West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-08

q picture. Tho world wants pictures, and the
appetite begins with the child, who consents TO
30 early 20 bed AZ the mother win sit beside
him and rehearse n story, which 10 only a
picture. When we see how much has been
accomplished in secular directions by pictures
Shakespeare tragedies a picture, Victor
Hugo's writings all pictures, John Ruskin's
and Tennyson's and Longfellow's
works all pi~ctures-why not enlist, as
Tar as possible, for our churches and schools
and reformatory work and evangelistic en-.
deavor, the power OF thought tina can be
put into word pictures, IL not pictures ia
colort Yea, why not all young men sdraw
for themselves on paper, with pen or pencil.
their coming career, OF virtue IL they
prefer that. OF vice III they prefer that.
After making the picture. put IL on the wall,
on paste It on the hy leaf OF some favorits
book, that you may have it before you. 4
read tno otner day OF a man wac nsd been
executed for murder, and the tailor found
afterward opicture made on tho wal of tho
cell by the as.assln's v hand, a p.ct-
ure OF a flight OF stairs. On the lowest
step he had written: "Disobsdience
OF PARENTS" on the second: Sabbath break.
ing on the third: "Drunkenness and pam.
bling;' on tho fourth: Murder and on the
hfth and top step: "a gaIloxs. !" IL that man
bad made that picture before he took the
nrst step, ne never would have taken any OF
them. Oh, man, make another picture, a
bright picture, an evangelical picture; 1 will
nelp you make II! suggest six steps for this
.NAAA"F III hnO Alo cLtU WEllG tue
words: "A nature changed by tho Holy
Ghost and washed in the blood OF the Lamb,
on the second step: Industry and good
sompanionshipi /" on the third step: "a Christ
TAN home with a family altar ON the fourth
step; Ever widening usesulness;n on the fifth
step; "a glorious departure from this
world on the sixth step: 'Heaveni heaven!
h%eavenEa Write it three times, and let the
letters OF the one word be made no OF ban.
ners, the second of coronets. aud the third OF
%thronesl Promise me that you will do that.
and / will promise 10 meet you on the sixth
step, IL the Lord will through His pardoninx
grace bring me there too.
And here / am going TO say n word of
sheer TO people who nave never had a word
ot consolation on that subject. There are
men and women in this world by hundreds
OK thousands, and some OF them are here to
lay, who have "A fine natural taste, and yet
all their lives that taste has been SUP.
pressed, and although they could appreciate
the galleries of Dresden and Vienna and
Naples Tor more than nine hundred and
~ninety-nine out of one thousand who visit
them, they never may go, for they must SUP.
port their households, and bread n school
ing for their children are OF more importance
than pictures. Though fond OF music. they
are compelled TO live amid discord and though
fond OF architecture, they dwell in clumsy
abodes, and though appreciative of all Tint
sngravlngs and paintings can do, they are
In perpetual deprivation. You are going,
after you get on the sixth step of that stairs
49, ~ NAAAA y - oAANN1 III Nhl
royal gallery OF the universe, the CON
conferred ~splendOrs of all worlds before
your transported vision. In soma way all
the thrilling scenes through which we and
lhe Church OF God have passed in our earth
" state will be pictured or brought to mind.
At the cyclorama OF Gettysburg, which we
mad in Brooklyn. one day q blind man. who
'osJ MS sight IN that battle, was with his
mid heard talking while standing before
that picture. The blind man said to the
daughter: "Are there at the right OF the
picture some regiments marching up a hiIlFi
Yes" she said. "Well,n said tho blind
man, lis there n General on horseback
lending them oni' Yes" she said.
Wei, is there rushing down ON these
men a cavalry charger stYes.n was
the reply. "And do there seem to be many
iying aud deadF' Yes" was tho answer.
Well, now, do you SEQ q shsll from the
woods bursting near the wheel Of a cannony'
Yes, she said. Stop right there!n said
me huind man. THAT is the last thing
ever saw on earthl What a time
u was, Jenny, when i lost my eye sightr
But when you, who nave found life a hard
oattle, a very Gettysburg, shall stand in the
loyal Gallery OF Heaven, and with your
aew vision begin to see and understand that
whlch in your earthly blindness you
could not SEQ at all, you Will point
Tut 20 your celestial comrades. perhaps
20 your own dear children who have gon
before, the scenes Of the earthly conflicts il
which you participated, saying: "Then
from that hill Of prosperity / was driver
back; in that valley of humiliation / wal
wounded. There 1 lest my eyesight. Thai
was the way tho world looked whef
/ last saw il. But what a grand thing TO cei
celestial vision, and stand here before thu
cyciorama of all worlds while the Rider OF
the white horse goes on "conquering and Il
conquer, y the moon under His feet and thu
stars OF Heaven for his tiaral