The Progress., 1897-01-09
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one Alhambra, gather all the pearls of the
se, in ono diadem, put ali the values OF the
earth in one coin, the aggregate couia not
express his atfluence Yes, st: Paul was
pounds and in silver 1,O29 ooo,377
hounds. But n greater than solomon
IS hero, Not the millionaire but tho
owner of all things. To describe his
celestial surroundings the B1ble uses
all colors, gathering them IN 1a'noo"
over the throne, and setting them as agate
In the temple window, and hosting IL OF
them into a wall, from striped jasper ut
the base to transparent amethyst IN the
capstone, while between are green OF emer-
aid, and snow of pearl, and blue OF sap
phire and yellow OF topaz, gray OF chryso-
prase and fame Of jacinth All the love-
illness of Landscape in foliage and river and
rill and all enchantment aquamarine, the
sea of glass mingled with fire as when the
sun sinks in the Mediterranean. All the
thrill of music, instrumental and vocal,
harps, trumpets, doxologies 1here $1,000
under their wings the velocity OF millions
of miles in a second, himself rich in love,
| rich in alteration, rich In power, rich IN
| worship. rich in holiness, rich In 'all the
fullness of the Godhead bodily.
| or For the Wreck.
| But one day there was q big disaster In
q department. of Gods universe. A race
falleni A world in ruins! Our planet the
| scene of catastrophe A globe swinging
ont into darkness, with mountains and
seas and islands, an awful centrifugal ct
sin seeming to overpower the peau'!,'A
centripetal of Righteousness, ana from ~
groan reached heaven. Such SOUND haa
never been heard there. Plenty or SWEEP
| sounds but never all outcry of distress or
| an echo of agony. AT that one groan the
Prince rose from all the blissful circum-
iacence and started from the outer gate
and descended into the night OF this world.
Out of what bright harbor into what
rough seal "Stay with u.s." cried angei
after angel and potentate after potentate.
"No," said the Prince, 81 cannot stay. l
must be off for that wreck of a world.
must stop that groan. must hush 1h'T
distress. I must fathom that ABYSS -, !
4 must redeem those nations Farewell
thrones and temples, hosts cher"o'c, Sc
i raphic archangelic! I will come back
9 npain. carrying on my shoulder n ransoned
;. world TIL this is done choose earthly
scott to heavenly acclamation, ana a ca1t-e
q pen to a kings palace, frigid zone of earsa
10 to atmosphere of celestial radiance. I have
r no time to lose, for bark 70 to the groan
a that grows mightier while l wait! Faro
@ we'll! Farewell!' 'Ye know the grace OF
~ | our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he wat
~ rich, yet for your sakes he became poor.
Was there ever n contrast SO overpower
Ing rs that between the MONDAY OF Chriss
. celestial departure and the midnight OF MI
~ earthly ARRIVAL Sure enough, the anger
- were out that night In the sky, ana a,
!, especial meteor acted as escort. BUT al
v that was from other worlds, and not from
40 this world. The earth made no demonstrn
:. zion of welcome. II one OF the grea
princes of this world steps out at depot
~ cheers resoun6, and the bands play, an
ID the flags wave But for the arrival OF TN
~ missionary Prince Of the skies not tore
~, flared, not a trumpet blew, not a plum
~ ~ fluttered All the music and the pom
IN were overhead Our world opened for hii
10 nothing better than barn door.
~, :" The rajah of Cashmere sent to Quee
.h Victoria bedstead OF carved goid anu
III canonv that cost $3.50, 900, but the worl
III had for the Prince of Heaven and Fart
Iliis only a litter of straw. The crown jewe
10 in the Tower of London amount to VIC
-, ~ OoO, 900, but this member of eternal royai
~ had nowhere to lay his head TO kno
l.