The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-16


presence OF bis wife and two sons who
made up HIS family, he has a dream,
not like the dreams OF ordinary char
acter. which generally come from indi-
gesiion, but a vision most instructive.
and under the touch OF the hand Of the
Almighty.
The place. the ancient temple: build.
Ing grand. awful. majestic. within
that temple a throne higher and grand
or than that occupied by any car or
sultan or emperor. On that throne. the
eternal Christ In lines surrounding
that throne. the brightest celestials.
not the chorubim, but higher than they.
the most exquisite and radiant Of the
heavenly Inhabitants; the seraphlm
They are called burners because they
look like IRE. Lips OF FIRE. eyes Of ere.
feet Of FIRE. In addition 10 the features
and the limbs which suggest q human
being. there are pinlons. which suggest
the llihest. the swiftest. the most buoy
ant and the most aspiring Of all unin-
telligont ereation-a bird. Each seraph
had six wings. each two OF the wings
for different purpose. lsaiah's dream
qulvora and flashes with these plnlons
Now folded. now spread. now beaten
IN locomotlon. with twain he COW
cred his feet. with twain he COW
cred his face. and with twain be did
n.y."
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were not all used al once. The seraph
standing there near the throne over
whelmed AZ the insignincance OF the
paths his feet had trodden as COM
pared with the paths trodden by the
feet Of God. and with the iamenoas OF
his locomotlon amounting almost 20
decrcpltude as compared with the d.
vine velocity, with feathery veil OF
angelic modesty hides the feet with
twain he did cover the feet"
standing there overpowerod by the
overwhelming splendors Of Gods glory.
and unable longer with the eyes to look
upon them. and wishing those eyes
shaded from the insuaerablo glory. the
pinlons gather over the countenance
with twain he did cover the face 4"
Then a. God tells this scraph TO 20 10
the farthest outpost OF immensely on
message OF light and love and Joy.
and set back before the hrst anthem.
4 does not take the seraph a great
while TO spread himself upon the air
with unimagined celebrity. one stroke
Of the wing equal 20 ten thousand
leagues OF air. with twain he dld ily.'
The most practical and useful lesson
for you and me-whon we see the SER
aph spreading his wings over the feet.
is the lesson Of humility at imporfec-
ton. The brightest angels Of God are 80
Gar seneath God that he charges them
Will folly. The seraph 10 far beneath
God. and we 20 far beneath the seraph
IN service we ought 90 be plunged IN
humility. utter ana complete. Our feet.
hog lagEard they have been IN the d.
vine service. Our feet. how many mis-
steps they have taken. Our feet. On
how many paths Of worldllncss and
folly thoy have walked.
Neither God nor soraph intended 10
put any dishonor upon that which Is
one Of the masterpieces OF Almighty
God-.he human foot. Psychologist and
anatomist are overwhelmed at the won.
dCrs Of rs organization. The Bridge.
water Treatise. written by Sir Charles
Bell. on the wisdom and goodness OF
God o. Illustrated In the human hand
was a result Of the $4,000 bcqucathei
IN the last will and testament OF the
Earl Of Brldgewator for the oneour.
afoment OF Christian literature. The
world could Afford 10 forgive his &C.
ccntricitics. though be had two doEs
seated at his table, and though he pa;
six dogs alone IN an eQulpago drawn
BY four horses and attended hy two
footmcn. With his large bequost In.
duolng Sir Charles Bell 20 write 90
valuable a book on the wisdom OF God
IN the structure Of the human hand
the world could afford to forgive his
oddities And the world could now AZ.
ford TO have another Earl OF Bridge,
water. however idiosyncratic. n h,
would induce some other Sir Charlie.
Bell 10 write a book on the wisdom AMI
goodness OF God In the construction Of
the human foot The articulation o
ia bonea. the fabrication OF ~ Joints
the gracofulnoss OF o. lines. the In
genulty OF its oartllagcs. the dellcacl
of lts veins, the rapidly OF rs muscu
lar contraction. the scnslilyenoss OF a.
nerves
sound the praises Of the humai
foot. with that We halt or climb o
march. II is the foundation Of IN
physical fabric. II IL the base OF
God.polscd column. With d the war
rior braces himself Tor battle With
the orator plants himself for eulogluu
with u the tollor reaches his wori
with Il the outraged stamps bic IN
dlgnatlon. IT, loss an irreparablo dil
asier. lts health an invaluable equip
mont. N you want 90 know Us value
ask the man whose foot paralysis hat
shrlvclod. or machinery hath crushed
OF surgeons knife hath ampuiatct
The Bible honors a. Especial care
Lest thou dash thy foot against
stono:" "he win not suffer thy foot q
hemoved: thy feet shall not stumble,
Especial charge: Keep thy foot whol
thou goest 20 the hoa'e Of God.
Especial peril; Their feet shah slid'
10 due time" Connected with th'
worlds dissolution: lie shall set one
foot on the sea and the other on the
earth"
Give me the history Of your foot
and win give you the history OF your
lifetime. Tell me up what steps u
hath gone. down what doclivities, and
in what roads and IN what directions.
and ! win know more about you than
I want TO know. None OF % could en-
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