The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-14

instead OF worshipers of God. Win
dows open toward Babylon. Windows
open toward Corinth. Windows open
toward Athens. Windows open toward
Sodom. Windows open toward the
fats, instead of windows open toward
the hills Sad mistake, for this world
as q god is like something I saw In the
museum Of S~trssburg, Germany-the
figure Of a virgin in wood and iron.
The victim In olden times was brought
there, and this figure would open its
arms to receive him, and, once en-.
folded. the figure closed with q hun.
dred knives and lances upon him, and
then let him drop $50 feet sheer down.
So the world first embraces its idola-
tors, then closes upon them with many
tortures, and lets them drop forever
down. The highest honor the world
could confer was 10 make q man Roman
emperor; but, out of sixty.three en-
perors, 1t allowed only six to die peace.
fully in their beds.
The dominion Of this world over mul.
titudes 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, N~spolsons and half
Napoleons, Fredericks and double
Fredericks, and ducats and Isabellinos,
all Of which names mean not 20 much
usefulness - dominion. The most Of
our windows open toward the sx-
change, toward the salon Of fashion,
the god of this world. In olden times
the length Of the English yard was
Hxed BY the length Of the arm Of King
Henry l.. and We are apt 70 measure
things by . variable standard and By
the human srm. that In the great crises
Of life can give us NO help. We need,
like Daniel, 70 open our Windows 70.
ward God and religion.
But mark you, that good lion tanner
10 not standing st the window. but
kneelins. while he looks out Most
photograph taken are Of those in
standing OF sitting posture now re.
member but M picture Of . man
knssling, and that was David Living
stons. who. IL Tie cause Of God end
civilization sacrificed himself; and In
the heart Of Africa, his servant,
Majwara, found him In Q tent By the
light Of . candle stuck on the top Of
box, his head In his hands upon the
pillow, aud dead on his knseA But
here ii great lion tanner, living under
the dash OF the light. spd his haiy de.
hsvsled Of the breeze, praying. The
fsct b, . msa - lur1hsr on hi
knees than standing on tiptos. Jsru-
salem wss about $50 statute
miles from Babylon, and the
vsst Arabian desert shifted its
sands between them. Yet through
that open window Daniel saw Jsruss.
lem, saw ell between Il ssw TIM, asW
etsrnity. saw earth and NV Hesvsn.
Would you like to sss the WY tkroueh
your aims 70 pardon, throneh your
troubles to eom{ort through tsmpts.'
ton TO rescue, through dire sickness
70 Immortal health, through night TO
day, through things terrestrial 70
thiAos celestial. you viii not - them
tul you taks Dsnisl's posture. No eap
Of bone to tie joints q The hnesss, no
cap Of bone 70 Tie joints Of che elbow,
but cap Of bone 70 the knees. maAs 90
bsesnss The God Of the BODY IVES ne
God Of the sosl, An sspesial provision
for thoss who want 70 pray, and phys
illogical structure joins with spiritual
~asospsity in bidding ~ prey, end
prey. end prey,
The Brusssls lsss u superior 70 sl
other lscs. "a beautiful, % mnltifosm,
% expsnsivs-l00 franco : pound All
the world sesks It, Do ron know how
Il u made? The spannine b dons ina
dark room, the only Light sdmitted
thHonUh a-an an~~Hu~N ga HhsA
light falling directly on the pattern.
And the anest specimens Of Chy3stiaa
character I have eve see OF evsr sx-
poet TO ses ore those TO b found in
livss all Of Whose windows have been
darksned BY bsreaysmsnt, and misfor-
tune ssvs ous. bnt undss that one WIN
dow at prayer tbs intsslaeing Of divins
workmanship went on hntil u was e
70 deck . throne . eslsstisl enhroid-'
eyy which sugsls admired and God APP
proved.
But II u another Jerusalem coward
which We o need to open our win
dowA The exiled evangelist Of Ephe-
ems ssw' II one day - the surf Of the
lcsriap ses ioaasd aud splashsd over
the bowldsEs 1t his test, and his vision
reminded ne Of . wedding day whss
the bride BY sister and maid MAS hsv.
tnR garlsnds twisted Tor hsr hair and
Jewels stysng Tor her Asck Just hs1ors
abe puts her botrothed hand tnto The
hand OF hsr a0snoed: ~, John, saw
the Holy City, New Jsrusalsm. eoming
down from God out II Heaven prepared
y = bride adorned for hen, Husband"
Toward that bridal Jsxusalsm ne oar
Windows ppened3
We would 10 we'll 70 think more Of
Heaveu- u = not . marc annex ct
earth. II - not . dssolsts outpost ~
Jerusalem was The capital Of Judss,
and Babylon the capital Of the Baby
louisn monarchy. snd London Il the
ospital Of Crest Britain, and Washing
ton 10 the capital ct = own ~.
public, the New Jerusalem - the
capital Of tbs ~univsrss. The King
Lives there, and the royal family
Of the redeemed have their palaces
thsrs, and there 10 . congress Of many
nations and the parliament Of al the
world. = Yea, - Daniel had kindred
in tJerusalem, Of whom he often
thought, though he LETT homo when Q
very young man. perhaps father and
mother and brothers sndasstsrs stu
living. and they bsldngsd 10 the higk
circles ot royalty, Daniel himself hav-
Ing royal blood IN his veins. 20 we have
In the New Jerusalem . great many
kindred. and We are somstimss home
siek 70 80 them, and they are all
pIipoes ond ~priuoeasoA n them the
blood iuU66jA end W - veil TO keen