Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05

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dows open toward Jerusalem. some Of
them played on the heather of the Scot
tish nils. Some of them were driven out
| Dy the Irish famine. Some OF them in
early life drilled in the German army.
some OF them were accustomed at Lyons
or Marseilles or Paris, to see on the street
| Victor hugo and Gambetta. Some chased
the chamois along the Alpine preciplces.
/ some plucked the ripe clusters from ltal-
ian vineyards. Some lifted their faces un-
der the midnight sun OF Norway. IL Is
no dishonor TO our land that they remem-
Der tue place Of their nativity. Miscre-
ants would they be II, while they have
some Of their windows open to
take In the free air OF America
and the sunlight of an atmosphere which
no kinglv despot has ever breathed, they
forgot, sometimes, 10 open the window
toward Jerusalem. No wonder that some-
times when the Swiss is far away from
home and hearing the national air Of his
own country sung, the nalady Of home
sickness comes on him so powerfully as
to cause his death. You have the exam
pie OF the heroic Daniel Of my text tor
Keeping early memories fresh. Forget
not the old folks at home. Write often,
and you have surplus ofmeans and they
a deficit make practical contribution and
rejoice that America iS bound To all the
world by ties of consanguinity as Ia no
other ration. Who can doubt but 1t Is
appointed for the ev0ugelization OF all
landsg What stirring, melting, gospel
izing theory that all the doors of other
nations are open toward us while our
wlndows are open towards them.
But Daniel in the text kept this port
hole of his domestic fortress, Enclosed be-
cause Jerusalem was the capital OF
sacred influences. There smoked the sac
az
There was the ark of the covenant.
There stood the Temple. We are all
tempted TO keep our windows open on the
opposite side. toward the world, that we
may see and near and appropriate its ad-
Yantages. What does the world sayS
What does the world think? What does
the world dor Worshippers Of the world
instead Of worshippers Of God. Windows
open toward Babylon. Windows open
toward Corinth. Windows open toward
Athens. Windows open toward Sodom.
Windows open towards the fats instead
OF windows open toward the hills. Sad
mistake; for this world as gcd is like
something | saw the other day in the mu-
scum of Strasburg, Germany. The figure
Of a virgin In wood and iron. The victim
in olden time was brought there ana this
figure would open its arms 20 receive him,
and, once EMBODIED. the figure closed with
then, afterward let him drop lS0 feet sheer
down. So the world first embraces its
idolaters, then closes upon them with many
tOrtures and then lets them drop fOr-
ever down. The highest honor the world
could conlet was TO make a man Roman
Emperor, but out of sixty-three emperOrs
IL allowed only six to die peacefully Ia
their beds. The dominion Of this world
over multtudes is illustrated by the
~ Of
have their pieces Of money which they
call soverelgns and half sovereigns,
crowns and half crowns, NaDoleOns and
and half NapoeOns, Fredericks and
double Fredercks and ducats and Isabel
lions and Isabellinos, all of which names
mean not so much usefulness as dOmin-
ion. The most of our windows open to-
ward the exchange, toward the salon OF
fashion, toward the god OF this world. In
0lden times the length OF the English
ward was fixed by the length of the arm of
King Henry /, and we are apt 10 measure
things by variable standard and by the
human arm that in the great crisis OF life
can give us no help. We need, like Dam
iel, TO open our windows toward God and
religion.
But, mark you, that good llon-tamer is
not standing at the window, but kneeling,
while he looks out. Most photographs
are taken of those in standing or sitting
posture. | now remember but one pic
ture Of a man kneeling, and that was Da-
vd Livingstone, who In the cause Of God
and civilization sacrificed himself, and in
the heart of Africa his servant, Majwar,
found him in the tent by the light of cam
die stuck on the top Of box, his head In
his hands upon the pillow, and dead on
his knees. But here is great lion-tamer
living under the dash Of the light,
and his hair dlsheyelled OF
the breeze, praying. The fact is that alman
can see further ON his knees than stand
ing on tip-toe. Jerusalem was about $50
statute miles from Babylon, and the vast
Arabian Desert shifted its sands between
them. Yet through that open window
Daniel saw Jerusalem, saw all between
1t, saw beyond, saw time, saw eternity,
saw earth and saw heaven. Would you
like 10 see the way through your sins 10
pardon, through your troubles 10 comfort,
through temptation TO rescue, through
dire sickness 10 immortal health, through
night to day, through things terrestrial TO
things celestial; you will not see them till
YOU take Daniels posture. No cap OF
bone 10 the joints Of the fingers, no cap
OF bone TO the joints OF the elbow, but cap
of bone TO the knees, made so because the
god OF the body was the god OF the soul,
an especial provision for those who
want tO pray, and physiological structure
joins with spiritual necessity In bidding
US pray and pray and pray. In olden
time the Earl Of Westmoreland said he
had no need 70 pray, because he had
enough pious tenants on his estate 70
pray for him; but all the prayers OF the
church universal amount 10 nothing un-
less, like Daniel, we pray for ourselves.
o, men and women, bounded on one side
by shadraoh's red-hot furnace, ana
on the other side by devOuring
lions, learn the secret OF courage
and dellverance by looking at that
Babyionish window open toward the
southwest. son, you say, that IL the d.
rectiOn Of the Arabian desert" Yes; but
on the other side Of the desert IL God, Is
Christ, Is Jerusalem, Ia heaven. The
Brussels lace Is superior TO all other lace,
40 beautiful, 40 multifOrm, 80 expensive,
4OOf. a pound. All the world seeks II.
Do you know how II Is nader The spin
ming IL done In a dark room, the only
light admitted drought a small aperture,
and that light falling directly on the pat
tern. And the finest specimens OF Chris
tlan character / nave ever seen or ever
expect 10 see are those % be found Ia
the lives ~ all whose windows have been
darkened by bereavement and misfortune
save one, but under that one window OF
prayer the interlacing Of divine workman
ship went on until IL was fit 10 deck a
throne, celestial embroidery which an
gels admired and God approved.