The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-22

morning from Jerusalem, 60 the ferneq
rocks OF Etsm,a q fertile region; d6lishtet.
with psradises and running lpsjn9of:
Thither the King, IN robes Of white RODE ~
his chariot, escorted by TROOP ofmountS6,
erchers chosen for their youth and statute5;
and clad in Tyran purple. whose long h.iYE
powdered with gold dust, spesklcd IN sng'
ing ride In these luxuriant orchards ~;
would sit down and Write those wonderful
things In the Bible, drawing Ms 1iIuStt4<i
tions from the fruits he had fhAt gtcRE
morning pfucked or dden 1nd0r. ssE
What mean Solomon's orchards Gnd 60tsl
omon's gardens2 for they Seem mineles
the two into one, flowers nndeffootg md
pomeRranates overhead. TO mo they SUI
gest that religion Is luxury, They sxne9ns
that our religion is the ;lEsciog6y the Afes'
matte, the pungent, the aborescent5 &ngi
They mean what Edward PaySUn m0a1tS
when he declared: g Ifsmy hsppInese rQnss
tinues to increase, Icsnnct support 1tm1eb
longer" I. means what BapA Pedmapjt
q Hindoo convert, meant when shG sid III:
long for my bed, not that mAy 1l0ep<l
lie awake often aud long but TO hold con-
munion with my God. ~
You think religion q q good thing fpt
q funeral. Oh, yes. But Solomop's 0rcslefd
means more. Religion 10 q GOOD tht48 8f
now, when you are In health and proepBksf
ity and the appetite IS Sg0 g00d for cttkoll
and apples, and aprisots snd premssz
but religion for siWediifng breskf1ss -
ltgionnfor the brightest spring moyntnG2
aud autumn,s most gorgeous sunset ~,
ligion for the day whom the ptockS Afenpy
Just as much as when stockB s&x6 d0Wn.
Religion when inspiration iss essxS ~ sRtH;
as for the last gasp; when the temp ftufe
Is normal, as well as when t reA6hAS 10ts
Il may be bold thing 70 ssA4s tut y st4ets;
It, that II all the people, Without TepSct tt'
everlasting happiness, Yeli8t ion Tor tbt93
world is such q. luxury that no s;nssmEofy
woman could afford to do without sY!h6
dear old book opened With Adsns, pE6hAx4x
and closes with 6t. John o1ohax q 81
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