The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-14

therefore. proud Ha.7an attempted to
compel an homage which was not felt, ne
only did what the world ever since has
tried 20 DO, when II would force our holy
religion IN any way 20 yield TO its dictates.
Daniel. 10 he had been a man Of religious
compromises. would never have been
thrown into the Gen OF lions. He might
have made some arrangements with kidg
Darius whereby he could have retained
part of his form OF religion without max
ing himself 20 completely obnoxious %
the idOlatcrs. Paul might have retained
the favor OF his rulers and escaped mar
up his Christian faith with a few errors
His unbeHding Christian character was
taken as an insult.
Resent Their Independencr.
"Fag0t and rack and halter in all ages
have been only the different ways IN
which the world has demanded obeisancc.
II was once. away Up on the top Of the
temple, that Satan commanded the Holy
One OF Nazareth 10 kneel before him. But
u is not now so much on the top Of
churches a. down IN the aisle and the pew
and the pulpit that Satan tempts the
espouseTs OF the Christian faith TO kreel
before him. Why was 70 that the Platonic
philosophers Of early times. as well as To-
land, Spinoza, and Bolingbroke Of later
Gays. were 30 madiy opposed TO Chris
t,anity? Certainly not because IL favored
.mmOralities, or arrested civilization. or
tWaried the intellect. The genuine rea-
son, whether admitted or not was be-
cause the religion Of Christ paid no re-
spect 20 their intellectual vanities. BIount,
and Boyle, and the host OF inndels hatch
81 out by the vile reign Of Charles the
Second, as reptiles crawl out Of a marsh
OT slime, could not keep their patience,
because, a. they passed along, there were
sitting IN the gate Of the church such men
a. Matthew, and Mark, and Luke, and
John who would not bend an inch in re-
spect 10 their PHILOSOPHERS.
satan told our first parents that they
would become as gods If they would only
reach UP and take a taste Of the fruit
They tried Il and failed. but their descent =
ants are not yet satisfied with the expert
ment We have now many desiring - be
as gods. reaching up after YET another
apple. Reason, ScOrnful Of Gods word
may foam and strut with the proud wrath
or Hamen. and attempt TO compel the
homage of the good, but in the presence
OF men and angels IL shall be confound5d J.
God shall Smite thee. thou Whitrd wall
When science began 10 make its brilliant
discoveries there were great facts brought
10 light that seemed 10 overthrow he
truth Of the Bible. The arcaaeoiocist
with his CrOWbar. and the geoloCiSt with
his hammer. and the chemist with his bat
teTies charged upon the Bible Moses
account OF the creation seemed deniei bv
The very structure OF the earth The as
lronomer wheeled around his teleScgpa
until the heavenly bodies seemed to mar.
Shal themselves against the Bible as the
stars in their courses fought againS,
SiSera. ObSerVatOTieS and universities re,
Jolcea at what they considered the eX-
JUNCTION OF Christianity. They gathered
new courage AT what thov considered oa 81
Victory, and pressed on their conquest into
lhe kingdom OF nature, until alas for
Them they discovered too much Gods
word mad only been lying in ambush that
IN some unguardcd moment. with a sui,
den bound, it might tear infdeIity TO
pieces.
science supports the Bible.
at was as when Joshua attacked the
CITY Of Al He selected 5000 men. and
concealed most Of them: then with a few
men he assailed the city, which poured
out its numbers and strength upon
joshua little band According to pre-
vious plan. they fell back in seeming de
feat, but after all the proud inhabitants
OF the city had been brought out of thair
homes, and had joined in the pursuit of
Joshua, suddenly that brave man halted
in his flight, and with his spear pointing
toward the city, 10000 men bounded from
prey, and the pursuers were dashed Ia
pieces, while the hosts OF Joshua pressed
up TO the city. and with their lighted
torches tossed it into flame. Thus il was
that the discoveries Of science seemed 10
give temporary victory against God and
the Bible, and for awhile the church act
ed as if she were on retreat; but when
all the opposers Of God and truth had
joined in the pursuit. and were sure of
the field, Christ gave the signal to his
church, and, turning, they drove back
their foes in shame. There was found to
be no antagonism between nature and
revelation. The universe and the Bible
were found to be the work of the same
hand, two strokes of the same pen, their
authorship the same God
Again: Learn the lesson that pride
gOeth before a fall. Was any man eyer
so far up as Haman, who tumbled so far
down? Yes on a smaller scale every dav
the world sees the same thing. Against
their very advantages men trip into de
structiOn. When God humbles proud men.
1t Is usually at the moment of their great
est aTrOganCy. If there be a man in your
community greatly puffed up with worldly
success, you have but to stand q little
while and you viii see him come down
You say, | wonder that God allows thar
man 10 go on riding over others heads
and making great assumptions of power
There IS no wonder about it. Haman has
not vet got TO the ton Pride * a com
mander. well plumed and caparisoned
but II leads forth a dark and frOWning
host. We have the best Of authority for
saying that Pride goeth before destruc-
ton and naughty spirit before a fan
The arrows from the Almightys culver
are apt TO strike a man when on the
wing; Goliath shakes his great spear in
defiance. but the small stones from the
brook Eldh make him Stagger and fall
like an OK under the butchers bludge5n.
He who is down cannot fall Vessels
scuddinE under bare poles do not feel he
force Of the storm, but those with all
sails set capsize at the sudden descent of
the tempest.
Again: This Oriental tale reminds rs ~
the fact that wrongs We prepare for 9TH
ers return upon ourselves. The gailOWs
that Haman built for MOrdecai became
the prime minister's strangulatiOn. Robe
spierre, who sent so many 10 the guillO-
tine, had his own head chopped of by the
horrid instrument. The evil you practice
on others will recoil upon your own pate.
Slanders come home Expressions come
home. Cruelties come home.
You Will YET be a lackey walking be
side the very charger on which you ex-
pected 10 ride others down. When Charles
the First who had destroyed STAFFORD
was about to be beheaded, he said. 1
baSely ratified an unjust sentence, and the
similar injustice l am now TO undergo Is a
sensible retribution for the punishment |
inflicted on an innocent man Lord JET
Irles, after incaTceTaJing many innocent
and good men in London Tower was him
sell imprisoned in the same place. where
The shades Of those whom he had mall
treated seemed 10 haunt him, 30 that he
Kept crying 10 his attendants. Keep them
u1, gentlemen, for Gods sake, keep them
on! The checkers had come home 10
rO0st The body OF Bradshaw. the English
judge, who had been ruthless and cruel
IN his decisions, was taken from his
splendid tomb In Westminster Abbey and
al Tybun hung on a GallOWs from morn
ing uu,l night in the presence OF jeering
mulutUavS. HamaH'S EallOWs came a little
late. huI II came. Opportunities fly IN
straight line, and just touch Us as they
pass lTum eternity 10 eternity. but the
wrongs We do others fly in a circle, and
however the circle may widen out. they
are sure 10 come back 10 the point from
which they started. There are guns that
kick
Furthermore. let the story Of Haman
teach Us how quickly turns the wheel Of
fortune one day excepting the king.
HSmau was the mlghfi-Sr man in Persia