The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

VI Volumes now standing In the libraries
vi Ehlnburgh tho British museum or Der
I'M or Vienna or the learned rcpositorics ~
a'' na'lohs not one word written directly
oy inc 1nger of Christ All TINT hc cyor
wrote no wrote In dust, uncertain. shifting
dust. y
MY text snys no stopped down and wrote
On tho ground. Standing straight 10 a
mn might write on the ground with a
staff, but II with his fingers no would
write IN tho dust he must bend clcar over
Aye, ne must get Mt least on one knee
or ne cannot write on the ground Be not
surprised that he stopped down His
Whoie lie was stopping down. Stoopipa
oo~n from castle to barn. STOPPING down
from celestial homage To mopocratic ieer
from residence above the stars 60 whor, n
star had t" fall to designate his landing
place, From heavens front door to tho
world back gate. From writing in round
md Silvered letters of constellation and
'"!1.y OF tho blue scroll OF heaven ~
Writing 90 ,he ground In the dust which
lie feet rf the crowd had left in Hsrod,s
'mlir. II In January you hive owe, stem
~" ont OF princes conservatory that had
M'1'ciu' cactus and magnolias In full
o'ooh' INTO tho outside air, 10 degrees be-
10" zero you may get some idea Of
christ change OF atmosphere from celcs
ti"' 70 terrestrial, How many heavens
there are know not but there arr at |enst
three, for Paul was Caught up into the
third heaven
Christ came down from the highest
heaven to tho second heaven and down
from second heaven to first heaven, down
swiiter than mcteors ever fell, down amid
stellar splondOrs that himself eclipsed,
down through clouds, through atmos.
pheres, through appalling space, down to
where there was no lower depth. From
being waited on at the banquet of tho skies
to the broiling Of fish for his own break
last on the hunks of the lake. From en-
blazoned ohariots of eternity to the saddle
Of mules back. From the HOMAGE Che
rublc, seraphic, archangelio, to tho paying
Of 62N cents OF tax to Caesar. From the
deathless country to tomb built to hide
human dissolution. The upllfted wave of
Gaiiiee was high. but no had to como down
before with his feet he could touch It. and
the whlrlwlnd that arose above the bil)ow
was higher yet, but he had TO come down
before with his lip he could kiss 1t into
quiet. Bethlehem STOPPING down. MAJ
nreth STOPPING down. Death between
two burglars u STOPPING down. Yes, it
was IN consonance with humiliatiens that
went before aud ssli abnegations that
came after when on that memorable day
In herod's temple he stopped down and
wrote on the ground
How Christ Writea
Whether the words he was writing were
IN Greek or Latin or Hebrew, I cannot
say, for be knew all those languages, but
no Is still STOPPING down end with his fin
ger writing OH the ground In the winter
In letters OF crystals, In tho spring In let
ters OF flowers, In Summer In golden let
ters Of harvest, In autumn in letters Of fire
on fallen leaves How II would sweeten
up and enrich and emblazon this world
could W see Christs caligraphy all over
ltl This world was not flung out into
space thousands Of years ago and then left
to look out for Itself II IL still under the
divine caro- Christ mover for half 500
md tokcs his hand of Of Il, or it would
soon be shipwreoked world, defuncs
world, 40 obsolete world, an abandoned
world, q dead world. Let there DO
light" was said at the beginning, and
Christ stands under the wintry skies and
'ays, Lot there be snowtlakes to enrich the
'arth and under tho clouds Of spring and
'eys, Come, ye blossoms, and mako redolent
he orchards, and In September dips the
branches In the vat Of beautiful colors and
swings them into the hazy air. No within
\ mine h this without him was not
mnde that was made" Christ
writing on the ground
II you could SEQ bis hand In all the pass
ng seasons, how II would lllumine the
world All verdnre and foliage would be