The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

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ken as q mark OF eccentricity. Too
much solitude undoubtedly brings too
great q self .consciousness. Is NOT the
summers sentus, then. for the, very ptr-
pose OF such periodical communion with
nature us shall take the evil out OF
self-communion. and restore the rest
less and faded spirit to calmness and
forutude when II returns to 'lIfc.s nor
NAL activity? 1t Is the hurry and
worry OF modern life which causes
shallow thought, unstable purpose. and
wasted energy. The antidote Is that
sience and meditation. that commit
MON with nature and our own heart.
without which no great purpose IL car
ried out and no great work iS coneeiv-
ed or done. ~ 57i5i2
In order to hear the voice OF God
speaking through nature. and 10 get
the true use OF summer. there seems TO
be one principle OF action distinctly
suggested by the summer Itself. Ma
ture now Is revealing In liberty, and
Seems to have taken to herself a spirit
OF abandon. OF open-heartedness. OF
generosity. We must meet hersin the
same spirit. IL We are to be susceptible
~ ~ po"si. - " ith WHat FllleuSure we.
metc. 1t shall be measured TO us
again" To shake ourselves from nrti-
fetal restrictions and restraints to
which we ordinarily may be content to
be subjected, to relax conventional
dress and TO so forth In child like IIb-
jerty and ease and cagerness, is to learn
the secret of the summer. ""Llve more
simply and purely In Nil things" Fis the
summers message; "havc intenser
faith. be open-hearted. keep the soul
In quiet, receptive attitude."4 The
great thing Is to be sincere and loving!
to be filled with the spirit Of divine
soulshlp. The Christianity which COM
lines the revelation which God has
made to man to the written Word. and
tforgets the word He utters in mountain
and flood. is incomplete. and cannot
satisfy the: whole OF our nature. No
one can read Christ's life,l or study His
parallels and miracles, without seeing
now deeply he was possessed by that
secret which makes the outward world
the image of spiritual realities. Who,
ever would learn all that Christ would
teach him.. must know. how 10 LOOK
with Christs eyes at the earth on
which he Idwells. md to see It In the
revelation OF the life and movement OF
the living God: Frances Ridley Hayer1.
gal has beautifuilywritten in harmony
with our subject: p I,
When FIRST the sun dlspels tho cloudy
I night, P7i - -; sSeS''':'
The glad hills catch the radiance from
s!a afar. 3, I5f-77f :. y -
And , s,s,lG a1 5er Joy We say, How fair
Tree roc rock and and heather-bloom. 50 clear
k But when the sun draws near in westerlng
{ Entolding all in one en..blaze
iof sunset glow. we trace them not, but
! And wonder at the glorious. holy light.
( Come nearer. Sun OF Rishtcousness!S that
Z Whose swift short hours OF day SO swiftly
So overfowed with love and Light may be,
So lost In slory,'of the nearing Sun, i.i['
That I not s our light but Thine the world
New praise to Thee through our poor lives
I But what Is there. among Gods
works that speaks His praises more
impressirely than the great and
mighty ocean2 The great and wide
sea has always been favori.e object
OF contemplation to mankind. Its vast
extent. its great depth. the stately
movement OF its tides, its terrific
storms, and the strange forms OF life
with which II is tenlnted. combine to
invest 1t with q mantle OF mysterious
grandeur which powerfully impresses
the human mind. To some the sen Is
itself joy. When they step on board,
they leave all care behind. Be 1t In
steamer or in sailing yacht. they are
equally at home on the brlny clement.
The long roll of ocean waves, the var
led beauties and sublImitIes Of n hold
coast indented with headlands. the ex-
hilaration of the storm are all welcome
In turn. Whether laughing or frown-
Ing. In calm or dashed 'toS fury by the
gale. the sen Is ever q friend. They; feel
no discomfort. they fear no danger.
They eat well md sleep we'll. Their
heart Is light and merry. Their eye Is
on the alert to catch every Incident OF
the voyage, every change in the ASPECT
OF sen or sky. When an iceberg
hcaves In sight on the horizon they
think not OF e collision. but enjoy the
differing OF the ice In the sunshine.
This is the way 10 take life, II we
could only so manage 1t. Neither be
ye Of 4 doubtful mind "Rejo!ce ever
more, pray without ceaslng. in every
thing give thanks" 3, Ti6 50
The sea. like the mountains. belongs
to the divine things In the world. y II il
large enough to be an emblem of the
Infinite. The sea is His" All things.
indeed. In heaven. earth. and sea belong
to God, but there are certain things In
the world which may with an excep-
tlonal emphasis be called divine prom
erty. The blue sky. the strength OF
NILS. the ocean depths are Gods pre-
eminently, and worthily show forth His
attributes OF mercy. Justice, and judy
ment. Thy judgments are "a great
deep" exclaimed the Psalmist.
1t Is not only written, "All Thy
works shall praise Thee, Lord" It Is
also declared, IAN Thy saints shall
bless Thee" IAN Thy saints shall
bless Thee; it is true. some hive more
OF pra!sing spirit than others, and
are ever ready to bless God for the
least mercy. gTemperaments differ. and
the, circumstances surrounding belIey-
ers differ, and the steps In Gods provi-
dcnce by which they have been led to
the saviour vary; hence, while nil
Christians bless Cod" some have d
fuller cup OF gladncss, and thankful
ness, which the least added mercy Will
cause to overflow. li'
a mother admired her daughter as
her daughter. and used her MS daily
food whercwith to nourish her own am
bilious hopes. Her manners and pro-
nunciation. and music. she admitted
frankly, did great credit to her teacher.
But the teacher had conferred benefits
on her, which her mother could not es-
timatc, and were greater than she her
self understood BY the wisdom of her
teachinS-above ALL by the rsnrenn