, 1880-12-27

this ono tatt0r 9vos ,tH mourning. nr tho ''vHloy
ut Mourning" instcnh Ut tho valley nf null
l,crry. trees. Dr.. Cnrk thinks that tho word
hero II tho sarno ns jtchtm, n.c,t in Judges, H..
1T. md cnlicsl tho "vatIoy Of weeping, or at
lamentations" And tins II Is sotuctlL,es lin.
unlt to know ocrtany what tho origInal
wOri IN to&t really waa. and thon
not ensy always 10 determine its pr0pcr
meaning, ami to find Ita exact equivalent
III our own lnnHuaXU. hut such IlIfl,GlllIrs
rs those, whilst they lnny teach us mo,!caty IN
dtrinAtz!t,g upon Single word Or n hoctrIn0
resting Upon word hnvtng various meanings,
need not stand In tho wny of tht,so who would
fnllow tho CONSENSUS NJ thouKht or tho bronI
a1nlnKy 0f filth rtinnlny through tho oHerpturcs.
Sometimes, also, tho iigiratlvo la,,glnye or
tue b!bIe Ia embarrassing, or by too litcrl In
tcrprctatinn tnay provo tnisoatltng. Wn hnrtlfy
encounter thls tnnger here, kDwevur, for we chn~
not cnAlly tnlstakU tho meaning OF n swell" tf
VIC conceive Of tho text M speaking 0f these
who, pttssing over dry lRnh whore t!iore are no
sprlngs or flowing Btrcatls. we may thon takutho
terms literally, and say, "l!casc arc the travel.
ers who sink wells by tho way, tl,ut nthcrs COM.
lug aftor them i.,ny ind watcr u drink" Or, tf
VIC falDw tho othor randering,-the "vnllcy Of
mourning, uf wcrplng," thou VIC hhye tho
thought That they arc blessed, md TO ho prnIscd,
WIN. t,aselilX through such a ScCne Of tours,
should calsc happiness and Joy to surinv UP
NlonE thelr path; for swell" Suggests
tho ldca Of refreshing md Joy ny tho way.
And, thus, slsmlsslng all tl1At is crItt-
chl or obscure In rho texts or, to be suro Of nlss
Ing nothing, tnking both meanings. wu rcnch
this gonesni thought thnt cnr world Ii one ut
ntod aud surrf,w, urd TINT in passEnH through It
wc should nako it bcttor,-bcttcr for ollrselyca
md better for those who travel along tho sumo
wny when VIZ ar9 gone.
Nature providesa world vol suited for tho
pulnoses u nu!ann n*'sloMEe. W. "lu u ~
rc'!dy prcpared Tor our coming anl our occu.
a., ,iweii III i pcrhaps without pa,,sux MIDI to re-.
ilGst UNI, ti,u fnct us to how il tmt,c mi htw
woseft'A tos. II ~ Al ~ pfo''s'o0s e''' "'ap'""
whnt @ Ills II sS ysi car oar,S s @ co, il
sns innst rc,rnrknbjs ct,n,',rrs Il, ti,n l,,K,ks
that reGtrt tic VorKs ri fiIEi. Inc Hf t6osu w,
oalI Az i'IlIY; tho other Na.ure. The one, .
nun; tl,U uthor, Or NHtjre, shuws Iluw it WIS
d"to. Tho lIlGle snys: " il, tic IesIsuInE Gtxi
wns wit,uut fur1n ind Wit ind nrkt,ess wis ,i.
owcp breSx S c o tt ~ re FIFTH s
i,cnvcns Md thn oHrth II RI, cNlnn1sr: mi In liz
Voa @ ' and thSa Gas whea eanfss has ssen @ 9
trno,o5 ~ y in In y, fasm Y" thn ,y,rs y a,i
thon. "dM saIa. jut thoro 10 liEht": md ttoi,.
"GUd saiti, let tEoro bo tirinauont." Aid
n. ri td1x
s.,iry land carti,: % anti tbn ~ rnt1,orlnH of iho
watSrs % called iic scns." A,,tS ft taen dof ssid
,yr.Is, e,,rh virljinr frutt Mir Iii kint." Snd
tlom' y uod said. let the WI" waters Gri1r lnrtt
1o ay oyng sbx opsstrs H. tat hata e
thon. :" Ind saId' iet fhn "nrih br,nw tori, % tIin
living ercat.,ro Ills Kind; cattle, atad creeping
than an oesi ~ sa III ct ~ naKe @ n'an n M's II s @
lingo md aftor our likeness, md iot thoti hayu
;iolsisn oso5 tse oarth a1 ~ taess n: IS%es y; =;
iH!a ~ n nrcutinm '0 ~ "ot"' "A"s '"o A''''
Nav ~ W, Sa nav look Into Go,ys other ,ook-,bo
XXI bnr Wo HI III Ge, sGe III thnasts @ nn
tna hnavcns' the sens M a11G tbr ,ry lan1 veaetn % @
hIS Mi anmni Gs IifT' mn, mun. Hntl with wo
,ytt tn n stnrs nf ita ,tIHfr rhnr yas t,s @
"yald.* or ifo forlnicss stato: thorc was tto,l
tha ESth@Ssel Il q q soasolldased ssrt; and W. wss
liftcd up. ind tho arsxatherei to thoir piacu:
n,, that1 enn the iife If tho 9rass ntu Tho iiGr6
un tn sens nn m "r TN an n f 'n.,n to urnss
md thy hcrb: ind ilon crowning iii, cano t1,at,
81 nn cfSxo oV th VIC
~ aos tno taa a. w ~ was cnotoo' Anu too
y, G &G 3 q S9 s' Sss sI thu % fsst tS 1ts s e stSs
ns 1 as c ay o
homo. that bus lacn thus .pr.patid .i"r mir
onri wv WITH Hrss ana rFaiE and ,1,5Wnrs astss ar a
tc phts i md I'm ,iov.. INV .rn,,t tho ,van,t
Of coal ind mtnorais hidden nwny benvnth tho
9roit.Id anJ In tho ronks, Xud all .tlis yast SIS.
Js't mi, 1 Il ;ntoue,i W 70 io n ,ncnsurc scf.
cnrnr self.proyid"nt: or or II IL d 4" snmethlan f.r
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