The Justice of God.

Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 47, 26 April 1884, Page 5

The Justice of God.

" Wiia can tell," rejoined another, who had a judicial look about him, in spite of an unbliaven beard, and a certain general disregard to appearances, "wlia can tell but the «ins of oor fathers may be lying upo' some o' oor-el's at this yarra moment '?" " In oor case, 1 canna see the thing wad be fair," said a iiith. "We dinna oven ken what they did."' " We're no to interfere A\i'tho wull o' the Almichty," rejoined the former. ' ' It gangs its own gait, an' mortal canna tell what gait is. His justice winiui be contoit." (Donal here asks leave to join the talk. ) " Weel, wad yo please tell me what ye 1 oa' the justice o' Cod?" "Onybody could tell ye that. It consists i' the punishment o' sin. Jlo gies ilka sinner a\ hat bis bin deserve:?." "That seems to live an unco aesidit definition of justice." " Wcel, what wad //t> mak' o' 't?'' "I wad say justice meaii^/'a/V />?"!/ •' an' the justice of Cod lies i' thi* — 'at He gies ilka man, beast, and deo\il iair play" "I'm dootfif aboot that," said a dro\ er-looking fellow. "We maun gang by the Word ; an' the Word says He vee^its theineequities o' the fathers upo' the children to the third an' fointh generation. I never could see the fair play •'that." ''Dinna yo meddle wi things, John, 'at ye dinna un'ei stand' ; ye may wauk i" the wrang box," said the old man. "I want to un'erstand," returned John. "I'm nosayin' Jle disna dv licht; I'm only sayin' l canna .see tho fair play o't." ' % It may a\ eel be richt an' you no >ee't. " "Ay, Mccl that ' But vhiii for slid Ino say I dinna >cc ? Imki the blin' man to «>ay hi.s blin'?"' This was unanswerable, and Donal again spoke. "It &eems to me," hej-aid, "we need lust to un'erstan' \\ h.it'.s conteened i' the vee^itin' o' the sin." o' the laillieis upon the chikhen, afore we tlaur ony jeedgment concernin 1 't," — " Donal (irant." By Ceorge JMacilonald.