The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-19

'S''0 VA "hO11 oilu r1c0 ana maze;
the glory Of every zone, the whole
world OF mountains and seas and for
ests and islands taken in in a single
glance Of their great Creator.
As we take our stand upon some
high point single objects dwindle into
such insignificance that we cease to see
them In the minuti@, and we behold
only tho grand points of the scenery.
But not 20 with God. Although stand
ing Tar I'D In the very tower of heaven.
nothing by reason OF its smallness es-
capes his vision. Every lily of the
Held, every violet under the grass, the
tlniest heliotrope, aster and gentian are
rs plainly seen by him as the proudest
and not one vein of color in
their leaf deepens or fades without his
notice. From this door in heaven God
sees all human conduct and the worlds
moral changes. Not one tear of sor-
row falls in hospital or workshop or
dungeon but he sees 1t, and in high
heaven makes record of it's fall.
ME- worlds iniquities in all their
ghastliness glover under his vision.
Wars and tu1nults and the desolations
OF famine and earthquake, whirlwind
and shipwreck spread out before him.
If there were no being in all the uni
verse but God he could be happy with
such an outlook as the door of heaven.
But there he stands, no more disturbed
by the fall of kingdom than the drop
ping of leaf; no more excited by the
rising of throne than the bursting of
a bud, the falling of deluge than the
trickling of raindrop. Earthly roy
atty clutches nervously it's scepter and
waits in suspense the will of infamed
subjects, and the crown is tossed from
one family to another But above all
earthly vicissitude and the assault of
human passions in mistaken security
stands the King of kings, watching all
the affairs of his empire, from the in
PRODUCTION of an era to the counting of
the hairs of your head.
A WAY OF ENTRANCE FOR PRAYERS.
Again, l learn from the fact that a
door in heaven is opened that there is
a way of entrance for our prayers and
of egress for divine blessings. 1t does
not seem that our weak voice has
strength enough to climb up to Gods
ear. Shall not our prayers be lost in
the clouds? Have words wings7 The
truth is plain Heavens door is wide
open to receive every prayer. Must il
not be loud2 Ought it not to ring up
with the strength of stout lungs9 Mus,
it not be loud call, such as drowning
men utter, or like the shout of some
chieftain in the battlea No; whisper
is as good as a shout, and the mere
wish of the soul in profound silence Is
as good as whisper. It rises just al
high and accomplishes just as much.
But ought not prayer to be made uE
of golden words if it is to enter such 6
splendid door and live beside seraphim
and archangel2 Ought not every
phrase be rounded into perfection
ought not the language be musical and
classic and poetic and rhetorical2 No
the most illiterate outcry, the unjointed
petition, the clumsy phrase, the sen
tence breaking into grammatical blum
ders, an unworded groan, is just as eff
fectual if it be the utterance of thu
souls want. A heart all covered w
with garlands Of thought would be NJ
attraction to God, but heart broker
and contrite-that is the acceptable sac
rif1ce. II know that my Redeeme
iveth, ;" rising up in the mighty har
mony of a musical academy, may over
power our ear and heart, but it will
not reach the ear of God like tn,
broken voiced hymn of some suffere
amid rags and desolation looking vi
trustfully to Saviour's compassion
singing amid tears and pangs, II know
that my Redeemer liveth."
suppose that there was more rhet
oric and classic elegance in the prayer
of the Pharisee than of the publican
but you know which was successful
You may kneel with complete eleganc
on seine soft cushion at an altar of ala
baster and utter prayer of Miltoni
sublimity, but neither your graceful
posture nor the roll of your blank vers
will attract heavenly attention, Will
over some dark cellar in which Chris
tan pauper is PROSTATE in the stray
angels bend from their thrones and CT
one to another, ''Behold, he prays!
Through this open door Of HEAVIER
what long procession of prayers i
continually passing! What thanksgiv
ingsl What confessions! What inter
cessionsl What beseechings! "An'
behold, door was opened in heaven.
TT IS OPEN THAT WE MAY LOOK IN.
Again, tho door of heaven is opene,
to allow us the opportunity of look
ing in. Christ when he came fron
Bethlehem left it open, and no on
since has dared to shut it, Matthe,
threw it still wider open when he cam
to write, and Paul pushed the doc
further back when he spoke of tn
glory to be revealed, and John in Rev
citation actually points US to the harps
and the waters, and the crowns, an,
the thrones. There are profound mys
teries about that blessed place that W
cannot solve. But look through thi
wide open door of heaven and Sc
what you can see. God means us t
look and catch up now something Q
the rapture, and attune our hearts t
its worship.
It is wide open enough to see Christ
Behold him, the chief among ten thou
sand, all the hammered pomp of heave