The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-03

ago, declared prophetically of our day
that every hidden thing shall be re-
vealed Matthew X. 26) We see his
prophecy fulfilling. The secrets of ma
tons are being exposed. Injustice in
its every form is being brought to
light as nevt' before. Inequity in
financial institutions and in politics
and in private affairs is being remorse-
lessly muckraked and brought to light
Expediency and policy might say,
Hide these things from public gaze.
But under Divine Providence the light
is being turned on everywhere and
hidden things of darkness are being
exposed. sometimes in the evil and
sometimes IL the good And some
times. perhaps. the Adversary sue
ceeds in making the good to appear
evil. We are merely noting the gen
eral tendency-the great fact so Pc
culiar TO our day. We are not saying
that every charge of fraud is bona -6de.
LeveIling Processes Are at Work.
The great dwelling processes men
toned by the Prophet may be seen at
work everywhere in society-in poll
tics, in finance, In religion. straight
path is certainly being marked out in
the wilderness. The people are com
ing to see gradually what constitutes
Justice from the Divine standpoint
the path that Jehovah God will take
when coming TO mankind to require an
accounting for the blessing of religion
and of enlightenments granted to hu-
mainly in this, our day. Those who
point out to mankind the straight paths
do not always walk therein themselves.
, Nevertheless, the great purpose of the
, Almighty is being accomplished in the
exposures of sin and injustices. wheth-
er made from the Christian pulpit or
from the socialistic platform or in the
public press The Divine edict is,
Make straight in the desert a high
way for your God" isaiah xl, 3>-show
his path of righteousness: make it
, known to ali the people.
, We should remember. however, that
it is one thing to know the path of
: righteousness, of justice and Of equity.
: and another thing to walk therein.
Let us. my dear hearers. see to it that
we not only recognize the Divine
standards of righteousness and that
we proclaim these to all who have the
| hearin" ear. hut let lis also take heed
that we practice what we preach:
that we he not condemned In respect
to those principles which we allow and
! acknowledge and proclaim as the Gold
en- Rule to others. Alas for the hypo-
critics who proclaim the way of the
Lord to others. yet ignore that way IN
their own dealings. We have every rea,
son to believe that honesty is one of the
qualities which our God most highly
| appreciates in his creatures hence we
may be sure that hypocrisy is one
Of the most abominabe qualities in
his sight Hearken TO the words of the
Great Teacher. Woe unto you. scribes
Z and Pharisees. hypocrites. = for We
G lade men with burdens grievous to be
+ borne. and We yourselves touch not the
i burdens with one of your fingers
. duke xi. I4-46l.
I Let all who have named the name
Z of Christ; all who in any sense of the
1 word profess TO be Gods people, put
far from them the hypocrisies which
e appear so abominable in others Let us
be honest. Let us practice even more
+ than we ever preached. Let all who
belong to the Lord be indeed burning
u and shining lights in the word-exam
pies of justice and righteousness in
: their homes. in their neighborhoods. in
the workshop and in the markets. Let
{ us not only proclaim and assist in
making straight before our feet the
form our words and deeds and thoughts
thereto, The general result of the
uncovering of the hidden things OF
: darkness. and the bringing Of them
. to light. and the proclamation Of the
straight way of the Lord. will have a
: great effect. and that effect is declared
= by the Prophet. Ii will mean Revo
: lution-in symboical language. an
earthquake. Note the picture given
;. Every valley shall be exalted, and
every mountain and hill shall be made
: low: and the crooked shall be made
:. straight. and the rough places smooth V
, Not in one instant will all this mighty
o transformation of society be accom-
. plished Not at once will all the de-
. graded members OF the human family
o be brought to the general standard or
4 level. Not at once will the mountains
/. and hills Uhe kingdoms and prince
: doms Of the worldl be brought down
( TO the common level. Not at once will
Z thus a general equalization of society
+ be effected. But il will be effected
1 1.-The mouth Of the Lord hath spoken
d it,
e 1.-THE levelling process already is be-
$ gun. In Germany. for instance. one
I fourth of the Reichstag is composed
J. OF Socialists. Notwithstanding the fact
e that the wealthy have several votes
u to the poor mans one. Already we
g see the great mountain Tor nationl al
@ Russia yielding to the demands OF the
: people and granting them measure
G Of civil rights. There we see practi-
e cal illustration Of the lifting up of the
valleys and the bringing low Of the
mountains. In Great Britain we see
= another wonderful illustration of this
= principle: for here. more than in any