The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-09-13

"When are you coming nome TO see rs!
Brother has gone into the army. Sister
is dead. Father and mother are getting
very feeble. We are having great
struggle to get on here. Would you adj
wise us to come to you, or will you come
to us? All join in love and hope to meet
you, if not in this world, then in bet
ter. Goodby.
Yes, YES. In all these cities and amid
the towering western prairles and on
the slopes of the Pacific and amid the
Sie1ras and on the banks of the lagoon
and on the ranches of Texas there is an
uncounted multitude who this hour
stand and sit and kneel with their win
dows open toward Jerusalem. Some OF
these people played on the heather OF
the Scottish hills; some OF them were
driven out by Irish famine; some OF
them in early life drilled in the German
army; some of them were accustomed at
LYONS or Marseilles or Paris to see on
the street Victor Hugo and Gambetta;
some chased the channels among the
Alpine precipices; some plucked the ripe
clusters from Italian vineyard; some
lifted their faces under the midnight
sun of Norway. 1t is no dishonor to our
land that they remember the place OF
their nativity Miscreants would they
be if, while they have some OF their
windows open to take in the free air
and the sunlight of an atmosphere which
no kingly despot has ever breathed, they
forgot sometimes to open the window
toward Jerusalem.
An Open Portfolio.
No wonder that the son OF the SWISS
when far away from home, hearing the
national air of his country sung, the
maladv of inconsistencies comes on him
SO powerfully as to cause his death. You
have the example of heroic Daniel OF
nv text for keeping early memories
fresh. Forget not the old folks at home.
Write often, and if you have surplus OF
means and they are poor make practical
contribution, and rejoice that America
is bound to all the world by ties OF
sanguinity as in no other nation. Who
can doubt but it is appointed for the
evangelization Of other lands? What
stirring, melting, gospelizing theory
that all the doors of other nations are
open toward us, while our windows are
open toward them
But Daniel in the text kept this port
hole of his domestic fortress Enclosed
because Jerusalem was the capital OF
sacred influences. There had smoked
the sacrifice. There was the holy OF
holies. There was the ark Of the Gov
enant. There stood the temple. We are
all tempted to keep our windows open
on the opposite side, toward the world,
that we may see and hear and appro-
pirate its advantages. What does the
world say? What does the world think?
What does the world do? Worshipers
of the world instead of worshipers OF
God Windows open toward Babylon.
Windows open toward Corinth. Win
dows open toward Athens. Windows
open toward Sodom. Windows open to-
ward the flats insted of windows open
toward the hills. Sad mistake, for this
world as god is like something saw
| in the museum of Strasburg, Germany
the figure of virgin in wood and
iron. The victim in olden time was
brought there, and this figure would
open its arms to receive him, and once
| embodied the figure closed with hun
| dred knives and lances upon him, and
| then let him drop $50 feet sheer down.
So the world first embraces it's idolaters,
then closes upon them with many tor
lures, and then lets them drop forever
| down. The highest honor the world
could confer was to make a man Roman
emperor, but out of 63 emperors 1T al
lowed only six to die peacefully IN their
beds.
The dominion of this world over null
titudes is illustrated by the names OF
coins of many countries. They have
their pieces of money which they call
sovereigns, crowns and half crowns,
Napoleons and half Napoleons, Freder-
icks and double Fredericks and ducats
and Isabellinos, all of which names
mean not so much usefulness as domin-
ion. The most of our windows open
toward the exchange, toward the salon
of fashion, toward the god 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 variable
standard and by the human arm that IL
the great crises of life can give us nc
help. We need, like Daniel, to open oul
windows toward God and religion.
Necessity For Prayer.
But, mark you, that good lion tanner
is not standing at the window, but
kneeling while he looks out. Most pho
tographs are taken of those in standing
or sitting posture. now remember bu
one picture of a man kneeling, and thai
was David Livingstone, who in the
cause of God and civilization sacrificed
himself, and in the heart of Africa hi
servant, Majwara, found him in the
tent by the light of candle stuck on thu
top of a box, his head in his hands upoi
the pillow and dead ON his knees. Blu
here is great lion tanner living unde
the dash of the light, and his hal
disheveled by the breeze, praying. Th'
fact is that man can see farther OF
his knees than standing on tiptoe
Jerusalem was about $50 statute mile
from Babylon, and the vast Arabian
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