The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-20
THU LEXINGTON INrELLIoENoER. SATURDAY. JANUARY 60 1900


had spoken o., "a sanctuary. ieould
not but obey that inward monitor. |
know Dot what spoke to me from Hesv-
en-" Who Of Us would have grace
enough to sacrifice Our eyes at the call
Of duy3
But, thauk God, some have been en-
abled TO see without very good eyes.
Gen. Havelock. the sou Of the more IA
nous Gen. Haveloek. told ms this con
corning bis father; In India, while bis
father aud himself. with the army.
were eneamped one evening time after
a long march. Gen. Havelock called up
his soldiers and addressed them, say
leg 10 words as neal as | can reeoueeii
Soldiers. there are two OF three hun
dred women, children and men al Gavin
pur al the mercy Of Mana Sahib and bis
butchers. Those poor people may am
hour be sacrnced. How many OF you
will 90 with me for the rescue Of those
women and children know you are
all worn out and so am |. but al those
who will march with me 10 save those
women aud children hold up your
hand" Then HaSeloek said: "lt Is al
most dark. and my eyesight Is very
poor, and cannot see your raised
hands, but ! know they are all up. For
ward TO Cawnpurl" That hero's eyes
though almost extinguished in the
service OF God and his country, could
see across India and across the cen
turtles. But let anybody who has one
good eye be thankful, and all who have
two good eyes be twice as thankful.
Take care OF your eyes and thank God
every morning when you open them
for capacity TO see the light do not
wonder at the behavior Of a poor man
in France. He had been born blind.
but wal a skillful groom in the stables.
A surgeon, riding up n evening,
gave his horses into the care Of the
blind groom. Late at night the trav.
cling surgeon went TO the stables and
found the groom still at work upon
the horses, and the grateful and SYM
pathetic surgeon resolved in the morn.
ing to reward the blind groom with
money. But in the night the surgeon
bethought himself that perhaps be
could give the groom something bet
Ter than money. In the morning be
said to the blind groom: step out
into the sunshinel You are 10 years OIL
age. I could surely have cured youl
blindness If l had seen you sooner, bu'
come TO Paris. and l will give you sigh
II you do not die under the operation
Paying the poor mans way to Paris
the operation was successful. For tht
first time the man saw his wife ant
children, and having taken a good lool
at them he turned and said: "Let mi
look on my friend. the surgeon. wh,
has opened all this beautiful world Il
me and shown me my loved ones
Wa not that glorious2 Only those wit
have been restored from utter blind
ness can appreciate the omnipoten'
blessing OF eyesight.
You often find 10 a book Of manu-
script a star calling your attention Il
a footno,e or explanation. That sta
the printer calls an asterisk. But al
the stars Of the night heavens are as
terisks calling your attention to God
an all-observing God. Our every nery,
a Divine handwriting. Our every mus
Gle a pulley Divinely swung. 0u
every bone sculptured with Divine sug
g%estiveness. Our every eye a refec
ton Of the Divine eye. God above u
and God beneath US and God before u
and God behind us and God within us
What a stupendous thing to live
What a %stupendous thing to diel n.
such thing as hidden transgresslon.
A dramatic advocate in olden time
at night in a courtroom, persuaded o
the innocence Of his client charge
with murder and Of the guilt Of III
witness who was trying to swear tn
poor mans life ~away-that advocat
took up two bright lamps and thrus
them close up to the face OF the wi.
ness and cried; May It please ii