Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-13

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SURPRISED 81 kin II any lazn IA al IL
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puopas VITO shudsier IN EAm1nx . grave
y2xt, np1 th<y hardly dare think of
Canaan because Il tsse Jordan thss Ia
krvsnsA Bat oncs they are down On
sack led, ih~u al thar fears sxs gone-
Ne waters u dssrh dAsAinx On tbs hsach
sxs like the mellow voics u OCEAN shrlls
they ssas.l u ths hiossoms a the trss
Of lifs. Tie MUSIC Il TIE heavenly choars
CONES stsskAg over the waters. ana 70
eross nov 10 only ph~sAat saj. How
io-.s Ne koss = ocminss C0zns. Lord
Jssus. coEas quickly. Christ tina Priest
sdv1Acss ahesd. snd the dying CHRISTIAN
so<s ever dry sAod ca coral beds and
1owers Of hesvsa and paths d pearl
Oh. es~la 80 uaAks ear dssb<s re@svs-
Ts~~> sieony doabts that ri-s--
Ard stsw ths Canaan thai NC love
Wnh asfsclsste<f eyes,
Cosid - sss elsms wh~rs NOES ssosl
And s,s~ The l~adsrAvs DER.
Not jssd4as strvs,n nor deaths cola eoo1
coald fright - fron ths shos&
Again. this Jordanic passage teaches
ne tho completsnsss Of everything that
God dce& When God put IN invisible
dam across Jordan. and IL VS. halted. 1t
would have been natural. you wsuld
have supposed. for the water 70 have
overiowsd tho region al around about.
and that great devastation would have
taken place. bus when God put the dana
In front of the rivsr be put dam on the
other sids q the river. % that. according
20 the text. the water halted end rcared
and stood there and not cSsrffowing the
surrounding country. Oh. the complete
ness Of everything that God dossi
One would have thought that. II tho
waters Of Jordan had dropped until ehey
were Gully two OF three feet deep, the Is
raelises Iaight have marched through IL
and have come up on the other bank
with their clothes saturated and their
garments like thcse of men coming ashore
from shipwreck. and thai would have
been a. wonderful dsliverAnce. but God
does something better than that When
tho priests feet touched the waters Of
Jordan AMI they were drawn OF. they
might have thought there would have
been bed Of mud and slime through
which the army should pas.
Draw oil the waters Of the Hudson or
the Ohio. and there would DO good
many days. and perhaps many weeks,
before the sediment would dry mp. and
yet here in al instant, Immediately. God
provides . path through the depths Of
Jordan IL 10 90 dry the passengers do
not even get THAR feet damp. Oh. the
completeness q everything that God
does, Does he make universe? II " .
perfect clock. running ever since IL was
wound up, tho hxed stars the pivots. the
consultations the Intervening wheels.
and ponderous laws the weights and
mighty swinging pendulum. the stars In
the great dome Of night striking the mid
night. and the sun. with braxen tongue,
tolling the hour Of noon.
The widest comet has a chain of law
that IL cannot break. The thistle down
flying before the schoolboy's breath Is
controlled by the same law that controls
the sun and the planets. The rosebush
In your window Is governed by the SANE
principle that governs the tree OF the
universe on which the stars are r;pening
fruits, and ON which God win one day
put his hand and shake down the e -
perfect universe. No astronomy -
ever proposed an amendment.
A COMPLETE BIBLE.
If God makes a piusr. N Is n oou.yle.v
Bible. Standing amid the dreadful and
delightful truths. you seem 10 be in the
raidst of an orchestra where the wailings
over sir-s. and the rejoicings over pardon.
and tLs martial strains Of victory mako
the chorus like an anthem Of eternity.
This beck seems TO you the ocean Of
truth. On every wave q which Christ
wal<s-soinetiiaes in the darkness Of
prophecy. again In the fplendors with
which 10 walks on Gflilee. In this book
apostle answers to prophet. Paul to Isa-
iah. Revelation 10 Genesis glorious
hight. turning midnight sorrow into the
rsidpeon Joy. dispensing every fog. hush
ing every fcuspesf. Take this book; IL
Is the kis Of God On thesoul Of lost man.
Perfect bsbh. complete Bible! No man
has e~or Proposed any improvement
God prov1dcAs Saviour. He - . CON-
picte Ssssourv- Go<l-usAn--dsvszgty ard
humanity ur.trsf IN The saxne person.
lie 80 up the starry pillars u the uni
verse aud toe ts~rrs IL light lie plant
ed the cedars aud The heaveniy LIE banon
lie ssruck out u the rock the rivers II
hfe. nnS,nx under the trees. singing IN
dsr the thrones lie apsrried the sar-
donyx snd crystal and the topaz of the
heavenly wall. lie put down the jasper
for shs foundation and b<spsd mp the
srDsshy~s Cor the capital and swung the
re gates whichers " pearls. In one IN
stsns h Thought ont universe. and Jet
b beo2se child crying for his mother.
feeling along he xities Of the nanger,
learning 81 vslk.
Omnxrotcuc- sh>nfhed m the muscle
and fesh ~ chlds arm. orani.ciencs
strung va th~ oytsc nerve n chiid's eye:
infinite io-- besfsna IN child's heart. a
great aod appe<Sinx In The forn Of .
chiii year CID. ysar. Old. IS years
OIL Whne an The heavens were az
orfSing ~ him glory and honor and
power On esTtA. zsen aid. Who - this
f'slowT While ala The heavenly hosts.
with fol<s~i wing about their hsees.
bowed dpvo hef,rs him CRYING Holy.
haiyr' on~srth. tkry d~nouocei him - .
bl.sph~rn~r sntssot Rockrd tn boa,