Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-10-11

fIr- his Ezekiel. the HuIs~auw1tl' MS >'ln-
mon. the wgrris- his Joshua. the sailor as
Jnu7h. the loving his John. 'ls lotieiEn nl-
Paul. Instaal - tl's Bible. which now
{ can lift iu ms hand -iusyTai ~ t1'
Bible the child can eur-v % sun lave .'tHti
Instead ~ the little Billie thu sliI'r can uli
iu biz iscKst Whal be- -1a- o. -sE-'i h itN
been left 90 men tn vrsfr 10 g1I'i nfFf o. en-
a thou-yui vollra- iul:.a- IRON =
amount ~ ecclesiastical controversy Wh!'h
has ariS %. Co.'s wsv b. different from
mans. hut il j. best. ilaGi'riE ".r.. 80,
So 81 g. IN r-ctr' q The '1ri..,' ~ .. we.
II We hal haitn u'saniIs 70. 90 tlri-t,ah
life. We would have said; ut MIN nave
eighty years % sunshine. Is 'n- i''-' u i've
IN. Let his surroundings an Do A-rrrA. .r.
Let him have s0unl health ~ No 'l,"
shiyar through his limbs. mo- utiu acne Ms
brow or trouble shallow his s'H'.
euiov the prosperity Cd. ull'F- 80 mum L
would let every man Iat' a. mGcu
money rs he wgn'= AMI roses Tor MS
chiliran's ch-.S- ami fountains OF glain"sS
CLAN eiug In their large round eyes. But
that is not Gods wlv. II seems Hs II man
must be cut. hit and pounded iu-tjn Tro-or-
ton rs he is useful. His child falls from
third story window and has its lti" dashed
ola. His most confident investment
tuUhies him into HanSri'i'E.. MS friends,
ON whom he drl-gi"l. aid III. natural
force % grayituiiou in aEin. him cow0.
Ills life Is Bull Run d-.e7t. Instead OF
81. 900 advantages he hgs only 1000. Ave,
only 31i-aye. none n NJ. 4 ~ many c11i
ua1rla there are AZ their wits end a''ut
their livelihood. about their reputation, But
they will fHA ont 1t - tho best WAY after
awhile. God will show them that H. de-
pletes their advantages just for the same
reason He depleted the army Of Gideon
that they may Dos induce to throw them
selves on His mercy.
grapevine SAYS in the early spring:
CHOW glad | an 10 get through the winter!
! shall have no more trouble now. summer
weather will come and ths garden will bA
very beautiful" But the gardener comes
and cuts the vine here ami there with his
knife. The twigs begin 10 fall, and the
grapevine cries out: murder What are
you cutting me ior:' "Ah, says the garden
er, II don't mean to Kill You. II | did
not do this. ypu would be the laughing
stock Of all the other vines before the seas n
is over Month, 60 yn. and one day the
gardener comes uu 'e-th. trel!is, where srsl.
clusters Oi grapes hang, AMI the grape vine
SAYS: Thank YOU, sir. YpI could not have
done ANYTHING 80 kind rs to have cut me
with that knife "Whom the Lord loyeth
He chasteueth.' No pruning, no grapes: no
grinding mill, 10 fi0ur; no battle, 10 VIC
tory: no cross. no crown.
So Gods way, in the redemption OF the
world, is different from our-. Il we had our
way, we would nave nal Jesus stand in the
door OF heaven and bacsJu the Nations up
TO light, or We w-uii have had angels living
aruunl the earth yTDrlstn.ug the unsear'h-
able riches o. Christ WHY'S it that the cause
goes on 50 slowly Why Is it that the chains
srav on when Got could knock them
Off Why DO thrones ot daspotism stand
when God could 50 easily dem0.ish them?
II l.. Hi n lpr TINT all
may Operate aud that all men may know
they cannot do the work themselves. Just
il proportion ~ these pyramids Of sin 70
W IN height will they come down in Ghast-
illness Of ruin.
