The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1893-01-20

dogs that should eat the body of Jezebt
the murderess .Impossiblel" the nee
pie said; that will never happen" VIII
is that being flung out of the palac
Window Jezebel A few hours afte
they came around hoping to bury her
They find only the palms of her hand
and the skull. The dogs that devouret
Jezebel and the dogs that devoured Ma
both! Oh. what swift. what an awful
circuit!
RETURN TO THEoCRACY.
But it is sometimes the case that thi,
circle sweeps through a century OF
through many centuries. The WORLD
started with theocracy for government
that is. God was the president and
emperor of the world. People got tired
of theocracy. They said. I'VE don't
want God directly interfering with the
affairs of the world; give MS mon
archy" The world had monarchy.
From a monarchy it is going to have a
limited monarchy. After awhile the linn
tied monarchy will be given up, and
the republican form Of government will
be everywhere dominant and recognized
Then the world win get tired of the re-
publican form Of government, and it will
have an anarchy, which is no govern
ment at all. And then all nations, find
ing out that man Is not capable of
righteously governing man. will cry out
for theocracy and say. LET God come
back and conduct the affairs of the
world"
Every step-monarchy limited mon
archy, republicanism, anarchy-only diff
ferent steps between the first theocracy
and the last theocracy. or segments 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. His
tory tells us that in the making Of the
pyramids it took 1900 men two years to
drag one great stone from the quarry
and put it into the pyramids.
Well, now, if men short lived can afford
10 work 80 slowly as that, cannot God
n the building Of the eternities afford
% wait? What though God should take
10, 900 years to draw circle? Shall we
AXE our little watch, which we have to
Wind up every night lest it run down,
md hold it up beside the clock of eter-
lal ages? If, according to the Bible, a
thousand years are in Gods sight as one
ay, then, according to that calculation,
he 5000 years of the worlds existence
ave been only to God as from Monday
0 Saturday.
GOOD RETURNS AFTER MANY DAYS.
But it is often the case that the re-
ound is quicker and the circle is sooner
ompleted. You resolve that you will
o what good you can. In one week
on put word of counsel in the heart
f Sabbath school child. During that
anne week you give letter of introduce
ion to a young man struggling in bust
ess During the same week you make
n exhortation in prayer meeting. 1t
all gone: you will never hear of it.
erhaps. you think.
A few years after man comes up to
ou and says, you don't know me. do
our" You say, mo. don't remember
yer to have seen you" why" he says,
I was in the Sabbath school class over
which you were the teacher. One Sun
ay you invited me to Christ. accepted
be offer. You see that church with two
overs yonderY' Eyes" you say. He
avs, That is where preach" or, "Do
GU see that governors house? That is
7here | live" One day man
ONES to you and says, Good morn
1g." You look at him and say,
Why, you have the advantage of
ne; l cannot place you" He says,
Don't you remember thirty years ago
living letter of introduction to young
nan, letter of introduction to Moses
|. Grinnell?" Eyes, yes, do" He
avs: 81 am the man; that was my first
tep toward fortune, but | have re
ired from business now and am giving
ny time to philanthropies and public in
erests. Come up and see me-"
Or man comes to you and says: 81
7ant to introduce myself to you.
vent into prayer meeting in Atlanta
ONE years ago; sat back by the door,
on arose to make an exhortation; that
ak changed Une course OF my Lie, anu
ever | get to heaven, under God l will
we my salvation to you" In only ten,
wenty or thirty years the circle swept
ut and swept back again to your own
rateful heart
But sometimes it is wider circle and
oes not return for great while. saw
bill of expenses for burning Latimer
nd Ridley The bill of expenses says:
me load of fir fagots. .................... rs. Id
artage for four loads Of wood .......... 2s.
tenn, "A post Observation-Disclosures. Is. "a
lem, Two chains. ........................ 0s. 50
TEN, two staples .................... cd
tenn. four labOrers. ....... .............. Is. Sd
That was cheap fire, considering all
be circumstances. but it kindled light
hat shone all around the world and
reused the martyr spirit. and out from
hat burning of Latimer and Ridley
oiled the circle wider and wider. start
ny other circles, convoluting. overrun-
ing circumscribing overarching all
eaven-a circle.
CIRCLE OF EVIL SPEAKING.
But what is true of the good is just as
rue of the bad You utter a SANDER
gainst your neighbor. 1t has gone forth