Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-17

! nowl Summer weather will come an
the garden will be very beautiful!
But the gardener comes and cuts tn
vine here and there with his knife.
The twigs begin to fall, and tn
grapevine cries out, "Murderl wha
are you cutting me for?" "Ah," say
the gardener, II don't mean to xii
you. II j did not do this you would b
the laughing-stock of all the Other
vines before the season Is over,
Months go on, and one day the gar
dener comes under the trellis, where
great clusters Of grapes hang, and tn
grapevine says, sThank you, sir, yos
could not have done anything 70 kind
as to have cut me with that knife
Whom the Lord loveth He chasten
eth" No pruning, no grapes; no GRIND
ing-mill, no -four; no battle, no vic
tory; no cross, no crown.
So Gods way in the redemption q
the world is different from ours. IT w
had our way we would have had Jesus
stand In the door Of Heaven and beclfo1
the nations up to light, or we would
have had angels flying around IN
earth proclaiming the unsearchsbis
riches Of Christ. Why ID It that the
cause goes on so slowly9 Why is \
that the chains stay on, when God
could knock them OF? Why do thrones
Of depotism stand, whom God could
easily demolish them? It is His way
in order that all generations may 60
operate, and that all men may know
they cannot do the work themselves
Just in proportion ~ these pyramids
of sin go up in height will they come
down in ghastliness Of ruin.
Oh, thou father Of al iniquityl II
thou canst hear my voice above the
cracking Of 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 thon shalt be
driven disarmed into the fiery den; and
for every lie thou hast framed upor
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 side, "Halleluiah
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! for the kingdoms Of this
world have become the Kingdoms OF
our Lord Jesus Christi" Gods way IN
the composition Of the Bible, Gods
way in the Christians life, Gods way
in the redemption Of the world, Gods
way IN everything--different from
mans way, but the best.
/ learn from this subject that the
overthrow OF Gods enemies will be sud-
den and terrific. There il the army Of
the Midianites down in the valley OF
Jezreel. Isuppose their mighty men
are dreaming Of victory. Mount Gilbos
never stood sentinel for SO large host.
The spears and the shields Of the Midi.
antics CLEAN in the moonlight and
glance on the eye Of the Israelites who
hover like battle Of eagles, ready to
swoop from the cliff. Sleep on, o army
of the Midianites. With the night to
hide them, and the mountain to guard
them, and strong arms to defend them,
let no slumbering foeman dream of dis
aster! Peace to the captains and tho
spearmen!
Crash go the pitchersl Up faro the
lamps! To the mountains! fly! fyl
Troop running against troop, thou.
sands trampling upon thousands. Hsrk
to the scream and groan Of the routed
foe, with the Lord God Almighty after
them! How sudden the onset, how wild
the CONSERVATION, how utter the defeatl
lido not care so much what IL against
me, If God is not You want better
sword or carbine than have ever seen
to go out and fight against the Lord
omnipotent Give me God for my ally,
and you may have all the battlements
and battalions
/ saw the defrsuder in his splendid
house. II seemed Is II he had con.
quered God, as he stood amidst the
blaze Of chandeliers and pier mirrors
In the diamonds of the wardrobe saw
the tears of the widows whom he had
robbed, and in the snowy satin the
pallor Of the white-cheeked orphans
whom he had wronged. The blood Of
the oppressed glowed in the deep Grim.
son of the imported chair. The music
trembled with the sorrow Of unre
Quilted toll. But the wave Of mirth
dashed higher on reefs Of coral and
pearl The days and the nights went
merrily. No sick child dared pull that
silver door bell No beggar dared sit
on that marble STEP No voice Of
prayer fioated amidst that tapestry.
No shadow Of Judgment day dark.
ened that fresco No tear Of human
sympathy dropped upon that uphol.
stery. Pomp strutted the hall, and
dissipation filed her cup, and al
seemed safe as the Mechanics in the
valley Of Jezreel. But God came. Ca
lamity smote the money market. The
partridge left its eggs unmatched.
Crash went all the porcelain pitchersl
Ruin, rout, dismay, and woe in the
valley Of Jezreell
Alas for those who fight against God.
Only two sides. Man immortal, which
side are you on? Woman immortal,
which side are you on2 Do you belong
to the three hundred that are going to
win tho dow ~ k1.~ l-.k -