Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-23
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...os RESUMES HIS Sc
7 ~. .,'1 EVERYWHERE.
!, a, Twelve Stones Mentioned by
u. \ I, = The Foundation Of tho
~.i,.oltho Hcu Jerusalem.

Ian ea-Dr. Talmege re-
s.,m I'D sonthcrn tour Of preaching
~. for ten days ia Kentucky
Hobana. Georgia and south
- II rqatned his course Of sor-
7 ~ everywhere. Hsylngpreaels,cdi
s,4-,noiny Of the Bible; or, God
,,iSr..n aThe Chronology Of The
y ~ sr,onQ the Centuries;' The
\ w. n the Bible: or, God Among
she today speaks Of THE Prec-
p ~ the Bible, or, God Among
80. Subject. Tho Well Of
A.vt Revelation XXI, 10, Tho
..gof tho wall Of tbocity were gar
vi. ..,h IN munnor Of prcciona stonns."
NJ gronE and toll you WHAT are
80 en- YOU today They are 70
y, homesicl, for heavon; to console
s.rninr YOUR departed Christian
n. se;Sr YOU some idea Of the bril-
~ nv, q ZONES IN which they now com
~ e;re all who love tho Lord a
.ystsl idea rs 90 where they are 80
nj tbe most Of the years Of their
o5d 10 set an the Indifferent aud
n, 10 quick and immediate propari'-
n tasy may have II likewise
isto induce many Of onr young
...idy n volume OF God thatfow
batw.ghaat some acquaintance
lebt IS impossible 90 understand
le-I mean the precious stones,
civilization, their powers Of re-
Il hsircisavage, their Fracture, their
,5air phosnhorescncc, their trans
tsgr iuanity OF color md shape,
they had to do with the welfare
nj 81 familics end the destiny VI
ave. the positive revelation they
God himself
,Anuls or THE UNIVERSE.
u stands us Ia the presence OF tho
nrerious splendor " the universe,
4 the wall OF heaven, and says Ok
uda.ions that they are garIiished
MANNER OF precious stones. All the
cities he'd walls for safety, apd
Ia, a val fer everlasting safety.
n ay chat a wall made up Of all
n prccl9us stones is nWrstive, bat
no, understand the force and Dig-
! Of tho figure unless you know
ng about the real structure aud
a value OF tue precious stones mon
propaie this morning, 30 Gar as the
IN help me. 10 attempt 60 climb not
Of heaven, bus the foundations Of
and ask you 10 join me IN the
topalc some OF Che heights We
hly &c, part OF the way up, but bet
than 20 stay down on tho stupid
ae most Of as have all our lives
ending We begin clear down az tho
aad where The wall begins.
IS. leyer VI the foundation, reach
oroand the city and for 800 miles,
Il q jasper. Indeed there - moro
= IN The wall OF heaven than Of any
# glllant, because Il not onlycomposos
y ,heiOundation, but makes up the
BIT Of tho supestructure. The Jas
congegltlon OF many colors. 1t is
u yellow; II is green; IL IL YER
It's red; II IS purple; It IS black,
y striped with colors that much OF
led ribbon jasper
oand IN siberia and Egypt, but Il Is
most lands and OF great value for
bard the ordinary processes cnunot
Of from the places where IL has
posited. The workmen bore holes
3 rock Of jasper, then drive into
Loles sticks OF dry brentwood, and
Hturntc the sticks and keep them
ettantil thoy swell enough 20 split
(, anu the fragments are brought
polished and transported and cut
raeos and put bahind the glass doors
nnis.
portraits OF Roman Cmperors were
PIT, Tie Bacst intaglio ever seen Is
Vatican musngnl, the head Of Miner
SPer, By divine arrangement jas
orned the breastplate Of the high
~ the ancient temple. But It's most
pant position is where 80 glows and
and darkens aud bgightens and
estruin the lowest stratum OF thewall
Yen. Glad om / that the very lrst
n stones In the wall Of heaven is
N many oolors, and IL you like pur-
purple, and II you like brown il Is
aid Il you like green It ia green,
you like ocher yellow it ia ocher yell
pa II you like vormilion itis vermll-
d II you like black 1t IS black. Ii
f. Is 70 me that heaven IS a place Of al
-eolors OF opinion, colors Of creed,
+ ~ skin, colors Of taste.
yRlclous sT5NEs INDEED.
we must pass up 10 this inspection OF
lnqftions OF the great wall of heaven,
yen leaving the jasper the next pre-
.oae reachedis sapphire, and il sweeps
thecity 1900 miles All lapidarios
~ saying that the sapphire Of the
what we now call lapis laguli. Jot
u WIN emotion Of "the place OF sap
aad God thought so much Of this
y Stone TINT he put il ia the breast
tne high priest, commanding, "ThG
h TOW s.ail bo an emerald, a sapphire
diamond.n
sapphire Is a blue, but varies from
nue. 20 deepCs. ultr6maline. IL Il
peoolo In the rivers Of Ctyion. II
Were ~ compact masses. Persil
lOe1 ana Brrmah and New South
aAu North Carolina yield syquisit,
Ems lN blue is scon In the valley a
'hS Aler burial Of thousands o.
mas been brought TO sight Ia Egyp
lon''nents and Assyrian cylinders
~" and st, Petersburg and Con
.glls have seon great masses Of tbil
~ commonly called lapis lazu |
.Asf You study It's veins the more on
wv and ] do not wonder that th,
~ u called into the foundation o
~ q heaven. Il makes a stronl
IN IN 'ta foundation, Tor Il Is the hard
minerals except TIE diamond.
'aile ossed on jasper, blue sly owe
'NAs'1' -. John points to It in Rev
Wy says, The second, sapphire,
Z suggests 70 me that though on
enl sli lts furniture OF mountain
'l4l atmosphere are to collRpsean,
~ WIZ throughout an eternit,
,,, so'ae way kegt the most beautiful
,r M a2peeianeas, whet..,r YOU tax
$3.50, fs','Sa y the second layer as litera
'rsne Tie deep blue OF our Rlria