Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-12-16

hut with che keen edge uf the -cimeter To
build his ma.uiiceucr of character Paul
could not have spared one lash, one prison,
one stoning. one aaatheina, one poisonous
viper from tie hand. one -uipwrHss. What
+ true Of individuals t. true of nations.
The horrors 90 the American Esv1Iutiaa
gaya this country this side oi the bIississ-
ipui River 20 independence and France gave
the most OF THIS country west OF the Miss
f.-irui To- the United States. France
owned d., bat Napoleon. fearing that
England would take it, practically
made a present to tho United Statr--.or
ne received only Sl5 100000 FOR L1ui-iI"I,
Missouri, Arkansas Kansas, NeUrB-s3,
Iowa Minnesota. Colorado. DAKOTA. Non
tana, Wyoming aui iie Indian Territory.
Out of the fr' 90 tho American Revolution
came this country east OF the Mississippi,
out Of the European war came that west
Of the Mississippi River. Tn" British en-
pirp rose 10 its present OycrtowUgIuc
grandeur through gunuowlerUlot and Guy
Fawke-' conspiracy and NORTHAMPTON in
surrection and Walter Balrich's hehradin-,
and Bacon's bribery and Cromwelis di-~p-
luton Of parliament and the battles If
Edge Hill and the yicissituieS of centuries
So the earth itself, before it could become
an appropriate and beautiful residence for
the human family, had, according TO ge1l-
Ogy, to be washed by universal deuGr and
scurchel and made incandHscout by uni
verSal fires and pounded by SleICc hammer
Of icebergs and wrenched by clrthQuakns
that split continents, and shaken by vol
canoes that tossed mountains and passed
through the catastrophas OF Thousands Of
years before paradise became possible and
the groves could shake out their green ban
ners and the first garden pour its carnage
OF color between the Gihon and tine Ililda-
kel. Trouble good thing for tho rocks.
good thing for nations. Is we'll as good
thing for individuals. 50 when You push
against me with a sharp interrogation
point, Why do the good suffer? / open the
dark saying on harp and, though | can
neither play an organ or rornnt or haHtbDy
or bugle or clarinet, | have taken some
lessons on the gospel harp. aulif You would
like to hear uc | will play You these: AN
things work together for good 20 those who
love God
Interrogation third Why dii the good
God let sin Or trouble come into the w5rl
when lie might have kept them OUT My
reply Is, He mad a good reason. II Iai
REASONS that He has never given Us. He
had reasons which lie could no more make
US understand IN oar Unite state than taa
father, starting oat on some great 1u4
elaborate enterprise. cnIII wa.r tAa ,ED-
ycar-Old child ll IFS armed chair rN...r.,-
hcnlit. Onuw5,to demonstrate what =. ne
deur of character may b" H"AioyeI Cnr.r.4
by r"nlueeinc evil. Had there been ap
wi to conquer THi no ts9Ib,a to console.
then this universe would never have
anown an \ .rahHn or a Noses or q Joshua
or an Eteet', or PAM or Christ Hr 70
Washington or a John Milton oraJUAu
Howard. ami a million Victories which have
".' gained by tH" ''oSe'rltoi spirits o..
"u ages Tt"iI meyer lHTc been gu.g"l.
II III there been no na't,e there w3uHt..ly'
Them. If L.,,5n v5,,,i nny,r hay, 3. ~,
sung. Heaven cou}l never have ur.l "a
pAEt al tA' heaven thAt II is. I
,,n,.,., ,,....,- i.'t .l,. W.
glad that after God has given all Iii,
reasons to an assembled universe II" will
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