The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-26

Ing Is not OF His providence but Is OF His pcrmis-
sion Tho Lord provides good for His children, and
good only hs permits suaerRs out s no on,v
In His Word but in ali HIS works II We look at tho
human body we see how wonderfully Is Is organized
for The most exquisite delights
WHY WE sUTFER
But these capacities for Joy also become the source
or tho keencst sorrows. II the body had no nerves
there would be no pain You might cut its flesh and
burn II and delicate organism In pieces, and IL
would suffer no more than The dry wood suffers under
all capacity for enjoyment All natural delights al
impossible without the means OF obtaining and enjoy
Ing them. But the means necessitate the possibility
OF PAIN. The Lord provides Thorn 10 BIO the instru-
ments OF communicating delight He permits them TO
become the nets Of PAIN and sorrow.
II is oitcn said In the Scriptures that the Lord sends
annction suffering and sorrow upon mon, hut this Is
spoken according to the appearance ana true INC
that He who provides for the possibility oil re-
suit may be said tho result itself But We are
speaking now Of the Intontion-oi the purpose. when
child burns It's hand NO one believes that the LORD
sends the pain as punishment or that the pain was
provided by Him. though He created the nerves which
never accuse the Lord Of sending the iess. aic,ion
He provided and intended That Joy should DO our
companion through liie leading us BY easy paths 10
sverncreasng and more spiritual delights. Let
us consider The subject and " VIC cannot dis
cover how Hc provides that our light a1c.ions, which
but for moment shall work out Tor as lar moro
exceeding eternal weight OF glory We cannot SOC
this clearly from merely natural and partial point Of
view. We must look AZ the Lords purposes from
the point OF Wow OF mans whole nature. We must
regard HIM spiritual as we'll as natural being; US
destined immortal we'll as 70 temporary OK
islencc As tho material body and all our natural facs
utes created TO DO the OASIS OF our spiritual lac
ulties and the means Of their exercise and develop
mcnt II Is essential TO The attainment OF our highest
good thai thoy should keep their place and accomplish
their purpose ami not claim supremacy winch does
not belong 10 them. They constitute but a
small fraction oil our being and they are
she grossest and tho poorest part OF u,
They are limited IN their exercise to time and space
and, at the bcst they have but narrow range o. OK
ercise the lowest plano Of lie.
MANS DKsrfNY.
Here originates the cause oil all our alction, and II
this clearly SEQ the olvine goodness
In permitting II. Tho natural MIND Is hrst devoi.
oped and It becomes tho all Ia all to We identity
ourselves with TO cherish IT, develop u ana reap
the harvest Of It's delights is the supreme end OF life.
Al hopes Tor the future, and our IDEAS OF happi-
ness. limited TO tins lie, and we direct all our
energies the attainment Of natural blessings. But
the Lord knows that have spiritual nature that
constitutes our true humanity. The Lord says He Is
much ready 10 give good gifts 10 them that ask
Him than we arc TO give good gifts 10 our children
nal truth that the Lord nevor suffers US
TO DO deprived or any good except
for the purpose Of giving us more valuable one.
Does lie permit your wealth 10 BIO taken from you II
riches. Does He permit your children and friends to
be taken from you II Is that He may give you better
friends. He taxes your children from you for day
that lie may from the many rows OF this
restore tnom 70 you tomorrow more fully ana IN
all their heavenly PERFECTION II the Lord permits any
natural calamity TO fall upon us II IL ~ shut OF o
merely natural view oil lilo and to close up mcroly
heavenly and moro beautiful view, and that, seeing
the uncertainty and fraty of Nil earthly things,
may be willing TO follow Him In the way that leads 10
heavenly and substantial JOY. seems that this would
would find comfort ana delight IN it-but experience
shows that IL Is not 30.