The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-10-26
HUMBLE INSTRUMENTS.

TO AS if to humble mapsin his prid
lit snd to teach him tho needful lessor
AZ of humility, i often happens tina
- the humhs est Of instruments Ar.
y made = sLbserye the wise purposes
Of of'ne Infinite Wisdom that controIs
i our affairs. When man proposes to
a accomplish some great work, be
t seeks the powerful, the wise to do
8 ms bidding, and there must be pomn
ana glory as attendant circums,ar
Ges 1 Ii some treaty is TO be made q
| u Israeli must be the diplomat; if
t p some great battle is to be fought
BIS Bismarck must be the gen ersl..N
When God propose. to do some
mightler work than MAKING m.n,
treaties Or fighting many battles, be-
~, ~ ap' 10 seek the meek and lowly as
'ee means for the accomplish nent
OF dis purpose. David, the young. |
e es. o. Ihe sons Of Jesse, fought his
oa1tle with the Giant; the disciples
OF Tue humble carpenters son were
ushermen mostly and Throughout
tne whole of His dealings with man
MS instruments have been drawn
from the lowiy walks of life.
II lie would teach US a love for
.he beautiful He paints the flower
eaat blooms near the ground and
nlaes Its modest face among the :
green leaves of its parent stem with
tue tint Of color that puts to blusb
the painters brush and begears des. I
S ,r or if He gives to the dew. :
arop that tenderly hangs on the rose
eaf more Of lustre than has the dia. =
nond and to the tiny snow fake
beauty of form that ,ielies rivalry.
10 the bird be gives a plumaee that
asulon would copy in vain and He
'angs around even the blade ofprass
pon which we tread mystery that
' alles inquiry. To the country milk. .,
'a!d lie gives bloom of cheek n
men Is the envy of the city belle =
J a TO the country plowboy a wealth
! sIhew and muscle that is denied
tue city dandy. The log cabin
mere on the Sabbath His humble
MOVE meet for their lowly but nr
ncere worship is perhaps a more M
fiing and satisfactory DWELLING r.,
ace for Him than is the gilded ~
ufch with its form of worshin
thout the substance, its fashiona
rivalry and the glitter and cera,
my OF meaningless speech and SIT
PITY song. %
As ii an Infinite Prescienca had Sec
u from the beginning that the
oe OF man was to be in the fntnre
great stumbling black in the wav ror
me redemption of the world from
IL was wisely ordered that be
nla be surrounded in his dailv F;.a
KS With constant reminders of his 40
and of the Glory of the
wise. All Nature teens with d..
'o'e instruments that teach tho seas
'n OF humility, but man win mt 'e'o
\ II. His stiff-necked pride will
y osho: And why should he be pn,.,
ar And why is it that human 1'''
re should be so perverse that
VINO have the least cause to be !
Q TIE most proud2 The worm First
cfawis in the dust is as certain
s. tlold on life as be; the bird
,ro 81 -, IN mouse IN the tree top is Purse
. oe .,' ue 'noffow as he; the Sscon,
"a have their place in the grand
my OF Nature and obey its Purse.
without question. Oply be
lord of all is vile. Il is only
0 violates the conditions of his I
nee; who wraps himself ND in First
lax OF pride and bids defiance
rover that gave him life. He
' y; OF all created things was Purse,
gwen LIE promise of Hereaf- Second
'pises and contemns the eift.
whom belongs the heritage Of
re, lives in the Present With Conso1a
enonght of what is to come, or
Tor the consequence. Amour,
rail humanity! 0, incompre.
g indifference! Entranc
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