Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-08-18

banns of an everlasting marriage be
tween genuine science and revelation.
On this latter book he toiled day and
night, through love Of nature and love
Of God. until he could not sleep. and his
brain gave way, and he was found dead
with revolver by his side, the cruel
instrument having had two bullets-one
for him and the other for the gunsmith
who at the coroner's inquest was exam
lining it and fell dead Have You any
doubt of the Identification of Hugh Mil
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Portobello? Among the mightiest of
earth among tho mi orhfiest If heaven,
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great HYMNS, "Oh. For n Closer Walk
with Godp, nWhat Varions Hin
drances We Meetp' eThere Is n Fonn.
tain Filled with RIood,,- William
Cowper. who shares with Isaac Watts
and Charles Wesley the chief honors Of
Christian hvmpoIogv. In hvnocbondria
he resolved to take his own life and
rode n tbe river Tbames Int fornd
nj va1
noint from which ho eynected 10 snrino |
and rode. bacl, Ia bis home aud that
NIGHT threw bimself nnon h;s own
knife but the blade broke and then he
ha,oad b;use,f n tbo co;l;,, hrt the
rome narted No wonder that when Cod
mercifully delivered him from that
azvful dementia no sat down and wrote
that other HYMN inst 90 na,norab,a.
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He plants his footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
bi anu a sae ~. y sure I, 70 eir
God is his own internreter
And he will make it plain.
Treason to God.
While We make this merciful and
righteous allowance in regard to those
who were plunged into mental incoher
ence, l declare that the man who in the
use of his reason, by his own act. snaps
the bond between his body and his soul
goes straight into perdition. Shall !
prove it? Revelation xxi, s, Murder
ers shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and birthstone;
Revelation xxi, Is, "Without are dogs
and sorcerers and whoremongers and
murderers. /" You do not believe the
New Testament? Then perhaps YOU be-
lieve the Ten Commandments. ssThou
shalt not kill. "
Do you say all these passages refer to
the taking of the life of others? Then /
ask you if you are not as responsible for
your own life as for the life of others:
God gave you special trust in your
life. He made you the custodian of
your life as he made you the custodian
of no other life He gave you as weap-
ons with which to defend it two arms
to strike back assailants, two eyes to
watch for invasion and natural love
of life which ought ever to be on the
alert Assassination of others is mild
crime compared with the assassination
of yourself. because in the latter case it
is treachery to an especial trust, it is the
surrender of castle you were especially
appointed to keep, it is treason to nat
ural law, and it is treason to God add
ed to ordinary murder
To show how God in the Bible looked
upon this crime point Won to the rogues'
picture gallery in some parts Of tho BIZ
Bile the pictures Of the people who have
committed this unnatural crime. Here
is the headless trunk of Saul ON the
walls of Bathshan. Here is the man
who chased little David-10 feet in
stature chasing A. Here is the man
who consulted clairvoyant, witch of
Endor Here is q man who. wbinped in
battle, instead of surrendering his
sword with dignity, as MANY a man has
done, asks his servant to slay him. and
when the servant declines then the giant
plants the hilt of the sword in the earth
the sharp point sticking upward. and he
throws his body on it and expires. the
coward. the. sricidel Here is Abitho- |
phel. the Machiayelli of olden times
betrayinr his best friend. David in or.
der that he NAV become nrimo minister