Show god in bum human an affairs many men can see god in the material world it is easy for them to look at everything governed by exact and intelligent laws but they ds do not see him in human affairs yet he be works there more assiduously than with the dull dead matter wherein his faia handiwork can be so plainly traceable Goin go into the canyons canyon sand and there see the imprints of omnipotence written on the rocks go into the fields and see on what perfect plan the grasses and flowers lower sare are matured watch the planetary system with what mathematical exactness each planet performs its functions this world does not vary the fractional patt pait of a second in its movements everywhere may be seen gods goda perfect law evi evidencing intelligence on the part of an all wise creator we all see these things and even devun Ingersoll an will acknowledge led 9 e the intelligence everywhere displayed while denying the source of that intelligence telli gence in the affairs of men gods dealings de alinga are also plainly apparent areat history shows an overruling watchfulness that has ever tended to the betterment of society step by step the leading nations have come ap out of darkness until today the glory of god which is intelligence illuminates a great portion of the globe with intelligence comes come s also more perfect liberty and the way seems to be preparing for great social reforms there is is no longer bond bondage age by brute force such as held men vassals vassala in medieval ages the only bondage that today oppresses the world worlds is sinfulness and ignorance intelligent yet unscrupulous 3 men have forged blind chains of misery for the masses which the latter have not yet been able to plainly discern when they do the people will soon free themselves from those conditions it is necessary first for humanity to see eee its sins before they can be forsaken the evils of a demonetized de currency for instance will first have to be plainly seen by the people before those great evils can be ratified when once they are comprehended the solution is easy when once other sins under which society now labors are made plain to all they will be forsaken restlessness on the part of nations is therefore a good sign because it means that the masses are sinned against and some day they will realize their true condition and free themselves the american nation has haa shown great restlessness within the last few years the voters have been vacillating between one party and the other giving first one great party an overwhelming victory and then the other the result will be that present evils will have to be legislated against by stubborn statesmen in dinall all the great social movements however from the time the savage hordes from the north overrun the south lands until the present thero seems to have been continued betterment of society biety ci ety rome it is true fell as a civil power but roman law went out among all races race and eley elevated abed the word generally the late civil war was a terrible calamity it rie seemed emed to this nation but out of it came purification it tool took a french revolution to establish estable h the fact that people in governmental affairs are supreme and the right of kings to rule by royal birth is wrong so events which would naturally it would seem tend to de degradation ra dation are by gods direction in human affairs turned to the betterment of the world |