Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10


sand. The parable Of the prodigai son, a
picture; parable of the sower who went
forth TO SOW. a picture; parable of the
unmerciful servant, "A picture; parable of
the ten virgins, a picture; parable of the
talents. "A picture. The world wants pic
lures, and the appetite begins with the
child, who consents 10 90 early TO bed if
the mother will sit beside him aud and
rehearse a story, which is only a picture.
When we see how much has been accom-
plished in secular directions by pictures
Shakespeare tragedies Il picture, Vic
tor Hugo's writings all pictures, John
Ruskin's and Tennyson's and Longfel-
lows works all pictures-why not enlist,
as far as possible. for our churches and
schools and reformatory work and evan
gelistic endeavor. the power Of thought
that can be put into word pictures, If not
pictures in color? Yes. why not
all young men draw for themselves On
paper, with pen or pencil, their coming
career, Of virtue if they prefer that, OF
vice if they prefer that. After making
the picture, put ii on the wall, or paste it
on the fly leaf of some f~avorite book,
that you may have il before you. | read
the other day of IA man who had been cX-
ccutcd for murder, and the jailor found
aftcrward a picture made on the wall Of
the cell by tire assassin's own hand, a
picture Of a flight Of stairs. On the low
est step he had written: "Disobedlence
Of parents on the second. sabbath
breaking" ON the third, drunkenness
and gambiing,' on the fourth, Muir
der and on the fifth and top step. "a
gallows.' If that man had made that
,Hfrs,,,n lnfnr -, 1o sA.1r tLn ttwpt 4 n la
never would have taken any OF them.
Oh, man, make another picture, a bright
picture, an evangelical picture, and | will
help you make it. suggest six steps for
this flight OF STAIRS. On the first step
write the words: - nature changed by
the Holy Ghost and washed in the blood
of the Lamb On the sccond step: In
dustry and good c~ompaionship;' on the
third step: "A Christian home with a
family altar OF the fourth step: Ever
widening usefulness OF the fifth step:
"A glorious departNcc from this world
OF the sixth step: Heaven, heaven,
heaven Write ii three times and let
the letters Of the one word be made up
of banners, the second of coroncts, and
the third of thrones. Promise me that
you will do that and | will promise TO
meet you on the sixth step, if the Lord
will through His pardoning grace bring
me there too.
UNGRATlFIED ASPIRATIONS,
And here | am going to say a word Of
cheer to people who nave never had "a
word Of consolation on that subject.
There are men and women in this world
by hundTeds of thousands, ant some of
them are here today, who have q fine
natural taste, and yet all their lives that
taste haas been suppressed, eyid although
they could appreciate the galleries of
Dresden and Naples far wore than 800
out OF 1000 who visit them, thes never
may 30, for they must support their
households, and brexd and schooling for
their children are of more importance
than pictures. Though fond of mue.c,
they are comeelleG to live annie disecrd,
and though fond of architecture, s,ey
dwGl in clumsy sbodes, and .hougt APP
preciativc Of al that cngrsvings and
paiEtings can dc, they are IN perpetual
derivation. Neu are going, ;.ftes YOU
get on the sixth STOP Of that stairs just
spoken OF, 30 fRd yourselves in the royal
gallery Of the universe, the conccotered
sr,endors Of az worlds before
ycur transported vision. In sore WAY
az the thrilling scenes through wriCh W.
G@d the church Of God have passed
in earthly state Will be pictured or
brought TO mind. 1T the cyclG.ama OF
Gettl shuTg, which we had III BROOKLYN,
ICtle day = blind man, who lost his sight
in That battle, was with his child heard
talking wbi'c standing before that pic
ture. The bind men said to the daughter:
Are the-e.st The right of TIE picture
some regiments Uarching up a hili?'
Yes she said, "Well." said the blind
man. "fstEere q general on horseback
leading them on?' Yes" she said.
I"'Wcll, is sherc ruehing down on these
men "a cavalry c~herFe?' Yes" was the
answer. well, nov, do you see a shell
the woods bursting near the vince,
of a caissen?' ''Yes, she said. stop
there" said The blind man, 'Tha1
s the laat thing | ever saw on earth.
What a time it Yves, Jenny, when | lost
Irny eyeeichtl' Eat when you, who have
found life a hard battle, a very
~ Gettysburg, shall stand in the royal gal-
lery OF heaven, andwith your new vision
begin TO Gee and understand that which
III your earthly blindness you could not
see at all you will point out to your celes-
tial comrades, perhaps to your own dear
children who have gone before, the
scenes Of the earthly conflicts in which
you participated, saying: There from
that hill.of prosperity | was driven back
in that valley Of humiliation ! was
wounded. There I lost my eye sight.
That was the way the world looked when
| hast saw ii. Bat what a grand thing to
got celestial vision. and stand here before
the cyciGrama CT al wc;lds while the
rider ON the white horse goes on "oen-
qkring Dad to conquer, the zoo under
his feet, end the stars OF heaven fer Ais
tiara
you BOZ
How q Woman Held the Stakes and
Asctured the Better.
ScrAntOn d)ispatcl. On q recent Meas.