The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-04-13

which he went 10 the top, or to wlthlo
one step of the top, that last denleo
him through the treachery Of Am 1rican
politics. Nothing sublimer was ever
seen in all American courtroom than
William H. Seward, without reward,
standing between the furious populace
and the loatnsome imbecile. Substitu-
tion.
In the realm of tho fine arts there
was as remarkable an instance. A
brilliant but hypercriticised painter,
joseph William Turner, was met BY
volley Of abuse from all the art galleries
Of Europe. His paintings which nave
since Won the applause of all civilized
nations The Fifth Plague Of Egypt, "
"Fishermen on Lee Shore In SQua!ly
Weather" calais Pier 1.-The SCn
Rising Through Mist" and dido
Building Carthage, were then targets
for critics to shoot at. In defense of this
outragcously abused nan, a young au-
thor of "a years, just one year ont OF
college, came forth with his pen and
wrote the ablest and most famous essay
on art that tie world ever saw or ever
will see-John Rust:in s"Modern Paint
ers.'' For II years this author fought
the battles of the maltreated artist and
after, in poverty and broken hearted
ness, tho painter had died and pub
lie tried to undo their cEaaSeilies toward
him by giving h;n~a big funeral and
burial in stEaul's cathedral, his cid
time ffrslIend took out Of a tin box 19, 0OO
| pieces of paper containing drawings by
the old painter, and through many
weary and uEcompensated months as
sorted and arranged them for public OBJ
servation. People say John Rnskin III
his old day is cross, misanthropic and
morbid. Whatever he may do that ne
ought not to Go and whatever be may
say that be ought not to say between
! now and his death, he will leave this
world insolveut as far as it has any ca
pacity to pay this authors pen for its
| chivalric and Christian defense Of
pocr uainter's pencil. John Ruskin for
William Turner! Blood for blood! Sub
| stitution!
Suffering For Another.
What an exalting principle this
which leads one to suffer for another
| Nothing so kirdles enthusiasm or awaS
ems eloqueEce, or chimes poetic canto,
or moves nations. The principle is the
dominant one in onr rcligion-Chrlst
the martyr, Christ the celestial hero
| Christ the defender, Christ the s1bsti-
tute No new principle, fer 1t was Old
as human nature. but now Oh grander'
wider, higher, deeper and more world
resounding scale The shepherd boy as
champion fer Israel with sling top
pled the giant of Pbilistine bragg&doclc
| in the dust, but here is another David,
who fer all the armies Of churches MILL
tant ard triumphant hurls the Goliath
of perditiCn into defeat, the crash OF his
brazen armor like al explosion at Hell.
Gate. Abraham had at Gods command
agreed to sacrifice his sou Isaac, and
the same God just in time had provided
a ram of the thickot as substitute, bul
there is another Isaac Eound to the al
tar, and no hand arrests the sharp edges
Of laceration and death, aud the uni
verse shiyers, and quakes, and recoils
and groaDs at the horror.
All good men have for centuries beel
trying TO tell whom this substitute wa'
like, and every comparison, INSPIRED
aud uninspired, cyangelistic, prophetic
apostolic and human, falls short, fol
Christ was tic Great Unlike. Adam
tyre Of Christ, because he came direct
ly from Cod; Noah type of Christ
because he delivered his own family
from deluge; Meichisedec type O.
Christ, because he had 10 predecessor
or successor; Joseph type CT Christ
because be was cast cut by his brethren
Moses type CT Christ, because be wa
delivercr from bondage; Joshua
tyre Of Christ because he was con
QuercT; Samson type Of Christ, be
cause Of his strength tu slay the lion
and carry off the iron gates of ilnpossl
| bllty; solomon type CT Chrlst' IL III
aflIuencc of his dominion; Jonah typ
of Christ, because Of the stormy sea IL
which he threw himself for the rescu'
CT others, but put together Adam, ant
Noah, and Melchisedec, ard Joseph
and Moses, and Joshua, and Samson
and Solomon, and Jonah, aid the.
would not make a fragment Of Christ
quarter Of Christ, the half of
Christ, or the millionth part OF Christ
He forscok throne and sat down o.
his own footstool. He came from th
top of glory to the bottom of humilia
tiou and changed a circumference Sc
raphic for a circumference diabolic
!. Once waited On by angels, now hisse'
at by brigands. From afar and high u
be came down; past meteors swifte
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