The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-07

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Gods writing in the Bible ure harmonious.
The shelves OF rock correspond with the
shelves of thr American Eblr society.
Science digs into the earth and finds deep
,iown the remains o. plants. and 80 the
l'ib!c announces plants first. Srienre ,lics
down . and l., says. Marine animals next"
and the Bible says "Mnrinr animals next"
Science digs down nnl says. Land ami.
mn's next. and the Bible responds,
"l.nud animals next Then comes
man. says sricncr. Then comes man"
>nys the Bible. Science digs into tile
regions nb"rt the ID nd Sea, and finds the
result of fire, and masses of brimston"
;nrmatlor. "Oh. YES says tho Billie,
Moses wrote thousands of years ago The
Lord laincl upon :>otloin. aud upon Gumor
rnl srimst one aud trc IRON TIN. Lord on, oi
heaven and David wrote: 'lIctoucc,h tn"
hills and they smoke. SO guess WE will
gentleman in the an,e.room OF the White
House at Washington having an appoint.
men, with Mr.. Lincoln nj > O'Clock in tln
morning. got there IL minutes csry, and
'knd the servant. "Who is talking in ,ho
lex, rn"m?' ut is the president. sir!" Is
aiy!m.Iy Will, him.? NO sir; liz is reading
ihr Mbl". Il"srrmis every morning rom /
to, o'clnk reading the scriptures"
NV text ,mpli"a ,H, God controls vol.
rahn's, not with the full orcr Of His hand.
hnt with tho OF His finger. Etn:,. S,rom.
I bo'i aud N"snvins :awn at His feet like
ho':nds ir'orr lie hunter: These crup.ions
of til" hills do NO. h.!on- T., pm,o's rpolm.
| ms t!" 'incients thought, l,u, to the ,lrvine
dominions. humboldt counted 200 afthem,
but since thcn ,hr lndnm nrrhiuclaso has
! been found to have %Ono!,lleSr gira, mouth.
pieces. They are on every continent and in
| all lntilules. That HrlhGuaIie which shook
all Am"rica about siy or seven summer,
1 n a, t,.,,.
rushing against the Sides o heir rocky cav.
| er's trying to break ont. They must come
to the surarr. but it will he at the Divine
call. They seem reserved !os the ,un;s!,-
| n,nt o! one kim! Of sin The seven cities
they, have obli'cratcd were cclrlra I'll ior
on" Ellil oi tralisrrcssiom. Iro.iuncv vas
| thu chief characteristic OF seven cities over
whrh they put their smo,Irriue wing: Pom.
pei. li'''innctm. S,abin. .!lmn. Zr!nm,
Sodom and Gomnlrali. / our American
r:'i'S DO not quit their p:niliunry. i. in igl,
lie anl low lie 'iissnliirnrss does not crs.
tn bc Il inkr an,l hrcomr Il crime. ii w.u,!.y
iihr;ilhsln continues in find lu:iliv doors ui
domestic life ur,nn lis ;iiitcsl touch! il Rus.
sian, French and American literature sicr.,.
I'd i'll prniienry. does nor net hnni>lrc from
lie neMss'nnls and Indies Inrlnrs, God will
let inu*" some % these suppressed monsters
o. the earth. Aud | tel these American
cities that j! will br more tolcrnbc for
S"d"m and G"m"rtili in tho day OF ir,Ir-
ment whether that day of Judgment be in
this present century or in the clnsiny cent.
ury. OF the car'lis continuance Til" vol
came forces ::e already in existence, l,u,
i'll the mercy Of G,nl they are claimed
~ th" krnM"'s ui suhrrrancous fire.
f't, let rr"iii@ary. whether it stag.
ger INTO II lazHr"tt" or sit on II CONNER.
r.rl ll,r"nr. whether il laugh in Il fuiei
shawl under The street -a>ligli, or be wr;,rped
~ tn" finest array ,lint foreign loom ever
wrought or lnril;'ry ever rmwnrl",l. know
riSiit well that tier. is II volcano waiting %
II, whether in domestic Ii o. or s,,rnl lite, or
III tie t"ul'!h'inns al lh. cnri:, from wlcl,
snr;,n. ont the 'lrvnStntinns that sw;,'Iowml
the cit.'s % III" plain, I'll. .ouclr,h tho
hills an'! they smoke
iiut III" t.ra"oi..an WIS re oircl when W.
had seen enough u' Ills volrn,,ir rr.,iun of
ihiestinn. AMI lie gi;.dlY ii@ii:cus the eirths
Tor smother march. around the horses which
| hrn pranciig AM! n"i"i,iuw Tor ,lrpnrtur.
| W" ara on tor the Jordan, only two hours
a"ny. We pass Hc1unins whose stern lrat-
n'rs in"f INTO II sin:'r rs WI give them tlr
salnla!i"n Salhnm .,lek"un,. Peace !r with
y"i!. t'mir snlr sometimes leaving us in
I Doubt rs to %ir;lIrr il is r,l,s",l hy their
E'a'iiirss see " OF i,v our poor rron;;iici;,.
! ton ~ ID" Arn',i". oiI. they are ~ strange
race th"s.' ii.sioo;:,s such II ron,niu.lipr
o! i"innisln. nnoI honor, rownr,li" ana
courage, al r;ur!'y ana kindness. When II
baud Of thriu came down upon u party in
/ which Miss Wha'cy was travelling ;,nl were
about to tnk" pocket hooks ard PERHAPS Ii g.
thls ihhE Ting upon her horse took ont
I l'tr note book and pencil! and hogan to
tkr'rl' tlirsn lii&nuls, ami seeing
lis rnmpnsnIr. the bandits thought
1t snmetlin: supernatural and He'd. CHRIS.
