, 1874-01-19
THE PULPIT.
The Story of the Pillar OF Salt.


NA@<HA"eE3s
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Tho following is q aermon preached laRt Sun~
day week u tho Ninth Presbyterian Church, by
na.. 49, ~. .'' ~, ,",'na o, +ro ho,,,,a
Iext-Dnt Ills VITO looked back from nohlho
Him. and slle bocamo q pillar Of salt.-0enosis
10, 20.
Tho st,,av or comnnrotive mvtholopv in our
aer IL s,,o,,,,,, ,..;.,,t ,t.,t a,1 ",,, charm
wy 10 nue','i"e ~ tens "e.' ""u " "o" e"a'
ovor many thlnga TINT onco Looked vory nnoon.n
The mythogloa Of Eeypt. Grooco, nonao, nnt
1nd,a lint ioru ho1 n h1oo1v cr,e1 it1fotio loct
.,a.a ..:.. 10y ~ ,S' ..,., ,.,4 ~ l., to,;.
noW peeln TO gov WIN paoasant ana ln'1 T.. .,n
highly picturesque md alogoriosl why they rep
resented thor notions Of Creation. and that ull-
seop NM, ,;1den forco Tint enmatos. guides, ent1
r,,saa 49, .an",5 W. ,aaa,,arn ,yns nnor
ta.oS t! sns wola "nDh iapeuae1 "ua r
thin, aud meagro, spiritual and abstract ldeas
anl conceptions woro represented by aoEaal
things aud al nature became y dictionary Of
nymhn)s. To 1caa thoso ancient bool,s lltcrallu,
,San1a 1no,a thon, nn'oation ~ t,o 1nnat siliy
| "o.liu a'1Ae 'ne'" eoieet'oa u '!o "oat nA's
md lutlcrous storlos, q hugo 1eap OF tho Vertoss
trash. For inBtance every ono rovolts at til o
ugly story of Hoph~Btus splitting opon tho
Fss.,, ~, or,,,o, ,,t ,s,,o, w. g., j., t;s ao,,,
1ofth 'au-as1neo' pus wien you hnu III LUIS uaN.
re imagery that zos Waa tug bright 1aky. tnst
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vas tho unseen aun, md Athone was TIC morn, il;
ing dawn stepping forth from tue fountain az
lght, It begins to have poetic meaning.
Again, whom we read low Apollon , ana M,1 hdtn e.
cold blood, 70 ars horriiiod 4 . pso-
pie that could Worship slch 1orocious gnds
but wen we discover that Niopo, N tnas ano!on5
language WIS tho original name Of wintor, alo
than that the vornal torcos or nature, with thtlr
beautiful dartB,-tho atln-boamH,-Rlow the hse
aud tue snow.-tho children OF inc wlntori.--
It bocomos really very pretty picture OF anoioL't
bio monster when VIC read how he q ate np his'
own childro,i, but whon T. we hnd out that SATURN
was tie name Tor old lime, that eata up aA tne'
aays, woekst mantns| anu soa.s, ,.,ta W. AIo
this way We might travel thfoneh all mytnoioea;
cal literature, from the most classic and elegan,
to the most rough anu baibarous. ana' 1nsieaa @ o.
feeling disgustod at ths gfotesaao and loost
imagery, come out Will profound abIonlsnmeni
that people 80 Tar away a. upon tne verge 9! o.
history, apparently in tho twilight Of tho worla't
morning. Sonia l.. looa 30 GGeply nto na'qt?, I; ~s ~
ieo 50 mnch q le ancarsnty meaning ~ M ,aern ,e %
dull cruel mud material, ofton rena those mytn-
ologicai Btories ~ hterni history, snu s asnee
there sprung up among them coarso ann to'
yog rofm n q t"Un ad 9s sno nWays re-
gardod tnom as only Poo!1o any plcsu1tesqua ~ ~
ways OF representing inc nldueh lorees u Ia Ia.
lnre spiritual aeaa' or asm'y anauomlns @ tot.n ,sa
nenae se1 81 ta" ,nt Ely fro, " All thn AZ to th.
ost proper wy o. nseir,rns ~ a III epts
easas IN the Bible especially IN tne ola aesin
ment, which, pressed ,im.,,,t1. ioe MefasI fua.l
WILL certainly Involve uH ~ btaFo utnlGutt5s tiutI
which It would 20 lhpoaatole 10 anu q in.louL
l cBcapo. kof instance, we're solno a;sll yltsnla =
scholar to find m Eastern book containing
story eoons trees LIo aoa Ano"ae9gJ ley h1s nss
anE onee grown u pi.nai gasaen aau ~, noM ~.
talking and conVorsaolo anaHc wheeaiea TUG nIs'
| woman into eatlng the fruit o. ono OF the trees.
Iathor against hor WILL oos seceavcn ,,a ~ n'a ~,
lite and fascinating sPaeen, "onan ~ W. y. 49,
: alant1y, from his knowledge OF oriental nter. m
9ture, pronounce me ssoy a. a.iegafy i,th .nai
= doubtless shrouded soms great mysterious truth
Why not thon: 20 eqaally reasonan'o ~ ~, ~,
= eonstraetiou o. tue stofy Wnen We Ann H' ~
Il Bible. Wo find, on feading tue blnie, m nno
especially It's more anc'ent eooAs, sas s. H..
brew literature ~ ts oafly 1oImat17o atato, nae
tue literature OF al othor natlonH, wv op|ess@
iyo-lhat II, they spoke Of 1hlnge ap!rtua1 aG
atract anu supernai as 5hey Me.u m'.ns' fa1i
. blo concrete feantlea. NAen speahAus ~ ii' iul
ing into temptation, tnoy woula say, W. law
neeo inc DeVh. Wha1 Wy caA AlluE' , P.ososs
ing rfosloence; they ca!1su @ q tocA
= huctler, or high tower. Wnon IN ola Rasslafel =
: Ind good uream' vlvld Impulse, mtn.t'on' ~
>. presentlment. ho wono say tnat TUG muset u ~
y 4ord hao peon taaAs ~ u.. 4;ana ,a,ia1
eas gae 81 eonseene @ tuy ,isa, nna ,lis
pillar Of cloud BY day TO guiae the1n ana palis
q tire ny nfght 20 stana sensae, ofor snuna
Now, II wa read that ancient pletu5o-iahguage
Il saat highly poetic literature as we 10 our naoe
q Urn press history we snaa mako @ !. Jungle
ana 1se qsr t;s ns ,ng ons nsrasp
10 We muat allow 1or @nls moata palai4aA, say
:, Max Muller =" Or all our readlng OF 1hoae nm
It ciont skies WI be erroneous. a. T., .,o MI,
My text IL taken ron 1 atory ID ne bln1 3u1
r5 that requires TO pe e nus genefonHly y,el yea
d With or We snalt hhu ourselves mvolve g
ut il trouble that Mlh 20 lnexnacanlt
le That God did ever actually ra'n brlmntone !;e. an
tlre out Of Heaven @ upon tho aoyotea cities
tue plain anu a rt atn q a p1tf for on
curio,ts enough to glance over her shoulder
see the fearful atorm that WIS falling upon he
once ploasant m9mo aug gear n'!Shoots nat "9n a.
90 be hnpy au ~ arc aran"a mn
is amore rational oxpiSaon u s1cn s'uS1 m na,as ,n
yels or mako the bple scame ;1d araa an @ oneni
t9Many pure ana a oat nnGa 1ita ta ao -,
planaton Of tls story ana ost akoy ao tne n
one IL tnat aunI % i1 n;,;a. ~ 81