed. aro an plentiful a. leaves
I an Iuorn md moro convinced tho Iongor
live that the Founder Of Christianity mover de.
elgnod tint the m,,acles Of Ills own day should
ha tic quarry from Which all subsequent geuer-
atons should dig tho evidences Of The tratll Of
LIS religion; but that every age, and every
ClFIRtInt. bllQnla flaVc MIRACULOUS e4ecrlrnco
contirmalory of all TINT tho Gospels na,rAtc,
Thu life OF Christ simply revealoi to man lie
method Of communicating w,tl. Heaven, md
drawlnH down tho powers Of tho heavenly world.
Any human scing Who vii! lix his mimi Jesus.
and Initiate him, will, to greater or less degree,
shnro In his omnIpotence. No onn will evcr c!oso-
If approach HIM, aud very few could approach
osen lila Apoatlcs IN Their miraculous
powora, but no child of God IN au
humble tint ho NAV uot haro supernatural
Ch,lstlnn o1periencoa II ho bows himself TO tho
croAA OF Los,,s md stliyts to initats him, A
short t,me ago the nation was l1oorIy stirred by
tho hope tnat Koely had diacoyo!ed soulo now
force In mattor by which steam WIS to bc hnpcr.
atded, an.i all our Industries carried OIL without
price. That l,ope has proved d"lnslvo. But
there are possibilities In every hnnnn SOIL COM
pnred with which kaelys alleged motor IL
weakncts aud simplicity. Tio great Motor which
propols tho planets llas rhsft running directly
through tile lnmblest Christian heart. Thera liz
only needed tho skill to thros the Spiritual band
over tho wheel in order to l,atnoss oinu!. otonco
and mako It subservteut to all the reRl and best
ineercas Of every loving bcliever in tie Lord
jesus Chsist.