Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-16

glorious company 81 such men "a ig-
nstius. who. wAsn he went out 60 be
destroyed by che lions. said: Il am
the wheat. and the teeth OF the wild
beasts must hrst grind me before I
ran become pure bread for Jesus
Christ" Or the company OF such men
As that ancient Christian martyr"
~hc. when standing in the midst Of
she smPhithester waiting for the
lions 10 cone out Of their cave and
destroy him and the people IN the
galleries jccriag and shouting: The
liOns.~ replied: let them come on"
and then. STOPPING down toward the
cave where the Wild beasts were roar
ing 70 get out again cried: Let
then come on All. YES. IL is PerSe~
cution 20 put you in glorious COM
pany. and while there srs many
things that YOU viii have 80 postpone
20 the future world for explanation.
I tel YOU tha: ia IS the whole tend
ency 81 your religion 20 unravel and
explain and interpret and inuminc
and irrsdiste- Job was right. Il is
n glorious transparency. The cryS-
tai cannot equal IT."
! remark aSain that religion sur
passes the crystal &c its beauty. The
lump Of crystal Is 70; under the mag
nifTinr glass OF the crystsllograph-
- and he sees IN &; INDISPENSABLE sx-
uisireuess-snowdrift and splinters
OF hoar frost and corsls and wreaths
and stars and crowns and con-telis-
tons OF conspicuou. beauty The fact
- that crystal Is 50 beautiful that
can think o. but ore thing in all the
universe that - as beautiful. and
that Is the religion % the Bible. No
wonder this Bible represents that re-
lCion a. TIE davbresk. as the apple
blossoms. IS the glitter o. = kings
banquet Il Is the JOY OF TIE whole
earth
People talk too much about their
cross and not enough about their
crowns. 10 you know thst the Bible
mentions a cross bat g times. while
- mentions q crown So timcs7 Ask
shat old man what he thinks % re-
hrion- He has been close observer.
He has been cultivatinE an esthetic
taste he has seen the sunrises %
half q century he has been an early
riser De has been an sdmirer OF
canoes and oorals and al kinds Of
beautiful things. Ask ham what he
thinks q religion. and he viii tell
yous 1T IS the most besatifal thing
I ever saw. The crystal cannot
ezuzI IT.
Beautiful In is symmetry. When IL
presents Gods character. u does not
present Kim is having love like . great
protuhSrance o1 one side OF He ma
tire. bat makes thzt lcve I'm harmony
with HiE iustice-a love that viii &C
ccpt al those who come 10 Him. and q
Justice that viii by no means clear
The guilty Beautiful rel zion ir The
sentiment a impisntsi Beautiful re-
h~io- in the hope it kindl-s. Beautiful
religion IN the fact that il proposes 20
Earlaut and enthrone su6 empzradiEe
Al immortal spirit Solomon SAYS q
Il LILY. Paul SAYS u is crown. The
Apoc2lTpse says u iE = fountain kissed
by thr sun- EEekici says Is a f0liare5
cedar Chr-st ksFs 20 - . brides groom
come 20 fetch home q bride While
JOB III the text takes Up q whole vase
% precious stoDcs-the topaz and the
sapphire snd the chrysoprss
hoics cat ~ thiS beautiful vase iust one
crystal and holds 60 up uRtil 90 CLEANS
81 lie warn Light % tks eastern SKY.
and he sxc-ai-Ei The crystal cannot
equal -"
Oh. z i not stale rel iou; il IS not
q stuPid rel zions u j. not = tooth.e.s
ka-, a. some seen 20 have represented
g.: IL IS not Neg Msrriliex with shr.v-
cleo arm caZe - scare the world. j.
a the fa-re,t daughter q God. h-ircs s
of al Eis wealth. her cheek The morn
in- SKY. hsr voice TIE music % the
solth win1. her step the dance q the
SCI coEs AID ZOO her. The Spirit
and the Bride say c1me. and whatsoever
Nil. let h.m cone DO you agree With
solomon aud s1y 81 "a lly2 Then
pluck u and wear it over your heart.
De you agree WIKI Pau and Aay il "A
n cro~n7 Then ict to- hour be your
coronation. Do you agree VITA the
APocalypss and Ezy IL il q sprinRing
fountain Then Come and slake the
thirst q your souL Do yOu believe
Nigk Ezekiel and ssy u Is a foliaSrd
CEDAR llen come under TIA shadow
Do you believe Nth Christ and ssy i
il lcegrSom come 70 fetch home a
bri5e7 Ih-r strike hsncx with your
Lord and King while Pronouncs yol
eEerlz.ti1Eig Sns- Or q you think viii
Job that j. Is a je~eL then pat 81 on
Jour hand Ike = ring. OF your meek
Ike = bad. on your forehead ike q
star. While locking into the mirror o.
Coos word you Acknowledge: Tbs
crystal cannot equal it,
Again. reEgiOE is superior 70 tie
crystal IL its trsDEformations- III.
diamond "a oaiy . erystaIl.zz ton Car
boBzte q line rises ia g becomes cal