The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-02

Ing guided In his acts by the sacred
oracles elevate him to that position in
which he glorifes his Maker, and is an
! honor to his race.
The physical powers that man pos
sesses. the feats he is capable of accom-
| plishing, the grand construction of the
| different organs of the body and their
adaptation to the uses for which they
were designed, are subjects fraught with
lessons of deep instruction and we'll
worthy our study and investigation.
In the case Of the inferior animals,
certain species are capable of sustaining
their existence only In that portion Of
the globe Of which they are the natives.
The lion and tiger roam in their natural
strength and ferocity over the burning
sands Of the Torrid zone, but cannot en-
dure the rigors of the frozen north and
the polar bear, that grows to maturity
and manifests prodigous power and
strength amid the ice and SHOWS of the
Frigid zone, cannot survive in the salu-
brious temperature of temperate climes,
but dwindles away and dies. But man
can exist in all parts of the world, alike
in temperate climes, under the burning
sun of the Torrid zone, and amid the
Arctic SHOWS.
A good sized man has been capable OF
sustaining weight of 1900 pounds so
placed as to bear equally on all parts of
the body-while the stoutest pack-horse
is unable to sustain greater weight than
800 pounds. The reason is, that in man,
whose posture is erect, the vertebrae Of
the back are so placed as to press upon
each other, thus enabling them to sup
port greater weight; while in the
horse they are placed horizontally and
do not support each other. u.s.. ....
The deltoid muscle, which is placed at
the top of the shoulder, is but a small
bundle of fbrous flesh, less in size than
ones little finger, has been proved to be
capable Of sustaining weight of hun
dreds Of pounds.
The human eye is composed of two
fluids and two thin coats, on the inner
of which the image of the object seen is
impressed inverted. If the smallest
pointed instrument puncture these coats
colorless fluid escapes, and the sight
is gone forever. In view of this we
may we'll exclaim "Who but God
could have made us? Who but brute
would fail to worship Him."
When we take into consideration the
construction of the human hand, and
the variety of uses to which it can be
applied, we are led, almost involuntarily,
to the realization of the fact that the
Great Being, who could out of nothing
form so curious and complicated ma
chine, could have been nothing less than
perfect wisdom.
When we investigate the sublimity
and grandeur Of the formation of our
physical frames, and the fact that we
are placed in possession of mental
powers that are capable Of such grand,
sublime and important achievements,
we'll may we say With the sweet singer
Of Israel: "I am fearfully and wonder
fully made.''
But this being, so God-like in his
natural endowments, capable Of per-
forming such wonderful feats, has but
short and, comparatively, ephemeral ex-
lstence, and, after the lapse of few
years, he sickens and dies, returns to
and mingles with the dust from whence
he came, and treads the earth, that has
been for few feeting years his home,
no more.
In consequence of the violation of
divine command on the part Of the pro-
genitors Of our race, the sentence {:
dust thou art, and to dust shalt
thou return" has been executed upon
their descendants-an irrevocable de-
cree, from the fulfillment of which there
is no possibility Of evasion. Although
death is ultimately the doom, the I'M
avoidable destiny, of the human race,
yet the great majority Of diseases that
afflict the human family, the largest
share of pain and suffering that is en-
dured, can be traced to violation Of
some law, or laws that govern our phys
ical being, either on the part Of the
sufferer or of his progenitors, who have
left this tendency to disease sad and
unwelcome Inheritance
We look abroad over the world of
mankind, and we see them bowed down
by a load of physical suffering disease
is preying upon their vitals and sapping
the fountains Of life, impairing their
physical and mental powers, lessening
their vigor, and initiating against their
ability to properly perform their part in
hfe's drama, and finally bringing them
to premature graves.
When we view this melancholy specta-
Wv W. oAo ASeA W PAopoeu1Sa C11C dusC11Os5tt-
tory: Has our kind Heavenly Father,
whose mercy, tenderness and love are so
clearly manifest in His care over and
preservation Of our lives, in so lavishly
furnishing us with all that is necessary
to supply our physical wants, in the re-
demption of our race by the gift of His
son, by unalterable decree fixed the des-
tiny Of His intelligent creatures, so that
from the cradle to the grave, our journey
must necessarily be one of pain, suffer
ing. woe and affiiction? ?"
Oh, let every sentiment of piety, every
| just conception Of the divine character
at once and forever forbid the heaven
dishonoring thought. .~+. " ... ...
What else is it than gross impiety and
grand insult to our Maker, Protector
and best Friend to recklessly, wantonly
and heedlessly violate the laws that He
has made by which to govern our lives,
which, if obeyed and we live in harmony
with them, will insure our happiness
the design He had informing them
and then, because we suffer the unavoid-
able penalty attached to their infraction,
lay the blame on Him, and cherish the
| idea that He deliohts in a1f3ictino nsS