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'stroy. the life of his ehld and the fam.

stroys the LIE OF has chld and the fam.
| lly never recover from the shock.
Unquesiionahy God permits Affections
20 come upon HIS peop,e Adversity is
| required a. well as prosperity, III u were
not for the former We should become IN
| different 10 the latter, and forget she
source from which all blessings come.
| Prosperity Is more severe aud refined
test OF character than adversely, as one
hour OF summer sunshine produces greater
corruption than the longest winters day.
| India with her famine l. more 20 be en.
Wed than ancient, Rome with her fatal
| apopleSy OF wealth. Better grace with
scarcity than plenty without saving salt.
We believe that God sometimes sends
| afiiietion 10 bring His children back 20
Himself. He takes away the idol of some
heart that. Tie may be the only object of
alteration. He sweeps away houses and
lands 10 teach His people that they are
dependent on Him. One has excrueiat-
ing pain Ia teach him the irah,y of the
body and the certainty OF It's ultimate dis.
solution. Spurgeon used TO say that many
are like boys tops, they only SPIN when
they are whipped.
There is a famous fairy tale in Brad
wardlne that VIII convey to our minds ;he
Interpretation that we ought 10 apply 10
the sublime doctrine of providence A
certain hermit resolved that he would
travel from place 10 place until he found
some one who could offer satisfactory
explanation of the government Of God. As
he was passing along on his contemplated
Journey an angel IN the form of a man
Joined him. The first night they lodged
at the house OF very holy man. and they
spent their time in prasing Cod and con-
verslng upon divine things. In the morn
ing when they departed the angel took
with him cup OF solid old. The second
night they came 10 the home of another
religious man by whom they were most
Hospitality entertained In the home they
had an infant upon whom their affection
centered. When they left the next morn
ing the angel DESTROYED the life Of the
child. The third night they were enter
tanned IN home Of great Wealth When
they lett the following morning the angel
killed the favorite steward The last
night was at the home of a goddess man.
TO whom he gave the cup OF gold as the
angel left. After the fourth night the
hermit asked the angel TO explain why he
had taken the cup and gwen II 60 another.
why he had taken two lives He replied, |
VIII now explain. The first man was being
ruined by hls cup. so | took II away. The
second home was more concerned IN regard
10 the child than IN the service OF God.
The steward was SLAIN 10 preserve the
NE o! hls master whom he was plotting to
destroy. The golden cup was given 10 the
ungodly man because mis- only comfort was
TO be had here Or IN other and inspired
words: "Al things work together for
good
AZ ostensible prosperity IL not true pros
perlty. The prosperity of the world is
greatly overestimated Some goddess men
succeed IN certain particulars hut they
have not that which Is worth more than
the treasures OF Egypt. They are pocr
spiritually. They cannot purchase at the
market the one grea: need OF the soul.
The adversely of the righteous Is also
oyerestlmated. They do suffer. they cx.
pect 10 suffer and are willing TO suffer If
such suffering viii contribute toward lnsti.
tication, But IL is better TO he n moderate
circumstances and be in the kingdom. than
10 roll in wealth and be outside of IT, 1t
IS better TO be in the kingdom with pa
than ont OF II without
There Is only one Just conclusion. Il
- that the government of God IS per
tectiy just and that we are safe IN its
keeping. A child once said, | know that
the criminal viii obtain Justice because
my father is the Judge We know tnat
we shall have prosperity and adver5ity.
We know that we shall have Justice be-
cause our heavenly ather rs the Judge.