The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21

N Prof. Thomas f1"'
university; - c,ossvou
' sonpIeted the liberal course OF STUDY
" III school and are now ready to
y. .' ne Of YOU upon the wider intel
- ~ college work, others upon
~ MI, arena of life. From this day
's i ii Of you will be engaged in work.
~ .,nr idea Of life, and striving to
!. - ySur souls with reasonable and
{,,ss,lc answer to the mighty riadie
.,.ace / propose to outline the
exis'en 4hat Will confront you as
..piritual life advances on us neasen-
r,y and to put into your hahus as
"" We can the, keys that viii open up
,bs wonder and the glory OF the
! . unseen world hoing confronts
ne rsIlo,,s ways in the astronomical
. .l mai .o,ros in the biological cosmos,
WA al in the spiritual cosmos. All
avo,s ~ mi az this mighty theme. Let
.vnssr for instance, the mystery or
cVn Economical physical cosmos, the
k,ous heavenly world
BIanco White sings
,.,srIOus night! when our first parent
i irsm report divine, and heard thy
name, ,,,, ,ro,,o
.s,srious canopy of light and blue?
. sssstb the curtain of translucent dew,
n he rays of the great setting
fame, 49,,
n could have thought such darkness lay
concealed
HIN thy beams. o. SUM- or VINO could
k,,s AZ. and leaf, and insect lay re-
N d such countless orbs thou mad'st US
X a. we then shun death with anxious
|tght can thus deceive, wherefore not
Life?'
Ia 81 the cosmlc harmonies that arc
|na 10 the spirits ear from that strange
In Of light and rhythmic motion, i'm
krtal Shakespeare tells us in immortal
Fse;
L.ok how the floor of Heaven
|hck inlald with pa,ines of bright gold.
Here's net the smallest orb which thou
behold'st
4 in his motion like an angel sings
BIZ curing to the young eyed cherubims:
|ch harmony is in immortal souls;
] whilst this muddy vesture of decay
Btu grossly close us in, we can not
hear It"
How our blessed Bible glows with the
krss Of the astronomical aud of the
Frsstria world
when consider" cries the sweet
tslmist thy Heavens. the work of thy
fgsfs; the moon and the stars, which thou
/ ordained; what is man, that thou art
Pndiul Of him? And the son of man
tshou vlsitest him."
|AHd Job tells us in transcendent pas
|gss Of the vast mystery Of it all;
fWhere vast thou when | laid the
|unaaiions Of the earth? When the morn
|gssrs sang together, and all the sons
God shouted for joy? Or who shut vi
Il SEA with doors, and brake up for II
h deereed place, and set bars and doors
4 said Hitherto shalt thou come, but
iarther, and here shall thy proud waves
STAYED?
1 hast thou commanded the morning since
" days and caused the day-spriug I,
POW his place? Canst thou bind the
Eea influences of Pleiades. or loose thu
tnds Of Orion? Canst thou bring fottl
|allarolh In his season? Or canst thou
Flae Areturus with his sons? Knowes
|ou the ordinances of heaven? Canst
(rhg" ''-' '"'' gu - Az
Aau again In the Psalms of David: "t
E'a, my God, thou art very great; tho'
Clothed with honor and majesty: VIII,
('erest Thyself with light as with a gar
|ent VINO 'retchest out the heavens lik
curtain who layeth the beams of hi
Eamoers in the waters; who maketh tn
lsuus his chariot: who walketh upon tn
Eass OF the wind who maketh His an
splflts, HIS ministers a flaming fire
~ Aiu the foundations of the earth tina
'llnld not be removed forever. Tho
('eldst 1t with the dcep as with a gar
XIV me waters stood. above the noun
[@ ~ Thy rebuke they fled; at TIL
XII o. Thy thunder they hasted awoy
IY 90 up by the mountains, they 6
W. oy the valleys into the place whic
~ mas founded for them, Thou has
spound that they may not pass over
t.ey turn not again to cover tht
~ We turn from the mystery of tn
.,tsS.n'uiieal-rhysical cosmos to the mar
4 ss world Of life, the biological COSMOS
Nv y i continuous unfolding out c
pasiLal universe, and the secret of be
Ii !. seems ZEN, TO be brought nearer TO us.
u ms connection let me refer YOU {
~ osaulllul lO4th Psalm of David:
M seudeth the springs into the valley.
sr.s -n among the hills. They give drinl
s, ,1.I BEAST of the field: the wild asse
|Sj. tnelr thirst. BY them shall tn
|sSh u heaven have their habitatlon
Eu.s,, ',ag among the branches. HI
|rS NJ me grass to grow for the cattle
kav lor the service of man: that II
M vslng forth food out of the earth
Ia ',ns mat maketh glad the heart {
|na u OIL to make his face to shine
|ssr Olead which strengthened man
bps me trees Of the Lord are full {
|llp,sS' usuars of Lebanon which He hat
/ To- Nnere the birds make their nests
|nss NJ me stork the fir trees are he
Egl ne nigh hills are refuge for tn
I ss NJ, and the rocks for the COME
|io lnpolnieth the moon for seasons: Ii
|st ss rsNeth his going down. Thou NAL
hs hnness and it is night: wherein a
|Ao rons s OF the forest do creep fortl
lei 4s hons roar after their prey an
hi H. meat from God. The sun ari!
b tbsps, gather themselves together. an
|,rtb ~, ueWn in their dens. Man gost
be svsr, g MS work and to his labor unit
~ goptass ' o Lord. how manifold al
hsm s,,i In wisdom hath Thou mac
b S,sii' the earth is full Of Thy richie
hinsy ~ sreat and wide sea. wherein al
hi rre s.,,eetping innumerable. both sma
|here \ beasts, There go the shirI
|ade ~ ma, mat leviathan whom Thou ha
|h'e M s,ay therein These wait upon o
[est Il s Thou msyest give them the
Pen H., ue season. That Thou give
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