Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-17
Sunday School Address Delivered by
j. v. Williams at the Ris-
Ing Sun Church.

and Rising Sun Church. These
names are suggestive to my mind.
Trinity, the Godhead, the Three In
one-Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
God-the creator of Heaven and
Earth; Son-the Christ, the Son of
God, the Redeemer of the world;
Holy Spirit-the comforter, the
witness with our spirits that we
are Gods children. So much for
Trinity. This morning, as you
farmer boys were whistllEg your
merry songs, and going out to look
after the neighing horses, the low
ing cattle and the bleatipg sheep,
your merry song was joined in
chorus by the lark, the wren, the
blue bird and other merry song
sters of the grove, all. warbling a
song of praise to God and a well
come to the god of day-the Ris-
ing Sun-soon other "little eyes
began to peep" and the morning
light of another day dawned in
upon you-a day for good or bad,
for veal or woe. Soon the dew
drop fell from flowers and foliage
under the warmth of that sun and
we call it "Sun Rise"-the day
light of the world. Some of you
knew only of day light and lamp
light. I will tell you of another
light that shines above the bright
ness of the sun. But of other
lights I will first speak. At the en-
trance of the Harbor of New York
City-the metropolis of the United
States-there stands a colossal col.
umn 3O5 feet high, a statue on the
top of which holds in its hand an
immense lamp. We call it Glib
erty Enlightnlng the World" II
was the gift of France-that PEG.
pie who know so little of HIM who
is the true light of the world,
This statue of Bartholdi is
one of the great lights of the
world. Ill tell you of an
other. Away on the storm-beater
coast of Cape H~atteras, when the
mad old ocean in her grandeur anc
rage, piled up her white-capped
waves far above our ship, l looked
out through the glass in a port
hole and saw the great light from
the light house there, with its foul
revolving, flashing lights of red
blue, white and green, which, a
our distance, seemed to come III
out of the ocean and go down AGAR
into its foaming waves, revolving
constantly and throwing its friend
ly light miles across the billowy
deep, lighting trackless path,
way through that night of storm
1t vas the light of the world to me-
that night and the only tempora
light for US poor frightened men ane
women, as we lay in u helpless
condition at the mercy ofthe waves
But there was a light that night il
that dark old ship that shone TO
every true Christian on board
That light came from Him win
shook the prison doors loose a
midnight for Paul and Silas; from
Him who overlook the fleeing run
away, recreant Jonah, in that fear
full storm and threw him overheard
among the fishes; from Him VIII
said, "Suffer little children t.
come unto Me and forbid then
not" from Him who heard thu
cry as he walked upon the sea; o
"Save, Lord, or I perish" A
that light upon the sea-shore wa
our salvation from a gave in tn
''deep, deep sea-" so Jesus wa
and is the light of the world; tn,
Savior of our souls, as he still let
His light shine through tn
Bible in your Sunday School les
sons into your hearts. as you eros
life's tempestuous sea.
Standing at the temple court q
Jerusalem, at the base of the tw'
gilded pillars so cubits high, upol
whose tops there shone grea
lights at night, which the vas
throng gazsd upon in admiration
and delight, who "spoke as neve
man yet spoke" l hear him say
above the din and noise of tn
crowd, Il am the light of tn
world" This same Jesus one
sat to rest himself on the well cur
of Jacobs well, in that land G
t burning sun and sandy plain
! where the people sought to quencl
/. their tormenting thirst at thi
we'll of their fathers. He sal
there, to the woman of Samaria, +"
, will give you water of which if 20
, drink you will thirst no MORE" II
!, has indeed given this water t
many. You remember, children
how, when in the wilderness, whe,
the people were dying for waite,
Moses struck a rock and out cam
a great stream of water, plenty 70
everybody. So we stiIl find in tn
desert of life, that out of His hol,
word-the Bible-comes Twin
streams that refresh the wear,
! soul and strengthens it for life
temptations and struggles. Thes
trials and these blessings come t
! your little hearts as well IS t
older ones. The boy with his kite