Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-28

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her dying child what heaven was, she
compared it to light. But that hurts
nv eyes" said the dying child Then
the mother compared heaven to music.
But any sound hurts me; | am so
weak, said the dying child Then she
was told that heaven was like mothers
arms. "Oh, take me there" she said
If IL IS like mothers arms, take me
there The appropriate smile had
been found at last.
NATURE DEFENDS RELIGION.
Another contribution which the ma
tural world is making to the kingdom of
Christ. is the defence and aid which the
elements are compelled to give 10 the
Christian personally There is no law
in nature but is sworn for the Chris
tian's defence. In job this thought is
presented as bargain made between
the inanimate creation and the right
eous man: Thou shalt be in league
with the stones of the field" What a
grand thought that the lightnings, and
the tempcStS, and the hail, and the
froStS, which are the enemies Of I'M
righteousness, are all marshalled as the
Christians body-guard. They fight for
him. They strike with an arm Of fire, or
clutch with their fingers of ice. Ever
lasting peace is declared between the
lierccSt elements of nature and the good
man. They may in their fury seem to
be indiScriminate, shifting down the
righteous with the wicked, yet they
cannot damage the Christians soul, al
though they may shrive his body. The
dwelling, you may call your brother,
and the south wind coming up on a
June day by way of a flOwer-garden, !
you may call your sister. Though SO
mighty in circumference and diameter !
the sun and the moon have special |
charge concerning you. THE sun shall !
not smite thee by day, nor the moon by
night Elements and forces hidden in |
the earth are now harneSSed and |
at work in producing for You food |
and clothing. Some grain-lield that |
you never saw presented you this day |
with your morning meal. The great |
earth and the heavens are the busy !
loom at work for yOu; and shooting |
light, and Silyery stream, and sharp |
lightning are only woven threads in the |
great loom, with Gods foot on the shut |
tie. The same Spirit that converted |
your soul has already converted the ele- |
mentS from enmity toward you into in |
yiolable friendship, and furthcSt star
and deepest cavern, regions of eyerlast- !
ing cold as well rs climeS of eternal |
summer, all have a mission of good, di- |
rect or indh Get, for your spirit
Now | infer from this that the study |
Of natural objects will increase our re-
ligiouS knowledge. If David and job |
and John aud Paul could not afford TO |
let 20 without observation one passing |
cloud, or rift of snow. or spring bios |
som, You cannot afford to let them 90
without study. Men and women of God |
most eminent in all ages for faith and |
zeal. INDUCED i'm such observations
PaySon and Baxter and Doddridgc and |
Hannah Moore. That man is not worthy |
the name OF Christian who Sauntcrs list |
lcSsly among these magnificent diScloS- |
ureS of divine power around, beneath |
and above us, stupid and unin- !
Structcd They are not worthy to
live i'm desert. for that has |
its fountains and palm trees;
nor in regions Of cylaStng ice, for
even there the stars kindle their lights, |
and auroraS flash. aud huge icebergS |
Shiycr i'm the morning light, and Gods |
power sits upon them rs upon great |
white throne. Yet there are Christians |
in the Church who look upon all such |
tendencies of mind and heart as soft SEN |
timcutalitieS, and because they believe |
this printed Revelation of God are con- !
tent to be intidelS in regard to all that |
has been written I'm this great Book OF |
the universe, written i'm letters of stars. !
M paragraphs of consultations, and !
illustrated with sunset and thunder |
cloud and spring morning.
! infer, also, the transcondcnt
IMPORTANCE OF CHBIST'S RELIGION.
Nothing is so far down. and nothing is |
so high up, and nothing so far out, but
God makes it pay to the Christian re-
ligion. If snow and tempest and dragon |
are expected 10 praise God. suppose |
you He expects no homage from your
soul? When God has written His |
truth upon everything around you, sup |
pose He did not mean you To open your |
eyes and read it?
Finally. | learn from this subject |
what an honorable position the Chris
tian occupies when nothing is so great |
and glorious i'm nature but it is made to |
edfy. defend and instruct him. Hold |
up your heads, SONS and daughters of |
the Lord Almighty, that | may see how |
YOU bear your honorS. Though now |
You may think yourself unbefriendcd, |
this springs soft wind, and next sum |
mer's harvest of barley, and next au- |
umn'S glowing fruits, and next winters |
storms. all seasons, all elements, zephyr |
and euroclydon. roses breath and thun- |
dercloud. cleaning light and thick |
darkness. are sworn to defend you, and |
cohorts of angels would fly TO deliver
Won from peril, and the great God would |
unSheathc His sword and arm the uni
verse i'm your cause rather than That |
harm should touch you with one of its |
lightcSt fingers, AS the mountains |
round about Jerusalem. so Is the Lord |
round about His people from this time |
forth for evermOrc.
Oh for more sympathy with the natu-
raj world, and then we should always |
have a Bible open before us, and we |
could take lesson from the most fleet |
ing circumstances. and when a storm |
came down upon England Charles Yves
ley sat i'm a room watching it through an
open window. and frightened by the |
lightning and the thunder a little bird |
flew i'm and nestled in the bosom of the |
sacred poet. and as ne gently Stroked it |
and felt the wild beating of its heart, he |
turned to his desk and wrote that hymn |
which will be sung while the world lasts: |
Jesus lover OF my soul.
Let me to thy bosom fly.
While the pillows near me roll
while the tempest still 10 high;
Hide me- q my Saviour hide.
TIN the storm of life be past !
safe into the haven guide.