The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-07-03
Extract From a Sermon Recent.
~ Preached by Calhoun Boy.

The visible world is beautiful.
In the solemn stiffness OF the night,
viewing the landscape in "the strug-
Cling moonbeams misty light" we
wonder at the mysteries that sleep in
the bosom of nature. The lovely
rose thea drinks in the dews of heav
en-.
The geranium, the cacta, and the
forget.me not have likewise, under /
the shadows of night drank in their
fullncss of crystal life, and with the
honey suckle on the mountain and
the moss rose and pansy in the valley,
all nature awakcns with the morning
light. The liant oak and the poplar
and the evergreen spread forth their
leufy boughs in embrace of the NOV
ing breeze; and the Bluebird and the
Oriole and the Thrush and the Cardi-
nal begin their songs; and the Eagle
and the Sea Gull thrust out their
pinions and dive into blue ether, and
the valley and the hill, and the PLAN
and the mountain, the ripping rill
and the mighty river, the placid
lake and the grand, deep, wide, ocean
Gods lap of bouuties for ever liy-
ing thing, blosses and delights all.
Let us stand in the early dawn.
The awakening day fans our brows
with refreshing breath. The night.
birds seek their covert in secluded
dells and creeping things be hidden
in their caves, and sin arrays itself
IN robes bee ming decency, lest it
shall be seen, for light is dawnng.
Already the surfheuten sands on
eastern shores have kissed Il million
beams OF light. The stars ard the
moon are receeding from sight, as
the shades ofnight give place to light
in shafts of gold and purple, and the
celestial dome is radiant as Sea
OF Glass mingled with fire." and
Natures glorious dress is now visible
and with dewy crystals on bud and
leaf, and bloom, and fruit like ruhics.
and sopphires. and diamonds mingled
with light, the earth thus arravel for
the occasion bedecked in beauties too
sublime for description, by tongue or
pen, turns her face to the Lord of
day, and the sun in spleLdors too
glorious for mortal vision, with kiss
IN every ray Of light, aud life in every
shaft of heat, like bride groom in
his prime and glory he grect- the
earth, his bride, and repeating u
blush Of pleasure in every beauty
and thrilling intopuIse and life every
energy, the sun embraces the earth.
and the earth reels aud dances, in
her orbit t. the music of day. The
heavens declare the glory of God. "
and the beauties Of earth, and sea
and air make joyful the soul who
roads in nature, natures God"
The Lily of the valley and the
Rose Of Sharon, the sun flower and
the golden rod. the blue grass and
clover, the 70 egranate and the
Pain, the cocanut aud the date. the
corn and the wheat, the luscious Der.
ry,and the apple, peach and pear
for the honey bee and the beast of the
field, for the fish OF the sea, for the
fowls Of the air, and all for man, and
man for God. All seasons and all
places reveal beauties and blessings
appealing to the gratitude of man.
IfGod, the creator, deems it wise to
lavish such beauties upon the earth.
what must Christ have meant when
he snid:
"lf God SO cIo'he the grass Of the
Geld, which To-Day is and tomorrow is
cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, o, We of little Faithy"
Christ recognizes the beauties Of
the visible world, bat teaches MS that
these are ofsmall import compared to
the human soul
That these natural beauties are
complete finished; and that we NAV
expect nothing more Of them than we