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

SidFlHS5 tntrclToW OF Holman
hunts Christ in the Temple" Paul
Ncronese's 'Niagjalen Washing at the
Feet OF Christ Raphael Michael the
Archangcl;" Albert Durcrs Dragon Of
the Apocalypse;'' Michael Angeles
Plague Of the Fiery Serpents;" Tin
torets Flight into Egypt Ruben's
Descent from the Cross leonardo Da
Vlpci's Last supper" Claude's Queen
of Sheba, Bellini's Madonna at Milan
O~rcagna's Last Judgment" and hun
dreds Of miles of pictures if they were
pat IN line, illustrating, displaying. dram.
ati2ing, irradiating Bible truths Until the
scriptures are not today 50 much on paper
as on canvas, not so nue. in ink as in all
the color of h espectrum. In 1888 forth
IN Strasburg, Germany there came a
child that was to eclipse in speed and
boldness and grandeur anything and
verything that the world had seen since
TIE first color appeared on the SKY at the
creation, Pau Gustav DOre. AT eleven
years of age he published marvellous
| Autographs Of his own. Saying OF what
he did tor Millions Paradise lost, I'm
blazoning il on the attention oi the world,
he takes up the book Of books, the mon
arch Of literature, the Bible. and IN his
plCtuito Inc SIcdllDI VI LlSilt, IIC
irial of Abraiiam's Faith" The Burial
Of Sarah, Joseph Sold by His Broth
rem, - The lirazen serpent, ''Boaz ana
Ruth" David and Goliath The
Transformation" The Marriage in
Cana Babylon Fallen and 200 Scrip
tural scenes IN all, with "A boldness and IA
grasp AID almost supernatural ailiatus
that make the heart throb, and the brain
| rppi ani tIp fpara gtort and the cheeks
blanch, and The nature quake with the
tremendous things of Good and eternity
and tie dead. Iactually staggered down
the steps OF the aondon art gallery under
the power OF DOrc's Christ Leaving the
Praetorium." Profess YOU to be q Chris
tiGn man or woman, and see no divine
mission in art, and acknowledge you no
obi . atiOn either in thanks TO God or
nenY
II is no more the word Of God when
rut before ut in printers ink than by
skillful laying Oh of colors, or designs on
mental tho .ght incision or corrosion.
What a lesson in morals was presented
by HogarSi, the painter, in his two
pictures, ''Ihe Rakc's Progress and
The Mise s Feast" ami by Thomas
Coles eugravings OF the Voyage OF
Human Lhfe," and the course of En-
pire;" srd by Turner'S Slave Ship"
God in rrt! Christ in art, Patuarchs,
prophets and apostles IN art! Angels II
art! heaven in art!
NE Nilsson or PICTURES.
The world and the church oWght TO
come 10 the higher appreciation of the
divine missionoi pictures, yctthe authors
of them have generally been LEFT to sefai.
| otarxp.ipn Mat 1ln rrap+ naIn'H-
toiled in interpretation till, being a great
skate, while on the ice he termed the
Acquaintance Of Gen. Howe, OF the Eng
lish trmy, aud through coming 20 admire
West as a skater, they gradually came TO
appreciate az much that whichAe accom-
plis ed by his hand as by his heel.
Povssin, the mighty painter, Yves pulwued,
ans had nothlng with which 10 defend
himself against the mob hat tie artists
10 folio. which h held over His head 20
keep off the stones hurled At him. The
pi.tures Of Richard Wils0no England
w re sold for tabIlous sums Dl money
after his dealh, blt the liviag p~ain.er
was glad To get for his "Alcy0nc' a piece
| OF sutton chcestS From 1870 To H43
ttcre were 1850 pictures Villfuily de-
s. royed. la the o-pign OF Queen Eliza
beth il Yves the hebit Of some pcople 10
s7end much Of heir tin'c IN knocking
pictures &c pieces. IN the reign OF
| Charles the |. it was ordered by paE'a.
| nent that all uictlrcs OF Chris be bI1t.
, aintere were 81 badly treated andIu-
INFLATED i'm the beginning OF the eight
ccnth cent!ry that they were lower d
/ :lcar down out cf the sGbliT'ty OF tGair
art. and obliged TO give minute accouats
CT what they did with their %1olors, a. q
painters bill WI ch cawe 10 publication
in Scotland, ia 1907, indicated. fie
j~0aintcr had been touching az some CID
pictures iG the church, and he sends II
this ~iteulgod BIZ to the vestr To al
ing up "a chink m the ed Sea and re-
ralrine the damages TO fharGal's hosts
ITO a new pair o hands for Daniel in u G
Mons den and a new set Of teeth for tie
Ioness:" 30 repairing NVbuoES dnez2tI $
teard;'' TO giviI & "A blush to.thc CHEEK
OF Eve on Fxesent I Z the d pplc,to Adam
ITO making bride for the Coed SamaF
aan's horss. ARK. men0i1g one Of his
,cgs;'' ITO quitting on q new andle u
I ~ oses' baslset anG fitting bulruohes. anc
aiding more fuelstD the III in Ncbuctlad
nczzar's furnace So painters were bu-
&c lated clear d0syn below the majesty
OF their art. The oldestJ,ictuN III Eng
Isld, a portrait Of Chaucer, thW Oh noS
of great value. Wax picked out O. "A lum-
be garnet. Ores were the t'ials of
Ga entin Ms.sys, who toiled a frofa,
| bls cksmith's snvilt,ll as a 7 ainter he won
vice recognition. The first miss %onaries
to{ Iexico made the fatal mistake Of de
s.rGying pictEes, fer the loss OF which
art and religion mast evereameit. But
whJ 90 SO far back, when ia this year Of
our Lord, 1885, and withint.welyc years
of Il e twentieth century, to 0e a peintcr.
except in rare exceptions, means poverty
and neglect? Poorly fed, poorly clad,
po0rlI' housed, becaxse poorly .&ppre-
ciated When | Scar g man rs a painter,
/ nave two feelags--one of admiration
.sor the greatness OF his soul, and the
ether Gf commise. alton for the nee4s Of
Ills BODY.
ENDs RING LAC OF ~ PRECIGTIoE
But SO it has been in al departments Of
noble work. Some of the might5est Lave
been hardy bestead- O&ver Goldsmith
had such big patch on TIE coat cyers,i
left breast that when he went anywhere
he kept hi6 hat in his hand closely pressed
0vor The patch. The w@rld renowned
Bishsp Asbrry bad a salaryof $64 a year.
Painters are no the only ONES who have
RdEed the lack of appreciation. Let
non Of wealG take under the. patronage