The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-09-30

government; that is, God was President |
and Emperor of the world. People got |
tired of a theocracy. They said:
eve don't want God directly interfer-
ing with the affairs of the world; give us
a monarchy"
The world had a monarchy. From a
monarchy it is going to have limited
monarchy. After awhile the limited mon
archy will be given up, and the republican
form of government will be everywhere
dominant and recognized. Then the world
will get tired of the republican form OF
government, and it will have an anarchy,
which is no government at all. And then,
all nations finding out that man is not
capable of righteously governing man,
will cry out again for theocracy, ana
say:
'Let God come back and conduct the af-
fairs of the world"
Every step-monarchy, limited mon-
archy, republicanism, anarchy, only dit
fer ent steps between the first theocracy
and the last theocracy, or segments of the
great circle of the earth on which God sits.
But do not become impatient because
you can not see the curve of events, and
therefore conclude that Gods government
is going to break down. History tells us
that in the making of the pyramids it took
two thou and men two years to drag one
great stone from the quarry and put it
into the pyramids. Well, now, if men,
short-l lived, can afford to work so slowly
as that, can not God in the building OF
| the eternities afford to waltz What
though God should take ten thousand
years to draw a circle? Shall we take our
little watch, which we have to wind up
every night lest it run down, and hold 1t
up beside the clock of eternal ages? If,
according to the Bible, 1000 years are in
Gods sight as one day, then, according to
that calculation, the 5000 years of the
worlds existence has been only to God as
from Monday to Saturday.
But it is often the case that the rebound
| is quicker, and the circle is sooner COM
pleted. You resolve that you will do what
good YOU can. In one week you put n
word of counsel in the heartof Sabbath
school child. During that same week you
give q letter of introduction to young
man struggling in business. During the
same week you made an exhortation in a
prayer meeting. 1t is all gone; you viii
never hear of it, perhaps, you think. A
few years after man comes up to you and
says:
"You don't know me, do your"
4 You say: "No; don't remember ever to
have seen you"
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school class over which you were the
teacher. One Sunday you invited me te
Christ l accepted the offer. You see thai
church with two towers yonder:"
eyes" you say.
He SAYS: "That is where preach"
Or: "Do you see that Governors house.
That is where live"
One day man comes to you, and says
"Good morning"
You look at him and say, "Why. vol
have the advantage of me; l can not rlac'
you."
He says: "Don't you remember, thirty
!, years ago, giving letter of introduction
!. to young mana letter of introduction
!. to prominent merchant?'
"Yes, yes, do"
He says: 81 am the man. That was m,
first step toward fortune; but have re
;, tired from business now, and am givini
my time to philanthropies and public in
!, terests. Come up to my country plac
!, | and see me-"
Or a man comes to you, and says: q
want to introduce myself to YOU. l wen
into prayer-meeting some years ago.
7 sat back near the door. You arose t
make an exhortation. That talk change
the course of my life, and if l ever get t
: heaven, under God, will owe my saliva
: ton to you"
= In only ten, twenty, or thirty years. th
= circle swept out and swept back again
. your own grateful heart.
:, But sometimes it is wider circle an
does not return for great while. sa'
bill of expense for burning Latimer an
] .dley. The bill of expense says:
l. One load of fir fagots.. .3s
" Carriage of four loads of woods .........2s
/. Item, post. lis
7 Item, two chains. IS
Item, two staples. ....,....................
Item, four laborers. ........................2s
j That was cheap fire. considering all II
IN circumstances, out IL KlnuIeu liR HG W nlt
le shone all around the world and around I'll
n martyr spirit; and out from that burnin
to of Latimer and Ridley rolled the circl
lg wider and wider, starting other circle
as convoluting, overrunning, circumscribin
We overarcbing oil Heavens circle.
le But what is true Of the good is just
m true of the bad. You utter sland
of against your neighbor. 1t has gone for
a. from your teeth. 1t will never come bac
b, you think. You have done the man all Il
i'll mischief you can. You rejoice to see hi
IN vince. You say:
he 'sDidn't give it to him."
it That word has gone out, that slandero
is word, on its poisonous and blasted wa
ill You think it will never do you any harl
But am watching that word, and l see
in beginning to curve, and it curves aroun
rs and it is aiming at your heart. You hi
e. better dodge it. You can not dodge it.
rs rolls into your bosom, and after it rolls
ne word of an old Look, which says:
10. With what measure ye mete, it shall
nd measured to you again.
at You maltreat an aged parent Won 1