The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31

The genuine reason, whether admitted
ornot, was because the religion of Christ
paid no respect to their intellectual van
it es.
Satan told our first parents that they
would become as gods If they would
only reach up and take q taste of the
fruit. They tried it and failed, but their
descendants are not yet satisfied with
the experiment. We have now many
! desiring to be as gods, reaching up after
yet another apple. Human reason,
scornful of Gods word, may foam and
strut with the proud wrath Of a Hannah,
and attempt to compel the homage of
the good, but in the presence of men
and angels it shall be COMPOUNDED. 'God
shall smite thee, thou whited wall"
When science began to make it's bril-
liant discoveries there were great facts
brougt to light that seemed to overthrow
the truth of the Bible. The archeol-
ogist with his crowbar, and the geol-
ogist with his hammer, n the chemist
with his batteries charged upon
the Bible. Moses account of the
creation seemed denied by the very
structure Of the earth. The astronomer
wheeled round his telescope until the
heavenly bodies seemed to marshal
themselves against the Bible, as the
stars in their courses fought against
Sisera. O~bservatories and universities
rejoiced at what they considered past
victory, and pressed o their conquest
into the kingdom of nature until, alas
for them! they discovered toe much.
Gods word had only been lying in am
bush that, in some ~unguarded moment,
with a sudden bound, 1t might tear in
fidelity to pieces.
IL was as when Joshua attacked the
city OF All. He selected 80, 900 men, and
concealed most Of them; then with a
few men he assailed the city. which
poured out its numbers and strength up
on Joshua's little band. According to
previous plan, they fell back in seeming
defeat, but, after all the proud inhabit-
ants of the city had been brought out OF
their homes, and had joined in the pur-
suit of Joshua, suddenly that brave man
halted in his flight, and with his spear
pointing toward the city, 80, 900 men
bounded from the thickets as panthers
spring to their prey and the pursuers we're
dashed to pieces, while the hosts of
Joshua pressed up to the city, and with
their lighted torches tossed 1t into the
flames. Thus 1t was that the discov-
cries of science seemed to give tempo
rary victory against God and the Bible,
and for q while the church acted as If
she were on a retreat; but, when all the
opposers of God and truth had joined
in pursuit, and were sure of the field,
Christ gave the signal to His church,
and turning, they drove back their foes
in shame. There was found to be no
antag nism between nature and revela-
ton. The universe and the Bible were
found to be the work of the same hand,
two strokes of the same pen, their au-
thority the same God.
Again: Learn the lesson that pride
goes before a fall. Was any man ever
so far up as Haman, who tumbled so far
down? Yes, on q smaller scale every
day the world sees the same thing.
Against their very advantages men trip
Into destruction. When God humbles
proud men 1t is usually at the moment
Of their greatest arrogancy. II there
be O man in your community greatly
pulled up with worldly success, you
rave but to stand a little while and you
will see him come down. You say, 1
wonder that God allows that man to go
on riding over others heads and making
great assumptions Of power. There is
no wonder about 1t. Haman has not yet
got to the top. Pride is a commander,
we'll plumed and caparisoned, but it
leads forth a dark and frGwning host.
We have the best of authority for say
ing that Pride goeth before destruc-
ton, and a naughty spirit before a fall"
The arrows from the Almighty's CULVER
are apt to strike a man when on the
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