The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-06-14


throw US the key that would open to us
all the mysteries of Agassiz, who
took off his hat in Brazil, while stand
ing among his students of tie, explor-
fling expedition, saying Gentlemen,
let US pray" has gone right on and up
in his studies. -. t.i...e
What. are our departed Christian
friends. whose chief delight was in
studying law, doing now !? Studying
law unhindered in universe where
everything is controlled by law from
flight of humming bird to flight of
world, Law, not dry and hard and
drudging, but righteous and magnifi-
cent; law before which men and angles
and archangels and God himself bow,
One great chain long enough to wind
round infinity and immensity and eter-
nity4-the chain of law. What a place
to study it where one can take up the
links inhfs own hand.
But what are our departed Christian
explorers doing Exploring yet, with
lightning locomotion and vision micro
seopic and telescope a continent at
glance and world in a circuit, a. plane
tary system in morning. Christian
Sir John8 Franklin no more trying in
disabled Erebus TO find the North Pole,
or Christian De Long trying to free the
blockaded Jeanette from the ice, but
in the twinkling of an eye taking in
the once unsearchable. -,
What are your departed Christian.
friends doing who found their chief de-
light in conversation and sociality ? En-
gagged in the brightest. CONVERSATION and
grandest sociality, What a place to
visit in where they have kings and
queens for next,door neighbors, them
selves kingly equally. If they want to
know how the first Paradise looked they
have only to go over and see Adam. If
they want to know how the sun and the
moor halted they have snly to go over
and see Joshua. If they want to have
the ancient ark more minutely describ-
ed they have only to go over and see
Noaha fsthey want to know how the
storm pelted Sodam they hrve only to
go over and see Lot. '8 ft's' 4s'@' -'
Ifthey want to know how the Red sea
boiled when cloven, they have only to
go over and see Moses. If they want
to get better idea of the animosities of
Haman, they they have only TO go over
and see Mordecai Ifthey want to get
a more impressive view of the Bethle-
llem advent, they have ,only to, so over
and talk with the serenading angels, II
they want to geta more impressive. view
of the Crucifxion they have only to go
over and talk with those who were
standing amid the crouching hills; were
spectators. What place to talk and
visit in If eternity were one minute
shorter it would not be longienough 81
What are our departed Christian
friends whose chief joy was doing good;
now imployed in Doing good only
doing it without any fatigue, with
out any limit; without any hfndrance.
John Howard about the prisons yet.
The dead women of Northern and
Southern battle-felds abroad looking
for the sick and wounded yet. George
Peabody caring for the poor yet.
Thomas Clarkson looking after the in
solvent yet-aIl of them more busy since
death than before death. Their tomb
stone was not the terminus, but the
starting point. ,ae-;ss3 ! - aaita
But what are our departed Christian
friends who used,to find their chief de-
light, in studying God, doing now ?
Studying God now studying Him rot
through revelation, but without iblanch-
ing, face to face. Theirssins all gone,
they have nothing to be frightened
about. They now dare handle the
| omnipotent thupderbolts as child
handles the sword of his father; the
commander, returned from conquering
battle; studying Christ with no need of
any revelation but that of his scars.
That deep lettering viii tell the story
quick enough. Christ Of the Bethlehem
caravansary, Christ of the massacre
with its scenes. Christ Of the shattered
lvmausoleum, Christ the atonement,
Christ the king Christ the STAR Christ
the sun, Christ the man, Christ4he God.
But now the great, cathedral bell Of
Heaven rings. What is the matter now
There is going to be d great meeting in
kthe temples The aisles are fun Of the
muItitudes pressing in. Make room
Make room The lovers of the, beautl-
ful rave come 10 admire this rose ol
Sharon. the musicians.to to hear the sweet
ness of his voice. the ,mathematicians <
calculate the length and breadth Of hh
dominion, the military to hail the com,
mander- -in,chief of thecelestial forces
the metaphysiGians to estimate the won
derfuI ms4ka-pp Of the souls redeemed
she explorers te diseoVer the hight ant
depth and length and4 breadth Of hi
love, the astronomers gato greet thii
morning star. the menp of the law K
honor him wBe FOR offenders paid th,
penaity those who medieined the sicf
10 look supon him who was woundc,
4 for our tsahsgressionl All the worship
! persdiffe ffefesa in many respects and diff
]. fefent.foreyes but all alike in the wor
ship of Jesus aud all taking some parl