Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-09
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the world think? What does the world
do? Worshippers of the world in
stead w0rshippers of God. Windows
open toward Babylon. Windows open
toward Corinth. Windows open to-
ward Athens Windows open toward
SOj0m. Windows open toward the
fats instead of windows open toward
the hills Sad mistake, for this world
as god is like something l saw IN the
museum of SJrausburg, Germany-the
figure OF a virgin in wood and iron.
The victim OF olden time was brought
there. and this figure would open its
arms TO receive him. and, once en-
folded the figure closed with a hundred
knives and lanCes upon him. and then
let him drop one hundred and eighty
feet sheer down. So the world first
embraces it's idolaters. then closes up
ON them with many tortures, and then
lets them drop forever down. The
highest honor the world could confer
was 10 make man Roman emperor;
but. out of siXty-three emperors, il al
lowed only six TO die peacefully in
their beds
The dominion of this world over null
tiUdes is illustrated by the names Of
coins of many countries. They nave
their
PIECES Or MONEY
which they call soyereigns and half
sOveIeisus, crowns and half crowns,
Napoleous and half Napoleons. Fred
ericks and double Fredericks and du-
eats and IsabellinOs, all Of which
names mean not so much usefulness
as dominion. The most of our win
l0Ws open toward Che exchange. to-
ward the salon of fashion, toward
,1a sod OF this world In olden times
the length Of the English yard was
fixed by the length OF the arm Of King
Henry l.. and we are apt to measure
things by q variable standard and by
the human arm that in the great crises
OF life can give us no help. We need,
Ike Daniel, 20 open our windows TO-
ward God and religion.
But. mark YOU. that good lion-tamer
is not standing az the window. but
kneeling, while he looks out. Most
photographs are taken of those in
standing or sitting posture now re-
member of but one picture Of man
lueeI.ug. and that was David Living
stone. VINO I'm the cause of God and
civilization sacrificed himself; and in
The heart of Africa his servant. Maj
wara. found him in the tent by the
light of q candle. stuck on the top OF
box. his head in his hands upon the
pillow and dead on his knees. But
there IS @ great liCu-tamer living un-
der the dash OF the light. and his hair
jisheveled of the breeze, praying. The
fact is. chat q man can see further on
his knees than standing on tiptOe.
Jerusalem was about five hundred and
lty statute miles from Babylon. and
the vast Arabian Desert shifted its
sands between them. Yet through that
open window
DANIEL SAW JERUSALEM,
saw all between it, saw beyond, saw
time. saw eternity. saw earth and saw
heaven. Would YOU like TO see the
way through your sins TO pardon
through Your troubles TO comfort
through temptation to rescue, through
dire sickness to immortal health
through night to day. through things
terrestrial 20 things celestial, you viii
not see them till YOU take Daniel S
posture. No cap of bone 10 the joints
of The fingers. no cap OF bone TO the
Joints of the elbow, but cap Of bone
20 the knees made so because the God
of the body was the God of the soul,
and especial provision for those who
want to pray, and physiological struct-
ure Joints with spiritual necessity in
bidding lis pray. and pray, and pray.
In Olden time the Earl of Westmore-
land said he had no need TO pray, be-
cause he had enough pious tenants on
his estate to pray for him; but all the
PRAYERS of the church universal amount
TO nothing. unless. like Daniel, we pray
for ourselves. Oh. men and women.
bounded ON one side by Shadrach S
red-hOt furnace. and the other side by
devouriug lions, learn the secret Of
courage and deliverance by looking at
that Babylonish window open toward
the southwest, "Oh. you say, that
is the direction of the Arabian Des
ertw Yes. but on the other side OF the
desert is Cod, is Christ, is Jerusalem,
is heaven
The Brussels lace is superior TO all
other lace. so beautiful. so multiform,
50 cXDensi-e-fOUr hundred francs a
pound All the world seeks it. Do
YOU know how it is made? The spin
ming is done in a dark room, the only
light admitted through a small aper-
tule. and that light falling directly on
the pattern. And
THE FINEST SPECIMENS
of Christian character 1 have ever seen
or ever expect TO see are those to be
found iu the lives of all whose windows
have been darkened by bereavement
ANA misfortune save one but under
that one window of prayer the inter-
lacing of divine workmanship went on
until it was fit to- deck a throne, a celes-
tial embroidery which angels admired
and God approved.
But IL is another Jerusalem toward
which we now need 10 open our wins
dows. The eXiled evangelist of Ephe-
sus saw it one day NJ the surf of the
Icarian sea foamed and splashed over
the boulders at his feet. and his vision
reminded me o. q wedding day when
the bride by sister and maid was hay>
ing garlands twisted FOR her hair and
,-,,-,fs -ftfrror fOr. her neck inst before