The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
SERMON.
"SPLENDoRs TO BE UNRo.LEp"
LAST SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
from the Terti T. Corinthians. Chapter
NIL, Verse ~. a. Foliowsi ~For
Nov We see Through a GLASS. Darby
Bai Then Faes to Facs.

The Bible Is the most forcefui and
rungent o. books While II has the
sweetness = mothers hush for hu.
man trouble. Il has all the kcennesB o.
a scimiiar. and the crushing power OF
a lightning bolt. II portrayB with more
than a painters power. at one stroke
picturing a heavenly throne and.
judgment con1agration. The strings
Of this great harp are fingered by all
the splendors OF the future. now sound
Ing with the crackle Of consuming
worlds. now thrilling with the Joy ot
the everlasting emancipated. II tells
how one forbidden tree In the garden
blasted the earth with sickness and
death: and how another tree. though
leafless and bare. yet planted on Cal
vary. shall yield a fruit which shall
more than antidote the poison OF the
other. II tells how the red-ripe clust-
ers Of Gods wrath were brought 20 the
wlne-press and Jesus trod them out;
and how. at last. all the golden chal'
Ices OF heaven shall glow with The
wine u that awful vintage II dazzics
the eye with an Ezekiel's vision o.
wheel and wing. and IRE. and whlrl-
wind. aud stoops down 70 low that it
can pat its lips 10 the ear ~ o dying
child and say. come up higher"
And yet Paul IN my text. takes the
responsibility Of saying that 70 Is only
an indlstInct mirror. md that Is mis-
sion shall be suspended. I think there
may be one Bible 90 heaven, fastened
20 The throne Just o. now. in a mu-
scum we have a lamp e2humrd from
Horcullncum or Nineyeh. lud $50 leoA
az % with sreat interest and ray How
poor a lleht % must hsyo given com
pared with our modern l1wps,' So
! think that thla Bible. which was %
lamp 10 our ioe' ia this world may i'n
near the throne 20 God. exciting csr
lltoros, % an eternity hy The con ra8t
between i,s comparatively feeble '0t
and the illumination ~ heaven. The
Bible. now. is the sca0a'l.ne to ihe
rising temple but when ihc building
o. done. there viii bo no use Tor tho
scaif0lding.
The IDEA shall develop today ls.
that IN this world orr knowledge De-
comparatively dim ana unsatisfactory
but nevertheless o. Introductory 20
grlnder and more complete vision. This
IS omIneutly true. Ia regard 90 our
view Of God We hear ro much about
God that We conclude that We under
stand him he Il represented as hay.
Ing the tenderness o. a father. the
hrmness Of a Judge, the majesty OF
a king and the love o. mother. We
hear about him. talk about him. write
about him. We lisp bis name In iu-
fancy. and Il trcmbles on the tongue
o. the dying octogeuarian. We think
/ that We know very much about him
Take the attribute ~ mercy. DO We
understand IT, The Bible blossoms
all over with that word-mercy. u
speaks again and again % the tender
merclos % God 81 the sure mereles.
Of the great mercies. Of the mercy that
endureth forever. Of the multitude ~
his mercles. And yet know that the
views we have Of this great Being are
most Indefinite. one-sided and lnsom-
plete. When. AZ death the gates shall
ny open and we shall look directly
upon him. how new and surprising
We see upon canvas a picture Of the
morning We study the cloud In tho
sky. the dew upon the grass. and the
husbandman on the way 10 the Geld
Beautiful picture OF the morning! hut
we rise At daybTeak. and 90 up on a
hill 20 see for ourselves that which
was represented 20 rs. While We look
the mountains are TRANSPORTED. The
FURNISHED gates of heaven swing open
and shut. 10 let past a host Of fiery
splendors. The clouds are all abloom.
and hang pendent from arbors ~ ala
baster and amethyst. The waters male
pathway Of inlald pearl for the light
10 walk upon; and there Is morning on
the sea. The orags uncover their
SCARED ylsage; and there IL morning
among the mountains. Now you 10
home. and how tame your picture OF
the morning seems in contrast, Great.
or than that shall be the contrast be.
tween this scrlptural view Of God and
that which we shall have when stand
ing face 20 face. This Is a picture OF
the morning. that will be'the morning
itself
Again. my text IL true Of the sa.
viour's eScellency. BY Image. and
sweet rhythm Of expression. and start.
ling antlthesls. Christ Is set forth-hls
love his compassion. his work. hts life
his death. his resurrection. We are
challenged 10 measure II. 10 compute II
TO weigh H. In the hour OF our broken
enthrallment. we mount up into high
experience Of his love. and shout until
the countenanee FLOWS. and the blood
bounds and the whole nature Is erhll.
arated. Il have found HIM" And yet IL
Is through a glass darkly We see not
half OF that compassionate face. We
feel not half the warmth Of that loving
heart We wait for death to let us
rush Into his outspread arms Then
We shall be face TO face. Not shadow
then, but substance Not hope then.
but the fulfilling Of all procurement.
That will be magnificent unfolding.
The rushing out In view Of all hidden
excellency. the coming again Of long.
absent Jesus, 10 meet us-not In rags.
and In penury, and death. but amlds,
light and pomp and outburstlng
Joy such as none but a glorihed INTEL
gence could experience. OH 10 gaze
full upon the brow that was lacerated
upon the side that WIS pierced. upon
the feet that we're nailed. to stand
close up In the presence u him who
prayed for Us on the mountain. and
thought Of rs By the sea. and agonlaod
for US In the garden. and died for ~
In horrible crucihxlon 10 feel OF him