The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21


and he that smootheth with the hammer
him that smote the anvil, saying, 1t is
ready for the soldering. But then when
the wretched thing, the idol image, is
done, it has to be held together by SOL
dering and nails, lest, like Dragon, it fall
on the
VERY THRESHOLD OF ITS TEMPLE.
You certainly cannot expect that am
going to use this text as giving an en-
enlargement to the making of idol ina
ges. Idolatry and all It's wicked connec-
tions are ever to be condemned; but
this spirit of mutual helpfulness, found
even among these heather workers on
idol images, this speaking of god cheer,
this friendly cooperation and sharing of
labor to accomplish results, is ever to be
heartily approved and recommended.
AS look about in the world, | am
amazed to see how much is done by
things working together; in fact,
about everything good is accomplished
in that way, and, for that matter, every
thing bad, too. look up into the heav-
ems at night, and | see that brightness is
given to the Milky Way and glory to the
flaming sky by the joining together Of
myrlads of stars. L stand upon the
shore of the sea, and l discover that the
great barrier which defies the incoming
tides and rolls back upon itself the tu-
multuous food is formed by the agglom-
Grafton OF the mulCitudinous grains of
sand. The buttercup raises its thirsty
petals to receive the first drop of rain
and thankfully says, "Refreshirg visitor
from above, you have come in time to
save my life" ''Ah, do not thank me-
replies the little drop of rain; "for had
not millions OF other drops accompanied
me, [ would never have started on my
beneficent errand to the earth"
Nothing is achieved by one thing
working alone.
EVERYTHING IS SUM,
product, a compound, a mass.
The mountain peak looks lofty
only as you compare it with other
heights; the night is dark only as you
contrast it with the brightness of the
day. You remember how the temple al
Jerusalem was built. God Himself made
the plan and committed it to master
builders of His own choosing. Theil
business was to see that every stone was
rightly laid, and that all the vast multi
tude employed did their work faithfully
No matter how neces 3ary the master
builders were, all the people were en-
listed in the work. Some cleaned off ant
leveled the foundation. Others on tn,
mountain-side were quarrying the rocks
Others squared them to the size tina
was wanted. Others hauled them to thu
building, the temple site. Others raised
them to their places liz the wall. Other
were making mortar and carrying it Il
the builders. The women and children
too, had their part; for they engaged il
combing the wool and the cameps hal
and in making the curtains and fringes
This build ng of the ancient temple wa
\ case where all the church was at work
where all energies were directed to th'
accomplishment of one end; and the re
suit was the most magnificent tempt,
lever reared upon the earth.
EVERYWHERE THERE is co OPERATION
SOFT is with the body. The human bod,
lis composed Of nerves, joints, muscles
bloodves lela, It's sues and pores ;the human
body is so complex and so complicated ;
machine that the wonder is not that WI
are sometimes sick, but that we ever ar
well. All these many paris must worl
together in order that we may be well
When the mighty ship, the Great East
fern, was laying the Atlantic cable, sud
denly in mid-sea something was ascer
tanned to be wrong and the ship was stop
ped; investigation found that a piece 0
wire, no longer than finger Of q mani