The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-17
e = ~ o.DDo11 PARISH Ia SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II. 19Oo

.,.,. ara now no SWORDS or merry s.eNSs
but for the souls Of thousands OF tue sv and
In a fgurative sense. rack anu Somestic
Torouemada. The symbol OF Inc oo,roI
md socIsl and private and public suue.n
~ a great multitude Of Gods dear Gun
aren. pillars of smoke. What an o 20
scene In India when, during tne sepU5
bellion, q regiment OF bighianoeis, GsnoraI
and found the dead body oil one Oh u ,,.'',s.
Whee,er,s daughters, who had been Insult
al md mauled aud slain by Inc sepoys.
a. great was the wrath against .nose
murderers that the Scotch reginie9' .his
down. and, cutting OH the INIT ,hav
dssd daughter OF General Wheeler; lucy
div,dei II among them, and each one
| counted the number of hairs given niu'
| ana each took an oath, when w was
! ted. that for each hair Of tue m ut,o 30
daughter they would dasn o ,oot over the
| storv of those who In all ages nave suno.eu,
| 20 the trnth. while we leave vengeanco "
the Lord, let us band togetne. ~ .Was
| aolemn vow, ,ne tremendous oa.n, 49,
| S.vino count ed the host OF the Martyrs
.%st a. each one OF those glorious men
md women who died for the truth an ,M.
mort Al shall live, live with God ana hVe
forever. 49,, ., tha hrst
| .antence of this sermon. nothing can po
mara beautiful than>the figures OF smos1
nn clear sky, You can Gee what you VIII
| a. the contour OF this volatile vapor, No"
enchanted castles, now troops Oh noaso
men. now hammered procession, y,
vinoed couriers, now black anHI. "a
WIN, rnder n spear ol the eunshine
fnrnea 70 an angel OF light, and now from
horizon 10 horizon the air IL pic.uIo
| gallery nlled with masterpieces OF wnIcn
God is the artist, burning CLOUDS Oh smuSo
: born in the sunrise ana eveD,ns ,Ichsrs
| OF smoke laid In tno puinA AS~
| SThs beauty OF the TRANSPORTED SMOKE -
divfne symbol OF the beauty OF tho
: ,hurch. The fairest OF all the la'r - smei
, Do not call those persecu.oi.s, s ., nsrssites
5 NJ the church, not the church itsen. neI
: m,ssion is to cover the earth with supeIna'
$ tura, oIndness. to open all the prison doo.s,
o | RI baisam all the wounds to moss WI ~"
9 graves, to burn Up the night IN Tue '.n hand.
10 >, a orsat morning, to change IRON nan ~.
" an. into diamonded wristlets, to turn tne
10 whola race around and whereas i.cou
9 %oath commanding 1t, "Right ABOUT Iaco
70 for heayeni' According to the numo s.. "
ie the spires Of the churches IN al o JUL ~noa
I towns ana neignpornoods are tne s .So
l. homes. the worldly prosperifies anu 'n0
IS nnrs morals and the happy sous;
ID Meet me ut any depot the world over. and
n nth nv ewes closed take me ny tue n"n"
n and lead me so that my Ieet wn n1 down o,
he Iookinp on tho level take me TO some ny
or -oof or tower and let me see tue tops
at the churches, aud will tell yon tue p,o
d, norton OF suicides, OF arsons, Oh nuluo, !.
hn Of thetts. According ns the cna accopdint
ice numerous are the crimes few. Accotu,n ~
re az tho church are few the crimes are nu
marous. The most beautiful organiza'..SS
les the world ever saw or ever viii s1o -, -
but | mnch maiignel church, the irionu =. =
&C. good, the foe OF nil evi air ~ t In h,
ro- xuthor. beautiful In her mis- lou, the nea '
ped i nu. 81 me centuries, the bride OF Chris
by the queen OF the nationsi rvau wns
heir an NAV uesecrate II, as Oro'hwo", W.
yea. ~ ..ahlsd his cavalry horses In st. Paus
rel | C.thedraI: or treak of tue imase
ten. Christ as did the iconociasts In YORK m,
ster. or hurl against it august literary =
, OF tinatbies. ny did Gibbon; or plot IT'S ov,
hich throw, as do some In every asha eoanI
nass | whose pride anu nate anu 1890 a ~ a,
clio raoroysI by the Ten Commanume .
n which II thunders and the sermon on
light monnt which its breathes. But !.
