The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-12-10

nn0NsA< IuuA ny reason ot the filai.
maternal aud paternal relations of llfe.
pe stand 30 close together that when
trouble sets lis battery all feel tho
thrill Of distress In the great Chris.
tian family the sorrow os one ouxit 90
be the sorrow Of all. In one pesSe-
cutedi All are persecuted. Does ons
suffer lossi We all suffer toas. Is one
bereavedf We are ali bcreaved-
Their streaming syss toxstAe~ Gov
For human guils and mortal wuaA
IL you rejoice at anots,cr's mtzfortune
you are not one Of the sheep, bat one
OF the goats; and the vulture Of sin
hath alighted on your soul, and not the
dove of the spirit.
THE WILL OF JESUS
Next notice the fainily property.
After man Of large estate dies, tho
relatives assemble TO hear the viii rad.
So much of the property Is wiiled 10
bis sons, and 30 much 10 his daughters,
and 50 much to benevolent societies.
Our Lord Jesus hath died, and we arc
assembled today TO bear the win road
He says my peace give unto you. I"
Through his apostle he says, 'Aii are
yours Whatl everythingl Yes,
everything! This world and the nsxt
In distinguished families there are old
pictures hanging on the wall They
are called the 'hcirlooms" of the estate
They are very old, and have come
down from generation to generation.
So Hook upon all the beauties OF the
natural world as the heirloonis Of our
royal family. The morning breaks
from the east. The mists travel up hill
above hill, mountain above mountain,
until sky-lost. The forests are full Of
chirp and buzz and song. Trees leaf
and birds wing fiutter with gladness
Honey makers In the log, and beak
against the bark, and squirrels chatter
ing on the rail, and the call of the
hawk out of clear sky, make you feel
glad. The sun, which kindles con-
fagrations among the castles Of cloud,
and sets minaret and dome atiame
stoops to paint the lily white, and the
buttercup yellow, and the forgetmenot
blue.
What can resist the suni Light for
the voyager over the deepl Light for
the shepherd guarding the foclxs afleld
Light for the poor who have no lamps
to burnt Light for the downcast and
the lowlyl Light for aching eyes and
burning brain and wasted captive
Light for the smooth brow of child.
hood and for the dim vision of the
octogenarisni Light for queens coro-
net and for sewing girls needle! Let
there be light! Whose morning Is this
My morning. Your morning. Our
Father gave us the picture and hung It
on the sky In loops of fire. 1t Is the
heirloom of our family.
And sd the night. 1t is the full moon.
The mists from shore TO shore CLEAN
like shattered mirrors, and the ocean,
under her glance, comes up with great
tides, painting upon the beach, mingling
| as it were foam and fire. The poor
man blesses God for throwing such a
cheap light through the broken win
dow pane into his cabin; and to the
sick it seems light from the other
shore which bounds this great deep ot
human pain and woe. II the sun seem
like song full and poured from brazen
| instruments that ell heaven and earth
with great harmonies, the moon ID
plaintive and mild, standing beneath
the throne of God, sending up her soft,
sweet voice Of praise, while the starr
| listen and the sea.
No mother ever more sweetly guard.
ed the sick cradle than all night long
this pale watcher of the sky bends oveI
the weary, heartsick, slumbering earth.
Whose is this black framed, black tas.
seled picture of the night 1t Is the
heirloom of our family. Ours, the
grandeur of the spring, the crystals ol
the snow, the coral of the beach, the
odors of the garden, the harmonies oi
| the air.
| LET US INSPECT THE ESTATE.
You cannot see a large estate In one
morning. You must take several walk
around it. The family property of thil
royal house of Jesus Is 80 great that NJ
must take several walks TO get any ides
of its extent Let the first walk bt
around this earth. ALI these valleys
the harvests that wave In them, and
the cattle that pasture them-al thes.
mountains, and the precious thing
hidden beneath them, and the crown o
glacier they cast at the feet OF the Al
pine hurricane-all these lakes, thes'
islands, these continents, are ours.
In the second walk go among tn
street lamps of heaven and see stretch
ing off on every side wilderness o
worlds. For us they shine. For u
they sang at Saviour's nativity. Fo
us they will wheel into line, and witt
their flaming torches add to the splen
dor of our triumph on the day TO
which all other days were made.
In the third walk go around the Eter
nal City. As we come near 1t, iisrk t
the rush of its chariots and the weddin
peal of its great towers. The bell G
l utdfcU it<hS 6tIuCh tWcAsc. ~ - illS
noon We look off upon the cbaplet
which never fade, the eyes that neve
we-.p, the temples that never close, th
loved ones tina. never part, the proce.
sion that never haits, the trees tina
never wither, the walls that never ca.
be captured, the sun that never set
until we can no longer gaze, and "
hide our eyes and exclaim, Eye hat
not seen, nor ear heard, neither hay
entered into the heart of man the Ching
which God hath prepared for thera tha
love himr' As these tides of glory ris
we have to retreat and hold fast LEI
we be swer.t of and drowned In th
emotions of gIadness and thanksgivin
and triuHUh.
| What think you of the family pror
ertyi 1t Is considered an honor
marry into q fcmily where there IS gres
/ wealth. The Lord, the Bridegroom Q
earth and heaven, offers y,u his heal