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

Will have TO get fxsi up before
there or thew will make trouble hy
out TO us: keen off that grassw
10 you mean hv nlucking that
"Show your tickets.'
Oh. how many Christian paopls
obey NV text and take into their
ana their behavior aud their consod
ana presbyteries and general asssmbl
conferences more onychal | have|
times gone in very gala Of spirit 4
presence OF some disaSrseable ChIX
ana In hve minutes felt wretched.
some other time l have gone depress
tne company OF suave and genial sou
'n iew moments l felt exhilaraut.
was the diffsrencep IL was the differ
what they burned on their censers n
burned ouvcha; the other burned ns,
In this concho ovical study of the
also notics that the molusks or she'll
mails furnish the purple that Won ses
darkening 50 many Scripture cha
The purple stuff in the ancient tabe
the purple girdle os the priests. the
mantle OF Roman Emperors. the ann
Dives in purple and fine linen--ay
purple robe which in mockery was
upon Christ-were colored by the pu
the shells on the shores of the Med
mean. 10 was discovered by n shet
dog having stained his mouth by br
one OF the shells, and the purple arous
miration.
Costly purplel Six poun Is OF the
liquor extracted from the shellfishss
used 10 prepare one pound OF wool.
was also used on the pages OF books.
ana prayer books app ,arel in purple v
whic1 may still be found in 80 ne of I
t'onsl libraries OF Europs. Piutarch
or the purple which le VI his beauty b
years But after awhile the purple d
easter u get, and that watch hal
sign OF imperial authority when wd
rooes was adopted by many people.
an emperor, jealous OF this appropria{
the purple. made law that anv o1a
ROYALTY wearing purple should bs
death.
Then. as II 20 punish tho world I'd
outrage OF exclusiveness, Col obid
the color from tha earth, a. much a
III all cannot have H., none shall
But though God has deprived the
that shellfisu which afforded tho
there are shells enough left To make
aud worshipful. Oh. the entrancen
hue aud shape still lett all I'M and do
beaches OF all the continents, These or,
OF the sea have what ROOFS OF enamel
celsinl They dwell unlor what pa
blus as the SKY and fiery as a suns
mysterious rs an aurora And au
rlght IN leading you for few IN
through this mighty realm OF TOD
iected by human eye aud human foot
IL Is said that the harp aud lutte "
vented from the fact that in Eyypt
overfiowel Its banks. aud when the
retrestei tortoiSes were left by the
ON all the lands. aud these tortoise
aud soon nothing was lett but the car
aud gristle OF these creatures, which
ened under the heat into musical
that when touched by the wind or
man vibrated, making sweet sounds.
the world took tho hint and fashion
harp, and am | not right in trying q
music out OF the shells an lifting the
harp, from which to thrum the 4
praises OF the Lord nnl the pathetic
OF human con lO,enrc'
But find tn, cdnax ~ this concho
the Bible IN the pearl, which has this
ton above all other gems-that IL r.
no human hand 70 bring out its be
job speaks of II, and its sheen is in
sermon, aud the b ble, which opens W
onycha OF nv text, closes with the
Ot sucn value is this crustaceou, pro
do not wonder that for the exclusiv,
OF fishing Tor 1t on tho shores OF G.,
man paid TO the Eu slish Governm mt
600 for one season.
80 exclusive is the pearl do not
that Phny thou Int IL was made ou.
drop OF dew, the creature rising to q
isce TO take it aud the chemistry of
the liquid into a solid. Yoj
the Bible makes so mucn
Ssdfi nj It's samifnJdles II you KniIN
much IL costs to get It. Boats with
sail GU: from the island OF CeyloI
divers to each boat. Thirtesn
gu de and manage the boat.
into the dangerous depths,
sharSs that whirl around them. plunI
diver. while 60.0)O people anxiouslvI
on. After three or four minutes al
from the air the diver ascends, nine-I
strangulatel and blood rushing frorI
and nostrils, and flinging his pearly trl
on the sand falls into uuconsciousnsss.
Oh, 1t Is an awful exposure and stral
peril 10 fish for pearls, aud vet they I
and is 10 not wonder that 20 get that
the Bible calls the pearl OF great price,
more than all other pearls put tod
there should be 80 little anxiety, sol
stru ygle, 80 little enthusiasmi Would
that we were all as wise as the merchar|
Christ commended, "who, wnen hd
found one pearl OF great price, wen
sold all that he had aui bought It"
But what thrills mo with suggestiI
Is the material out OF which all pearl
made. They are fashione from the VI
OF the shelltiso. The exu alton from
wound is fixed and har iened and emil
into a pearl. The rupturei vessels d
water animals fashioned the gem that
adorns finger or earring, or sword hi
kings crown.
So out OF tue wounds Of earth will
the pearls OF heaven. Out OF the wou|
bereavement the pearl OF s1lacs. Out
wound OF loss the pearl OF gain. Out
deep wound Of the grave the pearl OF
rection JOY. Out or the wounds
Savidur's lie and Saviour's death thd
this radiant, the everlasting pearl Of he
ly gladness.
And the ~ gates were II pearls"
the consolation, all ye wdo have been
whether hurt in boiy, or hurt in min
hurt in soul, Get your troubles saucti
IL you suffer with Christ ON earth, you
reign with Him in glory. Tie tears OF \
are ths crystals OF neaven. Every ss'
gate was OF one pearl"
Gave Maria "a Lesson.
Evidently there il M Seryant