The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21

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Painters hare io-w tired 80 easen -
rg<srfeg os Sunrise ard faster fSFss y
ssarvaa. Essss fkssF rsosf sscceSsfss4 els
hzss resulted 81 szrss9 baAs . sal -,
6r1prAnz wish rrofszse esios over
Of carnage. Turner. tLe prsnee q Al -
British landscape painters. ~ao @fi1
crop transparent raconlAgSf BIO <k~
dexsths with perfeet ease. ara VIC kas~
srscye sSsssf 4 Storm 81 Eea t5s-1 re fe2f-
org vgk.o were tzskse 20 the Wheel ia
.os,fd rake ~ kky bend down - gree
fs1sy 10 stop the eossTzs q 3 Towing fasss
shsg crystal and az5rs k@czssss n0gssefaay
sntangssd BY hss Ski prazns 5111ees'
WHO c1zs5a cast a s9z6ow upon raoGFst-
ain CT streasa 50 NATURALLY fnas TIE Cit
r. Of rs picture woszle rnconsesoasly SEP
se<6e "a get %. q TIE lights TIffss x
sk,zf tbs interfering substance Nss VIZ
ont rather than within tbe painting 20
cgwa bis palette IN inter failure oefpfe
The majesty of genuine GaS -ES@ : n k4sfS
il cssIy oze canvas for = true rsssres@nla-
fsra q sunrise, ard that il the e0zf q
ffe sky: there IS priy ere psiEssF, ana
that "a re who stretched the canvas. afad
we've frto being TIE 1Iefnepta tlsat gov
and bsaxs with tfss gsoriss OF TIC fsscfa~
Ing
Morning.
Morning. that comes creeping up
the rides % fbe mountains, ana
sseaisng 60wD through the ersFlees
OF tbs rocks. ard glisteolng ~
TIE dexy eyes Of waking flowers, asla
srausfzsns with is azsRers Of light ftse
armies 81 night psantorDs that 80 SkpiA-
ing away into the forest Eiadsz for tefa-
pcrary shelter. morning. that eitFnns up
nsat Of his s3a-bafh o. molten fame ba4fzs-
isfafng a pathway 81 gold spon the EgFi re
Of the water. ard then sfr1S@e shores aFd
Until tie pines upon The rilgssd eessst ere
bfsssiing K3fh diamond points. and ihs
encgrelsng beach s. q rifn Of Ere. morn q.
that sparksee ugoa city towers ard na az
~ It's arozssgng warnings into Nls4gza' IS
eyes. ard struggles through TIRE heavy
dsagerfes ~ the SEX room 70 paint the
rziIid cheek With The tint % returning
health. and dances chseFiiy upon Tire y Is
OF the humble tosler. and kisses the ray
Hips of sleeping bsbyhoof. morning. tat
ksndfea It's altar fires upon hundred Al
pine peaks Entil tbs glaciers look like stall
actiss halls o. prismatic crystal. and Ire
scattered kiseins Of waterfall seem &c
flying silver threads. and the lakes be.gw
like mirrors 20 multiply this daily trans
hEuratIon. while far mp upon TIE heig -
the shepherds horn sounds the signal 10
be repeated upon every sun-gflt erae. nd
q host OF w0rsbippeTs on the summit OF
the RiEi. surrounded by these stupendops
evidences Of the Creators glory. hresk
forth into a long meter doxoiogy OF praiae.
Morning. morning. no description can re-
veal II 10 you. You must stand and let IS
surges Of light dash against ard submesgs
your souIi These are the thoughts that
should thrill US with their power as we
approach this Eunburat OF truth IN the
words. Il am the light OF the world.
Let Us He Natural.
sons commentators have treated this
passage very strangely. There seems 10
h. gex
pisat statement In order 10 find a reaqan
for its utterance. They have quoted Naf-
echi. tho last Of the prophets who, Ionx
before It Was light. saw the Messiah rise
upon the darksned world az the sun OF
Righteousness. with healing IN bis wings.
