The Red Cloud chief., 1894-03-02

sound Of agony that appalled, the earth
and the heavens. But in the wake Of
that life what a phosphorescence Of
smiles on tho cheeks of souls pardoned,
and lives reformed, and nations re-
deemed. The millennium itself is only
one roll of that irradiated wave of glad
ness and benediction. In the sublimest
of all senses ii may be said of him, HE
maketh u path to shine after him."
But ! cannot look upon that luminosi-
ty that follows ships without realizing
how fond the Lord is of life. That fire
Of the deep is life, myriads Of creatures
all a-swim and a-play and a.romp in
parks Of marine beauty laid out and par
TERED and roseated and blossomed by
Omnipotence. What is the use of those
creatures called by the na~turalists "crus.
taceans" and "~copepods," not more than
n out of hundreds of billions Of which
are ever seen by human eyer God Gre
ated them for the same reason that he
creates flowers in places where no hui
man foot ever makes them tremble, and
no human nostril ever inhales their redo
lence, and no human eye ever sees their
charm. In the botanical world they
prove that God loves flowers, as in the
marine world the phosphori prove that
he loves life, and no loves life in play,
life in brilliancy Of gladness, life In ex.
uberance.
And 80 ] am led to believe that he
loves our life II we fulfill our mission as
fully as the %phosphori fulfill theirs. The
son of God came that we might have
life and have II more abundantly." But
] Am glad to tell you that our God is not
the God sometimes described as a harsh
critic at the head Of the universe, or an
infinite scold, or a God that loves funer-
ais better than weddings, or q God that
prefers tears to laughter, an omnipotent
Nero, q ferocious Mana Sahib, but the
loveliest Being in the universe, loving
flowers and life and play, whether Of
p~hosphori in the wake Of the Majestic or
Of the human race keeping q holiday.
LIE YOUR LIGHT SHINE.
But mark you that the phosphorescence
has q glow that the night m~onopolizes,
and I ask you not only what kind of in.
fiuence you are going to leave In the
world rs you pass through it, but what
light are you going to throw across the
worlds night Of sin and sorrowp People
whoare sailing on smooth sea and a tnoon
do not need much sympathy, but what
are you going to do for people In the
night Of misfortunep Will you drop on
them shadow, or will you kindlo for
them phosphorescencep
At this moment there are more people
crying than laughing, moro people on
the round world this moment hungry
than well fed, more households bereft
than homes unbroken. What are you
going to do about itp "Well," says You.
der soul, II would like to do something
toward illumining the great ocean Of
human w~retchedness. hut ] cs.lpot dc
!, much"
Can You do as p-.ich IA of thu
phosphori IN th. middle Of the Atlantic
! ocean, Gre 'atures smaller than tho poin'
o :. sharp pin? "Oh, yes" you say
. Then do that. Shinel Stand before TIN
O looking glass and experiment to see 1
y you cannot get that scowl of your fore
d head. that peevish look out Of your lips
Have at least one bright ribbon in you
bonnet. Embroider ut least M whit
cord somewhere in the midnight of you
apparel. Do not any longer impersonat
a funeral. Shine! Do say somethip
cheerful about society and about tn
d world. Put q few drops Of heaven int
your disposition. Once in awhile sui
stitute a sweet orange for a sour lemon
Remember that pessimism is blaspht
my and that optimism is Christianity
Throw some light on the night ocean
II you cannot be u lantern swinging /
the rigging, be n Of the tiny phosphoi
d back Of the keel. Shine! LET you
light so shine before men that others SEE
ing your good works may glorify you
Father which is in heaven"
Make n person happy every day, an
. do that for go years, and you will hav
d made 1900 happy. You know a ma,
d who has lost all his property by an ur
fortunate investment or by putting hi
name on the back Of a friends note. AT
er you have taken a brief nap, which ever
man and woman is entitled to on o Sur
y day afternoon, go and cheer up that mar
u You can. IL God helps you, say som,
thing that will do him good after bot
~ Oh you nave Uccu ucdu y tlOub8Ilu year.
Shinel You know Of q family with o ba
a boy who has run away from home. @
o before night and tell that father an
u mother the parable Of the prodigal sol
E. and that some Of the illustrious and u.s.
y full men now in church and state bad
4 silly passage in their lives aud ran ava
IN from home. Shinel Yeu know Of y fan
,r lily that has lost child, and the silent
ID Of the nursery glooms the whole houI
Va from cellar to garnet. Go before nigl
O. and tell them how much that child hi
b. happily escaped, since the most prospe
Gus life on earth is aetruggle.
&c Shine! You know Of some invalid wi
" is dying fdr lack Of ~ appetite. 81
b. cannot get we'll because she cannot ca
y, Br0il . chicken and take it to her befo
a. night and cheat her poor appetite in
D. keen relish, Shinel You know of sou
u one who likes you, and you like him, al
Al he ought to be a Christian. Go tell hi
cd what religion has done for you. and a
he him II you can pray for him.
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