Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-09-17

TF3r "W,h tram he corered his fdce,
,r1fh tram he corered h S feet. d1d nth
tuatn he did fg.'-Isaiah W., z.
In a hospital OF leprosy gooi King Czziah
had dief, and the whole land was shado"ei
with sol"unitv, and theological AMI propn-
et.c Isaiah was thinking about religious
things. a. one - apt To do IN time OF great
national bereav enIent, and forgetting the
presence N ms wife and two sons, who made
no his family, ne had a dream, not IKE tus
creams ~ ordinary character. when gen
orally cor g from indigestion. but a vision
most instructive. AMI under the t1ucn OK
the band OF the Alm!gnt".
The plact-the ancient temple; bulidin2
grand, awIut. majestic. Within that
temple Il throne higher and grander than
that OCCUPIED by any car. or sultan or EN-
peror. On that throne the eternal Christ
In lines ~surr0unIIng that throns the bright
est ceies,inis. not the ~cherublm, but higher
than they. toe mort exquisite and radiant
oil the hea v~rly inhabitants, the seraphim.
They are called turner's because they look
like fire. Laps Of fire, eyes OF fire, feet Of
fire. In adiitlon to the features and the
limhs, which suggest q human benz. there
are plnions, which suggest the highest. the
Aw iitcst, me most tuoyant and most In
spring Of all intelligent c~reation-a bird.
Ench scraph hal SIX wings, each two OF tn,
wings tor "A different purpose. lsaiah's
dream quivers and flashes with these
pinions. Now foliec, now spread, now
teaten IN I|oconiouon. "W tn twain he COW
cred his feet, with TWAIN he covered his face,
ami with twain be all hy."
HE probability rs that these wings were
not all used at once. The seraph standing
there near the throne overwhelmed at the in
significance II the paths his feet had trodden
nj compared with the paths trodden by the
<, . .tl .,{ ,r.VA si. - It,
loc6motion amounting almost To decrepltude
AZ conpatetI with the divine velocity. with
Icathery velf of angelic Inoiesty hides the
feet. ~ tn twain he did cover his feet"
standing there overLowered by the over
matching spienfors or Gods glory, am un-
ahie longer with the eyes TO ioOS upon them,
AMI wishing those eyes shaded from the i'll
sufterable glory. the pinions gather over the
countenanc,. Nv tn twain he did cover the
face" Then rs God tells this seraph To 20 To
the farthest outpost Of immensely on message
OF light and love and joy, and get back be
fore The FIRST anthem, II does not take the
seraph n great while TO spread himself upon
the ar With unlmagined CELEBRITY; one stroke
of the wing equal to ten thousand leagues OF
air. With ]" am he did hv."
The most practical All useful lesson for
you ana me, when we see the seraph
spreading his wings over the feet, Is a lesson
~ HUMILITY mt lmperiection. The bright st
.s'iH - VI NV CT ~ Ai 'CliCot wa thAb
lie cnarycs them with folly. The seraph 30
lar roilcath tot. and we So far beneath the
serapn III servlre we ought 20 ne plunged i'll
hunIIty, utter AMI complete. Our feet, how
Iaggard they have been in the divine ser vice /
our ieet, hoy" many mlssteps' they have
taken! Our feet, IN how many paths Of
worlclnes, and folly they have walked.
Neither God nor seraph lntenied to put
any dIshouor upon that which Is one OF the
masterpieces OF Almighty God-the human
feot. Ply siologtst and anatomist ara over
w!lclmei At the wonders OF its organization.
flhc ~Erligewatcr Treatise" written 10y Sir
Charles Bell, ON the wisdom and goodness of
Goo. as illustrated in the human hand, was
aTesuit.oi the $40. 900 bequeathed III the last
= Will aud testament Of the EaIl Of Bridge
water for the encouragement OF Christian
ilteraturc. The world could afford to for
give his eccentrlcitieS, though he had two
Dogs seated al his table. and though he put
NIX uogs nloneIn An equipage drawnb by four
horses ana attended by two foOtnen.
" tn ms .arge utqueSt inducing Sir
Charles Bell 10 write SO valuable Il book Oh
the wlst.oul o. God III the structure OF tn,
human hand. tho world could afford to tor
gave his oddities. And the world could now
afford 10 have another Earl Of BridEewater,
however ~idIosyneratic. II he would Induce
some other Sir Charles Bell TO write a boos
on the wisdom and goo1ness ot Goi III the
construction OF tho human foot-the ar
liculation OF its bones, the fabrication OF its
IoInts, the. graceiulne>s OF It's hines, the ln-
genulty ot its cartilages, the delicacy OF It's
VEINS, the rapidlty oil It's muscular contrao-
: ton, the sens1tvcuess Ot Its nerves.
sound the praises OF the human foot.
18th that We halt OF climb or march. 1t Is
the foundation OF the physical tabr c. 1t Is
the base o, u cod poised column. With IT
the warrior braces himself Tor battle. With
IL the orator plants himself for eulogium.
" i'm II fh,s fnllpr reaches his WORK ~ itD
il the outraged stamps his Indignation. Its
loss an lrrerarable disaster. Its health al
invaluable equipment. II you want &c
know It's Na!ue, ask the man whose foot
paralysis hath shriveied, or machinery hath
crushed, OF surgeons knife hath amputated
The Bible honors It. Especial care. Les
thou dash thy TOO. aSaius, II stone N
VIII not suffer thy foot 10 80 novel, THY
feet shall not stumble Especial charge
keep thy foot when thon goest to tn
house ~ t,ol.' Espec.at peril, Their fee
shali stlde IN due tune Connected Wit
the world dlsSoiuLon, "te shall set on
loot on tue sea ant the uther on tue earth.
tive me the history " Your loot ant / vii
give You IL" histcty OF your Iltetlna. lie
me up what steps Il natn gone. down what
declvltles. AMI III what roa Is anl IN what
directions, an | will know moro about yo,
than want - know. None OF us soul en-
dure the >cruuny. Our feet not always il
pains 81 d9f. sometimes III maths o
worldlne>S. Oar feet. n divine an 4 gloriou
machinery toc usefulness, and work, so Otter
making m.sstepS. 81 often goin- IL tn,
wronS direction. Col Knowing every step
the patriarch saying, "Fnou settest a prin
on tAe heels OF my feet Crimes 81 tn
lanf, crimes OF the tongue, crimes OF tn
eye, crimes Of the ear not worse than tn
crimes o the foot. Oh. We want the wing
OF humility 10 cover the feet. Gu ,ht we no
10 70 into self abegnation before the a
searching, al! scrutinizlng. all tryin, eve q
Cor? The >erapns do. How mucn NOR
we Nv tn twain he covered the feet
Al this talk about the dignity OF huna,
nature Is hraGSido.lo and a sin. Our ma
ture stacte! at the hanl OF God reg Al, bu
II has he'n pAAoerlzei. There Is a well i
Belgium whica once had Very pure water
and II WAS sto9tlv Iuasonei vita stone AM
brick; but thar we'll atterward became tn.
centre 81 the battle OF Waterloo. At tn
opening ot the battle the snliiers vita thei
SAberS compelled the gardener. William No'
hytsoul, 10 draw water out OF the well 10
their, ana II was very pure water.
But the hattie ragged, aud three hundre
dead am halt dead were flung into the we
ior quick aud easy burial. so thai, the we.
OF retreshment became the we'll OF dealt
and long alter people looked down into ID
wei, ami they saw the hleachei skulls, bu