Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-02-18
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Endless Variety and Expecta-
uSAn

WIN any SnRle LDtHR W tue uh''e'Ss
but God. And then there is another
fact, equally ipexp'icable. The soa
when once 1t knows aud l"ves any
thing. looks not for its like, in ever,
thing else, but. retaining possession
of it, passes on in diligent search o
other coneepial objects.
Every step in It's endless progress
retaining singularly vivid. tender
and distinct Impressions Of all II
ever knew and loved before, to b.
revived as occasion shall require ir
its future history.
Again when cnce we possess an,
desirable object, we are unwilling to
part with il till we have exhausted
all its excellence; aud IT'S excellence
Is considered iLexhaustible. we de-
sire to possess 1t forever; to be depriv.
ed Of it would be regarded as On in
conceivable loss, whatever else IN
number and in excellence might re-
main to us in the universe and IN
eternity And so, If we could mag
inc every created thing, annihllated
Il IL easy to see that al immense aho
;mmea snrab,s blank would ensue.
Indeed ;f We could imagine oursell
a. ex;st;no alone with God 10 eternity
I, IA e.sv IN sce that in the absence
of all objects Of the subordinate an
ec,;ons,e a profound sense Of lopeli-
ness would ersue hnd' !" "ods I'M
mediate presence we ""n'd 'ee' u
new jov II he were TO assure us tha'
he would restore to us al moe OBS
iects In word every hni''cua'
thing ia stamped with 'ts own '"en''-
~ SO clearly and disti"ctv tha',
when once fully known u cannot be
confourded with anvth'nf ehr IL
the universe. Thus It seems the
soul ia destined n an inh"i'" variety
of Knowledge. ond nm infn''e variety
IF object. Of love, in the progress o'
its future being. II is ob.'on u"-
;yerse Of ru1less vsriety Of subjects IL
required to fulfil their noble destiny
And what have we3 Just what We
should have - namely. endless variety.
tn nature this variety is first percep-
tible take for example, the songs "'
the grove: : We distinguish a thou
ssnd varieties. Home birds nave .
single note aud each different no'e
from the rest. Others have lew ana
simple strains. and no two OF 'he
class are alike; some are complete =
and monotory is only occasional /;
snme are singularlv soft and sweet
ard q hers loud aid clear. and 9TH
ers shrill end piercinp, and others
rich and pprcirg. and Others wild
snd startling and Others harsh and
discordsnt. end others rich and ma
i~s,ic. Some ore tender ond psthet.
ic sid o'h.rs JOYOUS ard lively. and
Others snbdusd snd plainIiye, and
uthers serene = 4 pleasant.
All have their signals of alarm aud
notes of distrrss. their airsins of de-
lipht, aud their tones cf affection.
And al ate ps varied IN their plum
sgc 49, they are IN their songs. Take
for example the flowers of the field.
FROM the lovely violet 10 the lofty
msgnolia--the form. 'hc size OF the
ao~er, the pc,als, the 'inis on The
petplh, and the shading ofthe 'ints---
variety " endless, and we know not
shere 10 commence. nor where to
end. A,d the fraRrence Ia M va
ried ~ the flowers, take for exam-
pie the fruits 0f the earth. Every
cline aud every season has its own
production, each with its distinct
flowers the variety Ia almost endless
aud uameless, Take other examples.
the animals Of the forest. the insects
H the air, the fishes Of tie sea. and
the shells Of the share. The most
splendid intellectual abilities have
been engaged in arranging these In orr
der, and generals, and species and
varieties anomalies aud yet no nat
uralist has announced that he has
reached the utmost limits Of disten,
ton or fully explored the bounds Of
ns,ure. And 40 In science which Is
The Interpretation Of the laws Of ma
ture. Each science has It's own dis.
,inctions; aud though for ages new
facts and new principles have been
discovered ir every department Of
science and soine new science, ever
aud auou IL constructed. and occn-
sionslly some mighty intellect az
that Of Newton, IN the case Of grayi-
ty, discovers n general law that ems
l,rRes the boundaries OF human
know ledge, yet man continues his
search for new subjects Of analysis
aud classification hoping to discover
eompleSiiy in simplicity. and be-
Having that endless variety is con.
tanned IN the harmony and unity Of
things. And 81 In art, which IS the
application Of the laws and princi-
pies Of science. Here the SIMPLE,
the complex. the beautiful, the ele.
giant, the gorgeous, the grand, the
useful. we say nothing Of useless
are Gro Sded into social lifn with n
rich aid boundless profnsion. and