The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-02

feeble. We are having great strug-
gle to get on here. Would you advise
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 a bet
ter. Good-by."
Yes, yes; in all these cities, and
amid the towering western prairies,
| and on the slopes of the Pacific, and
amid the Sierras, 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 Pndows open toward
Jerusalem Some of these people
played on the heather of the Scottish
hills Some OF them were driven ont
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 mid
night sun of Norway. It is no dis
honor 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 of America and the sun
light of an atmosphere which no king
ly despot has ever breathed, they for
got sometimes to open the window to-
ward Jerusalem.
The dominion of this world over
multitudes is illustrated by the names
of coins of many countries. They have
their pieces of money which they call
sovereigns and half-sovereigns, crowns
and half-crowns, Napoleons and half
Napoleons, Fredericks and double
Fredericks, and ducats, and isabella
nos, all of which names mean not so
much usefulness as dominion. 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 in the
great crisis of life can give us no help.
We need, like Daniel, to open our win
dows toward God and religion.
But, mark you, that good lion tam
err is not standing at the window, but
kneeling. while he looks out Most
photographs are taken of those in
standing or sitting posture. now re-
member but one picture of man
kaeeling, and that was David Living
stone, who, in 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 candle, stuck on the top OF
box, his head in his hands upon the
pillow, and dead on his knees. But
here is great lion tanner, living un
der the dash of the light. and his hail
disheveled of the breeze, praying.
, The fact is, that a man can see fur
Their on his knees than standing or
tiptoe. Jerusalem was about five hun
bred and fifty statute miles from Baby
lon, and the vast Arabian desert
shifted its sands between them. Yei
through that open window Daniel sa "
Jerusalem, saw all between it, saw be
yond, saw time, saw eternity, saw
earth and saw Heaven. Would yot
like to see the way through your SIM
to pardon, through your troubles t.
comfort, through temptation to rescue
through dire sickness to immorta
!, health, through night to day, through
things terrestrial to things celestial
you will not see them till you talk
! Daniels posture. No cap of bone t.
the joints of the fingers, no cap o
bone to the joints of the elbow. bu
, cap of bone to the knees, made SO be
! cause the God of the body was the Co.
: : of the soul, and especial provision TO
|. those who want to pray, and physi
= illogical structure joins with spirituH
: : necessity in bidding us pray, and pray
!. and pray.
In olden time the earl of Westmore
t, land said he had no need to pray, be
J. cause he had enough pious tenants o.
his estate to pray for him; but all tn
, prayers of the church universal amour
0 to nothing unless. like Daniel, we pra
for ourselves. Oh, men and women
s bounded on one side by Sbadrach'
red hot furnace, and the other side b
; devouring lions. learn the secret c
y courage and deliverance by looking q
: that Babylonish window open towar
: the southwest! "Oh," you say. that
y the direction of the Arabian Desert!
u Yes; but on the other side of the det
l. ert is God. is Christ, is Jerusalem,
q Heaven.
The Brussels lace is superior to
= other lace, SO beautiful, so mutt
n form, so expensive-four hundre
n francs a pound. All the worl
n seeks it, Do you know how It
lie made? The spinning is done in
ie dark room, the only light admitte
10 through small aperture, and ths
NJ light falling directly on the patterl
70 And the finest specimens OF Christin
ID character have ever seen or ever e.
u pect to see are those to be found
OF lives ali of whose windows have bee
al darkened by bereavement and misfo
re tune save one, but under that one wi
I'd dow of prayer the interlacing OF diviI
IN workmanship went on until 1t was
ty to deck throne, a celestial embre
lie derry which angels admired and Gt
&c approved.
~ But it is another Jerusalem towal
on which we now need to open our wi
I'D dows. The exiled evangelist