The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
DIVINITY OF ART.
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afterward a picture made on'the wall OF
the cell by the assassin's own. hand,
picture OF flight OF stairs. On the lowest
step he had written "Disobedience OF
parents" on the second Sabbath break
ing" on the third drunkenness and
gambling" on the fourth murder" and
on the fifth and top step "a gallows." II
that man had made that picture before he
took the first step he never would have
taken any OF them. Oh, man, make
another picture, bright picture, an evan
gelical picture, and ! will help you make
III suggest six steps for this fight Of
stairs. On the first step write the words
"a nature charged by the Holy Ghost
and washed in the blood OF the Lamb"
Oh the second step Industry and good
companionship, on the third step "A
Christian home with a family alter on
the fourth step: Ever widening useful
ness" on the fifth step "a glorious de-
parture from this world on The sixth
step: "lleavcnl heavenl hoavon!' Write
il three times, and let the letters OF the
one word be made up OF banners, the sec.
ond OF coronets, aud the third OF thrones!
Promise me that you will do that, ana l
will promise to meet you on the sixth
| hltD, II inc lJDIu Will, phiNSh
| ing grace, bring me there too.
And here | am going TO say word OF
! cheer TO people who have never had Il
word of consolation on that subject. There
| are men and women in this world by hun.
dreds Of thousands, and some OF them are
| here today, who have fine natural taste,
and vet all their lives that taste has been
suppressed, and although they could APP
| "a. Al, Of nFgu1Rn A.
emma and Naples far more than 800 out Of
| |, 900 who visit them, they never may 90,
| for they must support their households,
and bread and schooling for their children
are OF more importance than pictures.
Though fond Of music, they ARE compelled
10 live amid discord, and though fond Of
architecture, they dwell in clumsy abodes,
aud though appreciatiye Of all that engrav-
ings and paintings can do, they are in per-
petual deprivation. You are going, after
YOU get on the sixth step OF that stairs just
spoken Of, 10 find yourselves in the royal
gallery Of the universe, the conccntered
aplendors Of all worlds before your trans
ported vision. In some way all the thrill
ing scenes through which we and the
church OF God have passed in our earthly
state will be- pictured or brought TO mind.
At the cyclorama Of Gettysburg, which we
had in Brooklyn, one day blind man,
who lost his sight in that battle, was
with his child heard talking while stand
ing before that picture. The blind man
said 10 the daughter "Are there at the
right Of the picture some regiments march.
ing M u hill2' Eyes, she said. well,
said the blind man, sis there n general on
horseback leading them on2' Eyes, sho
said. "Well, Is there rushing down on
these men cavalry chargeY" "Ies.
was the reply. "And do there seem 10 be
many dying and dcadg' "Ycs," WIS the
answer. "Wcll, now, do you see u shell
from the woods bursting near the wheel oI
cannon" "lcs," she said. 'Siop
right lheiel" said the blind man. THAT
Is the last thing | ever saw on earthl What
time il was, Jenny, when lost my eye
sight" But when you, who have found
life hard battle, u very Gettysburg, shall
stand in the ROYAL Gallery OF Heaven, and
with your new vision begin 10 see and I'M
dcrstaBd that which in your earthly blind.
ness you could not see ut all, you will
point out To your celestial comrades, per-
| haps 10 your own dcnr children who have
gone before, the scenes OF the earthly con
| ilicls IN which you participated, saying:
There from that hill Of prosperity ! was
driven back; in that valley OF humiliation
I was wounded. There 1 Lost my eye.
| sight. That was the way the world locke,
when last saw II. But what gran,
thing To get celestial vision, and stand her,
before the cyclomma OF all worlds wlii'
the rider on the white horse goes on econ
qnerng aud Ia conquer" the moon undo
his feet and the stars Of heaven for hi
tinral