The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-04-26

when skillful workmen took hold Of Il
to toss II, or whirl il, or shape il into
crowns, or hoist il into columns. oi
spring 1t into arches, or lift il into
stars, or turn il into crescents, or build
il into temples. You forget you evel
saw the less glorious waters at Chats.
worth, England, or Versailles. France
as you stand in the balcony of the pal.
ace overlooking the Finland gulf, be.
wildered and transported as you look
at the one display called the Golden
Stairway fountain. The water rolls
down over "a steps one foot high and
20 feet long. All of these "a steps are
covered with sheets Of Furnished gold.
Silver step of the water on stairs Of
goldl What glee OF liquidsl Rolling,
dashing, foaming, enrapturing splen-
doris! Chorus of foods Poetry Of wa
ters! Doxology Of torrents! But that
which most impressed me there and
elsewhere is the abundance of water.
abe fact that there are so many waters
that the continents can afford to throw
them away into the sea, Hudsons and
Ohios, Oregons and Amazons, Rhines
and Danubes and Volgas, and so abun-
dant that the earth can afford TO have
its oceans evaporate into the heavens.
Mediterraneans and Atlantics and Pa
cifcs. How rich the earth is with wa
tersl Best beverage Of all the nations,
for after the richest banquet with the
richest beverages everyone wants az
least a sip Of it-water, cool water,
God descended waterl
With still more abundance is the afr
distributed. An earth full Of ii. A sky
full OF 1t. swiftest and strongest eagle
cannot fly so high as not to have II in
the nostril or under the wing. And
what affiuence of sunlight No one but
the infinite God could dispense so much
OF it. The golden candlestick set on
the blue mantel Of the heavensl So
great that the Almighty is compared to
it, the psalmist crying out; "The Lord
God is sun" 1t is high time that we
recognize in our liturgies and in our
formulas of prayer the three most
abundant blessings of the universe
which come to all.
Some scientists are now discussing
the opening OF communication be-
tween our earth and the planet Mars.
Experiments are being made, but they
will not succeed. We cannot build a
fire large enough to attract the at
tention Of that world or lift a lens
powerful enough to see any response
We do not positively
know that that world Is occupied by /
living beings, or that II it is occupied /
communication with them would be /
desirable. 1t might not be so good a
world as this, and thus communica-
ton with it would be debasing. But
rejoice TO know that Heaven is in /
touch with other worlds, for their
and a depot for glorious
arrivals. 1t is thoroughfare between
his world and that world and a COM
ng and going perpetual Going out OF
his world is as natural as coming in
20 IL, but the one is with pang and
he other is with rapture II we are
lifted for the uplifting process. 10
hall be well with you. Now. do not
get so frightened about that asthma
u that cough or that influenza or
hat threatened pneumonia. The
worst thing that fatal disease can
10 is to usher you into coronation and
II shall be well with
'ou. Take as good care of your health
IS you can, have all the sanitary laws,
Jeep in this world as long as you
re permitted TO stay and then when
he heavenly call comes be glad 10 go.
do not care much about what your
last words" are going TO be. People
'ut too much emphasis on "last
yords." ! woud rather know what
our words are now. IN days Of health
nd with mental faculties in full play
your words of kindness. your words
I sympathy, your words Of helpful
ess, your words of prayer. So live
hat II you do not say a word during
he last day Of your life there will be
o doubt here about the place Of your
estimation. You will go right into
aintly, prophetic. evangelistic, apos-
olc, cherubic, seraphic, archangelic.
eifc presence.
It shall be well with you. Mother,
on will 60 right up into the posses
ion of the babe that the scarlet fever
r Group took out Of your arms,
prov that still stings you, and you
ften say she would now be so many
ears old If she had lived You will
o into the presence Of the old folks,
or I hope you are Of Christian an
estry, and you will find that they
ave no dimness of sight or halting
ait that requires a staff for they
ave taken a draught from the foun-
lin Of perpetual youth that springs
-om under the throne Of God. Oh. .
he blissful companionship Of Heaven
/ which you shall enterl II shall be
ell with you. I ring this bell Of
and triumph. ] like the
ay the sexton rings the bell Of the
ID country meeting house. used to
and and admire him pulling the
)pe of that bell. He rings it a good I
hile so that every farmhouse within
We miles hears it. He may halt a
oment to take breath and give the
veet sounds time to stir up all the ,
hoes Of the hills And when he Is
d and not strong enough to pull the
,pe any more, then he sits and lis
ms while his son rings the church /
,n. So my text seems a bell Of in !
tation and victory. I began TO ring r
in the opening Of this discourse. !
ope to ring 1t as long as l. live, and :