The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02

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Of the long silk on the we'll flied husks:
The valleys ere covered with corn"
and the cry Of the Wild beast: The
young lions rosr after their prey;" ths
hum Of the pslm.trees and cedsrs: "The
righteous shall flourish like . palm tree;
he shall grow like o cedar In lebanon"
tho sOugh Of wings and the swirl VI hnN
dominion v the fowls Of the cir and
the fishes Of the sea-"
The truths Of the Gospel might have
been presented In technical terms and
by the Of dry definitions, but UNI
der those the world would not have
listened or felt How could the safety
OF trusting upon Christ been presented
were 10 o for the figure OF = rock?
How could the gladdening effect Of tho
Gospel have been set forth hsd not
Zacharias thought Of the dawn Of morn.
Ing. exclsiming: "The day spring from
on high visited US 10 give light To thcm
that sit In the darkness" How could
the souls intense longing for Christ
have bccn presented ID we'll M by tho
emblem of natural hunger and natural
thirst? Az the lake gathers into It's
bosom the shadows Of hills around and
the CLEAN 81 stars above. SO, In these
great depths Of divine truth, all objects
In nature are grandly reflected. We
walk forth In the spring time and
every tn ny brcathcs OF the resur.
rcction. Bright blossom and spring
Ing grass speak TO US Of tho
coming up Of those whom we have loved.
when In tho white robes Of their Joy and
coronation they shall appear. And when
In the autumn Of the year nature breaches
thousands Of funeral sermons from
the text 1--WE all do fade a. q leaf" and
scattcrs her clcgics In our path. we can
not help but think Of sickness and tho
tomb. Even winter, being dead. yot
s%pcakcth."
Another contribution which the natur-
al world liz making tO the kingdom Ut
Christ, IL the defense and aid which tho
elements arc compelled TO give TO the
Christian personally. There II no law
NJ nature but IL sworn for the Christians
defense. In job this thought is pre-
scntcd ~ o bargain made between tho
inanimate creation and the righteous
man: "Thou shalt be- In league with
tho stones Of the field" What .
grand thought that the lightnings.
and tho tempcsts. and the hail. and
the frosts, which are the enemies Of I'M
righteousness, are all m%arshallcd ~ tho
Christians body.guard. They fight for
him. They strike with IN arm Of fire.
or clutch with their fingers Of Ice. Ever
lasting peace IL declared between tho
iicrccst elements of nature and the good
man. They may In their fury vi 10
be indiscriminate, smitlng down tho
righteous with the wicked. yet they can
not damage the Christians soul, al.
though they may shrivcl his body.
Now ! infer from this that the study
NJ natural objects will increase our r..
ligiOus knowledge. II David and Job
and John and Paul could not afford 10
let 20 without observation ono passing
cloud or rift Ut snow or spring blossom
you can not afford 10 let them ~ with.
out study. Men and women Ut God most
eminent In all ages for faith and zeal
INDUCED In such -Payson
and Baxter and DOddrldge and Hannah
More. That man Is not worthy tho
name OF Christian who sauntcrs listless.
ly among these magnificent disclosures
Of tho divine power around. beneath and
above us, stupid and uninstructcd. They
are not worthy to live In u desert, for
that has Its fountains and palm trees;
nor In regions ~ everlasting
leo. for ever there the stars kindle
their lights and auroras fash and huge
iccbcrgs shiver In tho morning light and
Gods power sits upon them rs upon u
great white throne. Yet there arc
Christians In the church who look upon
all such tendencies VI heart md mind
rs soft scntimentalitics. aud because
they believed this printed revelation Of
tod are content to be- intidels In regard
to all that has been written In this great
book 81 the universe. written In lcttcrs
III stars. In paragraphs ~ constcllat lOns,
and illustrated with inset and thunder
cloud and spring morning.
l, infer. also. the t~ranscondcnt lmpor.
lance of Christ's religion. Nothing 10
50 far down, and nothing II NO high up.
and nothing M far out, but God makes
II pay tax to tho Christian religion. II
snow and tempest and dragon are OK.
pcctcd to praise God. suppose you lie
expects no homage from your soul?
Whore God has written His truth upon
every thing around. suppose you lilo did
not mean you to open your eyes and
read II?
Finally. learn from this subject
what an honorable position tho Christian
occupies when nothing Is 81 great and
glorious in naturc but II II made to
cdify. defend and instruct him. Hold
up your heads, sons and daughters Of
the Lord Almighty. that ! may SEQ how
you bear your honors. Though now o
may think yourself unbcfriendcd. this
springs soft wind. the next summers
harvest " barley. and next autumn's
glowing fruits. and next winters storms,
all seasons NIL elements, zephyr and
curoclydon. roses breath and thunder.
cloud. cleaning light and thick dark.
ness, are sworn Ia defend YOU and CO.
hortS II angels would Nv to deliver you
from pcril, and the great God would un.
sheathe His sword and arm the universe
In your cause rather than harm should
touch you with ono of Its lightcst fingers.