The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-25

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Hat ayih, 1881, W MI.
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eiaieiil tcf ilat pafiinliit which ha, chosen
the from among 80 nany iaf more conipe
tent To the tast of selecting theme, suited
10 the occasion and worthy of your con,id
etailoni while ! moi only dlsiu.i. bui feel IN
abldlng conviction ofmi inability To hfiny
TO u that measure of interest wldrh viii
merit your appreciation.
In considering the many subjects which
have presented themselves to my mind,
have chosen The one which | deem of mo.l
universal Interest, and which presents, foi
our contemplation, the grandc,t drama cyci
enacted since "in the beginning, God ctea
ted the heavens and the earth" and from
out the darkness that broodcd over the great
deep of chaotic matter, uttered tina, sublime
mandate, "lct there be light" and there was
light
This subject, aside from the sacred inter.
est inspired by Il, In view of the resurrection
and the hope Of Immortality beyond the
grave, kindles IN the heart and fires the i'm
agination with light before which pales
the most resplcndcnt cilulgcncc Of oriental
romance.
The AToNEMrNT-the cxpiation Of the
sins Of guilty world-thc eliminating
scene in tho frs, act OF that grand drama, is
the subject have chosen for our con,ilera.
ton to-day.
Considered in the light II It's magnitude,
that drama has for i,s stage, the vast extent
Of earth. canopied by star.lit dome and
lighted by the quenchless orbs that swing
through the ethereal space.
Considered In the light of It's cast, II has
for its dramatis personac, the countless gen.
erations that have, from time to time,
since the beginning OF the world, appeared
upon the stage acted its brief part, then
passed away, to appear no more, until they
shall be called to magnify the closing scene
of the last act Of that grand drama which is
yet in preparation, and in which each one
OF us is to play some roll Of greater or minor
part; and according TO the fidelity or negli.
genec with which We shall perform tha, part
shall we win mpcrishablc glory or be driy.
en-. under the frown OF iaultless Auditor
into endless shame and dicgrace, where lost
| opportunities and wasted and miss. spent
life, in the garb Of remorscless despair, will
feed with insatia,c greed upon the guilty
conscience, through the ccasless erus OF an
endless eternity.
Considered in the light ofits preparation
II began in the eternal councils Of the Cod
head, long anterior to the time when We
first had place among the innumcrable world,
that show forth handiwork and proclaim
the wondrous glory of God, when God tn,
Father made covenant with the Son for thu
redemption OF the race yet uncreatcd ant
unfallcn.
Considered in the ligh, OF is auditory, !
presents scene OF moral and spiritual gran
deur. thit hrs never catered into the hear
or imagination Of man. and before which
we paase and bow down in spcachless aw,
and rcysrcnec--Tnc Lord OF lords and KIM
of kings seated on the throne OF the universe
surrounded by countless myriads OF shinini
angels Witnessing the expiring agpnies q
His only-llis well beloved Son, in atone
mcnt for the sin. Of a wicked world.
Considered in the light ofi's purposes an
effect. II Is an offered redemption to III
bond-slave OF sin and iniqui,y to become
child OF God and an heir to the Kingdom q
glorious Immortality, where, beyond hi
vale OF tears, sorrow and aiiliction, dca
loves awake 10 happy reunion OF endles
bliss.
Considered In the ligh, Of its conclusion
when the sea asd the grave shall give u
their dead. and "thc sun shall be darkcne'
and the moon ,hall not give her light, an
the stars Of heaven shall fall, the powers thu
: arc in heaven .hall he shaken" and th
Master Spirit, with llis convoy Of ange
shall come In Ills chariot Of clouds, wit
great power and glory to enact the la
scene in this tragic drama, and distribute
to each actor his proper rccompensei Il pr
.ents scene which transeends the mos, vi'
, ID Imagination, and must be lefl 10 tina, da'
whereof "knoweth no man. not even the ar
gels which are in heaven, neither the So
but the Father"
With the history OF this drama, Is INSOFAR
= bly, interviewer the origin, history, hop
and destiny Of man. II is a sad comment
,ary upon the intelligence the agc,boasiiI
as Il does, Of is mighty strides In the ar'
i science and philosophy, tina, i should kno
so little Of that history which records
that Is vouchsafcd to us from that seer
Areanum which lies beyond the confines
human wi,dom and research. Tha, histo
o. and ,ha, record Is found only In that 'adl
J : neglected book--,he Bible.
= Aside from its inspired origin, regard
as an intellectual and philosophical wo'
d tho Bible hold, preeminsnee over all 9th
books.
:. What other book take. up the thread
J mans origin and history where u had fall
Is from the lisiless hand Of blind tradition
k. carried us back. along the dim vista
n the past, and laid bare the footsteps Of
). Gent man as he was created by Col in
beginning" -.
Ut Who. but Moses. has written an origii
TO booLl Who. but he, has written biog
m oh, surh as iha, contained In The book
G.ne.is-so clear. 40 ungarnishod, 50
p<r,isl and truthful; reeordiss alike
virtues and vices Of the generations, tamil
,-d individuals Of whom he wrote
Poetry and eloquenee hsve' In all s''eee
IS ing ages, drawn their highest and best ii'
MS ration. from the Poe, Prophets Of Ps'esti
g. shatspeau's mbIimest passages arc
EQUAL 10 those NJ Isaiah and David.
eel Bu, for ifs Bible, "Psradhs Lost wo
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