St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-18

perhaps the book of Providence may
be Interpreted. Then perhaps it may
he known why this affection came why
that much coveted blessing was with
held-why this calamity was allowed
to come here and that one there-why
this nation rose and tlourished il thou
sand Years then declined and felI-why
that one struggles into an cphmeral ex-
istence and fell i'll day. Then it may
he explained to us why we live in il
land flooded with Gospel light and priv
llege, while millions Of the pagan sit in
the region and shadow of Death.
know not but then the problem of NOR
al evil may he solved-that problem
which of all others perhaps has perplexed
the human intellect here there it may
all he made plain why it was ever per
mltted to blight our world. We may
conjecture of these things here, and the
imagination may wing lis way TO giddy
heights and bring us theories but not
till the night of ignorance is past may
we expect to knOG.
Thus, too, when the curse of ignorance
is removed sciences that are now known
only by name may he carried on to in
finite perfection. The sciences are but
the Interpretation of Gods thoughts.
God thinks and few of His thoughts
men are able tn grasp. aud these we call
sciences The great laws of nature 50
called are simply Gods mode of action
and the expression of His thoughts to
us. We grasp merely the elements of
any of the sciences here. Who knows
but in the land where there is no night.
these studies may he pursued to heights
beyond our mortal sphere : | expect
that in heaven kepler, Copeinicus and
Newton will he allowed to press on and
up to higher mathematics and astrono-
my than they ever thought of in this
stars, what asteroids may he visible t."
their qulckencd. spiritual vision i'll the
canopy over Gods home for His people ?
| The astronomer sweeps the skies of this
earthly home and thinks himself Il
mighty man if he can, with the aid OF
the telescope. see somewhat lndI>tlnrt-
| ly Il few miles away. And who knows
but that the dimmc>t spiritual eye in
the land where there i no night. shall
he aolc umaided To see far hcNond the
most powerful instrument here and t"
discern the infinitely minute more dis
/ tinctlN than the krene<t mortal eye
with the best microscopes =? Such may
be the case for aught We know. Aud
indeed. such we may reasonably expect
will be the case when we consider the
nature of the human mind and cont en-
plate its possibilities when the night of
sin is lifted from it. We are not able
to compute the hcigts to which the
human soul is capable of reaching :;
but We see something of its possibilities
in its developments here. See the mind
of the child il mere point at first but
we see what wonderful unfoIdings it j.
capable. Hcrvcy. whose observations
told lis of the circulation of the blood
WAS once Il child in intellect. Watt.
whose experiments gave lis the Use of
steam: Fulton. whose thoughts gave us
the steamboat. Milton and Scott and
living. whose literary laborS tell of
II II
infants in intellect: but see what they
did III a single human liic time, If they
were capable of such expansion with
these earthly surroundings and in :"
brief Il space, what shall he their capa-
hllticS when the curse is removed and
there shall he an eternity for develop
memt~
The science of numbers. of astronomy. e.
of law and of harmony, about which 50
little is known here. will he carried ON
To infinite perfection there. Music. that
heavenly maid. whose birth WAS when
the morning stars sang together and ali
the SONS of God shouted fol joy, shall
/
washed throng shall he able to strike
every note in the infinite diapason.
there the still deeper sciences of love
and JOY and gladness shall he studied
and learned rs they never were here.
The sciences of prayer. and praise,
and holiness. we may expect will en-
. l,.. Of
saved by grace. expect these human
hearts that sometimes beat responsive
to the love of the Savior will beat for
ever with increased vigor as they come
to know and appreciate more and more
the wonderful love of God for lost
Sinners
Oh how little we know here, What
shall we not know there of everything
that is good and glorious ''Thele
shall be no night there" These Chris
tian characters which are but Just be
gun here will grow and develop and eX
pand when the curse is removed. This
is but the spring time when the seeds of
character are sown. Over there will
appear the harvest. And "whatsoever
Il man soweth that shall he also reap.
Men seem to think too little of the fact
that as the twig is bent here, 80 it will
grow to all eternity.
There is a class of men who tell lis
that the soul will develop and strength
ell its better qualities till finally i'll an
other state of existence the good shall