The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23

color. prism on prisrn, and their s1,otsstor
OF thin shells for still ponds and thick coat
ing Tor boisterous seas. They all dash upor
God. care o.
| what is the use OF oil this architectrre q,
the shell, and why is IL pictursd from ths
outside lip clear down into its l.bvrlnths nj
constructoni Why the inflnity OF AKIN and
radiance In n shel' What Is the use of ths
color aud exquisite curve OF thing so in
significant as shellfishf WHY. when the
conchologist by dredge or rake fetchas the
crustaceous specimens 10 the shore, does he
iind at his feet whole alhambras and coli.
seums and parthenons and crystal palaces of
beauty IN miniature, and these bring toiight
only an intinitesmal part OF the opulencs In
the great subaqueous world. Liennmu
untedsJOOspecies ofshells but coucholoxy
nal then only begun its achievements.
while exploring the bed of the Atlantic
Vceen IN preparation for laying the cable
snelled animals were brouynt up from
depths OF 1909 fathoms. When liftinr the
telegraph wire from the Msiiterraneau and
Rel Sens, shelled creatures were bro, yht
up from depths o. 1000 fathoms. The Eng
iish admiralty, exploring In behalf Of
science, found mollusks at depth OF 2i35
latnoms. or t,2lO feet deep. What n realm
awful for vastnessl
AS the shell is only the house aud the
wardrobe OF Insignificant animals OF the
ueep, why all that won Ter and beauty of
construction. Gods care for them Is tho
only reason. Aud IL Go provide 50 munifi.
Gently for thcm, will He not 500 that you
nave wardrobe and shelterp Wnrirobe and
shelter for periwinslel Shall ther, not be
wardrobe aud shelter for man? Would
ood give coat OF mail for the dete1s, of n
nautilus AMI leave you no defense against
tue Storm Does He build stone house for
creature that lasts season and leave with
fNIa h.aN
and eonss ~
Hugh Miller found "the Footprints of the
creator in TIE Old rel stndstonen and |
hear the h1rmonies OF Cod in the tinkle OF
tue SEA shells when the tiles CO ne in. The
same Christ who drew lesson OF proyiden.
tlnl care from the fact that q od clothes with
grats the II Id instructs ms to draw the same
lesson from the shell.
In almost every mans life. however wall
oorn AMI prosperous for years and in al.
most every wo mans lite there comes n very
uars tlme, at least once. A conjunction o.
circumstances will threaten bankrup 5cy aud
homelessness aud starvation. 10 may be that
th'ss wor Is will meet tho ear or will meet
The eye OF those who are in such n state OF
iorebo ling. Come, then. anl see how Col
gives an ivory pIlacs To Il water animal that
YOU could c)vcr with ton-cent piece aud
cIotnes IN arnor against all attack "A coral
no Digger tam snowhlke. | do not think
that bOi VIII take better cara OF "a bvalvo
than OF one ot His own children.
rake 10 your f-et vita tns gospel rake
the most thorough evidences OF Gods care
Tor Ills creatures. lpile around you great
mounds or SHELLS that they may tslch YOU
= most comforting theology. On, ye of little
ia'th, walk among these arboss OF coraiins
ana ioos at these bouquets of shell, ht Co be
hpndei queen on her coronation day, aud
see tness tatlsn rlinUows OF color, aud ex.
anime these lilies IN stone, thess pimroses
~ stone, ttess heliotropas in stone, these
,oWsilps In stone thss, gerlnuns In stone,
these Japlncas IN stone.
" ye who have your telescopes ready look.
ing out on clear nights trying 20 see wnat
s trdnspiring IN Mare, Jupiter aud Msrcury.
Know that wltlin "A few Rours walk or riIs
)t where you now srs there are whDls
worlds tnst you mi sht exo'ors, but os which
you are unconscious. AMI among the mos
beautiful aui su yg5sdve of these worlds Is
Tue Incd1! ,ical world. Take this !oss5n OF
providential care. How does that old
1ymn gos
We may, like ships, by tempssts be to,sel
On petilous deep', nut cannot he lost.
In0hgh satan enrtgss the wind and the tile.
ne promise assures US Iue Lord Will Droyida