, 1869-03-14

Words derive much OF their be.uty and
power from their origin A. letter. arc tbs
representatives. Of sounds, 80 words are. she
.ymbo!s Of ideas. Frequently 10 1t The case
apparent At tltst sight. It Is llks aoweF
whose interior strnc suru and beauty arc
c. nct&led ny Its folded peta1a, aud ltks 4
flower 1t requires aua1ysts for IT, fal compre-
hension. lhls Is especially true with rnanJ
theological ard biblical terms. To gid snch
with the susject, the following account of
the origin of certain wosds Is given. Let
as bezin With
Cop. This Is the old Saxon 'ord for good,
and Is beautifully Appropriate 10 our Heaven
source OF AL our hlsaaIngs. From tnts comes
COP sFELL, low pzouoccd for tho sake Of
euphoay VospH. II P.I noeAns history.
news, message. communicating th-n Tho
which t6e angel addressed to sha shepherds
gives It's denuttlou-"good udlngs Of gro1t
COPY il eod.lIke, ind GoDL1xHs god.
likeness. l. whole lesson or sermon con-
tanned IN that ono word, whtcn mighk be dc.
vtloped IN ans.ef TO the 9nta1aoa In Whit
GopLxss. Lsss n from the saxm. tad
meani to tree, 10 separate II tsa prirstfge
word. that [s, eword which expresses the sb-
sence Of something. Affixed 10 noun, It
signifies the Absence Of that which the noun
exprfses; IS sin-less, homeless ch1ld-less,
Z.lssls. s hs = 49,: IN md .i4. sds..
presses Il when he says dropping tho itAlI-
c.sed wordsh "The wicked hath said In hls
henrt-so God.' As II u he aid. lore
| no God, serve no God, want no G I'd. I
wish there was no G:d. The Idea Is also
expressed By the Apostle, " without God."
0 The teniblene1so Of beng coolies. !"
| Err 6nh4fjtntA the
I name God tor the syllable good Ia certain
! CON puu1d d words, ard give It the posse ssire
TORN 1t Nill enrich those words x!sh q
unusual tuineas Of meaning. and d
then for new app,icatlons. II II n sneh
GSa. GSd' n n.at ss'a assa I'd, as s1s aods asy ant
oood sas<rptc to b Gods! These 10 circs
merely IS suggestive hints. Suppose "
verc 10 wdte oyer ali onr goods Gods T.
I Are they not A4!
Let us pAss on to those Iocg words ia for-
eign earo which art expressive Of ths Uvin'
oxsIrxakxc1- The sy1hb1es ons1 IRE
| OF Latin origin, sud sierl1y in connection
with the oiher voEu, universally, or - al.'
eyeryHhe1c- 0ASsc1xSos, srt+aes beiui
knowledge, Il all knowledge. UMS1ruTKyc1
-ooffaef IRON po:saf, powerfui. 0a.sipostnes
| altpowerfnl. From the same sourcc coma
| a rrT1tnth VhfCb HltR eli Kind
y; IA ~ ~ nv of 1,ersons whc n =,
W,,h"nf dt.r,,rinatt1n. thfv ara o1,ntr. I'M,
Thar ,nanisr n re.dlnr 81 ali KINDS. Nc
rrrv h.. inv t,ract1ce, surel,, It weak
enSsm ens, ~ ss'4 ~ ." s '@'~''e' ~'1'
~ ne rr.1;ne sornr oropcr name1
n.ons 7he rnme Of the nau,usl rod O
~. nn ps;i;.,,nes naa The Wnrri IA deHyed fspu
.ns .ne,har LII s,rn,,s s1nr = ash and It Is nov ~
s-"M- .s1ttt.d int thr idoi Ia,on wis
~ ~ m.r .n6 h,h. II vAs ash
cus ~ henre Ihr snn1nnr. atcnsss Of tte uane
n-n-rnrw J.th NOME. hk<n, bread
cnss =. hea.5 ToT xi1n.dcsnt at tho nlar
a9s % = II s,o-n whc IL ,hr hrrnh nf hi
..Ir1 ac - Tn1ld :.
W psaau's unn.sof.n.,rv Trnrv n
3 ~ Ea,h. -. = mcrrlfnl n.or1 +,nT
Pc. p o. - nssneA ~ stn.I = rnndrn,u n1s1rseIe
tusse "As fHt''s1os4
1oS,y ,:mr o4yrn tn the 1,,aco wter
,rn54h. o s,.;.,,, ~ NJ Ladder hetvrr,
saoo uAo e .a5 .h,eh r,rr1neea III
neassn 1no stn, 49, sAN I, n,ssn. hossa ~ ~
G1A su1. ooe ~, n.,,. - J-Iscsnt en
u 49, .,nn = Tnpae,4n, ine;a.,,
a epG. Us snaoI.s5. @ .hsnrs3 n s1ath,
; enouu M stt e..r.,.Vs - - H., @s.h :. .f1rtee.tG,
! 74 ~ Herax,ts ~ - T. - r.,