New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-04

passed along, there were sitting in the gate
| OF the church such men as Matthew, and
Mark, and Luke, and John, who would not
bend an inch In respect to their philosophise
Satan told our first parents that they
would become gods if they would only reach
| up and take a 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 ali er yet another apple. Human reason,
scornful Of Gods word, may foam and strut
with proud wrath of Il aman and attempt to
compel the homage of the good, but in the
presence ofmen and angels it shall be con-
founded. God shall smite thee, thou whited
wall When science began to make it's
brilliant discoveries there were great facts
brought to light that seemed to overthrow
the truth of the Bible. The arch@ologist
with his crowbar, and the geologist with his
hammer, 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 around his telescope until the heaven
ly bodies seemed to marshal themselves
against the Bible, as the stars in their course
fought against Sisera. Observat cries and
universities rejoiced at what they consider
ed the extinction of Christianity,
They gathered new courage at what they
considered C past victory, and pressed on
their conquest into the kingdom of nature
until, alas for them! they discovered too
much. Gods word had only been lying in
ambush that, in some ungarded moment,
with sudden bound, it might tear infdelity
to pieces.
1t was as when Joshua attacked the city of
Al. He selected 10000 men, and concealed
most Of them then with a few men he as
sailed the city, which poured out its mbers
and strength upon Joshua's little band. Ac-
cording to previous plan they fell back in
seeming defeat, but, after all the proud in
habltants of the city had been brought out
of their homes, and had joined in the pur-
suit Of Joshua, suddenly that brave man
matted in his flight and with his spear point
ing toward the city, 10000 men bounded
from the thickets as panthers spring to their
prey, and the pursuers were dashed to pieces,
while the hosts of Joshua pressed up to the
city, and with their lighted torches tossed it
into flame. Thus it was that the discoveries.
OF science seemed to give temporary victory
against God and the Bible. and for while
the church acted as if she were on q retreat;
but when all the opposers of God and truth
had joined in the 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 antagon-
ism between nature and revelation. The uni
verse and the Bible were found to be the
work of the same hand, two strokes of the
same pen, their authorship the same Coz
Again: learn the lesson that pride goes be-.
fore a fall. Was any man ever so far up as
Hannah, who trembled SO far down? Yes, on
a smaller scale every day the world sees the
same thing Against their very advantages
men trip into destruction. When God hum
bles proud men it is usually at the moment
OF their greatest arrogancy. If there be q
man in your community greatly pulled up
with worldly success, you have but to stand
a little while and you will see him come
down. Y GU say, l wonder that God allows
that man to go on riding over others
heads and making great assumptions of
power. There is no wonder about it. Hannah
has not yet got to the top. Pride is a com
mander, well plnmed and caprisoned but it
leads forth dark and frowning host. We
have the best authority for saying that
pride goeth before destruction and a
naughty spirit before a fall.' The arrows
from the Almighty's culver are apt to strike
man when on the wing. Goliath shakes
his great spear in Defiance but the small
stones from the brook Elah make him stag
ger and fall like an OK under the butchers
budgeon. He who is down canno fall Yes
sells scudding under bare poles do not feel the
force of the storm, but those with all sails
set capsize at the sudden descent of the tenn
pest.
Furthermore, let the story ofHaman teach .
US how quickly turns the wheel of fortune.
One day, excepting the king, Hannah was
the mlghtlest man in Persia but the next
day, lackey. So we go up and so we come
down. You seldom find any man 20 years
IN the same circumstances. Of those who
In political life 20 years ago, were the most
prominent, how few remain in conspicuity.
Political parties make certain men do their
hard work, and then after using them as
hacks, turn them out on the commons to die
Every few years, there is complete revolu-
tion, and about 5000 men who ought GER
talnly to be the next president are shame
fully disappointed while some, who this day
are obscure and poverty stricken, will ride
upon the shoulders of the people, and take
their turn at administration and the spoils
OF office Oh. how quickly the wheel turns!
Ballot boxes are the steps on which men
come down as often as they go up. Of those
who were long ago successful in the
accumulation OF property, how few have
not met with reverses! while many of
those who then were Strengthened in
circumstances now hold the bonds and the
bank keys of the nation. Of all tickle things
in the world. fortune is the most tickle.
Every day she changes her mind, and woe to
the man who puts any confidence in what she
promises or proposes! She cheers when you
go up, and she laugh when you come down.
On, trust not q moment your hearts affec-
tons to this changeful world! Anchor your,
soul in God. From Christ's companionship
gather your satisfaction. Then, come sOr-
row or gladness, success or defeat, riches or
poverty, honor or disgrace, health or sick
ness, II Q or QelCn, time or eternity, all are
yours, and We are Christ's and Christ is
Gods.
Again, this Humans history shows us
that outward possessions and circumstances
cannot make a man happy. While yet fully
vested in authority and the chief adviser of
the Persian monarch, and every thing that
equipage and pomp and splendor of residence
could do were his. he is an object lesson of
Indebtedness. There aret to-day more aching
sorrows under the crowns Of royalty
than under the ragged. caps of the
houseless Much Of the worlds f1uaence
and gaety is only misery in colors. Many a
woman seated in the street at her apple-stan
is happier than the great bankers. The
mountains of worldly honor are covered with
perpetual snow. Tamerlane conquered half
the world, utcould not subdue his own fears
Ahab goes to bed sick because Naboth willno
sell him his vineyard. Herod is in agony be-
cause a little child is born downin Bethlehem
Great Felix trembes because a poor minister
will preach righteousness, temperance. and
Judgment to come From the time OF Louis
the Twelfth to Louis the Eighteenth was
there strawbottomed chair in France that
did not sit.more solidly than the great throne
on which the French kings reigned?