The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-08-26

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be SHARED from the grand design. Foynt
that rainless country. could never have
been the erauary of The old world had il not
been for that provision for the irrigation of
its plains. furnished in the mountain scour.
COS of its lordly river Some parts .of
South America would have been a desert
but for the great condensing apparatus
formed in the Andes, that rise along her
coast. So that, even in the purest material
sense, every man, dependent on water for
his thirst and the products Of the soil for
food, can adopt the Language Of the Psalmist,
and say; " will lift up my eyes unto the
hills, from whonoe oometh INV help. - and
thank God that the earth was not all plain.
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Aen;n. .,bemoanta;ns may we'll nra,se a "a
for he honor tbat He bas nm, nnan ,hs,a =
making ,be,o ,ha .oanos &c ,ho .ran,a.,
events ,oc,,,,Jsd 4, ,,,s-.a.r.a h;s,o,v a.
Ar.,,, N. All r..s,s,, -, ~ aoai La
the how ina svmhol 30 ,hs ' f,ovsran. y, ,hras.
over /, IA r.aian, arch o. s;n.; ~ a.,
was given to the Hebrew patriarcb, mid
rolling ,hnnaor and s,ao,oa aama r.or
Nebo he looked on Tho land of n,om;.s ana
there f,od,s hand bur;sd him n NJ. ,nn.,v
grave. The snlendid ,smnla Of Israal's :
anciOnt worshlp crowned The summit Of
Moriah (zion. y Tabor witnessed the trans.
figuration of the Son of God; and Calvary.
lofty in moral elevation. was the scene of q
worlds redemption. What spots SO conse.
Grated as these, so full Of grand and touch.
ing memories, so crowded with sacred asso.
ciationsY aA
The mountains are used by the sacred
writers, also, as come of their finest illustra.
tons. Isaiah speaks of God weighing the
mountains in scales, and the hills in a bal.
ance; as touching the mountains, and they
tremble; and the hills, and they smoke. =
The Psalmist says that the hills melted like
wax at the presence Of the InFd,--at The
presence Of the Lord Of the whole earth
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in His name,
1By His strength He setteth fast the noun.
tains, being girded with power; He waters
the ridges abundantly and the little hills
rejoice on every side" Numbers az sucb
illustrations of the power, wisdom and good
ness Of God are found ia tho Sculptures.
And some of the sweetest Of the PROMISES
are thus illustrated. How expressive is the
assurance GAS the mountains are around
Jerusalem, so the Lord Is round about His
people for evcrmore." What an image Of
protection and safety Is thus presentedl We,
around whom are drawn these mountain
ramparts, can surely better understand the
force and fullness Of such m illustration,
and our confidence in the care and protec.
ton of our Heavenly Father should receive
fresh impulse from every view Of thsse
diyinely appointed sentinels.
And there is promise recorded by Isaiah
which is one Of the most precious in the
Bible: "The Mountains shall depart, and
the hills be removed, but my kindness shall
not depart from thee; neither shall the
covenant of my peace be removed, saith the
Lord that hath mercy on thcc.v How
graphic is this illustration OF the inimitable
and eternal faithillness Of God 10 his be.
lieving people. Go out and look on the
massive peaks and ranges. and ,l,ev seam
immoveable indeed. What power can dis
place them? What suginery can upheavc
them from their deep foundations? They
are the emblems of sieadfAstness and perpe.
iaity. And yet God says that even these
mountains shall depart: that these evsr,...