The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-23

his beautiful bride, and speaking to her
words of counsel and love. AS the re-
suit of her loyalty and devotion the king
will greatly delight in her beauty Christ
is described as being peerless in beauty
and as experiencing intense JOY i'll the
beauty of his people.
Beauty though familiar idea, is diff
ficut to define. and there has been
great difference Of opinion among philOso-
piers concerning it. Though it cannot be
defined and analysed, we all practically
understand it through experience. We
may conceive of it as physical at hrst
and addressed to the miHd through the
senses. Then we pass into the higher
range of moral and spiritual beauty.
There is Il beauty addressed to our
moral and spiritual faculties. The APP
probation of this higher form Of beauty
requires the quickening and the develop
ment of our moral natures. Holiness is
beautiful; sin is moral uglness Love
is beautiful; self-sacrticing love that
spends itself for others. An act Of true
sclf-sacrifice from love produces an inn
preston of the beautiful.
Gentleness is beautiful. These quail
ties are imperfectly exemplihed IN hui
man life, but lead us to Il conception
OF the beauty of Christ. He combines
| the beauty Of heaven and earth. There
| is a beauty in every grace or virtue In
Him, and beauty arising from their
combination and harmonies as the rain
| bow is beautiful in its separate coOrs.
but mere beautiful in the blending of
cOlors.
Christ, who is peerless in beauty from
His very nature, desires and delights in
the beauty of His children. Every Chris
| tian should endeavor, therefore, to make
his life beautiful. There are some forms
of Christian life which are not attractive
and do not produce pleasing impression
Three things are necessary to make
ones religion beautiful; first. genuineness
second, completeness; third, cOngruity
/ Spiritual beauty though a gift like ply
steal beauty. must be cultivated. 1t il
| inwrought in MS by Divine grace; i
shines forth in the countenance and life
The chershing of evil passions disfiure'
the face. Cynicsm gives Il contempt
uous curl to the lips. Discomfort gives
an ugly set to the features. a Lowell!
character has a TRANSPORTING power
Love is the best sculptor. No fac
can fail to be attractive which is ANNA
ted by love and purity.
We obtain spiritual beauty from Chris
by process of assimilation and Absorb
ton. 'Beholding as in glass his glory
we are changed into the same image"
Young ladies of the graduating class
seek. above all things spiritual beauty
1t is source of everlasting joy. Cult
vate yourselves in every way. Cultivat
your minds and tastes and manners. Cul
tivate grace of carriage and movement
but let all your accomplishments b
crowned with the beauty of holiness
Here is a dress from the kings ward
robe, which is unfading and win remain
after the tinsel ornaments of earth hav
passed away forever.
DELIGHTFUL MUSIC.
The music was rendered by student
from Peace and was up to the higl
standard of that far-famed institution
The anthem, 1.-THE Lord is Loving (Gar
rett san by chorus from Peace, wa
beautiful and was rendered with per
feet expression. 1t delighted every per