Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-15
AKRON DAILY DEMOCRAT. MONDAY, JANUARY is, 1000

habltants Of other worlds can see the
towers Of our cities. the flash of our
sens, the marching Of our professions,
the white robes Of our weddings. the
black scarfs Of our obsequles. 1t pass
es out from the guess into the positive
when we are told In the Bible that the
Inhabitants of other worlds do come to
this. Are they not all minlstering spir.
its sent forth to minister to those who
shall be heirs of salvation?
The Divine Inspection.
But human inspection and angelic
inspection and stellar inspection and
lunar inspection and solar inspection
are tame us compared with the thought
of divine inspection. you converted
me 20 years ago." said colored man
to my father. How so?" said my ia.
ther Twenty years ago." said the
other, "in the old schoolhouse prayer
meeting at Bound Brook you said In
your prayer. Thou God seest me- and
l had no peace under the eye Of God
until became n Christian" Hear III
THE eyes of the Lord are In every
place." His eyelids try the children
of fire." His eyes were as flame of
fire." IL will guide thee with mine eye."
Oh. the eye of God. so full of pity. &c
| full Of power. SO full Of love. so full OF
Indignation. so full of compassion, SO
full Of mercy. How 1t peers through
the darkness. How 1t outshines the
day How II glares upon the offender
How 1t beams on the penitent soul
Talk about the human eye as being In
describnbly wonderful - how much
more wonderful the great. searching
overwhelming eye Of God. All eternity
past and all eternity to come OH that
retlnas The eyes with which we look
into each others face today suggest 1t
1t stands written twice on your face
and twice ON mine unless through cns-
ualty one or both have been obllterat.
ed. 'He thnt formed the eye. shall he
not see?' Oh. the eye of God! II
secs our sorrows to assuagc them. .sees
our perplexitles to dlsentangle them,
sees our wants to sympnthize with
them. If we fight him back. the eye
Of an antagonist. If we nsk his grace
the eye Of an everlasting friend.
You often lind in n book or manu-
script n star calling your attention to a
footnote or explanation. That star the
printer calls nm astersk. But all the
stars of the night heavens are asterisks
calling your attention to God. an all
observing God. Our every nerve q
nivne handwriting Our every muscle
pulley dNineiy swung. Our every
none sculptured with divine sugges-
tiVeness. our every eye reflection of
the div'he eye God above us, and God
Deheath us. ana God before us, and
COO behind us, ana God within us.
What n stupendous thing to live. What
stupendous thing to die. No such
thing as hidden transgresslon.
a dramatic advocate In olden times
at hight IN courtroom. persuaded OF
'he innocence or MS client charged
WIN murcer ana OF The guilt OF the
Withess VINO was trying TO swear the
poor mans IRE nwny-that advocate
TOOK up Two bright lamps and thrust
them close UP to the face of the. wit
ness ana cried May 1t please the
court ana gentlemen Of the jury, be-
ho'u the murderer. ana the man prac-
ucuiiy uh"er that awihi glare confess-
90 'ha' ne was the criminal instead OF
the man nrrnigned M the bar. on, my
iriends' our most hidden sin is under a
nrgh'er iight 'hnn that; 1t Is under
tue burning eye o' God. ns1n
Sight Rcstored.
He Is not n blind giant stumbling
through the heavens. He Is not n
blind monarch feeling for the step Of
his chariot. Are you wronged? He
sees 1t. Are you poor? He sees 1t.
Have you domestic perturbation of
which the world knows nothing? He
sees IL. "Oh." you say. my affairs
are so insignificant can't realize that
God sees me and sees my affairs" Can
you see the point Of pin? Can you
see the eye Of a needle? Can you see a
mote In the sunbeam? And has God
given you that power Of minute OBJ
scrvatlon. and does lie not possess II
himself? He that formed the eye,
shall lie not seeT'
But You say: God Is In one world,
and am IN another world. He seems
so far OF from me l don't really think
he sees what Is going on In my life"
Can you see the sun 05,OO0,OOO miles
away? And do you not think God has
as prolonged vision? But you say.
There are phases of my life. and there
are colors. shades of color in my an
noyances and my vexations that I