The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-18

being flung out Of the palace Window
Jezebel. A few hours after, they came
around, hoping to bury her. They find
only the palms of her hands and the
skull. The dogs that devoured Jezebel
and the dogs that devoured Naboth.
o, what swift, what an awful circuit!
But 1t is somtimes the case that this
circle sweeps through century, or
through many centuries The world
started with a theocracy for govern
ment; that is, God was the president
and emperor OF the world. People got
tired of theocracy. They said: "We
don't want God directly interfering
with the affairs OF the world; give us a
monarchy" The world had mon
archy. From monarchy IL is going to
have q limited monarchy. After
awhile the limited monarchy will be
given up. and the republican form Of
government will be everywhere domi-
nant and recognized Then the world
will get tired Of the republican form OF
government, and II will have an an
archy 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
a theocracy, and say: "Let God come
back and conduct the affairs Of the
world" Every step-monarchy, limited
monarchy, republicanism, anarchy
only different steps between the first
theocracy and the last theocracy or seq
ments Of the great circle Of the earth
on which God sits But do not become
impatient because you cannot see the
curve Of events and therefore conclude
that Gods government is going to break
down. History tells US that in the mal,-
ing of the pyramids It took two thou
sand men two years TO drag one great
stone from the quarry and put it into
the pyramids. Well now, II men, short
lived, can afford to work so slowly as
that, cannot God in the building Of eter-
mites afford to wait? What though
God should take ten thousand years To
draw n circle? Shall we take our little
watch, which we have TO wind up every
night lest 1t run down, and hold II up
beside the clock Of eternal ages? II, ac-
cording to the Bible, thousand years
are in Gods sight as one day, then, ac-
cording to that calculation, the six
thousand years Of the worlds existence
have been only to God as from Monday
to Saturday.
But 1t is often the case that the re-
bound is quicker, and the circuit Is
sooner completed You resolve that you
will do what good you can. In one
week you put word Of counsel in the
heart Of a Sabbath-school child. Dur.
ing that same week you give letter OF
introduction toa young man struggling
in business. During the same week you
make an exhortation in a prayer meet
ing. 1t is all gone; you will never hear
Of 1t perhaps, you think. A few years
after man comes up to you, and says,
"You don't know me, do you?" You
say, "No, | don't remember ever to have
seen you" why" he says, II was in
the Sabbath-school class over which
you were the teacher; one Sunday you
invited me to Christ l accepted
the offer; you see that church
with two towers yonderP" "Yes" 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, you have the advantage Of me. !
cannot place YOU He says: Don't
you remember thirty years ago giving
q letter Of introduction TO a young man
"a letter Of introduction TO Moses II.
Grinnell?" "Yes, yes, do" He says:
u am the man; that was my first step
toward fortune; but / have retired
from business now, and am giving my
time to philanthropies and public inter
ests Come up and see me-" Or man
comes to you and says 81 want to in
troduce myself to you. went into
prayer meeting in Atlanta some years
ago; sat back by the door; you arose
TO make an exhortation; that talk
changed the course Of my life, and II |
ever get TO Heaven, under God, will |
owe my salvation to you" only ten,
twenty, or thirty years the circle swept
out and swept back again TO your own
grateful heart
But sometimes II is a wider circle, and |
does not return for great while. |
saw a bill of expenses for burning Lati-
mer and Ridley The bill OF expense
says:
One load OF fire fagots. IS "a
Carriage for four loads Of wood .......... 2s
llem' post '''.............,........ Is "a I
Item, two chains, 3s I'd I
ltom, two staples. ......................... ID
Itom, four lnb0rers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2s Sd ,
That was cheap fire. considering all ]
the circumstances; but IL kindled a
light that shone all around the world
and aroused the martyr spirit, and out
from that burning OF Latimer and Rid
ley rolled the circle wider and wider,
starting other circles, convoluting, /
overrunning. circumscribing, overreaeh.
ing oil heaven-a circle.
But what is true OF the good is Just |
rs true Of the bad. You utter a slander I
against your neighbor. II has gone
forth from your teeth; II will never come I
back, you think You have done the man !
all the injury you can You rejoice 10 |
sec him vince You say, Didn't give !
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