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Show ILOIIIIUIIICAIBU) I.iril'i DIVKItsllV tONtlDEUKII. The diversity ot thought!, tilings, deelrea, poeaeaslom in thli life, as aa-aoolaled aa-aoolaled with Individuals, cemm unities, un-ities, ur nations, constitute a vast Held fur observetloti, for speculation par-Ohanci; par-Ohanci; and oommanl thereon li Just as liable to b arronaoui aa to be correct, cor-rect, lo be false In faol aa to ke true. Home have endeavored to acoouul for thla diversity by assuming Ibat much II not all ul this life Is Ihe resull ol pre-exlsteut oiU'lltloue and oondticl, and these aaaarl lurther that Ihe future will be aa evidently tbe reaull ol the p reient. otbera lake aa altogether different view, In aounlng that thla la a oondltlon ol probation, of trial; and looking at II from Ilia ordinary eland-point eland-point II Is oaiy to conolude Ibat Ibe Biannual Bi-annual esseuoe ot trial la deprivation, that things ouoa poaeeaaed and anoyed ere ae a vague yet foroetul mamory; which Is Ibe psreut of aiplratlou, do elrr, eflort, and tha probable prophecy of finally renewal poeeee-Hon poeeee-Hon la thli llle or the Hie to come. It la aeaumed an the hypotneeie, that diversity of p iwer.oapaoliy, posaeaslon, were as varied there aa here, that ao-oumulatloa, ao-oumulatloa, Increase, prograaa, waa "native end lo Iba manor born" wllh some, while otbera were comparatively superior conditions ol tbat life lo moke that Individual haadway which la claimed as lha undisputed destiny ol Intelligent beluga. r'roui a human atandpolut dapriva-lion dapriva-lion aeems Ihe soma ol trial. It la the keen edge of sorrow (when death retnovea Ihe dearly loved. The weeplug wife or mother aad the strong man beading to the atorm which dowua hla household'! gods are evideui.ee ot this. Tbe man reduoad Iroua ailluenoe lu which he bee been raised, U '.vuloti he haa been ae caalomod, la by raaoou thereat un nerved end Irlid. The one who frum a oondltlon of freedom Is delivered bound band and fool lo slavery, Is vastly more affected then Ike one la serfdom bora, aud with hla fetbsie Iba uaappreolatlve victims ol unknswu and Ineicperlonotd free lom. The pail ll largely vr.Vod from lha Unman race; but ll ot the love ef beauty, order, latelilgeoce, retoe-menl, retoe-menl, truth, rlghteouanrii, puasaaluui, Innate or normal to the Indwelling spirit? la not appreola.laa, leaglng, Interest aud dsslre, the lublla, veloe-leaa veloe-leaa er eipreHed, leatlmony to pre-exlatenl pre-exlatenl axd aatlsHed opiorinnlllei and nondltlooit Orlaour love ol ex-oelleuoe ex-oelleuoe but a itlmului and prophecy of eomalhlag yet .to come, the evldenoe evl-denoe only ol oapaolty and not Ihe whlaparlngs ol experienoeT Can It be, then, thai there ara men Bow posaeiied ol wealth, Rtluenoo, power, wko ware atrangera tu cither era they tabetuaolad la the flea'.? Is II possible that they Bought for Ibis probation, for tkaee glftff, eudowmsnts and blestlugs, with tha promise IUl they would deininilrato under new coudltloui (nut their ability only) but Ihalr fair, honeal, sanctltlad use tor humanity, of that whloh might be tnslrs lu tba way ol trial, allowel aa thslr opporluulty and dealreT la It poaslble that there are those la poverty, dwelling In hovels, who had their palaces lu Ihe paat, yet naw In deprivation depri-vation bavlag tbelr oovenaota aud faith tested, submitting lo humiliation aad Inn, yet without murmuring "ondurliij Ihs orse," and "dssp'.ilng lbeshame"(ia Jeiui iH I) tnat evoutu-ally evoutu-ally Ihoy may "alt down oa the tight hand uf the Mnjesly ou High?" Are there men eutiuslnd with power, lull lu-ll ueuee, authority, tbat it may be demonstrated dem-onstrated how unfit they ara for Ihe axaroliu ol rule, aud that by thli ex-perlaaue ex-perlaaue tliey might If poaslble learuT Ara there nan subject to oppretislon, lo tyranay.to auuir, to nilsuuderstandlug to ruliieprtaaulallon, that they may pruve their patteno, thalr eudurauoo, tbslr t.10 juiIod, alter having hcou tried already with full? Who can an-wertheeequeatlon, an-wertheeequeatlon, and give a solution solu-tion lo Ihe nuiltltiidlneusaod laexpllo able (almoal) querlei lhal muat arise In the heart of every thlnklag nieaT Temporal prosparlly doai not then appear lo be always a mark ol special tavor as granted by divine eurnoee, but It may be the outcome of perflate ul seeking In this, ciupled wllh premiere and oovananlB made heretofore; and It may alee be thai lhal which to human eye aad estimate li poverty, failure, non-succees, la tbe Indisputable answer to prayer and Ibe expreeeloa of Intense faith, that ne transient tulng might Intervene between Ihe loul'i allegiance to Uod and truth la Ihe tutdil of temptation temp-tation and throughout a probationary oareer, "Ulve me caliber poverty nor riches; feed me with food oonvanlenl for roe; leel I be false and deoy I in a, and lay, Who la lha Lord? or leat I be poor and steal, and take Ike name of nay Oj.I In vain," were Ihe worda and wlib uf Agur; "Having feod and nlmonl, let m be therewith contain;" laid an old writer, and Ibe old church catechlim urged upon Its learners, to be "content "con-tent In lhal Italian of life Into In-to which It bath pleeiad Uod ti call Ihem." Hut theee 00 n-c.