Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-18
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| proper working OF our mind We are apt
to take it for granted that the intellect
which has served Us so well will always be
faithful We forget that an engine with
such tremendous power. when the wheels
have such vilstness of circle and such swift
ness OF motion and the least impeachment
might put ii ont of gear could only be kept
in proper balance by adivine hand
No human power could engineer this
train of immortal faculties How strange
it is that our memory. on whose shoulders
/ all the successes and misfortunes and &C.
currences of lifetime are placed, should
not oftener break down. and that the scales
| Of judgment. which have been weighing
80 much and so long. should not lose their
adjustment and that fancy, which holds a
dangerous wand. should not sometimes
maliciously wave il. bringing into the
heart forebodings and Authorizations the
most appalling.
is it not strange that the expectations of
this intellect should not be dashed to pieces
on its disappointmentsg Though SO deli
cately attuned. this instrument Of untold
harmonies plays on, though fear shocks it,.
] and vexations rack it, and sorrow and joy
and loss and gain in quick succession beat
out Of it their dirge. or draw from il their
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in your prayer you rehearse the objects OF
your thanksgiving. next to your salvation
by Jesus Christ, praise the Lord for the
preservation Of your reason.
DEGRADATION By DRUGS.
How many fine intellects are being de-
stroyed by anodynes and aniesthetics, which
were given by Providence for occasional
use in alienation OF pain or insomnia, but
by being employed continuously after
awhile capture and destroy. Choral. Co
CAME bromide of potassium, opium and
whole shelves of seductive etceteras that
help turn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS into imbecility
or madness. DO not trifie with opiates that
benumb the brain II you cannot live
without the perpetual and enslaving use
OF them, you had better die. Better die a
sane man than live fool. What right
have you to kill your brain and put in wild
jangle your nervous SYSTEM But rum is
the cause Of more insanity than anything
else There is nothing like rum TO put a
man like ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS down on all
fours
Again. learn how quickly turns the
wheel OF fortune from how high up to
how far down went ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Those now in places Of position aud power,
even though they should live. will in "A
few years be disrcgarded, while some who
this day are obscure and poverty stricken
will ride up on the shoulders of the people
TO take their turn ut admiration 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 20 up.
OF those who were IA few years ago sue
cessful in the accumulation Of property,
how few have not met with reverses OF
fortune. while many of those who then
were straitened in circumstances now hold
the bonds and the bank keys Of the nation
aud win the most bows on the exchange.
or all tickle people in the world Fortune
is the most tickle Every day she changes
her mind, and woe TO that man who puts
any confidence in what she promises or
proposes. She cheers when you 20 up and
she laughs when you come down. Oh,
trust not a moment your hearts affections
to this changeable world. Anchor your
soul in God. From Christ's love gather
your joy Then come sorrow or gladness.
success or defeat. riches or poverty, honor
or disgrace. health or sickness, life or
DEATH time or eternity all are yours. and
yeare Christs and Christ is Gods
learn also from my subject the comfort
ing truth that Affections are arrested as
soon rs they have accomplished their mis-
sion For seven years did acknowledgements
dwell among the beasts OF the field, but AT
the expiration Of that time his reason re
turned and as soon as with proper humility
he acknowledged the God of heaven he was
brought back TO his palace and reinstated
in his former affluence aud power. Now,
it does seem that when heavy trials come
upon US il is as though they had no limit.
We eXclaim. "All thy waves and thy bill.
lows have gone over me" but forget that
the depth of that sea and the power OF that
billow are definitely determined.
God sees how much our pride is and he
sends just enough adversely to humble it.
He sees just how worldly minded we are
and pulls US just hard enough TO detach
us from our folieS He sees how hard our
heart is and snlises just hard enough TO
break it. He sees how our eyes have been
blinded and he cuts only just enough to
remove the scales from our spiritual vision
As soon as Abraham's faith is sufficiently
tried the lamb is provided As soon rs
Pharaoh consents to let the children of
Israel depart. the plaques pause. As soon
as the Israelites have been sufficiently dis
ciplined by their wanderings they find
their way into Canaan But to some the
limit is not set in this life Their whole
pilgrimage is through the wilderness and
the world is TO them valley Of tears.
But perhaps God has special throne in
heaven that no ordinary saint can occupy.
and by extraordinary trials he has pre-
pared that Christian soul for extraordinary
glory God will not keep you in the fur
mace one moment too long. just as soon
rs Paul had met with enough imprison-
ment and scourgings he reached up and |
plucked his eternal crown. God will keep
us no longer under the hammer and on the /
stocks than is necessary to fit us for en- |
trance into the haven of eternal rest. |
Glory be to the divine grace that, as soon
as our Affections have accomplished their
mission. they are arrested.
SUFFERING ExcITEs THOUGHT.
The defeats and sorrows of life have
sometimes been the greatest advantage. /
It was because Dante failed as a states /
man that he gave up politics and wrote /
his immortal "Divina Commedia." Ii was