4 of stand ms long as the earth stanus'
the same unique and WONDER ,,,imr
ts a heatinc and miraculous tninK
the wh;ch God decreed it. small wis
th OF ,hair brain to say things that VII!
her at disadvantage, but many VI ~
tism. will send for It's condolences wheu
as IL ing. and their children Will DC sh.neo u
ancy under It's benedtct'ons n n,nropoh
, and curse has been remover. sor q
Then Gates will march all the Influences LOT !. x
!. See ,hst shnll ever reach our world. rake
.aine. msmbersbip as mass not speaking Oh
.htel | acknowledged EXCEPTIONS tney
h VIC nobIest, grandest, kinoen., th.n,
.erian women OF the ages. Du' ~ H.,
,nical earth would long ago have peen ~,
n had | omt yolcano. They have been tue sait
.ution has kept the human race from pure
>, per- ton tnsufferable either to human VI mp
saiust Won living and hypocrltical world, !
Pres. mn those ISLANDERS about the cnnrcl
,ietian Christ An institution which. lar rom y
and shat II On CHIT to be and never pi eten
hment to be perfect. Is 500 times Dettes .na Yin.
othar Institution that the worid evse
anses. or aver dreamed OF. The highest nor
Wit. | AVER Ind and the highest honor
fitness aver receive and the highest honor !
, ia 900 want is to have my name on ner les
70 and as n member. At her aIIais r.,
emadn Al her sacramcnts believed. IN neI
yaver. .;ca Iat me- die. From her doors let y
:. civ. ,,r,ad q church OF Godi Thou hof
ave no the righteous! Thou harbor from To-"
, God I Thou refuge for the weary Inou
red house Of many rationsi xsrv dust
tory OF heavenl could Kiss 'nJ Wy
nv the ecstasy OF affection.
'illions. Fer her my tears shall fall.
8 sake. For her my prayers ascend,
'oaus OF To her my tolls and cares DO 8iVo'
writing: TIL tolls and cares shall eno.
saints Nh come into the church through
the door. door more glorious ,sS,s, 'n ha,
untains OF the temple OF Hercules, w and the
nillars. and one was gold ana .no
aa and emerald Come in today Inc
nc once won leave behind is a poor worid,
sun and will burn and pass on ike PHI
ever saw smoke. Whether the anal conHng
lis that will Start In the coal mines OF fe
like pill vnnia. which in some places have iol
wears been burning and eating IN
It Young heart OF the mountains, or whether
ian in 4 beein near the California geySe
rning to whether from out the furnaces Of 70
can wit md Vesuvius and 6trompon J.
Ask that hurst forth upon the nstonished pa
iondness make NO prophecy, but all gee
,e kneel- tell us that we stand on the Ito Oh
sion aud the heart OF whi:h IL a raging, roam
.nionship mi fame. and some day God Will
mpanion red monsters out OF their imprison'
Compro- csnturies. and New York on nre J
er to its and Charleston on IRE In 1863, ana
on alone, on Are in 1872, and Boston on nfe
list Jesus were only like one spark from !.
tire going, smiths forge as compnroo WI
d dancing last up-.rsal blaze when VIII
criticism n otper WORMS. BUT gradus
n up anu aemes will lessen, and tue Wo
hrist, ana become great living coal. =
ng as ne viii take on ashen hue, and tnen o.
be put III nianet will begin to smoke; ana IN,
by those aims Will smoke, and tho valleys vi
oef anka