Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11

crystals of heaven. As they take rags
and tatters and put them through the
paper-mill, and they come out beauti-
full white sheets of paper, so often the
rags of earthly restitution. under the
cylinders OF death, come out a white
scroll upon which shall be written
eternal emancipation. There was one
passage of Scripture, the force of
which never understood until one day
at Chamounix, with Mont Blanc on one
side and Montanvert on the other. I
opened my Bible and read: "As the
mountains are around about Jerusalem,
so the Lord is around about them that
fear him." The surroundings were an
omnipotent commentary.
Though troubles assail and dangers
alright;
Though friends should all fail. and
foes all unite;
Yet one thing secures us, whatever be-
tide,
The Scripture assures us the Lord will
provide.
Still further: the road spoken of is
a pleasant road. God gives a bond of
indemnity against all evil to every man
that treads it. "All things work to-
gether for good to those who love God"
No weapon formed against them can
prosper. That is the bond, signed,
sealed, and delivered by the President
of the whole universe. What is the
use of your fretting, o child of God,
about food? Behold the fowls of the
air: for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them" And
will he take care of the sparrow, will
he take care of the raven, will be take
care of the hawk, and let you die? What
istheuse ofyour fretting about clothes?
Consider the lilies of the field Shall
he not much more clothe you, We
of little faith?" What is the use wor-
rying for fear something will happen
to your home? HE blesseth the habi-
tation of the just" What is the use of
your fretting lest you will be overcome
of temptations? God is faithful, who
will not suffer you to be tempted above
that we are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape
that you may be able to bear it," Oh, this
Kings highway! Trees of life on either
side, bending over until their branches
interlock and drop midway their fruit
and shade. Houses of entertainment
on either side the road for poor pill
grims. Tables spread with feast OF
onnH thinoc ~
apples Of gold in pictures of silver. ]
start out on the Kings highway, and
find harper, and say, What is your
name?" The harper makes no re-
Spouse, but leaves me to guess, as with
his eyes toward heaven and his hand
upon the trembling strings this tune
comes ripping on the air: "The Lord
is my light and my salvation. Whom
shall fear? The Lord is the strength
of my life. OF whom shall be afraid?"
1 go little farther on the same road
and meet trumpeter of heaven, and
l say, Haven't you got some music
for tired Pilgrim" And wiping his
lip and taking a long breath, he puts
his mouth to the trumpet and pours
forth this strain: "They shall hunger
DO more, neither shall they thirst any
more, neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat, for the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall
lead them to living fountains of water,
and God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes," I go little distance far
Their on the same road, and l meet a
maiden of Israel. She has no harp, but
she has cymbals. They look as if they
had rusted from sea-spray; and / say
to the maiden of Israel: Have you no
song for a tired Pilgrim" And like
the clang Of victors shields the Gym
balls clap as Miriam begins to discourse:
Sing we to the Lord, for he hath tri-
umphed gloriously; the horse and the
rider hath he thrown into the sea-"
And then | see white-robed group.
They come bounding toward me, and I
say, who are they? The happiest,
and the brightest, and the fairest in all
heaven-who are they?" And the an
swer comes. These are they who came
out of great tribulations, and had their
robes washed and made white in the
blood of the Lamb"