, 1881-10-17
GODS PROVIDENCE.

A1:l!MDS liy TIE Hf:v. i. MOSiu, GIBSON, u. II.
Tho following ftsctt,rsc wns delivered by tho
liev. j. Mnnru tiibro, u. H., formerly pu*t0r Of
tic Secon,l Presbyterian Church, Chlrhpt, In the
Presbyterian Church, II. 5n'na Wotnl. l.nrtlnIl,
on Sunday morning, sepr. III, upon tho nreasloa
Of tho dercasu Of uu,,. GarIchl, late President
OF thu Uultod atntss Of Amer!cA.
Thes righteous, md tho wisu. un1 tho!r works
arc In thg hnlld Of 0M!-Errif.idFtfcs, IT., I.
This Is tho sober SECOND thnlHht uf u wIae rlnn
who Inns heen aorrIy trouhtl tit his mini hy
dwelling un the ,nyaterics III Providence. whNt
bis hnsty first tfu,tgtlt VIA. Md now flo canic 10
tRko R1cund thought nt,Out 1t, VIII bU best
BY looking baclf Il !Itt3c.
Ills special stumbling block IL Bot forth III
verse fourteen nf thorrocedlllg chapter: "There
bu Just ueu, Unto wlnn 1t happeieth according
10 the work Of tho wicked: apA!n, there br wicked
nlen, to wloM Il hnpprnelh RccOnllnH tn tho
work Ut tho righteous: l sad tl,at sAs ntso Is
vanity" Such wnR the mystery which sct hin
n-thlhkiuN.
Ills ilrst haaty conclusion Is ono which Is tho
often Arnwn-namcly: that, !NnstnHeh ns t'rUvi-
dGticn stIOwa no cspccIui favor to tho works Ut
tho righteous, 1t Is scarcely worth wtlir tronb-
lug ourselves IL perform them. N0blu Mni
LOFTY ul,ns II, ltfc tre nj, ynry we'll IN thalr why,
Int It ovldcnty does mi pny to suoriIlce present
enjoyment 10 thpM: nnl therefore he IL tho
wisest nun who troHts hms0!f lerlst AbauL tho
future and those !t!rnls WHICH It rruIcsAes
to cot Gofor8 ua. and l.nEes tho best Of tho PoDl
things of this lltc, whIrll hara nothlng u lhu
i1cul but very tntch oE tho rcal to commend
them to us. Whul IN tho ,,se of Lying su hixi,
al,d nSslug everything, wien ono might at
luust tnke lf0 easy wAilc 1t lists, and enjoy It's
pleasures while lo mny7 Such seens tu bu thu
Idea III hta mind when ho says. "Then cuns-
.rlenacl Mlrth. bceatIfo Il tnnt. hath n1 liettrr
thing unlor tho sun 1han tu eat. anu tu drink,
antl tn bu merry" y ul.,st drrfsrnti!u co,s!u-
ftL n Itp ktI.x
gst nil tho lasia u that nHnoslu,s., or utter ~
larn,eo 1f everything teyontt tho reKt1u III tue
scnsos, wilIoh il 10 lashionnbIo III cetta'n luar-
isut ,Lu,i4l, 10 IL loubtar and surely ,,or-
picked for tho thahnnl, ho 10 no tntluoI or nv.
VIZ hive hee ,iuulnH he lets alil, ail Uxi'rnss!un
which shows tint i.s t,1s SUNG alc'trAKe VT:
ay. II sa o SS MSlS VT syoS r. 5 ssys @ o
hippo for Alin. That unrk yi9w Of iItu, hruot.l-
ali. s 10 l.srry.* Vii nos list 'ons II he rcal!y
Do!Ieyss that 90! has aas!'1na ~ a. =: 10 w'h 4
ness ,'s sorss G 10 s,ys; when spo 'a,ne huaft
ipnp uphn tho earth tfor 4lso thafc la that
nglthcr tluy llor night stesn sleep with his Gyes}:
ihen hehpl,i I'll Iio works ot unl liiut . nM.,
cAnlot I'M! out tho work TINT y ono ,ldsr tho
i'' sul is iI' Hut 10, n i, ysa, fartsor trh
i wisa lliau ihnk ,to know Il. yct saall u
,!s,,da os H0 %'I9 o tY n t M bw @ w yrrs1 xw o #
tao work or Uol ult.d how faUllsh II IL Ia try to
1udHu nf It hy thu small fragnlents Of i We rRn
bud all Gecn connected Will. man and l,is work
n time. tho yory beHt Of wl,lSh se.s @ ~ ~ otts
tiufk.ess bualna tn disappear US stN,l M ho nj.
~ work 4, rssray. r',s, ths eHa Of whIeh
4opuraa n !Sa fos ft S, "ai sao. '0o oonenea Ms
which IL expsc4stl III tho tox,, III which w hnl.
. sot,o u tho GDl{Os1 HNhInh n al