Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-27

a astronomer must come down from his
starry revelry and help US in our navi-
cation. The surgeon must come away
from his study of the human organ
ism and set our broken bones. The
chemist must come away from his lab
oratory, where he has been studying
analysis and synthesis, and help us TO
understand the nature of the soils.
bless God that all classes of people are
compelled to meet on the street. The
glittering coach wheel clashes against
the scayenger's cart. Fine robes run
against the peddler's pack. Robust
health meets wan sickness. Honesty
confronts fraud. Every class OF people
meets every other class. lmpudence
and modesty. pride and humility, puri-
ty and beastliness, frankness and
hypocrisy, meeting on the same block,
in the same street, in the same city.
Oh. that is what Solomon meant when
he said: "The rich and the poor meet
together. The Lord is the Maker OF
them all.
like this democratic principle of the
gospel of Jesus Christ which recog-
nizes the fact that we stand before God
on one and the same platform. Do not
take on any airs, whatever position you
have gained in society; you are Moth
ing but man, born Of the same parent.
repenerated by the same Spirit
cleansed in the same blood, to lie down
IN the same dust, to get up in the same
resurrection. II is high time that we
all acknowledge not only the Father
hood OF God, but the brotherhood Of
man.
Again, the street impresses me with
the fact that Il is a very hard thing Tor
man to keep his heart right and 10
get TO Heaven Infinite temptations
sAring upon us from these places OF
public concourse. Amid such atiiu-
ence. how much temptation TO covet-
business and TO be discontented with
our humble lott Amid so many oppor-
tunities for overseeing, what temp
tation to extortionl Amid so much
display, what temptation TO vanity!
| Amid so many saloons of strong drink
what allurement TO dissipation! In the
maelstroms and hell gates of the street
how many make quick and eternal
shipwreck! If a man-of-war comes
back from a battle and is towed into
the navy ward. we go down 10 look at
| the splintered spars and count the bull
let holes and look with patriotic adj
miration on the flag that tioated in We
/ tory from the masthead. But that man
Is more of a curiosity who has gone
| through 30 years Of the sharpshootine
Of business life and yet sails on, victor
over the temptations Of the street
Oh. how many have gone down under
the pressure, leaving not so much az
the patch of canvas to tell where they
perished! They never had any peace
Their dishonesties kept tolling in theii
ears. II had an ak and could spill
open the beams Of that fine house, per
hans I would find in the very heart o
IL a skeleton. In his very best win'
there is a smack Of poor mans sweat
Oh, Is il strange that when man ma
devoured widows houses no is dis
turbed with indigestion? All the force
Of nature are against him. The flood
are ready TO drown him and the earth
quake to swallow him and the fires u
consume him and the lightnings 4
smite him. But the children of Co
are on every street and in the da,
when the crowns Of Heaven are distrih
uted some Of the brightest of them vii
be given to those men who were falth
ful TO God and faithful 10 the souls
others amid the marts of business
proving themselves the heroes OF III
street. Mighty were their temptations
mighty was their deliverance, an
mighty shall be their triumph.
Again. the street impresses me wit
the fact that life is full of pretensio
and sham. What subterfuge. wha
double dealing. what two-facedness
Do all people who wish you good morn
ing really hope for you'a happy day
Do all people who shake hands 10y
each other? Are all those anXiou
about your health who inquire cor
corning IL? Do all want to see you VIII
ask Won to call? Does all the worl
know half as much as it pretends !
know? Is there not many wretche
stock of goods with a brilliant sho'
window? Passing up and down N
streets TO your business and you
work. are you not impressed with u
fact that society is hollow and th'
there are subterfuges and pretensions
Oh. how many there are who swaggt
and strut and how few people who az
natural and walk! While fops simpe
and fools chuckle and simpletons gil
gle. how few people are natural an
Taught The courtesan and the libe
tine 90 down the street in beautif'
apparel. while within the heart thei
, are volcanoes Of passion consumin
their life away. say these things nj
TO create in YOU incredulity or misa'
, thropv. nor do forget there are tho
sands of people great deal better tia
they seem. but. do not think any ma
is prepared for the conflict Of this III
I until he knows this particular per
!, Ehud comes pretending to pay his u
j.