The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-05


tions." But God says; LET not one man do
it but forty man shall do it, And they
did, differing enough n shoT there hal been
no eollrc:on between them. but not contra
c.ct!rs each other OF any important point;
while the7 all 7:rote 1roCl their own stand
Hoint ard temperament, so that tE1 matter
OF fact man has his Moses. the romantic na-
ture his Ezekiel, the erigramnatic his Solo
mon, the warrior his Joshua. the sailor his
Jonah, the loving his John. the logician his
Paul. Instead Of this Bible, which DOW
I can lift in nv hand instead of the
Bible the child can carry 70 Sunday-school,
instead OF the little Biha the sailor ran put
in his Jacket wien ne goes 10 seal; it had
beer left Is men to write it would have been
/ thousand y0lu:nes. iud:joc- from tha
amount OF ecclesiastical controversy which
has arisen. Gods way is different from
mans. but it is best. infinitely bcs!.
So it is in regard to the Christians life.
If We had had the planning of Christians
life. we would have said: "L"t him have
eighty years of sunshine. :. n"fousc to live
il. Let his surroundings ail be agreeable
Let him have soInl health. Let 10 chilli
shiver through his limbs. no pain a"Ae his
brow or trouble shallow his son'." J.
enjoy the prosperity Of others so mu"h L
would let every man have as much
money as he wants IN! roses fnr bis
children's checIs auI fountains of cla alneSS
slancins in their large rolnl eyas. Ru:
that is not Gods way. It seems rs if mar:
must be cut, hit ani pounded ;uStin rrop2--
ton as he is useful. His chill fails from =
third story window and has its lie daShr,!
ont. HIS most co2G:i"as investment
tumbles him into bankruptcy. His friends.
on whom he. depended; lid the natura!
forc0 Of sraTita:ioa il taGiag him '!owo.
His lie is Il Bull Run defeat. Instral or
81. 900 advantages ne has only lG.0i0. Aye,
only 30I-aye. none at all. How many COOL
people there are at their wits end about
their livelihood. about their reputation? Bat
they will find out it il the best Way. after
awhile: God Viii show th:;n t:at HA de-
pleteS their advantages ilst for the same
reason He depleted the army of Gideon
that they may be induced to throw them
selves on His ncrt..
4 grapevine says III the early spring;
''How glad an TO get through the winter!
shall have no more trouble now: Simmer
weather will come. a,id the Gar;ieu will b9
very beautiful But the gar ienar comes
and cuts the vine here IN there with his
kui:e. The twiss begin to fall. and tho
grapevine cries ont: ''lIarler! Wha: ara
YOU cutting me- for:' ''Ah.' SAYS III: gar lem
or, X dcn't mean to XII yAu. Il | lid
not dc this: %oi ~IIi.i IL; ih; ILL siin"
stock Of all rhr other v.n";. H:,1re the s''as0n
is over Months g. o.. AT! cnH day lnh
gardener con - IN Ter IIr tr,':i;S, where Eceat
clusters 0; grapes hsr:-.. au:l the :;r&pa vine
says: "Than& :1l. SIR. yol cortl not nav,
done anythE.. so kin as 10 ha"I c"t ne
with thai kaiIr.' ''NaoH! ;i;, Lord ioTcth
lie chasteneth." y, nfiHiG@. no grapes: No
grin Ing Mill; no -four: 10 battle. no VIC
tory: no cross no cl;OWH:
So Gods way. i'll the re lemptiou Of inc
world. is different from ours. II We had our
way; we would nave hal j>su> staIl in the
door OF heaven ani heckOE the Nations u2
to light, or we woali have !;al angels flying
tround the earth proJiaiminS the un5-arch-
able riches Of Christ. Whvis II that the cause
goes OF so slowly? Why is il th.t the chains
stay on when Col could knock them
of? Why do thrones Of despot Srn stand
when God could 50 easily deno!sh them?
It is His way in order that al! generations
may cooperate AMI that all men may know
they cannot &c the work themselves. Just
in proportion as these ryrarlits o. sin go
up in height will they come down in ghast-
illness Of ruin.
thou father CT all iniquity! Ii thou
canst hear my voice above the cracklinG df
the flames; drive on thy projects; dispatch
thy emissaries build thy temples and forge
thy chains, but know that thy fall from
heaven was not greater than thy final over-
throw shall be When thou shalt be driven
disarned into thy fiery den, and for every
lie thou hast framed upon earth thou shalt
have an additional hell Of fury poured into
thine anguish by the vengeance of
our God, and all heaven shall shout at the
overthrow, as from the ransomed earth the
song breaks through the skies: ''Halleluia1,
for the Lord God omnipotert reigneth! Hal
lelujah, for the Kingdoms OF this world hare
become the kingdoms o: our Lord jesus
Christm Gods way in tie composition OF
the Bible, Gods way in the Christians lille,
Gods way in the redemption OF the world,
Gods way ir. verythlng-diHerent from
mans way, but the best.
I learn from this subjec: that the overthrow
Of Gods enemies will be sudden and terrific.
There is the army OF the Mt,iianites down in
the valley Of Jezreel. [ suppose their
mighty men are dreaming OF victory. Mount
Gilboa never stool sentinel for so large
host. The spears and ths shields OF the
sIidianites glaam in the moonlight and
glance on the eye Of the lsraelites. WHO
hover like battle of eagles, r ,ady to swoop
from the cliff. Sleep on. o army OF the
NIidianites! With the night to hide them
and the mountain to guard them aud strong
arms to defend them, let 10 slumberinS fee
man dream of disaster. Peace to the cap
tains and the spearmen.
Crash 60 the pitchers! Up fare the LANES!
To the mountains! Fly, fly! Troopruanins
against troop, thousands tranpling up1n
Etark to the scream and Groaa
OF the routed foe. with the Lord God Al
fI,..H cnti
How wild the CONSERVATION! How utter the
defeat! I do not care 90 much what is
against me il God is not. You want (; batt-r
sword or carbine than have ever seen - 20
ont and fight against the Lord OmniHoten-.
Give me God for my ally. and YOU may have
all the battleI1ents and baItaions.
I saw the deirauder in his splendid house.
It seemed as il he had conquered God us he
stood amid the blaze Of chandeliers and pier
mirrors. In the diamonds Of the wardrobe
I saw the tears Of the widows whom he had
robbed and il the snowy satins the rali0r OF
the white checked orphans whom he had
wronged The blood Of the oppressed
clowed in the deep crimson OF the i'm
ported chair. The music tremblel witd
the sorrow Of unrequittel toll. But the
wave Of mir:h dashed higher OH reefs OF
coral aud peal. The days anl thH nights
went merrily. NJ sick child darel pull that
silver doorJelI. No be:gar dared sit on that
marble step. No voice OF prayer h0atad
amid that tapestry. No shadow Of a Judgment
day darkened that f-es:c. Notear oshnmaa
sympathy dropped upon thar upholstery.
Pomp stratted the hall, AMI dissipation
filed her cup. and all scanned safe as To?
lIidianites in the valley ofJezrea!. But Col
came. Calamity snotr the money market.
The partridge left its eggs unmatched. Crash
went all the porcelain pitchers! Ruin. rout,
1ismay and wee in the valley Of Jezr2ei!
Alas Tor those who fight against Co.. Only
;wo sides Man immortal. which side are
YOU on? Woman immortal which side IRE
you on? Do you belong to the 80 ! that are
going to win the i,;ly or 10 the great h>,si nf
SIdianites asleep N the valley, on?y:H b