Trsading The winding pathway Of Jew sh
tradition. they have found that tha gss-
prsms Being was designated AS the osb
OF light. and tho light Of the world. claim
Ing for this assertion that light we a
symbol of wisdom ard happiness ard be-
ing dinusise. should b. a fountain 81 these
blessings 70 others. All this seems 20 ma
far fetched and Unnecessary In our at-
tsrnpfs 70 sgfrftualizs We are az; TO ever
look The pain sfatsr1eufs o. Scripture
Just look 81 the circumstances II
tia scene when these wo-8s
wer@ uttered Jesus had spent abe
hsgft IN the Mount ss oIives--ro aoub, ia
communion with fgia Father IN hsavsns--
and ssrfy In the morning lie came agsln
Into the temple ard All TIE people afns
unto Hin. and He sat down and TAUGHT
them Ihsn followed the case OF the entity
woman. And then sariy Ia the rsarui T.
just as the sun was gliding the summit
Of the Mount ~ Olives aud stream slx
down unotstructsd upon the dome II tie
ecsrcs Ia which Jesus sat, ard through
tbs open window piacrz. He looked up and
said. II am the light OF the World re tg,at
fesan y fssaFt
bus shall have the Light at Life" wRsa'a
u just like the Master Here Vas sha
source g earthly Hight just making St.
sslf seriously manifest here vas tie
source OF spiritual light STOPPING 70
fnd ia the natural sun fttluR sfn-
hissD - lis illuminating power. There
was M ceeaif reference that I can se
20 prophecy or tradition. the comm ~
satofs to the contrary Rhstandlsr
IL We . simple master stroke pf Hiust ~
tton that always characterized tbe OR az
Teacher. see senssr sun blazing from
ths rruwn of 0slVef," nai8 Jesus. - sa
say that II the light hut I say Bnto Pea
that sEa the NEbt~shat true Hight NJ o
hFntensth every fuau that eornafh g. -
tbs woTta 4" Let as follow the analogy.
The Revealing Power OF Light
First. e Is tha ofsca ~ light % revtal.
ens csarsst Elosaunsly fulfilla thls missi "a.
r
raatls that hides IRE beauseous face X
psfare. ara sometimes as the kindly ,fl
that covers SIS sesaruaf,iss. 40 ~e = ~
properly speak n the light as revealing -
car enleance8 vision neorryfnE c1ona s.st
rHraiag stream. heetHng eliT ara smli g
vaiey. su8 a. also bringing 20 oar anwei-
caEae FaEs. fha crimes that horfify auf tse
rifhinesees that pollufs eur g.fs. Beauty
snd bsHtsity may tefh exist So abe aask H.
rsss. hut they are made manifest thres sA
fha hEht. Christ. aH the tFue Reveairr.
eossea. ard rAatiow Ylis light upon us
Shows ns car real eoaiitton. Many n-aa
fas got a false vsew ~ himself. hsespsf be-
sas looked az his saay nfe threasa the
FirktF etifu5nNr 81 human comparison. STA
Nfe. wbes placsd aloaNsae fhs lives Il
othera has rot tooSe3 so 49, after an 3fe
has shaen nsofe charity than fnts ofsa "a
more patience than ths ether. hts cou -ss
h8s been ETrAiFhtTr fhRa che career sf
thass who have rrcfse=ed far more ti.sn
re lie tcesu't see test theye Is 80 n, "a
difference between raeFalit au8 reliEtar ss
she preacher make ont ana Ne - qt.es
satisfied 20 ran hta ehsaees - heaven - ~
the Frst Unfortunately. tAta nnrvfts la
medium thro0gh wht-h - locks has shc
power ~ making hts VtFtues look very
large. While those - his uelEhbors become
nightly diminished ant On she oi aer
saud, agss faults 8wiu8ie lu ths r-s-srrf. ~
his brothers' taeroSssae t-feeaiastsles -
yea have thus heeu ErQpfrE as ans Gaaa
the Highways ~ usa. oatiiaieg aEasns- =
dark background tse charactsfs ~ ara
OF Geas saints. wtile yua havs srfea 10
iilunalna your own virtues w5tG tals s5c y
iamn - human connsr3sea. ssre4s.t tslE
whsn she tr4e HEEs barste gnca ye.r
aoui yea VIII - very fa.sch ashsr (
o. yo0T ceuaus1 Tn3er its scar s.
sng glare yoa VIA see ealy
own Getafmittes- Abashea sn8 ssgsc y