Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-19

all nations finding out that man Is not cape-
bic Of righteously governing man, VIII cry
out again for d theocnlcy and say. La
God come back and conduct the affairs o.
the world
Every step - monarchy, limited mon
archy, republicanism, anarchy-only differ
ent steps between the first theocrfcy ane
the last theocracy, or segInents of the great
circle Of the earth on which God sits. l'ui
do not become impatient because you can
not see the curve of events, and therefof'
conclude that Gods government is going
to break down History tells MS that in the
making of the pyramids it took 1900 meT
two years to drag one great stone from the
quarry and put it into the pyramids.
Well, now, if men short lived can afford
to work so slowly as that, cannot God II
the building of the eternities afford TO watt
What though God should take l0.0On years
TO draw circleg Shall we take our littls
watch, which we have 10 wind mp every
night lest it run down, and hold 1t up be
side the clock of eternal agesi IT. accord
ing TO the Bible, Il thousand years are N
Gods sight as one day, then, according Il
that calculation, the 5000 years Of tht
worlds existence have been only TO God Il,
from Monday to Saturday
But it is often the case that the rebound
is quicker and the circle is sooner com
pleted You resolve that you will do what
good you can. In one week you put Il
word of counsel in the heart Of "A Sabbath
school child During that sisme week you
give letter of introduction to a young
man struggling in business. During the
same week you make an exhortation in u
f. oil a
never hear of il perhaps, you think
4 few years after man comes up 70 you
and says. YOU don't know me, do YOU
You say, NO don't remember ever %
have seen you why he says, i was
IN the sabbath school class over which you
were the teacher One Sunday you invited
me TO Christ accepted the offer You see
that church with two towers yonder9
Yes you say He says, That is where
pre;.ch;" or DO yon see that governors
housef That is where live" One day 4
man comes to you and says, Good morn
ing You look ut him and say, why
you have the advantage Of me: ! cannot
place you" He says, Don't you remember
thirty years ago giving letter OF introdue.
ton to a young mana letter of introduc
ton 70 Moses IL Grinnelly' Yes. yes; /
do" He says II am the man. That WIS my
first step toward fortune, but ! have nc
tired from business now and am giving my
time 10 philanthropies aud public interests
Come up and see me-
Or Il man comes to you and says Il want
to introduce myself to YOU went into Il
prayer meeting in Atlanta some years ago.
| SAT back by the door, you arose 70 make
an exhortation, that talk changed the
course OF my life, and il | ever get 10
heaven, under God will owe my salvation
10 you" In only ten, twenty OF thirty
years the circle swept out and swept back
again TO your own grateful heart.
THE CIRCLE OF FIRE.
But sometimes it is wider circle and
does not return for great while | saw a
bill of expenses for burning Iatimer and
Ridley The bill Of expenses says.
One load Of fir flgots. .................. %. I'd
Carriage for four loads Of wood. ....... >.
Item. post ....,..................... Is 90
Item, TWO chains. Is. I'd
item. two siaples. .................... Cd
Item. four aborers. ....................., Is I'd
That was cheap fire. considering all the
circumstances, but it kindled light that
shone all around the world and aroused the
martyr spirit, and out from that burning Of
Latimer and Ridley rolled the circle wider
and wider, starting other circles. convolut-
ing, overrunniug, circumscribing, oyerarch
ing all heavcn-a circle.
But what is true Of the good is Just n
true of the bad You uttera Islander against
your neighbor II has gone forth from
your teeth. it will never come back you
think. You have done the man all the
faV a,s,. m
vince You say. Didn't give il to him.
That word has gone ont. that slandcrous
word on its poisonous and blasted WAY
You think it will never do you any harm
But am watching that word, and see il
beginning TO curve. and u curves around,
and il is aiming at your heart. You had
better dodge il. You cannot dodge IL Ii
rolls into your bosom aud after il rolls in
a wor. Of an old book. which says. with
what measure We mete. il shall he meas
ured to you again.
You nl.ltreat an aged parent You be.
grudged him the room in your house Nou
are impatient Of his whimsicalities aud gar
rulity 1t makes You mad to hear him tell
the stme story twice. You give him food
he cannot masticate You wish be WAS
away You wonder If he * going TO live
forever He will be gone very soon His
steps are shorter and shorter He is going
to stop. But God has an account TO settle
with you on that subject. After awhile
your eye will be dim. and your gait will
halt and the sound of the grinding will be
low, and you will tell the same story twice.
and your children will wonder If you are
going TO live forever and wonder il You
will never be taken away
They called you father once. now they
call You the "old man. II you live few
years longer they will call you the ''old
chap What are those rough words with
which your children are accostiug your
They are the echo of the very words you
used in the ear Of your old father forty
years ago. What is that which You are
trying to chew. but lind it unmasticable
and your jaws ache. and you surrender the
attempt Perhaps it may be the gristle
which you gave TO your father for his break
fast forty years ago
4 gentleman passing along the street saw
a son dragging his father into the street by
the hair of the head. The gentleman. out
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