Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-12


formed ia thu great laboratory of ma.
ture, by chemical Combinations Of
earths-whether it grows by mere
accretion, or whether it has an organ,
ization and principle of vitality in il,
analogous to bed Of oysters. The
simplest and best theory | know of il
this. That the same God, who in the
beginning said let there be light, and
there was light said let there be
mineral. and there was mineral. The
formation Of mineral is no more mys.
terious than the formation of marble.
We'll; no matter how it came where
it is, SO long as we find it in divers
and sundry places, wedged in be-
tween the ribs of the earth, and can
sell il for fifteen dollars a thousand,
men wiA prospect. On that they
should search for wisdom, as for this
hidden treasure ! Men who pros.
pect, dig where there are the best
signs OF mineral. They rink in some
OF the general North and South rang
es of East and West crsvices. They
would no sooner go between these
ranges to get mineral, than l would
60. 10 ballroom TO get wisdom
Again, the miner keeps the tools 10
work with; but how many OF you
are destitute of that great instrument
of salvation. the Bible The miner
watches the signs-observes the float
notices the color of the ochre and
the pitch of the clay; but, alas! how
few of you watch the emotions of
your hearts-search for the internal
signs of spiritual wisdom, or notice
the pitch Of your affections. In your
search for mineral you penetrate
through fint-yoa raise tumbling
rock-you blast the solid cap rock
you tear out the very bowels OF the
earth; but in digging for wisdom,
how easily you are discouraged by
the slightest obstacles. When the
miner makes discovery, he knows
what he has found, and never mis-
takes blackjack for mineral: but
how many fancy they have expert
enced religion, and found the treas.
ure of eternal wisdom, are in fact
only working out fanaticism and folly.
Alb ! my hearers; how infinitely more
valuable is wisdom, than the richest
cavern of sparkling ore. II you find
wisdom it cannot be jumped away
from sou, and you can never be slaw.
ed out Of it. The great enemy OF
souls may indeed sometimes cut your
windlass rope, or dull your tools, or
let the water into your shaft but
you have only to splice your rope
sharpen your tools and work the
pump of prayer. You cannot be rob-
bed Of your discovery; and you shall
find more and more wisdom until it
runs on as big as mules; and when
all other leads have failed-when
this earth shall become one vast fur.
nace-and when all the ore in her
veins shall have melted and trickled
down in bright silver streams into
the boiling rivers and steaming
SSS0hSo uu Wncu Luc cAtIucul5 Iu6IIls
selves shall melt with fervent heat,
your treasure of eternal wisdom shall
still be s'thdr."
During the last of the singing, our
hero was placed in dilemma. He
saw contribution. box travelling to.
wards him. He had no money with
him but two twenty dollar Missouri
bills. Now, said he what am l to do?
Sit here the observed Of all, and re
fuse to contribute anything? or sac
rifice all to pride? Let them go by !;
if they wish to lay soul.excise, they
should at least give gentlemen notice.
Who could anticipate, that these
good folks who make such an cutlery
against carrying the mail and raising
incidental revenue from the Post. Of
flee on Sunday, would select that very
day for the express purpose of levy
ing direct soul-tax!
800 To be continued. ~b.b i