The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-25
correspondence.
THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

Permit me, through the columns of
your paper, to say few words about this
beautiful world. / am a great admirer
OF the beautiful in eli its different FORMS
believe God is also, else he would not
have made this world with so many love-
ly things in it. A few days ago had the
pleasure of attending picnic in lovely
grove; the flowers were gorgeous with
color, the scenery enchanting. I felt like
exclaiming with the poet:
"There is pleasure in the painless woods;
There is music in the air;
There is loneliness where none intrude,
And beauty everywhere"
We often try TO initiate nature by art
ificial flowers and other devices, but
when We compare them, we find that
Gods work is far superior to ours We
ought sincerely TO love and praise him
for making SO many lovely things for our
enjoyment.
God has, indeed, made this world very
beautiful, but have no doubt the world
he inhsbits is far more so. We read
about the golden streets, the divine
music, the living streams of water flow
ing from the throne, symbols all of most
ravishing beauty, and leading us to be-
lieve that heaven, like earth, is land of
beauty.
The Bible tells us, too, what beautiful
temples of worship they had in the old
days, all iplsid and OVERLAND with gold
show that God loves the beautiful every
where. / believe that God looks down
upon our churches to-day with pleasure
and satisfaction because they are all con-
secrated TO him, and are made beautiful.
Change of Sentiment.
A few years ago belonged to a Meth
odist Episcopal church. AS people 1
liked them very much, but I never could
believe in endless punishment. I can
not think there is one out of fifty that be-
longs to that church that does believe it.
1 would not accuse anybody of deoeiving
others, but 1 think they are deceived
themselves. Ie they believed this horri-
BILE doctrine, they would lose their reason;
the idea that if any of their loved ones
died without change of heart, endless
punishment was their destiny, is enough
to turn their reason into madness. st.
Paul tells US when we come to die we
shall be changed in a moment, in the
twinkling Of an eye; for this corruption
shall put on interruption, this mortal i'm
mortality; then shall be brought to pass
the saying, Death shall be swallowed up
in victory. The more I read my Bible
the more convinced 1 become of the
final restitution of all things to God.
Thanksgiving.
feel to thank God that he has led me
to renounce error and has brought me
from darkness into his marvellous light.
feel that words are inadequate to ex-
press the love and alteration feel toward
him who is the Father and Benefactor of
us all. feel to exclaim with the Psalm
list, "Bless the Lord, oh my soul; and all
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I think can truly say that have felt
more love to God since became be-
lever in his universal, saving grace than
ever I did before. Ihave passed through
many trying scenes in my life, parted
with my husband and many loved ones:
ease and riches have slipped away from
me; the present finds me in very differ
emit circumstances from the past; but 1
look on the bright side and trust my
heavenly Fathers care.
am thankful for life; l enjoy this
beautiful world. am willing to remain
here so long as God wills. I am willing,
nevertheless, to go when he calls, know
ing that shall enjoy forever far more
beautiful world than this. L.G.