The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17

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this ard wazx ever tae xrzss- zn1 take
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lsg Themselves fer the sSm-nsr bsneses-
snd wfsnssz TIE trees Ia their fezfzxS,
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e1pzE1 tate the golden ss,s@nsor u roos.
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q eys1lt1e. cannot see the ocean hszT=
ard fsse. cannot look og1 o. the wiE1ow
az mi9zaghts czna0t stzn1 among tas
harness. 1etas ard gaze gpez thu pzrpss
elass1e~s ara rfssere1 fru1txxs o. sEfzrzD.
J cannot re the s&teie Es0z the Aslls 2rs@
the children q rsen n The homes zn1
naartz q sargh-zssbo1t crying out. o
Lord bos MANIFOLD are Thy works. In
wisdom hzst Taos made then all,
With What a Lavish Hand.
Again fercesve IL fsls pero-zt.os % TIE
text q triogie 20 COTS rnaEtseeocs. when
~ kA2a1sAA Lsr his E2fss cSs-k-t-
from hsFizcn 20 horizon When He pro-
vides l4yzsery for the nations its rim Is
the clrcanaf@rsrce o< the globe. When He
builds dwelling place FOR man He rnzkes
every valley = drawing ro1Ea. every rnoua-
tssn E@a4 . stairway every volcano q chin
Bsy. and countless starr tas brilliant sess
iiH&f fiaur1ins It's done ar ragnt. God never
coes anything py halves. The word can
rot bss.n 70 make Use % the lavish pro-
- r.r
there are twelve baskets 81 fragments az
eos<aaea- To bs iosf2 No. To establish
the remarkable generosity OF the divine
S0aor- They VITO i've within a radius az
most, Of . few hundred rnsiex Of The spot
where they were horn. have no Idea of
TIE bsssIeerrnen, OF beauty upon which
their eyes have never hooked II L. the
characteristics Of human nature TO Iirzii
the WORLDS products a; the point OF its
OWE koowIe1xe- We oftsn forget that
The n,t-s we know Is the strongest arga-
Baeni for the vast array os things 81
which se arc entirely ignorant TIE world
ls fGu OF wonder You can stir with yozr
foot Ia the wildwood floral ece-at-tcittes
that viii amaze even your advanced e1ass-
fios ~ botany. Who ever yet got 70
the end Of the zlszag track Of the orchidy
Who has set q boundary TO the varieties
81 TIE rose. or the xeraniym7 God seems
hat 70 breathe upon tho flowers. ana they
take on Infinite forms Our sunsets are
charming. but YOU ought 10 sit under .he
soft Italian skies. 20 travellers cay, 10 be-
come czptivsted With the tnterchanxing
tinfs that dissolve into the roseate hue
with which. Ia that classic land, the last
blush OF dap iiAeers for q little among the
Aiiis. Of dances In splendor on the seas
Our nights are beautiful. and as We sin
and watch the rising moon, and the glow
Ing evening star and al the 4i@tte-ing host
OF heaven. we are apt 20 think nothing
could sarpsss the scene. But, II zhat We
read be true. thers Is a uqa.a Transparency
10 the palestinian air that makes that star
~ SKY revelation 10 those VINO have
never hehsid a.
But not only In fhe beautiful bur Il. .he
useful II this prosusson seen The immense
coAibeds that lie ur6ssiurt,sd as yet un-
Ger the surface OF the earth. the enor-
nous Quantities q had ard iron. and si-
yer ard gold locked up IN the treasure
house Of the mountains for TIE entrance
70 which mas iHdornitaeie energy viii
yet nnd a KEY: the exhaastless fisheries
OF river ard lake. and OCEAN. the secret
forces that await human ingenuity 10
discover them. spd make them do the
wofk OF the nations; the iilgnitable deysl-
opmsnf OF the forces We already possess
all these show That God has been a bound
less ssver. and II with 20 much raw mate
rial Dlao II stii ursa1isaed and ungratefui
he IL surely the nest unreasonable benz,
In ali this reasonable universe WITH cii-
mates far all hsAiths scenery for all
tastes fruits for al palases. perfumes for
II nossrils harmouiss for all ears. beauty
for 81 eyes. eathssiasus Tor al souls
power n Unlimited quantity awaiting en-
pioynenf. ard rational enjoy Eae1ts fer the
delight o. al snteliects. the world is
nooSed beyond computation wit, over
Dowsrtrg evidences OF tne tnsingsa1 Of the
divine inupincsnee. And when We turn
oar thoughts % other possible worlds and
think how o.her beings may exist. with
faculties entirely Different from our OWE.
their method az perception. iocomogion
eSecssfign based o. even ceigafse
principles. are ~s no; dared With This
marvellous manifestation of God Ia the
universe about Him. which lie has created
and siii control and sustain according
60 he secret counsel y HIS can irscrata-
bic Sta- and Tor The Demonstration Of His
own unapTroaeaabis glory / look above.
HHs e is a continual pageant o. wonder
iogk heneAth. ansi & IS varying panc-
rama % beauty. ! icak around me. north.
scsth east. west. and wherever my eye
rests I am confopnafd With the countless
forms AMI msssursisSs supplies. OF IL
yiHe hsnencsrcs. ard cry oat my former
quotation from the PsAlmlst. with an add
s9 clause. "Oh. Lord. how manifold are
Thy works. In wisdom has; Thou made
them ali; The earth IL fun % Thy ricaes.-
AL for ,ssn.
AEsll I perceive IN this exclamation a
sf.hnte e. Ga8's h@nesaiencs. Not oaly 10
we sse ossHn in creation. and lavish ex-
fendl;ure % Esneros ~. bat 1naerneath 3.
al. ana through Il al ne res1 Gods love.
The WorH vas complete n - physical
beauty sna suHF3s before nan came but
not untgl BIS aaVsr, ga the purpose % K
appear. Al these things were related -
him oat ~ .ae same dust which Cives
birth 10 All material beauty aai nour.shes
A6 ife. NfrarS uasu as the lord % the
earth To his wants shagls 81 other cre- %
ttons administer, g; his feet should All other
forms ~ conscious heins faN so1 eWn thr r
kug. aad lrto hts stpfs hosssss ssoula ell
tre riches ~ earth come. Riot man oct %
The universe ard creation auaig hr bur a
rleaa nEiass act The m lrsfffft Cod hrcstl4rf
into the Nfeiess clay. ana nau became a
living soal lie base that earthly ir-itxe ~
Nir-sef 60 sand uqcn BIS feet and assert
his authority over Al that has iie.a c-f-
atc3 sar Rim. Ths ground abe yea. me arr.
ard AL that they contained ara produced
were - fc.l she fouvh - his neWer The
FrNtaets were "a he r.s weaifh. an3 fhe
beasts re vssfAfs- e. 'f not soy Bui BE-
s''e tbs - nct man fnSrif always q pes-
eanai arvaVsens for ard nraef a. the efrr-
raj beres ''ceret r. hr H"t the roAleSt
cork ef Code Nat ep,y tu h.s ahysseai en-
t'o|-isirnt sri design hlt IN hi. usentaf.
srrtai ana f1nesi eGutarnrnte What mo
uent se-e reral ta hlron ~xg-sr.~are than
sAea = naal becomes rrrs-.541 ~ hls aan
power osrr rsf "a nag e9rt ~ rssWer q.
may o.. a. tina: moment Dol becomes q king
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