, 1875-06-07

preservation or recovery from tho cholera.
IN both cases alike every remedy that human
Ei. skI or se!el'ce can de7iee mst DO employed.
~ "ssnuus s4 .he tn9.s Offering Of prayer does
with slI'a. NJ do not stand ,clterel Of oi,r re-
aronAIbility until ne liayo aI.o insoaed JIls help
without whom tho tlorcna nj nero earthly
ts,e9 nit Mthot to'e ,dat a u't,Isst s fo'ss. q
sumption would It be to uso ofIort
without prayer. aa though tho mean.
were themselves God, and could accomplish tho
they can 10 tnado etfectiys.
hut the question still remains, In what form
ean wo conccivo OF God ana"cring prayer IN this
nieclil ea.o Of the erasshoppor p1ssno1 Not by
to rlIm% il i. 'rt inconceisapo ] tl.at La vjet 1;ed
should take tho ordinary agencies which nro
ready to his hand and 40 control OF intensity
that without in nDr wny disturbing tito
sequences established rs the great Ian OF cAaae
and OBJECT? Supposo. Al in ono region has nctu-
allT occurred, auothcr ttlfect should Mystari.
outly como urou tito nccba harmless to tho
czopA. hut hostile to tho xraashhper, and III such
numbers ~ to effect their destruction nr sut-
pose, again, tllnt human tn""nty i: nou,cl,appy
Inspiration should Hndlcniy 'ii-eaver nolne de-
v!ce. never bseofo heard OF. That ~onld Affect
ua'iy check tl.oir ravagcs or thn.ly That some
wind Ehonsl blow Iefcro nho.o hicat. t1,cao
tiny. all-dsgonri,,g tyranta ehouil d,4appear.
would II not 10 perfectly, !oyisilns:a to
Varied fofs nu in '' yss ooas 1 81 ei sts'' s si
e1tressed itself. and az sn many proofs
that lilo can heag aud answer His clil,!ren'.
PRAYER: in!ldclity would, Of course, ret itHeif
10 discover other soiut.uus vi thu enigma AMI
"nnIa accept any Of thenA oven tho .l,ast abstri,
ra:l'nF than admit the aoit'dnesa Of ollr theory,
blt nohp ti.r leHs srua wetiltt it ba that att,-
gc.hcr outside Of miraculous Interpretations
winch arc not asked for), theEu arc possibilities
10 10 foha rl:lllu the order of Nature. OF wAcil
rcienco can Enow nothing anl Which, Co! holta
III lib own power. WI n tsctct Etorellousc from
Which to supply help and healiue. ug
A'a people may require. Will science
VIII she 10 bold enough To curnnIitt herself 10
tho statement that. hupposis ttiel, poasbif-
lies do cH'nt. eEon God ca,ilot asa,l l,u1>nlf of
their existence. fnr this OF any othoe sl'oric
purpose Withou; thereby ca,lrilIg All inevitable
disturbances Of Natures ctIupoisof Cauuo, Gad
he trusted to tahe earn If tllati My. lneh lie
nor tako care OF it avcn now 1s It not posBI-
BIC thing for . t0f1ttuo t. rago with unexamtieu
fury in tho ndjuniug county,-uay even Il fcy
niles oH,-cGflytl,b death and devastation
with 1t, and SC: not DO felt In this city
aveH most remotely: leH brethren. God can
take care Of His own, and We nced not fear fail
tra or mistake on lIja part. These learh ot ousH
evil heart Of nnbcliot. and II We would not hhyu
them choke and ovettop tho growth Of all good
tllings III la. TIC must cru4ll them un'l"r foot
l1ehl tn them. and they will d:aE you down into
practical attle'sn-tlsoy Will leave you without
! tod III tho world, y becausu without a God that
sou can t.ust, Or love. or rov1rencc, OF from
whom you Cal, look Tor help in weakness tlev-
eranco u danger. Or "us'port aud sympathy in
horrow. II niny not prar TO God, ani, pray wi.s.
tho costan confidence TINT 1;s cur IL open ilT
cry. and Ills ha.h uf'1fsed to hclp aud His leart
sunaing over With = losu which longs IL cxprass
,seclf. then why la. lie given n,a this deoi,-iu,-
planted lnetinct which draws INC toEarl Him in
every hour Of ueed? Has lie given it in cruelty,
only to mock, and cl,rat. aud dlsarpDIut Ills
c1eaturest reverence forbiJs tile thought. no
brethren, Ila does hear aud answor praycr.
Prayer is power; nag, tic ,aightlcB: Of all row-
er, for 1t moSca tho arm that BTayn TIM gceptrc
OF the uuiycrFe. Without It, a man Is Il nero
thing Of aGAt, nD better :au tho beast that per-
! ieteth; with It. 10 soarn ahoya the clouds Of
Heaven, pear 10 tbs uf:iess Of tho angel hust
that Rug Lcforn tho rlrone,