0 thou father Of all iniquity, II thou
cRnst hear my voice above the cracking o;
the flames, drive on thy projects. dispatch
thy emissaries. buil thy temples and forge
thy chains, but know that tny fall from
heaven WAS not Greater than thy final over
throw shall be when thou shalt he driven
disarmei into thy fiery don, and for every
lie thou hast framed upon earth thou shalt
nave an aidrioua! hell ~ fury poured into
thine anguish ~ the vengeance OF
our God and all heaven shall shout at the
overthrow. as from the rluSomnd earth the
song breaks throus n toe skies. "Halleluish,
for the Lord God ounipoient reigneth, Hal.
leiujah, for the kingdoms of this world have
/ Christ" Gods way in the composition OF
! the Bible, Gods way in tue Christians life,
/ Gods way il the redemption Of the world,
/ Gods way in evervth ,ug-iitlerent from
mans way, bat the brsE
ltarn from this sub, get that the overthrow
7 OF Coils enemies will be sudden and terrible.
There il the army OF the Midianite5 down in
the valley Of Jszrea'. I suppose their
mighty men are dreaming @, victory. ilOdng
Giaa never stool sentinel for 50 large a
hoss The spears and the shields OF the
M1ianites CLEAN in the moonlight and
glance on the eye Of the lSraaliteS, who
hOYr like a battle OF eagles, ready TO swoop
IRON the cliff Sleep On, o army OF the
Mi1iHnites With the night to hide them
/ and the mountain to guard them and strong
arms to defend them. let no slumberug foe.
man dream Of disaster. Peace TO the cap
tains and the speHrnen.
Crash 70 the pitchers! IT, dare the lamps!
/ To the mountains! Fly, fly Troop running
against troop, thousands ;gampling upon
/ thousands. Hark u the 'ream and grORn
/ OF the routed foe, with the Lord God Al
mighty after them How slilen the onset
I How Wild the cousterla.3n! How utter the
/ defeat | do not care 80 much what il
against me II God is not. You want better
sword or carbiue than have ever seen to g
( out and fight against the Lord Omnipolent
/ all the battlements ami battalion3.
/ saw the Gefrauder in his splendid house.
Il seemed rs If he had conquered God as he
stood amid the blaze OF chandeliers snd pier
mirrors. In the diamonds of the wardrobe
| ! saw the tears Of the widows whom he had
robbed and in the snowy satins the pallor OF
the white checked orphans whom he had
wronced. The blood of the oppressed
/ glowed in the deep crimson of the i'm.
. r1rfal chair Tho sfa tra,,,bta3 With
the sorrow OF unrequlttei toll. But the
wave OF mirth dashed higher on reefs OF
coral aud pearl. The DAYS anl the nights
/ went merrily. No sick child dared pull that
silver dOorbell. No beggar dared sit on that
marble step. No voice of prayer foatet
amid that tapestry. No shadow Of a judgment
day darkened that fresco. No tear o! human
sympathy dropped upon that upholstery
| Pomp struttei the hall, and dissipation
filled her cup, aud all seemed safe as the
Midianites in the valley ofJezreel. But God
came. Calamity smote the money market
The partridge left its eggs unmatched. Crash
went all the porcelain pitchers, Ruin. rout
dismay and woe in the valley Of Jezgeeu
Alas for those who fight against Coz, Only
two sides. Man immortal which side art
you on? Woman immortal, which side art
You on2 Do you belong to the 3o) that art
going to win the day or to the great host OF
Midiantes asleep in the valley, only to =
reused up in CONSERVATION and ruin? Sud
denly the golden bowl of life will be broken
and the trumpet blown that will startle our
soul into eternity. The day of the Lord
cometh as a thief in the night aul as
the God armed Israelites upon the sleeping
foe. Ha! Canst thou pluck up courage for
the day when the trumpet watch hath never
been blown shall speak the roll call Of the
dead, and the EARTH dashing against lost
meteor, have its mountains scattered to the
stars and oceans emptiei in the air? On,
then, what will become OF you! What will
become o: me?
If those NIdlanites hal only given up
their swords the day before the disaster, al
would have been WILL, and ii you will now
surrender the sins with which you have been
/ Hubtipr ncyoipct 81 will ma spfn IN