Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-11-16
London plaques make the worlds knees

LONDON plaques mako tuo "Vtiu AAO'S
knock together.
every ladder and down every shaft. 1t Is on
the wave, on the mast, on the beach.
Wounds from clip of elephants tusk and
Adder's sting and croco1ile's tooth and
horses boof and wheels revolution. W.
gather up the infrmities OF our parents and
transmit TO our children the Inheritance
augmented by our own scknesses, and they
add TO them their own disorders, to pass the
inheritance to other generations. In A. ID.
262 the plague in Rome smote into the dust
5000 citizens daily. In SIT, in Constanti-
nople, 1000 gravoiiggers were not enoughtoo
bury the dead. In 1918 ophthalmla saizsd
the whole Prussian army. At times the
earth has sweltere with suffering.
Count up the pains OF Austerlitz. where
so, 900 fell OF Fontenoy, where 100000 fell :
of Chalons, where 100000 fell OF Mariui'
fight, in which 290, 900 fell OF the tragedy
at Herat, where Genghis Khan massacra1
1000, $50 men, and Of Nlshar. where be slew
LA, 900 people TOT the 1900, 600 this mon
ster sacrificed in fourteen years as he W mt
forth to do as he declared. to exterm'n1te
the entire Chinese nation and make the en-
pirs pasture for cattle.
Think Of the death throas OF the 5000 900
men sacrificed in ons campaign OF Xerxes.
Think Of the 120, 900 that persisted in the
siege of O5tend OF 100000 dead at Acre, OF
1,10) 900 dead in the siege Of Jerusalem, OF
1,Si6,000 Of the dead at Troy, and then COM
piete the review BY considering the stupen-
dous estimate OF Z lmund B1rke, that the
loss by war had been thiriy-ar1 times the
entire then present population OF the globe.
Go through and examine the decorations.
the gunshot fractures, tho saDer wounds,
the gashes OF the battlelX, the slain ofbomh-
shell and exploded mine IN falling wall
and those destroyed under the gun car
liags, and the hoof OF the cavalry horse,
the burning thirsts, the camp fevers. the
jrosts that shvered, tho tropical suns that
snote. Add il up, gather it into one lin,
compress it Into one word, spell it in Oh
syllable, cank 1t in one chain, pour it
out in one groan, distill it into one tear.
Aye. the world has writhei in 5000 years
o. suffering. Why doubt the possibility OF a
future world OF suffering when we see the
tortures that have been inflicted in this? A
deserter from Sevastopol, coming over to
army Of the allies, pointed back to the fort
ress and said, "That place is perfect he'll"
Our photographers, aware of the immense
necessity OF having plenty OF words to ex-
press the different sha les OF trouble. have
strevn over their pages such woris rs can
noyance," distress" "3rie'," Bitterness"
"heartache, "misery," ";winge," ''pang."
"torture," "afiicton," "anguisb," ''tribu-
lation, "wretchedness, "Woe." Bat have
sickroom. for every lifelong invalid, for
every broken heart. "There shall be no
more pain" Thank God Thank God
No malarias float in the air. No bruised
foot treads that street. No weary arm. No
painful respiration. No hectic flush. No
one can drink Of that healthy fountain and
keep faint hearted or faint headed. He
whose foot touches that pavement becomes
an athlete. The first kiss of that su inner
air will take the wrinkles from the old mans
cheek. Amid the multitude OF songsters
not one diseased throat. The first fash
of the throne will scatter the darkness
Of those who vera born blind. See the
lame man leaps as hart and toe dumb
sing. From that bath Of infinite delight we
shall step forth. our WEAKNESS forgotten
Who are those radiant ones? Why, that on5
had his jaw shot Off at Fredericksburg that
one lost his eyes in a powder blast that ons
had his back broken by fall from the ships
halyards that one died OF gangrene in the
hospital. No more pain. Sure enough,
here is Robert Hall, vino never before
saw we'll day, an Edward Pay,
son. whose body was ever torn Of
through untold physical torture, All wall.
No more pain. Here, too, are the Taeoan
legion, great host Of 6666 put to the sword
for Chris,'s sake. No distortion on their
countenauce No fires 10 hurt them, or
floods to drown them, or racks to tear them.
All well. Here are the Scotch Covenanters.
mona to hunt them now. The dark cave and
imprecations OF Lord Claverhouss ex-
changed for temple service, and the pres
ence of Him who helped Hugh Lltimer out
OF the fire. All well. No mora pain.
set open the door of heaven until there
blows on you this refreshing brsaz'. Tl6
fountains of God have made it cool, AMI he
gardens havs made it sweet. do not
know that Solomon ever heard on hot day,
the ice click in an ice pitcher, but he wrote
as if he did when he said, ''As cold waters
TO thirsty soul, so is good news from far
country"
Clambering among the Green Mountains
was tired and hot and thirsty, ana | shall
not forget how refreshing it was when, after
awhile, heard the mountain brook tumS-
ling over the rocks. / had no cup, no caalicP,
so I got down on my knees and face 10
drink. Oh, We climbers on the journey with
cut feet and parched tongues AMI fevsred
temples, listen 10 the rumbling OF sapphire
brooks, amid Powered banks, over golden
shelylngs. LISTEN "The Lamb which is in
the midst of the throne shall lead them unto
living fountains or water. do no. offer it
10 YOU in a chaice. TO take this you must
bend. Get down on your knees and on your
face. and drink out of this great FOUNTAIN OF
Gods consolation. "And, 10, L heard
voice from heaven, as the voice OF many
waters"
FEUD ENDED IN DEATH.