, 1876-07-31


10 III Eol mil to hcss tte tlan 10 SEQ M sfrrr
" wcGn. iii n. en,rn,t thr t-n1,i lrwsi III I'm
a,.n tiie brighter an thc ajri. sim: l,cttsy for
our Father loves l,s aut wishes What ia best fvr
nal '''>''eN
And when nice o,,r eyes nrc oncnc, this Is tr-
decd precisely wiInt ws ser. rhr Christian wh,,
has lcrn in tobt md trouble ami distress. ailI
% whom It l,as Errn revealed tat tl.is Is Tor
9,hio Of n fnise prophct, Iio
viii know that lol l,crs those wlin, IN loyi,ir
trust on Him, en,Ieoynr Il, i,cip themselves.
II It sce.nt that Ills nws and IIis provitlenrcs
M sway sacn tie deeper harmony i rsscalsi l'ia n
rear G,ask eolas aud 1 cut Gu iii tem % !so sranss, ss
Tic word. Mcn's iictIons W o. s 10 Tic i sIiyne m
character nre nothing TO tl,nso wln realizc
Tint 11c Is OF our side, ns thatnll thiugs con-
splre-as In The majestic argument Of the apostle
black columns on wilicil gods face has been s
cut,--aro not 10 Us anything doubtful or teri.
btr Instead, tllcy arc very marks ~ tic nrcs-
encc and strei,gth Of Ono who lwclletll not ia
The Egyptian priests wcro wont to n1nco n
by long avenue o}aphynxcs, fa,ing carl, other,
wny Of entrance to 1,yrnmfI' Earii s,,hvnI ret,.
rescntcd the perpetual riddle Of existence.
They stared At each other With stony eyes. And
he who wont to tho great pyramid Or temple
went Oil between. tLc1i,Allke one III pursuit. ii
truth pnAst,,g betwcen tho inurrfca which
throng bn citiier hand But ic i' turncI neither ]
10 right nor left for from far, beyond the great
shadow stretched to their icct. Il flood ttxeI
and eternal, overlapping all oucstions nntl bc.
Hitting nll propositions far tlc]ay,
THUS, though in oil other f6rms nt religion
u.s.. And ,lenouuso as ncathen's, ] ~ any = repre.
aentat|on OF Hin which does not convey thIs
1ovlng and helpful and fnt1icrIy character trsL
Of all. That Ills nature is love by no means Dc.
tsaet' IT, @ fen the ; gsnM. .ynmetryot ls charae
truly inexorablo, and to fIrht sG aratnss u
love Is to put God nfar oil
and to dcspise Christ, III whom
Is viii, human voice lle speaks. Aid tie music
H." Wo cannot inproyc o.. these old oronI,cts
" sl ap1st1os s t Thy dSt TIL soo@psta.sn @ =
hope fur participation In tho divine nature, md
TOR triumph over aIl TINT stayed ollr cause. You
great desire fol tho nalloga,y 10 use In fIrni.
tnrc, in doors, in deeorationsl we ransackc'l
But by and by the tasto changed. Wo Ind found
other ornamental woods. Wo emplUycl tho
black walnut, the rosewood, tho ebony, tho
satln-wood. And now again tho tasts has
turned and VIC have colne Gack to the grand old
mahogany and to ita solid and splendid
strength.
30 We first had those prophets md apostles,
and t1lon we widcnctl out Into philosophers and
commentaries aud tlcologles. hut We asc com
Ing back ngaln glndly to thcm-to their siniple
uHyarylnE strength and solItlncss.
Wpl might Paul ask, "yYho can ho against
usl" In ioye to us, the Father sparcd not Ills
own Son. Shall flo not then give to us ull
shown us, md II We know that Ho ,nca,ls to be
our father asll olr friend, who are W. tlat We
should turn licat!1cn and resist Ills VIII
And nuw what cnn stai,l successfully
tory! Has mt Onc pissed through these
conflicts In alvnnct7 WElat u.n we encounter
over Which liz has not alrcntly triunphrsli
Shall 1t he tllu world who would confront rs