Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

their work. They propose to make the
world light, but they do not propose to make
the world warm. Geology informs US, but 1t
Is as cold as the rock it hammers. The tele-
scope shows where the other worlds are. but
an astronomer is chilled while looking
through it. Chemistry tells us OF strange
combinations and how inferior affinity may
be overcome by superior affinity; but 1t can
not tell how all things work together Tor
good. Worldly philosophy has q great
splendor, but 1t is the splendor of moonlight
on an Iceberg The church Of God proposes
warmth and hope-warmth for the expecta-
E0ns, warmth for the sympathies. Oh!
am so glad that these great altar fires have
been Hndled. Come In ont of the cold.
Come in, and have your wounds salyed.
Come, and have your sins perdoned. Come
in blythe great gospel fireplace.
Notwithstanding all the modern 1nyen-
tons for heating, tell you there is nothing
so full OF geniaIity and sociallty as the old
fashioned country Fireplace. The neigh
bors were to come In for q winter evening
of sociaity. In the middle of the afternoon,
in the bsst room of the house, soma one
brought in great backlog with great strain
and put 1t down on the back OF the hearth:
Then the lighter wool was put on, armtul
after armfu. Then shovel Of Goals was
dry pile, AMI the kindlinZ began. aud the
cracking, ana It rose until it became roar
ing fame, which filled all the room with
geniality ard was reflected from the family
pictures on the walls. Then the neighoors
came in two by two They sat down, their
faces to the fire, which ever and anon was
stirred with tongs and readjusted on the
andirons, and there were such times OF
rustic repartee and story telling aud mlrtn
as the black stove and the blind register
never dreamed Of Meanwhile the table was
being spread. and so fair was tho cloth and
so Clean was the cutlery, they glisten and
glisten in our mini to-day. Aud then the
best luxury OF orchard and farmyard was
roasted and prepared for the table, TO meet
appetites sharpened by the cold ride.
@. nv friends. the church of Jesus Christ
il the worlds fireplace. and the woods are
from the ce lars OF Lebanon, aud the fires are
free of love. aud with the silver tongs OF the
altar we stir the fame, and the light is re-
hUcted from all the family pictures on the
wall-pictures Of those who were here ana
are zone now. o, come up close to the fire.
placel Have your faces TRANSPORTED in the
light. Put your col fleet. weary OF the jour
ney. close up TO the blessed CONFEDERATION.
Chilled through with trouble and disappolnt-
ment, come close up until you can get warm
clear through. Exchange experience, talk
over the harvests gathered, tell all the gos-
pei news. Meanwhile the table is being
spread. On 1t, bread OF life. On it, grapes
OF Eshcol. On 1t, new wine from the king
dom. On it, q thousand Iuxuries celestial.
Harkl as a wounded hand raps on the table
and a tender voice comes through sayings:
"Come, for all things are now ready Eat,
o friends drink, yea, drink abundantly, o
beloyed!'
NY friends, that is the way the cold world
is going to be- warmed up, by the great Cos
pei fireplace ALI Nations will come in aad
sit down at that banquet. While was mus
ing the fire burned. "Come in out OF the
cold. come in out of the cOldg'