Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-23
A1L0F HEAVEN


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~ Ao>>hs~.- Ard rhis u but the ons.
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Iue0 from bis southern tour Of preach
and Icctnrjng for ten days ia Ken
|fy, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
~ Gouth Carolina. and resumed hia
1l16 u sermons on God everywhere.
MING preached on Tho Astronomy Of
<lI4 Bible: or. God Among the Stars"
evIho Chronology Of the Bible; or, God
Among the Centuri,a.' "The Ornithology
"a 10 Bible: or, God Among the Birds"
- today speaks Of THE Precious Stones
g the Bible; or, God Among tho Ame-
thysts" Subject, "The Wall Of Heaven" :"
T4xt. Revelation xxi. 10, "The founda-
Hons Of the wall Of the city were gar
nished with all manner Of precious
ttoDaor
ehall be frank and tell you what are
my designs on you today They are to
meke you homesick for heaven; TO con-
sole you concerning your departed
Christian friends BY giving you some
Idea Of t'le brilliancy OF the scenes in
which Icy now commingle; TO give oil
who love the Lord more elevated idea
~ 70 where they are going TO pass the
most Of the years Of their existence, and
70 sct all the Indifferent and neglected
10 quick and immediate preparation,
that they may have IL likewise.
Yea, Il is TO induce many Of our young
people to study volume Of God that
lew ever open, but without some ac-
quaintance with which II Is impossible
70 understand the Bible--I mean the
precious stones, their capitalization.
their powers Of rsfraction, their cl layage,
tllelr fracture, their luster, Their phos-
rtoresencc. their transparency. their in
Gnlty Of color and shape, and what they
k4d to do with the welfare and doom Of
k1SnilIcs and the destiny Of nations--aye,
~ positive revelation they make Of God
himself.
Uy text stands us in the presence Of
he most stupendcus splcndor Of the uni
xorso. and that Ia the wall OF heaven.
md says OF its foundations that they
ore garnished with all manner Of pre-
Oioua stones All the ancient cities had
Wetls for safety. and heaven has wall
for everlasting safety. You may say
that wall made up, Of all manner of
precious stones Is iigurative, but you
cannot understand the force and signif-
cameo Of tho figure unless You know
something about the real structure and
color and vnlue OF tho precious stones
mentioncd.
Now, propose this morning. 40 far as
the Lord may help me, to attempt TO
climb not the wall Of heaven, but the
foundations Of the wall. and ask you
" Join me In tho attempt to scale some
Of the heights. We shall only get part
Of the way up but better that than 10
stay down on tho stupid level where the
naogt Of us have all our lives been stand
lnG. We begin clear down at the bot
tim and where the wall begins.
T5IE JASPER WALL
The first layer Of the foundation,
seaohing all around the city and for
{ 40 miles. u layer Of jasper, Indeed
thcre y moro Of jasper in tho wall Of
keexcn than OF any other brilliant. be-
11llne u not only composes part Of the
lcuud.ti0n, but makes up the chief part
6 the superstructure. Tho jasper is a
GonGTeHation OF many colors. IL Ia
oe0wn, II II yellow. It Is green. 1t Is YER
million. Il IL red, II Is purple. 1t Is black,
md is 70 striped with colors that much |
q 4 u called ribbon jasper.
u 81 found In Siberia and Egypt, but |
h II rnro In most lands and Of great
value. for u IL 30 hard the ordinary proc
nnDen cannot break II of from the places
whore Il has bcen deposited. The work |
msn bore holes into tho rock of jasper,
then drive into these holes sticks Of dry
blrch wood. and then saturate tho sticks
md keep them saturated until they swell
unougl, 70 split the rock. and tho frag.
|aents ars brought ont and polished and
transported and cut into canoes and put
behind the glass doors Of museums.
The portraits OF Roman cmperors were
yut Into Il. The hnest intaglio ever seen
. Ia tho Vatican museum. the head Of |
Minerva Ia jasper. by divine arrange
u,ont Jasper adorned the hrcastplate of
~ high priest In the ancient temple.
3uz IL most significant position IL where
Hiows and burns and darkens and
,gjHhtens and breaches from tho lowest
|1yntum Of thu wall Of heaven. Glad am
that this very frt row Of stones Ia tho
vail of heaven Ia jasper Of many colors.
"a n yon lks purple Il Ia purple, and
you like brown II IN brown, and IL
|ou Ike green Il u green, and II you
|Se ochcr yellow II IL ocher yellow, and
you like versnilion II Is vermilion. and
fou liko black Il Ia black. II suggests
D me that heaven 10 place OF all coiors
~'coloss Of opinion. colors OF creed. col
- % skin. colors Of taste.
rms Blue SAPPHIRE.
HIT w must pass up pin this inspection
Z ~ foundationa of tho great wall %
onven. and after leaving the jasper the
~ urecicus stone reached Is sapphire,
~ e Sweeps around tho city 1900 miles
" 1nr1dnries sgree In saying that tho
of tho Bible iswhat wenow call
k knsun. Job speaks with emotion
eTAe place Of sapphires." and God
1ooHk1 ~ much cf this precious stono
|St ~ put u In the hreastplase Of tho
|h re1est. commanding. ''rhe second
oknl1 b. sn emerald. sapphire and
oorphIre & blue. but varies from
I'D A<s 20 deepest ultramarine. II |
~ p&bhle In tho rivers Of Cey-
- = Elsewhere Ia compact maasss, ,
~ Thibct and burmah and New I
wales and North Carolina yield
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