The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-05-14
PRECIOUS GIFTS.
The Most Precious Gifts
Are The Least APP
preciated.

man are the air which he breathes,
) the water which bubbles out of the
heart OF the earth toquencn bis thirst,
the vegetation which grows sponta-
neously from the ground for his good,
the light Of The sun which falls check
cred on the earth, through the win
+ dow lattice of heaven, Illuminating
the world, and the warmth Of the
sun which terminates and infurls the
hammered blossoms Of the beautiful
flowers ard develops and natures all
l things. These are Divine gifts, and
they cost Us nothing; yet they are
the essential requisites OF our exist
ence. Remove these from the world
and life is Immediately exterminated.
They are as pleasing to US as a charm
ing poem from the soul OF tie poet;
and they all commingle to make a
world below almost worthy the hab-
itation of a Deity. God has made
man creature of desires, and has
filled The world in which he lives
with gifts available for the gratitica-
tion of these desires. As man ad-
vances in both mental and social de-
velopment, his desires are multiplied.
And the unfolding Of mans desires
goes on to infinity, and the end of
natures resources can never be
reached. We were created and put
in this world 10 unfurl our powers
and develop them into something use
full and glorious until the day dies out
of the sky and We go down to the
tongueless silence Of the dreamless
dust.
Another gift of great utility to
man is woman. And she is Divine
gift, for God gave the first woman to
Adam. Woman's true sphere in the
drama Of life, seems to be the center
Of the home, there to solace and help
her husband, by whom she is sup
ported and protected, and to nourish
and instruct her children. Yet, how
many men live, who Go not know
how to appreciate the real worth and
utility of good woman? God made
man and he saw that it was not good |
for him to be alone, so he gave man
the woman as gift for a companion
and helpmeet.
Marriage is honorable, respectable
and necessary, and ought to be en-
couraged. For woman is the polish
ing and refining element of Society.
Every man Of refinement wishes to
marry a woman whose character is as
pure as amaranth and whose love is
as lasting as amethyst. Then in q
little home VIII they dwell in peace
and love will be eternal. Thus the
'woman's hand joins with the mans
to make the society called the fam
lily, there living under one house-roof,
they accumulate wealth and enjoy
the mutual blessings Of life. My
mind is not clothed in epithetic gems
of language eloquent enough to pic
ture out in efIigy my imaginary
standard of genuine hymenial happi-
piness. Women is like a lovely
flower; she must be treated kindly
and moistcred with the dew
of affection, then smiles will cover
her face and she will fill her hus-
bands life with fragrance and with
love. 1t dignifes a man to be the
owner of home. 1t extols woman ,
to be the mistress OF home. a home
makes both equal and the air of kind
ness dwells in their hearts, and each
comes laden with its ioy.
Another precious gift is heaven.
Of this gift we know nothing except
what we see through the eye of faith. ,
We feel the zephyrs tanning the soft
breezes of peace and morality into
our souls from the angelic host around
the eternal throne of the Great Jeho-
yah. We see the blue canopy of !
heaven above us; and in that arched
dome We see the shining gems Of ,
glory. The eyes Of faith darts be-
yond that blue vail and sees the New ;
Jerusalem with its streets Of pure
gold, and the white-robed angels -.
with golden crowns upon their heads, .
singing praises unto the Lamb of ,
God who taketh away the sins of the ,
world. We hear the rustic of wings ,
and the whispers Of angels, telling D.,
US of the beautiful life that they are
passing in grand, sublime. and pano- :
ramic view of the King of Glory. In ,
the mind of living and an admirinr =.
world, is the memory of all the sacred
dust of the illustrious dead. Let us .
each and all invoke the spirit of God ,
to descend from the eternal world :
and imbue our souls with that atom d.,
ing grace which will purge us from ,
all our sins and clothe our souls in
the garments OF virtue that will adorn :
them in the world everlasting. Then .
all we can say of heaven is that it is ,
10 be the home of spirits after death. !