Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-18
-,,, ,uys 1Hs QUEEN or BIBLE
INK FLOWERS.
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n Nanford Ways.
SERMON 8YsEx 7. De WTTTALaAsf
EASTER DAY.

,.;tb hDWerS IN NI0eeSS'
- The floral display was yer,
,,,,;inI Mr.. George W. Morgan, th'
MS, and Professor Ali, cOrnetist
,aI.rsl some rare music appropriate
,oT,,,sr The occasion was one o
g,.,t rejoicing. The opening hymn' IL
- ,bs congregation all joined, was:
nj the song OF jubilee
r"%t a. mighty thuuders roar.
s,,biset:-"Eastsr Lilies
r.,r Matthew Vi. y, Consider ihe Liiios-
The Iily is the queen Of Bible flowers
The rose NAV have disputed with he'
,be throne and won it in more recent
Jays, but the rose in its natural stare
b,t on.y five petals. IL was under the
Inns continued gaze OF the woriu thaI
The rose blushed into such extreme
S,ssrty, In the Bible train cassia ana
I,.ssnn and irankincense, and myrrh,
aSJ saffron. and spikenard, and cam
- anil the rose follow the lilly. -Four
,a..n Zines il the lily mentioned IN the
E,bIe only twice the rose. think the
rose has larger empire now, out the
Tly r,igued in the time OF Esther, IN tne
time of solomon, IN the time oil Ghrist.
Car bad his throne on the bills, the
IiIv her throne in the valley. Only one
H5Uer m the greatest sermon ever
prearhed. and that was NY. When
lie B-dlorl dreamer, John Bunyon'
wont into the interpreters house, he
MS shown cluster Of these howers'
and told consider the lilies. Other
s.ien,,s We NAV study or not at our OPP
tia,. I, u so with astronomy, with ge-
nl,,y. with chemistry, with metallurgy,
with jurisprudence, with physiology
Bnt the science Of botany Christ com
uands rs 10 study when he says "Con-
sler the lilies" Examine them IRON
root 10 top OF petal. Mark the graceful
ness Of their pOise. Hear the whisper
of the white lips Of the Eastern lily OF
the rel lips OF the American lily. No
lice the perianth and the six stamens'
S,cnograph their sermons as they
preach OF God and the soul aud the
resurrection. This royal family oil lilies
has i'm il the hly OF the Nile, the Japan
Ily. the Lady Washington OF the Sler'
ras. the soIden-banded lily, the giant
lily from Nepaul. the long lowered lllyr
the Turks cap hly, the orange-red lily
the tagny day lily, the African lily from
the Cape OF Good Hope All these and
Others have the royal blood In their
veins. But take the lilies OF my text
aS
Typical ofau Flowers
and this Easter morning, garlsnded with
all this opuIence Of floral beauty, seem:
10 say: Consider the lilies" consider
the szllias, consider the fuscias, con
slider the gerauiums, consider the ivy
consider the hyacinth, consider the
heliOtropeS, consider the oleanders
With grateful, reverent, PRAYER
ful, joylul, obedient souls con-
sider them. Not in weak,
insipid sentimentalism or in sophomor
yAp0siu., but iOi grand, practical, every
,ay. aud. il need be, hOmely uses con-
slider them. Flowers are the angels ol
the grass. Their voices are very soft
When the clouds speak, they thunder
When the whirlwinds speak, they
scream. When the cataracts speak
they roar. When the flowers speak
they whisper. stand here TO interpret
their message. What have you, . VI
angels Ofthe grass 10 say to-day to this
assembled multitude.
propose 10 discuss this morning
What Flowers are Good For.
First. they are good 10 teach us provi
dental care. They say to Us this morn
ing: The Lord will provide you with
apparel and food. We have no loom tr
weave with, we have no wheel to spin
with, We have no sickle TO harvest with
no well sweep with which 10 draw wa
ter, vet Col slaked our thirst with dew
led Us on food Of sunshine and clothed
MS with more than SOlOmOnic regaliIy
We are pOssesSers Of adequate ward
robes. II God so clothe the grass OF the
field will he not c,othe yOu, U We OF lit
tie faith. Men and women OF worldl,
anNleties take the message home Will
YOU, How long has God taken cars
oiyou9 A quarter OF the journey Of life
Halt OF the journey OF lite2 Three
quarters OF the journey Of life? Can yoT
not trust him the rest OF the wayf IoJ
wall not be promised such fare as |
Roman emperor had on his table at vas
expense. 500 nightingales' tongues, bu
you shall be taken care OF. You ar
promised the necessities, not luxuries
bread, not cake. Ii God provides such
luxlrlance OF beauty for the inanimat,
grass he will certainly not fail to NEE
the positive wants of bis living and im
mortal children. Luther kept a flower
on his writing table. A flower coming
mp through the cracks of the prison
nlor cOnSOel despairing Picc:ola A
Hover saved Mungo Park who had sunl
IoSn to die in the desert. 1t suggesteC
uofs care and he got up and Travelled
on TO safety. | sand that flowers wer,
the angels OF the grass. | find also tha
they are the evsngels Of the sky.
Again, flowers are
Good for the Bridal Day.
The bride must have them on her brow
anu IN her hand. They must adorn tn,
Altar' and marriage without fiower
Nouid De as inappropriate as a marriag,
without music. At such a time they
mean congratulations aud prophecies o
good. 30 much Of LIES pathway hai
taorns, as Tar as possible cover the be
ginning OF the way with orange bios
soulS ninety.nine out OF the hun
ured cases, the marriage is the bes
thlng that could have happened. In,
Nt NOrd may think il sees inaptitude snC
ut Us eyebrows in surprise and think i
p' TSu'I nave proposed something better
pus uOd, who sees the twenty or fort,
TI uity years Of welded life before the,
Ase oTgun, has arranged all for IN,
oTs1 M FIoral congratulations in almos
- - Eases SAses ale aPprop-t te. r Divers .ncie
usPOsltlon will ,hsnge into CORES
Pn9ene'es, recklessness will becom,
P.uHenee, iriyO6ty will turn into nrsc
auE' Many an a ed, widowed son
s;ds S, IN SelElocked bureau box and in
s;S s;Se 'ne oox iolded paper and In
sue the paper bod or hlosson,
eso' somewhat dRe lored An,
90 ay ,i Ieuolent Sle put it ssay 10 d
SSyears ago. Toe anniv,rssry dsy :
he1 wedding she unlocks the hn...
snu carefully lifts the boz and nnioIJ
the paper aud exposes 10 hsr a. u spl
hali-olosn bud Of long ago and "a ~
Ioess a. u memories rush upon her .oT
ana tear drops upon thar A.. - -