Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-13

narVeStS or wheat and rice and maiza.
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 minutie, and we behold
only the grand points Of the scenery.
But not SO with God Although stand
ing tar uD 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
tmiest heliotrope, aster and gentian are
as plainly seen by him as the proudest
magnolia, and not one vein of color in
their kaf 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 it, and in high
heaven makes record of its fall.
Hhe worlds iniquities in all their
ghastliness glover under his vision.
Vans and tumults 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 a kingdom than the drop
ping of leaf; no more excited by the
rising of a throne than the bursting of
bud, the falling of a deluge than the
trickling of a raindrop. Earthly roy
atty clutches nervously its scepter and
waits in suspense the will of inflamed
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, | 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 wings? The
truth is plain Heavens door is wide
open to receive every prayer. Must it
not be loudl Ought it not to ring up
with the strength of stout lungs2 Must
it not be loud call, such as drowning
men utter, or like the shout of some
chieftain in the battle2 No; a whisper
is as good as a shout, and the mere
wish of the soul in profound silence is
as good as whisper. 1t rises just as
high and accomplishes just as much.
But ought not prayer to be made up
of golden words if it is to enter such a
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 unwordnd ernan is inst as of
fectual if it be the utterance of the
souls want. A heart all covered up
with garlands Of thought would be no
attraction to God, but heart broken
and contrite is the acceptable sac
rifice. Il know that my Redeemer
iveth, " rising up in the mighty har-
mony of musical academy, may over
power our ear and heart, but it will
not reach the ear of God like the
broken voiced hymn of some sufferer
amid rags and desolation looking up
trustfully to a Saviour's compassion.
singing amid tears and pangs, II know
that my Redeemer iveth."
| suppose that there was more rhet-
oric and classic elegance in the prayers
of the Pharisee than of the publican,
but you know which was successful.
You may kneel with complete elegance
baster and utter a prayer of Mhtonic
sublimity, but neither your graceful
posture nor the roll of your blank verse
will attract heavenly attention, while
over some dark cellar in which Chris
tan pauper is PROSTATE in the straw
angels bend from their thrones and cry
one to another, Behold, he prays!"
Through this open door Of heaven
what a long procession of prayers 10
continually passing. What thanksgiv-
ings! What confessions! What inter
cessions! What beseechingsl And
behold, door was opened in heaven.
IT IS OPEN THAT VIZ MAY LOOK IN.
Again, the door of heaven is opened
to allow US the opportunity of look
ing in. Christ when he came from
Bethlehem left it open, and no one
since has dared to shut it. Matthew
threw it still wider open when he came
to write, and Paul pushed the door
further back when he spoke of the
glory to be revealed. and John in Rev
citation actually points us to the harps,
and the waters, and the crowns, and
the thrones There are profound mys-
teries about that blessed place that we
cannot solve. But look through this
wide open door of heaven and see
what you can see. God means US to
look and catch up now something Of
the rapture, and attune our hearts to
its worship.
1t is wide open enough to see Christ