The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02
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Isaiah IL. 10. '"The glory Of Lebanon
shall rome unto thee, the Ar trcc. the
pine trec and the box together, ~ beau.
tify the place Of my sanctuary" Fol.
lowing IL his sermon:
On IA way from Damascus We saw
the mountains Of Lebanon white with
snow. and the places from which tho
cedars were hcwn, and then drawn by
OK teams down to the Mediterranean
Ma, and then hoatcd In great RATS To
.Ioppa. and then again drawn by OK
teams upto Jerusalem IN build SOlomOn's
temple. Those mighty trees In my Text
are called tho glory Of Lebanon" In.
animate nature felt tho effects Of the
hrst trsnsRressiOn. When Eve touched
the forbidden tree. II seemed m II the
sinful contact had smitten not only that
tree, but ~ II the air caught the pOllu.
hon from the leaves. and M u the sap
had carried the virus down into the very
until the entire earth rocked with
the leprosy. Under that sinful touch
nature withcrcd. The inanimatc cren.
ton. - II aware Of the damage done
It. sent up tho thorn aud bricr
and ncttle to wound, and Rcrccly
oppose, the human race. Now
a. the physical earth fclt tho effects OF
the first transgrcssiOn. Nj 1t shall also
feel the effect Of the S~aviour's mission.
A from that One trcc In Paradise q
blight went forth through tho entire
earth, no from n tree on Calvary an.
other force shall speed out To interpcne-
trste and check, subdue and override
thc evil. In the end u shall be found
that the tree Of Calvary has more poten.
cy than tho trec Of Paradise.
A the nations arc cvanRelizcd I think
q corresponding change will bc effected
In the natural world. verify believe
that the trees, and tho birds. and the
rivers, and tho Skies will hnvO their
millennium. II mans sin affected tho
ground, and the vegetation, and tho ut.
mosphore, shall ChrIst's work bc less
powerful or less ~cxtcnsivcP Doubtless
t'od will take the irregularity and fierce.
q 4 from the elements w IN 10 make
them conRenial 10 tho race. which will
then be symmetrical and evangelical.
The ground ahall not bo no lavish Of
weeds and NO Rrudgcful of grain. Soils
which now have peculiar prOclivitics
toward certain forms Of evil production
will be delivered from their besctting
sins. Stcop mountains. plowed down
Into more gradual ascent. shall In Ririod
With hocks Of sheep and shocks of corn.
The wet marsh shall bcome the dozen
Grassed meadow. Cattle shall cat un.
harmed by csvcrnS Once hannted Of wild
ocssta. Children will build playhouscs
In what was once \ 10 Of Herpents:
and, ~ the Scripture saith: "The
weancd child shalt put his hand on tho
cOckatrce's dcn."
u. WHIST harvestxahAll be rcApeh whom
neither drVuth, nor excessive rain, nor
mildcw. nor infcstinR insects shall ar
rcst the growth and the utmost CAPACITY
Of the fields for production shall liz tested
by an intelligent aud athletic ycomanry.
Isaiah In my text seems 10 look for.
ward To the future condition Of the
physical earth ~ u condition Of great
beauty and excellence, and thon
p~hophesies that ~ the strongest and
most ornamental timber In Lebanon wus
brought down ~ Jerusalem and con.
structcd into the ancient temple, NJ all
that IL beautiful and excellent In tho
physical earth shall yet contribute "a
the church now being built In the world,
''Thc glory Of Lebanon shall como unto
ehee; the hr tree, tho Pine tree. and the
box together u bcautify tho place Of my
sanctuary"
Much ot this prophecy has already
been fulfilled, and I proceed 10 some
practical remarks upon tho contributions
which the natural world IL making to
the Kingdom Of God, and then draw
some differences. Tho tirxt contribution
that nature gives 10 tho church IL hor
testimony Ia hNhalf of tho truth Of
Christianity. This In an Y ut profound
rcscsrch. Nature cannot ovade mems
inquiries a. once. In chemists labora.
tory she In put IA torture and compelled
u give up her mysteries,
This research will have powerful a..
feet upon tho religious world. They
must either advance or arrest Christian
tty, make men better or make them
worse, Ike tho church's honor or tho
church's overthrow. Christians. aware
of tn In the early Agcs VI discovery.
were nervous aud fearful ~ To the
rcss Of science.
Some Of the followers Of ARISTOTLE,
after the invention Of the telescope, rc.
fused ~ look through tho instrument,
lcst what they saw would overthrow the
teachings Of that great philosopher.
hut the Christian religion has M such
apprehension now. bring on your tclc.
scopcs and microscopes and spectre.
scopes and the more the hotter. The
God NJ nature IL tho God of the Bible,
and In all the universe. aud In all the
cternitics, lie has never once contra.
dicted Himself, Christian merchants
cndow universities, and IN thcm Chris.
tian professors instruct the children 81
Christian communities. The warmcst
m most enthusiastic friends Of Christ
arc the hravcst and most enthusiastic
friends NJ science.
scientific discussions may be divided
Into those which arc concluded. and
thosc which are still in progress. de-.
pending for decision upon future invcs,i-
CATION. Those which are concluded
nave invariably rendered their ycrlic,
for Christianity, and Ne have faith IL