-pllnuiol sanctlfle l retting upon Ihe Divine heod are altogether luooin. pulbls rllh modern strain and ambition. ambi-tion. Men want the earth, cm-I cm-I onitlei ara Jeabui ol eaoti other, natluni ara all reaohlng out all" pesseailoBS, aeltlennese and aggrandiBL-niant aggrandiBL-niant aoem lo be lha all conquering and triumphal.! fofcea ot this ganere. tlon, whether Individuals or comblas-Ileus comblas-Ileus point the way. Ancient lerael cle.iored for a king and their prayer waa answered; Ihs Idow In Ihe Naw Testament orls.l ul against har adveraary and was avenged because ul her Importunity. A well known b uluiei man atlrlbutes his weellh lo his peralaieat aeeklug therefor, aud claims lhal had ha glvsn tha same attealten le spiritual Itultis that ba could have been as sue-cesaful sue-cesaful tbat way as lo tba other. He percbaooe some men have aobleved success In this direction or that, be-1 cause having ael their affeotloaa ca that Ihlog, tbelr praysr haa been anawarsd lu wrath and Indignation, until that wbloh tbay wrongly eateemed aa Ihe meena beoame; an eed a lever of dealrucllsa lather lhan of expected bleeelng and nee. peeling all these laauee, with Ibair cauaeB aad effeola, motive, originally tha main aprlug, lesee lie tension by misapplication; money, la ode, learning, learn-ing, li fluence, authority, good and legitimate when honorably acquired, can beeime when farviiteJ lustru. msnls nf nppreiaion, ot personal eg-grandlaemanl, eg-grandlaemanl, or ae Paul bad It, "a stalking horse for galr.I" The Idea af reapoaatblllty Is a myth to many men, for olroumsteocss and Indulgence bava weakened the morel ems; perverted rellgloui aentlmanl; dalhrened avery lufly osnoepuon ef manly dJtj; and aavlag anootheii lbs way for aell. pride end personal lauita-tloo, lauita-tloo, Ood, the arbiter of destiny aod Ulver of good, li as far Irom thought ee stewardship, whether theeadowmenl be talent, buslneee ability, Ihe power of acoumulalloa.lha capacity for knowledge, knowl-edge, or the peaaessiuB of tufbo'.ly or Influence ao ralleM'. The gsalus of lha Uispel alves the key to life. It reve.li the purpose ani Intent there.', whether pait, pre.cnl or future, it Bake of mm lb.it he sroollfy hlra:l , "tnuo. tying the worll wl h Its alio.-tl.nssnd alio.-tl.nssnd lu s,"aud 00. nciatlng (a I 'ousanils do In tbalr prayari) all I'm they have end ate to Ihe welfare ul humanlti; redeeming the povsrly-slrloken, povsrly-slrloken, lahlng iheughl fur the tin-tralhad, tin-tralhad, auIVhtonlng Ine l.n ir.n'; b. log ayee lo the l.llud and ears to Ihe deef, a itafj le the weaty, a frlenJ to lha nelpleit, a savl. r le the lost. The word of Il vine authorliy Is that "lie who ereii to rave bis l.feehill I se I, but ho aha a cks to lose till life abail Had ll,'' Tine la not the promme rl aorloty, of hurani g-.v.nuntiijt, o OYiting latblon, or if unragenerate human nature lu any deparimeut e! I la woiMngi, Klllioil, civil or i.j!ul eellcal. With all tbe admirable trails of char- 1 aeler poaaeaevj by the l.iller-day Heinle, wllh all thalr toll aud sicrl-tlce, sicrl-tlce, aa It were, wllh still thslr preaching preach-ing aad axbortlng, there le atlll room for vast advancsment, lor grander leoone, fur UoJIike develoi msut, Mayhap(omslderln all things) they have done well, At ell avsnls II ll no tnan'a prerogative to ceniure, only ai he In hla own expailencr, realms "the pit tr im whence be was taken, or Ihe rock from wh lob be waa hewn," ami then feeli oonscloua hew lar Ins besi eflorle and blgheet Ibougbla ere below the grand Ideal enahrlned In Ihe (Jo, pel, and revealed aroordlug le reoep-tlve reoep-tlve capacity and faith lu lha aa yet nneeeu This spirit Is not to ke bounded by dayl or aeasons, II is not tllful ur spasmodic; not eon fined to Cbr.atuia', feat days, or seeeone of sorrow and humiliation. hu-miliation. It needs lo be'an retry day aOalr," In aoolal and 0011 111 1. life, In buelueei aad religion, lu all Ilia multiplied channels ef gio l, that brellisrhool may suparaede selfhood, rlsbt Ibe principle of expedlenoy, en 1 trust In en overruling Providence, th. rettui, deep.nd.nl nll.ipl011 .. future whloh .,n.v.,e4.;V' I doe. may be only a !.,.,., " I 1 uneltrerllvegulii! "Itiaj a |