The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-14
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u,4for;nc Of God towards his people, III
s srstcI, 20 zee the most signal instances
" his Justice and mercy alternately "'s,
ulaycd. The people sinn.d ana WERE
FINISHED. they repente't ant; 1o.'''s '' IT,,
+" Something Of the kind We tin" IN
w. o'.rv nave. and these things are 1"r on,
wartime None should presume, Tor you
;s i"st: none need despair for "oo -
", w. III Chapter of that Book relates
to ns that the chill rem OF Israr! III" eH''
w th. s;rht of the Lord, and forgot inc
ord their God, and served Balm ana
~. t;"." rr"v.s and the anger Of the LORD
was hot against Israel, and he SOFA tne%
into the hand Of the King OF Mesop".a,,
mia. where they served tlgh' years, 'n,
when they cried INT" the l.or" ne ra'seu
m a drlivercr to them III the person o'
Htthn;.l who 50 valorol's when
vomny. now long after the capture OF
K;ri,tI, seplcs, when advanced IN years
w.S le1 hv the spirit again to deliver ms
"sonle and to be judge in Israel, the
E t,.t s;nnl. nersou that presided in their
'H";r. sfter ,Josba's death, a moral Tor
,hos. who are setting out i'll the w"r",
- tnI ho,;n hetimrs with what is great and
f sood ;: that, excelling in service M, WILL
a young, they may exce' III '0"''
: old. , Tho Tori,
2 delivered Chushanrishathaim, 'k'ne OF
\ W.sonotamia Into his hand. And tne
I'll land had rest 40 years, and Othn'c'' the
i sou of Kcnaz, died as recorded in scrip
l. tmre vet his memory in the estap'ls'''
n srnt Of this Lodge is revived again.
d Othuicl, according to the versions 8 o.
y. some learned biblical writer's s'Snines
=, thn "Iion of God" derived nom os"ri
to tho Lion, and Ell, God, while Others a'.'
in It Is supposed more correctly hold ~ u
70 mean I: he hour of God," coming iron
H. Othni, my time, my honr' a"u f'a s W"t.
a The Seal Of your Lodge represents ,''r'.
mt Dial, the greater part OF WING" - c"s '",
~ by clouds, and from under them a. me,
arises. pointing towards the hcu' !;
in oirven. reminding rs not to wa'' u
ow hirh twelve, not to wait tn inc ll "'
on GHl arrives, as it may strike at NY M
th- ment Of our life, and the night he s't ~:
lies IN when we can work no more. W" W..
,al Othnic], this most beautiful "w "
Ca ;n.n;rinr nane, arises the question: Il
in God, has 'ehova, the "ncrea'e" o':a'
had Of all things. who is revealed I" US ' ia
no endless variety of ways IN MS WORKS "a :"
luc- uroyilential government, but more .: ="
ant IL the Holy Scriptures, as a sP'r'tT
not 6uitely wise, holy, Just. and be' .,
My. has he A.: hour' Is he not the A'pha
for which there is no Omega, the begun
; We to Which there is no emf, from e'et !,
t we ;w, ~ rycrlastiny' Does not the n
If Cod refer to ous own t"'Irs' u
city own time. given to US ny MN !
ath- The hours are viewless angels,
tiers That still 20 gliding NY, 49,.
Q And bear each minutes recoiu up'
IN Tn him who sta on high.
[ |"S"H TIL great rule of mora! conouc'
oar,' s,xs the great philosopher, Lavate1,
earn , t t"co1 to respect Time, we should II
w." =" > " nsr Of our time, we should "
'co.l. p "a work for our and for our tellown
.srna. welfare, we shon|d use onr iels'lo "
'tsr "f to cultivate our mind, and the m III
' ;ntro. Tho growing generation to destroy ,
I5th dice. to dispel ignorance 80 !na ~
'0A Othnir]. We may become heroes II, y
ho ;n- ;ndves in later days; teach AL" 'c'
NJ Kir- conquer and to COVER"
We live in deeds, not years; IN 'ho'
miteth not breaths, IA,
M will In feelings, not in fingers on u t'r'
f." We should count time ny nc", at
md in. II, most lives who thinks most
seem to Feels the nobles-acts the oes''
uthori. r;o.ro tells IA that Time 0estro
tiers in a,,.,;ons Of man, but it confirm
ony us, : ;,p,Iomrnt Of Nature and the Is
ter, and J" "'" said: .'rime is the old }
ne that tn.t exau,iucs all offenders, anu
IT, s;t t9 Ina A% %d&a Ia"
ry, per- s". thrm onihilated. Israel ofteld'
ination. .va the King Of Mc>opotam'a 81 "
, aim t" -. Il Is natural that sin meets VII
daugh- ;s,,nant sooner or later, for God'
70 likely nat onlv deborah and Ell, self'ex,stl
strong, hut lie is also kGc"eom, a ;",
,me ac- ful Being, Chanm, the srac1 m
ON your Eyech Ipayim, lons-snfttr,nS, ia Il;
ryrat or mighty one Chesed, the "
naz' the Emeth, the truth, who can no,
he gave V"txor Chcsed. the preserves OF
fe." f"l~ess Nose aron rupestra Il
,il-.-ger- -" who bears iniquity, TT;
.;o, and sin, Nakeh 10 r'n""'
anne INTO s r;vhteous Judge, and Paled az
SIX of her ~ of retr;hntiou ani vinlictl
her MSS; G t;cs Hence when he saw his p
wouldest Msnt he forgot their iniquitles'
blessing them peace for 40 years.
lanu' so Peace, sweet peace is ever 1ou
10 sIssu In her eternal home, on holy &
r is one of Othuiel, the honr Of God IS
world, aud about US now, we find ourselves
;perienced rround, surrounded by the IT"
It is indies blossoms of Benevolence,. Brot1t
traveller, and Harmony, the acts thereon
% Of priva- most conducive to happiness
his fancy l;fr and hearts, if pure and peae
9 of some causc the Lord to be gracious
transport, he was to ,,ezekiah, the KING
his thirst, who, when told by the Proph'
wake him to set his house in order, as
ent. How die. (see Chap. 20, IL kings')
te the 9Th e. tha Lord. saving:
Isaiah. IL II heseach thee, O Lord, RENE
70 valuable how have walked before thee
red, it WAS and with perfect heart ana
h blessings that ,chich is good in the s'snt
r a blessing, And Hezekiah wept sore, a
Southland. TO pass, afore Isaiah was go"
she would the middle court, that the :"
for field Lord came to him SAYING 70
aud, but he and to tell Hezekiah that Goa
her to do 80, his prayer, and would heal n!
7 to prevail; him to 20 up to the house OF
managed the the third day.
|ress. taking Nv what sian will l know tn
Their brought viii heal me, asked tho
,er h s1antl, urophet This sign shall Il
ing disposed the Lord, shall the shadow
I'D max him ten degrees, or 60 backwa'
for her. She rrees,
II of respect Hezekiah doubtful, answe
hat since she ,;oht thing for the shadow
fathers con- to-, decrees. nay, but let the
is command. turn backward ten degree
blessing. She shadow was brought back te
ut she means the Lord, 10y which it 6M s
ngs Of water the dial of Ahaz, and Is ye'
easonablencss 1ed to Hezekiah's life.
ut advantage, Cod. who is ruling from