'i;,il woini!nlin"sa or lnanlinrss is nl'.rou.
Hnrrng. Wien Martin Luther was tod
that Duke G""rsc would kill him ifhc went
- lcinsir. Luther pnl II would gn to
l."ir.ic il rni'th bnle Georges nine days"
Now We com" through regions where there
;ii" hi $ cut into III" siI,re of calhelrals,
WIN altar. and column. and arch aud rni-
rr'. ana pli,It ana lomr. ana architecture
"i the rocks 'l!a; think can hardly inst hap.
zen 80. Perhaps it !' l.rcnnsr God loves I he
church sn well, He builds III the s,in,lcs of
frlnwstou" l'ara. aud Yosemite, and Swift.
crlnni, and f!cst.i" llcsr ecclesiastical
piles Aud who !.uow. hu, that un-
srrn spirits ;nny sometimes wurslliu.tlicrrp
.l)rn-"m&n. when shall "" see he .lor,lnn?"
ash. MI Ii" time We He.c Oh { he alert and
ln"Ein. through tamarsk and willows for
The greatest IiHcc a! ell The earth The
hlisSi>fipI is wi!rf ,h" Ohio is deeper, the
Amazon is longer. thr Hudson rolls among
regions moro picturesque. the Thames has
more spi'n!"r on its banks the Tihrr sug-
e"sls mora IMPERIAL procession, thu Illvsns
la more 'iasal" memories, aud tie Nile
'rcIis t.ira'"r populations by irrigation; hut
tlr Jordan is Inc queen of all rivers aud
runs through MI tho Bible, II silver thread
strung Ike hrnds with hcroirs: and lcfor.
| night W" .!lril mr"t un its banks Elijah md
Eiisln, aud David anll Jacob, and Joshua.
and john mud .l"ss.
Al last h"twcrn two trees got II glimpse
% II river. ami said. What is thar" "T'!.e
Jordan. was I h" quick reply. And all along
III" line which had l.ccn lrno ihcncI by other
pilgrims. some rom .imcrir;i. and some from
l.nror" and s"sm" rom Asia. III" crv WAS
sounded: "'ll" Jordan! Tie .Ior,l:,n.'
Hundreds Of thousands of pilgrims have
clnn'td on its hunks and bntlir,i in its VII.
t"rs. Many of them dip Il wa; gown in the
way" an'i wiring il out aud carry it home for
their own s!irond, 1t is;,n impriun,s ST roam
and rnsrS on as though il were fastening
To tell its story TO he ages. Many nn cx-
rior"r has II #lnlIne'l. and many II bont has
bot '"inrd crafts split upon its shclvings.
Only """ boat. TINT OF Lieut.. Lynch, ever
lived to sail The whole length OFT. At tho
season when III" SHOWS on Lebanon melt. the
RAGE of This -'i"am is liko the ton"mnuyh
"h"n iohhs'own rrr!sh"d. and IL. wild
beasts that may h" 'i"ir ran or III" hills.
cNplninin" what Irir;nia!, says: "irhul he
sh;lll 20 up ikea lion from iIr swelling of
Jordan. No river :" ot"n changes it's
mina. ior it tnrnR uud twi-ts, travelling 200
miles 20 do that whirl in a straight line
might i" done in 60 mirI Among banks
NOW los. now high. now Of rocks. now o!
mud. and now of sand. llyng he feet of tho
tcr"bin'nS nnd o'oanlrrs. aud ;lrnci:.s. and
rr"ds, nn ii'tneiiiol. and silver pop!a.s.
This river mmriirs the Dead Sea to LAX.
Gn!.!cc. and did oyer so rough n groom
TAX" the hand OF 20 inr bride.
This is the river Mllrh parted TO LEI m army
o! t!!ctwo million isru"li"s across. Here !,e
Ski led mayo" general OF tho Syrianhn.i uttie
s"v"nti: rin.a" dropped his lrrro.y not only
!iE niiacti.n!-rlrn hut sng-nSl in. to al aces
that water and p"niyoIi' hn~ much To do
with 'l" sanitary improvement q ,ir world
Here is w'lrrc So,nc Theological st,!..ri.is ui
Eti>'.n tin" wrr" emil n~ iIc,a> with which
tn bnill n Theological seminary. nn,l an M
head not sufficiently w"!4r, in tho handle
flew ol INTO tie river and sunk, and the
young man d.llnI"l NOT 81 much he loss
Vi" ay llc II. as lr .:,rt that il was not
his own ard rrir.i: ALIAS. ii was borrowed"
ana the prophet ir"w n s'i-i; into the river
mud in ir.i;nc" u! the law oi rrurtntion
the i!om ;lH-il"ll came to the surface and
iloa'rH liz" Il cork upon he water aud kent |
ionii!ig un,il the yoi!mg man caught it. A
m.r:r!r performed tn give one m oipnrtiini. |
" to return that which WIS borrowed and |
Il rrhnkc in :i ages for those who borrow
and n"vcr rrt,!rn :lirr hn,! hah, in this r..
srr, socs.nblisli",l that j, would be- II mira.
Gle il they eyer did rr,Trn it. lea: from the