Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-20

And sn ! - r:<hf In tsediHe yea fs :
few mornsnes ttrsuxt. tbs snsUhsy rsAin
" God 90 is<x.*ctei by human eye ana
hnnsEa foos<lep,
u L sAd That ff,~ harp ard lutte were
Invented hea The fzes ttss IN ksyPs
lie Nile csesfowed iss bx:skss snd when
iee waters sol1eA,sl torroisss ~~'rs isfs
by she nli'hon on 81 tie iAn@s, saa taoss
ssstois<s did. AID soon nc.kint WA isft
bat tho carriages ard gristis Q. these
creatures. vEsch frightened under the
heat into musical strings that whea
toEfhed By HE wind CT foot Of mar Vi
urat<d. mskisx s~est sounds. an3 % the
wofid tea tie hin. and fashioned the
harp. and ana l not right Ia trying 70
make niussc ouf Of the shells and iltti1g
ths.,s a. harp. froIa which 70 thrum
tie Jno.ians praises u the Lord and the
lataes.e strains Of human coEtoience;
Ilr sEAai. OF CaEAf sxicE.
Irt End the climax Ct this conehol-
60 u The bible III tho pearl. which has
sl..a elsksaetion above al other gems
lkal 1t reeaires DO human hand 20 bring
oui It's beauties. Job speaks Of IL. and
It's sheen Is in Christ's sermon. and the
Bible. which opens with the onycha Of
my text, closes with tie pearl OF such
value is this crrstaceous product do
not wonder that for the exclusive right
of fishing for it on the shores Of ley lon
{ man paid to the English government
| 500 ." for one ss.ason-
a -guisite Is the pearl do not Won
der that Pliny thoaght II was made out
q drop Of dew. the creature rising TO
the surface 10 tako ii and the chemistry
of nature tuiaing the liquid into solid.
You viii SEQ why the Bible makes 80
much Of the pearl il its similitudes II
| You know how much IL costs 10 get IL.
| Boats with divers sail out from the island
OF Ceylen. 10 divers u each boat. Thir-
teen men guide and manage the boat.
Down into the dangerous depths. amid
sharks that swirl around them. plunge
| the divers. while GO eco people anxiouly
| care on. After three or four minutes
absence from the air the diver ascends,
nine tcnths ssrangulated and blood rush
| ing from ears and noStrils. and fiinging
his pearly treasure on the sand falls into
Inconsistencies.
| Oh. it Is an awful exposure and strain
and peril to 6sh for pearls. and yet they
do 80. and is ii not a wonder that to &c,
| that which tina Bible calls the pearl Of
great price. worth moro than all other
| pearls pus together. there should he sc
little anxiety. 30 little struggle. so little
enthusiasm! Would God that we were
| all as wise - the merchantmen Christ
commended. ''who, when he had found
one pearl Of great price. went and sold
all that he had and bought 1t"
But what thrills me with suggestive
ness is the material out Of which al
pearls are made. They arc fashioned
from tho wound Of tho shcllfsh. III.
oxidation from that wound is fixed ant
hardened and enlarged into q pearl Tn,
ruptured vessels Of the water aniraa
fashioned the gom that now adorns fngel
or earring CO sword hilt or kings crown
So out Of the wounds Of earth vii
come the pearls Of heaven. Out Of tn,
wound Of conviction the pearl Of pardon
| Out of the wound OF bereavement tn
| pearl If solece. Out OF the wound Of los
the pearl Of gain. Out Of the deep worm
OF the grave the pearl Of resurrection
joy. Out OF the wounds Of Saviour
liss and saviour's death the rich. thu
radiant. the everlasting pearl Of heaven
ly gladness.
Ard the le gates were 12 pearls.
Take the consolation. all We who hav,
been hurt, whether hurt in body. or hur
In mind, CT hurt in soul. Get your trou
bles ss,nctiied- II you suffer with Chris
on earth, YOU win reign with him il
glory. The tears Of earth are the crys
tails of heaven. Every several gate wa,
OF one pearl"