The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-20

IA1 OF rhomDlc prltmi anu Aht AeNs "
frozen blood. and here you say that
the coral, which IL a miracle OF shape
AMI a transport OF color 20 those VINO
have studied L, IL not worthy OF men
ton IN comparison with our holy re-
ligion. mo mention shall be made OF
coral" Al Saint Johnsbury. VI. In a
museum built by the chief citizen, as
I examined a specimen on the shell
] arst realized what a holy OF holes
God can build and has built In the
temple Of one piece OF coral 1 DO
not wonder that Ernst Heckel. the
great scientist. while In Ceylon. was 80
entranecd with the specimens which
some Cingalese divers had brought up
for his Inspection that he himself
plunged into the sea. and went clear
under the waves az the risk OF his lie,
again, and again. and again, that ne
might know more OF the coral, the
beauty Of which he indicates cannot
even be guessed by those who have
only seen II above water. and after
the polyps. which are Ia sculptors,
and architects. have died and the chief
Glories OF these submarine hovBrs
have expired. Job. IN my text, did
not mean to depreciate this divine
sculpture In the coral reefs along the
eea coasts. No one can AFFORD to de-
preciato these white palaces OF the
deep. built under Gods direction. He
never changes bis plans for the build
Ing Of the islands and shores; and
Tor amounted thousands OF years the
coral gardens. and the coral castles.
and the coral battlements go on and
up. ] charge you that you will please
God and please yourself n you will
80 into the minute examination Of the
corals-their foundations. their pima
cles. their aisles. their pillars. their
curves. their cloavages. their retieula-
ton. their grouping-families Of
them. towns OF them. cities OF them,
and continents OF them. Indeed. you
cannot appreciate the meaning Of my
r -. unie,s yoa-hRoW something Of
the coral. Labyrlnthian. stellar. col
umnar. foral. dented like shields from
hattie. spotted like leoparda. embrold-
cred like lace. hung like upholstery
twilight and auroras and sunbursts Of
beauty From deep crimson TO milk
white are its colorA You may ind
this work OF God through the ami
malcules eighty fathoms down. or
amid the breakers. where the sea
daahes the widest. and beats the
mightiest. and bellowa the loudest.
These sea creatures are ever busy.
Nov they build islands IN the center
Of the Pacific ocean. Now they lift
barriers around the continent. In
dian ocean. Red sea. and coast Of Fan
zibar have specimens Of their inhni-
tesimal but sublime masonry. Al the
recession Of the tides you may IN
some places see the top Of their Al
pine elevations. while elsewhere moth.
fng but the deep sea soundinga FROM
me decks Of the Challenger. the Por'
cuplne and the Lightning Of the Brit
lsh expedition can announce them. The
ancient Gauls employed the coral q
adorn their helmets and the hits o.
swords. In many lands Il has beer
used a. amulets. The Algerian reef
In one year us7N had At work annie
the coral Sii vessels, with $3.50 sail
ors, yielding In profit t565.OOo. Blu
the secular and worldly value Of thl
coral II nothing a. compared will
the moral and religious, as when. II
my text. Job employs It In oomparl
Don. DO not know how any one car
examine a coral the size Of the thumb
nail without bethlnkinE himself OF Co
and worshiplng him. and feeling th
opposite OF the great inhdel surgeon
ioclurlng 20 the medical students Il
the dissectlng room upon a human ey0
which he held In his hand, showing
is wonders OF architecture and adap
tatlon. when the idea Of God nashe'
upon him 80 powerfully he cried on
10 the students: "Gentlemen. there 0
God: but hate him" Picking up
coral, I feel like crying out: There O
a God. and ] adore him"
Nothing 80 improsses me with M
fact that Gun God loves the boauu
ful The most beautiful coral OF On
world never comes 20 human ohserva
ton. sunrises and sunsets he hang
up for nations 10 look a.; he ma!
green the grass. and round the doy
into pearl, and set on IRE autumna
foliage 10 please mortal sight. bu
those thousands OF miles Of cora
achievement ! think he has had bull
Tor bis own delight In those gallerle
be alone can walk. The music OF thos
Keys. played on by the hngoru OF n
wave, be only can hear. The sno,
o. that white and the bloom OF tina
crimson be alone can see. Hayln
garnitursd this world 10 please the hu
man race. and lifted a glorious heave
20 please the angelic intelllgencea.
am glad that he has planted these gar
dona OF the deep 20 plesso himself
Bu, here and there God allows specI
mems OF submarine glory TO be hrough
up and set before us for sublime con
temptation. while ! speak. these grea
nations Of Eoophytes. meandrinas an
madrepores. with tentacles Tor troWe
are building just such coral as We IN
% our text The diamond may be nor
rare. the crystal may be more spari
ling, the chrysoprase may be moi
ablaxe. but the coral ia the long. deel
everlasting blush Of the sea. Yet Jol
Who understood all kinds Of precloJ
stones. declares that the beauty an
"a value Of the coral ere nothing con
pared With our holy religion, and
picks up thiI ooralllne formation an
looks At Il. and ninga Il aside vi,
all the other beautiful things he h
svsr heard Of. and cries out In ecstal