The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
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Nv HOC OIGWO VLVCEO.
a glance sign spoken
the Cossand the Cross speaks hearts in the language
a deep and sacred symbolism.
What 10 symbolism?
system of expression by which rpresented-hrough
the media of signs vivid images careful and definite
mentsporM principles known and necessary truths
governing ideas Further than this ideas and various circle
around prominent facts Every fact in the world nature the
life of nothing else but expression of the result of
convegng forces 1t therefore handy phrase written in
the letters of ineligible alphabet be read msread by ALL
1t like the heir of long line of holding his hand the
outcome of their achievements of glory dhonor the last
result of long succession of and consequences 1t
revelation at least hint of many hidden but energetic
1t like the last step the line of argument The
earth is this is the manifest result ages
geological changes The fact of little city is the visible result Of
the energy of busy brains THE fact your assembling is the
plain witness of the activity OF Christian principle and Christian
faith To anayze the fact track the details of the stages from
which it has come.
Now the symbol which form from fact
expresses the fact and something achieves the feat
which the Babonan depo invited his trembling Chaldeans and
Soohsayers represents the fact and the Interpretation
symbol stands for comprehensive representative idea In all
symbols have exercised power which might astonishing
the mind until remembered that they convenient short
sometimes material formulate express what deemed important
principles And it is only pu houghlessness contemplate
cyncm which devotion symbols if they had
serious importance beyond their accidental color
Some you familiar with of symbol
of inquiry In another all acquainted with from the
intended office filled in the Churchs life Christian
Now the the speaking symbol
Its form derived from fact the fact indeed but
besides wide mysterious
the fact from which takes its form. 1t expresses imagery
If death and ending the 0 and meaning Of W So beloved
have been without design that He who gave their ordinances
the consultations of the night good to set its place
that group of called the Southern Cross Far hence
from bleak uncomfortable home beautiful lights
The lone mariner he looks toward the south and
pleasant and-hat LAND of pure delight beods mysterious
constellation standing above the waters reflected long
roll of the deep when sable darkness upon the face of the globe
Night ghost like through the air. spreads shade and silence
land and Nothing s the vast plain of the Ocean,
and such sail chance to be creeping in the gloom All is
neswhen the Cross appearing the depth of space looks down
upon the abode of And after days and nights of
through which the poor tempest tossed mariner goes the beautiful
morning OF home rises in calm spendor above the wn The
heavng roll EDWARDS stately cadence quiet now
carrying in their deep toned voices the echoes of the tempest that
has ben The egrey clouds lie reef reef the vault of
Heaven but every edge tipped with glory stretch of
ing canopy is toned and lumined with translucent gold The
moving of rolling takes the gmmer of the sky
and bright belts the sunlight perce through the cloud
and sleeps upon the bosom of the All whisper of past when
giant forces in conflict of present when the din of the elements
senced beautiful golden Cross has poor
eye and he is quickly guided the desired haven
landed the other shore All is quiet-a peace And Nature
beloved parable of human struggle You know the struggle
poor SHINING know the pardon know the peace you
know the beautiful symbol sight the tender efficacy of
those of God standing bold and loving against the
blackening sky.
Those stars symbols greater things Their form is that
another object after which, indeed in days long since gone
named When Them imagine them ourselves
think of that by which conquetha Cross which
like above this restless transient world
becomes the Of that world the of
value the test Of all il contains
Lift up your hearts to-day to the Father of ALL in
varabeness turning ask Him to reveal to
that symbol of all symbols nearly gone Holy
week upon and nearly and during the closing
of this Good Friday let all draw foot Cross
and the sign by which conquethe sign Of the Son
Man. Let gaze upon seous oughyny prayer|uRy
becomh the children Of the Heavenly King Let think upon
length and BREADTH and height and DEPTH and in its dimensions
God grant that read the shortness the
shalowness, and the litleness of the present world
To those who hear of the Christian Religion
the but have not tested its loving disciples much
concerning must sound like the language Of
and enthusiasm Is not strange that careless observers should thus
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