The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-06

IRE. stronger than man can be, upon
whom 70 lean, in whom to trust Then
we can place our hand con6dingly in
Gods, and ask him to guide US.
1t is an error to suppose that only the
unle4rned aud ign rant have any thing
to do with religion. Those who have
been most profound in learning. the
noblest warriors and the wisest states
'uen. are numbered with the believers
Ia God and in His revelations. Ii may
&c true that they have not accepted all
The vagaries taught BY the modern secls
Of Cbristendom. but they have acknow-
lodged, served Him to the best OF their
understanding, and trusted Him for the
result. The founders of the govern
ment of the nation Of which We form a
part, may be classed as such men.
We have often thought how sublimely
solemn must have been that scene in the
nail where the convention met which
framed our present Constitution IN 1857;
when for several days the delegates had
Oeen unable to unite upon any scheme
that would be a better government OF
the people, and the cow ntion was
about to diSsolveewithout accomplish
ing anything. when at that crisis DIR.
Franklin, whom everybody had called
an infidel, walked down to where Wash
Ington sat as the President of the as
sembly, and in his clear ringing tones
said:
How has it happened sir, that while
cropping 50 long in the dark, divided in |
eur opinions, and now ready to sepa
rate without accomplishing the great |
object of our meeting. that we have
hitherto not once thought of humbly
applying to the Father OF Light TO ilIu-
inmate our undertakings? In the begin.
ming Of the contest with Britain, when
We we're sensible of danger, We had
daily prayers in this room for divine
protection. Our prayers, sir. were
heard and graciously answered"
And then and there he moved that
prayers, imploring divine
be offered each morning be-
fore proceeding 10 business.
Not long ago. one Of the Creates
jurists the United States ever produced
was lying at the point Of death. suffer
ing extreme bodily pain. He had not
1nly been a noble judge but he had
been a consistent Christian. His faith
Iul wife and number of friends stood
around him and he said to them:
"How can L fear to cross the dark
river where my father waits for me on
The other shore7".
Then addressing his Creator, he said:
10 thou beloved and most merciful
H,avenly Father, from whom had my
oeing. and in whom have ever trusted,
I it ne thy will, grant that my suffering
md. and that speedily be called home
o ihe, ; and, oh. bless and comfort
Thee my Mary"
That man was Judge Jere Black.
Iol. Bob lngersoll. in the controversy
Re had With Judge Black few months
,efore the death scene we refer
o, had held up the Judges
aith in God and in the Bible to ridicule
~ scornfully saying Of him:
How touching when the learned
md wise crawl back in cribs and ask 10
lear the rhymes and fables once again
How charming in these hard and |
cieutifc times to see old age IN
lap. with eager Lips upon
Ter withered breast"
But let Colonel Ingerson scoff at the
Judges faith all be please. in those last
lords of Judge Blacks there Is more
ubliraiiy. more that speaks Of nobility
4 manhood. than ever ingersoil
ttered in his most poetic fights sof
ancy, and even the Colonel will yet ,
earn that IAN atheists laugh is q
for dietv offended -