The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-21
7RTI2H The GREATEST.
ny DIR. F. ". TYLER.

.1,o ancient books of the Macabees
- are tod of a certain king who, to his
,rticrs. propounded the question;
y ,p,.t is the greatest of all things? He
WIZ. 4bem three days to find out the an
ga On the third day four of them
'g a,o with answers, and the first said,
90 zinc, thou art the greatest, for thou
49,, mile the realm and sway the scep-
W. g ,,over. and al men go or come at
~ ~. oonmand." The second said, "Nay,
~, woman is the greatest, for she sways
Va heart Of the king and turneth it
,;4borsoever she will" The third
"a go. King. wine is the greatest for
~ +bo subtle power of the wine cup the
LAS of both the woman and the king
taken away The fourth said,
,rbo king is great, woman is great, wine
:. oraat Mt Truth is the greatest of all,
49, ,ba mower Of Truth is the power of
coda Then The king hung golden
,hoin around the neck Of him who said
sT,ntb is greatest;'' and the king said.
uTbou hast spoken well, for Truth is
M y and forever greatest of ALL"
This is a grand and noble sentiment,
arrntb is greatest" Holy Truth!
poortifuI Truth! to whom and to what
,baII compare thee Truth is like a
,tar shining pure and clear and con-
sront, guiding the lonely traveller to his
home cheering the toiling mariner as
1ronqh the silent night his ship rides
dor rbe rolling pillows of the fathomless
depo. shedding its mild ray Though the
window of the shepherds hut or the
moDarch's palace and speaking to all in
tbg language of comfort and hope.
Truth is like 4 precious jewel, it is in
destructibe; Sire cannot burn it; foods
NAV cover but cannot destroy it, time
cannot tarnish its fadeless beauty; age
cannot shade its brightness or dim its
lqsrre. Man may squander and destroy,
but the living spark Of Truth burns Oh.
Oiewel Of Truth. brightest gem set in
the crown of Deity, jewel of light set in
lie casket Of Eternity, thou, thou art
he greatest
Truth is like a shining angel bending
over the fevered couch of the sick in
sympathy and compassion; standing by
the side of the holy MARTY as he stands
at the stake and yields his body to the
4 flames supporting the palSied limbs of
s. ageas with whltened hair and feeble
steps the old man totters to his grave;
inspiring the young man with lofty hopes
n and noble purposes; fringing with sill
n very edge the dark clouds of trouble
n and bending the rainbow arch over the
falling tears of so row Truth! angel of
n light angel Of beauty, angel OF God, is
migbJiest of all.
Again, Truth is like a powerful mag
= net As the magnet attracts ,he steel
HI sOhuth attracts the student. Students
Il adP philosophers of every age have felt
M the mighty attraction of Truth. Under
NJ the spell of this attraction COpernicus
NJ discoye ed the grea; facts of astronomy;
Newton the great law Of gravitation;
Harvey unlolded the mysteries of hui
mMphysiology; Columbus gathered the
treasures Of the New World and laid
4 hem at the feet of the Old so under the
potent attraction Of Truth every art and
III fence opens and spreads in ever widen
ng circles and poets, painters, preach
FN patriots, philosophers, the book of
natur', the Book Of Cod, yea the glori
ped in heaven and the redeemed on
.aIjh all ioinjn the testimony Truth en-
iuretb forever.
truth is greatest of all