The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
IHE BEAUTY oF THE LILY.
Passage from a Sermon by Preacher and
Politlcian.l

THE BEAUTY OF The ILL.,
Passage from n Sermon by q Preacher and
Politician.l
Hon. and Rev. Daniel B. Turnoy in his
discourse concerning "The Testimony of
lhe Microscope to the Truth of the Bible,"
which he delivered at the First Methodist
Protestant Church in La Harpe, Iowa, re.
Gently, alluded to the remark of the Sav.
our: "Consder the lilies Of the field:
hey toll not, neither do theyspin; and yet
I.say unto you, that even Solomon in all
his glory was not Grrayed like one OF
= these" Solomon, the wisest and richest
of Kings, noted for the magnihcence and
gorgeous beauty of his royal attire, not
dressed as well as a common iield-hower!
Unbelief carped at the statement; and
ialso belief, centuries afterward, invented
4 fable (Which it called tradition) to the
effect that Solomon's royal robe was an
eye-dazzling red, but that little girl
pluched red lily and held it to the robe,
and then the King said to the maiden:
!" Daugbtor, thus always do Gods works
surpass ours" But no authority supports
chat fable, which was not fabricated till
long after the death, burial and resurrec-
tion of Jesus. And to the eye, unassisted
by the microscope. tho color of piece OF
cloth frequently seems to be perfect, and
even superior to that of flower, even
upon comparing the two. Inadelitytook
advantage of this. II was shown that
Jesus was not makinga a quotation, butthat
He professed to be propounding an original
statement. His words were: "And yet 1
say unto you, that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one Of these
!ilies." Inhdels insisted that the Lord had
blundered; that any man with half an
eye ought to be able to sec that, in
gorgeous beauty, the rich robes OF an
oriental King would far surpass those
that belonged TO q little lily. But the
testimony Of the microscope turns the
tables. The most gorgeous robes that
men can make do not compare with the
beauty of the field.hower, when both are
brought to the test of the microscope. But
Jesus had no microscope. He had no need
of any. He had the power TO see without
that instrument what we can only see
with it But Jesus was correct In fine
ness Of texture, perfectness Of tints, ex-
quisiteness OF coloring and material, in
every detail, and in unblemished, seam
less grandeur, the glory of the lily, under
the microscope, surpasses all that imagin-
alton could picture. This fact our Lord
announced at time when the world held
different opinion. He announced 1t to
people who held that "Solomon's royal
robe dimmed the beauty of his own royal
GARDEN where the fairest flowers hloomed
n their highest perfection" He an
nounced It on the basis Of His own wisdom
and authority, with the preface Of 81 say
INTO you" The Lord saw the little
lower; He saw 1t as men with microscope
zee it. He saw the robes Of Solomon, too,
n all their gorgeous grandeur and
,rtistic richness. But He saw the contrast
Ie saw tho transparent clearness aud rich
simplicity and rnvishing beauty in the lily
hat the microscope has at last enabled us
TO see, and He saw, too, tie flaws in the
dngly robes that others, destitute Of mi.
croscopic knowledge, had never seen; and
de said to his amazed and startled hearers,
vino deemed Solomon's apparel the per-
lection of beauty: "0bserve we'll those
ield flowers How they growl without toll
or trouble, or expense, and yet l say unto
you-unto you, who regard Solomon's
array as incomparably glorious-unto you,
who have repeatedly heard from the lips
If the elders that every flower in the royal
garden was. eclipsed in the glory OF his
robe-and yet l say unto you, that Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one Of
these" II was not the popular thing to
say, but He said it. Blind unbelief stun.
oled over the statement which was so re-
pugnant to the seeming testimony of the
Oyesight. But when the microscope ap-
peared, the statement was found to be
true. Jesus was simply ages in advance
)f human science. He was tho true
teacher. He said TO world that took the
appearance as showing fact: "Judge not
according to the appearance, but judge
Just Judgment" He announced the exist
ence in the lily Of glory that surpassed
hat of Solomon's array. Men did not sec
it then, but they see It now. The testimony
If the microscope vindicates the scientific
accuracy OF the declaration.