Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-16
RELIGION EXALTED.
Or. Talnxge Draws q Semen from
the Words Of JOB.
D1s~our.e en- the Latter ce~rsri.s.
90 Eeftsy-n and the Bes~sifsl
cry.raf-Pewsr Of the
Gospel
xcopyrisht isi- ny Louis xiopsSh. ~. II
NashloStoa. Oct G

Washington. Oct &
The charm Of al exalted religion 10
BY Dr. rslmage in this discourse a.
Illustrated anG commended, text. Job.
2s-17: The crystal eaRHot equal ia
Many Of the precious stones OF the
Bible have come 10 prompt re0oFnitsop-
But for the present take nP The loss
valuable crystal Job. IN my tent.
compares saving ~ik6os With = sPsSi-
men OF topaz Ar iEfdsl chemist OF
ri5srslOgist would PrORoUnss the lat
te< worth more than the forEer. but
Job makes an intelligent comparison.
looks az religion and then looks a.
ths crystal ans prououncss he former
as Of FAR superior value 20 the latter.
sxo-AiniRg. IN The words % my tsxt;
IAs crystal cannot equal TT
Nov. IA is zos a part % ny Eernonie
teSi-n - csQreciste The crystal
whether 81 hc -und in Cornish mine
CT AETz ncuct--n ~ Mammoth cave
ar tinklinE sn0ug the Psacants 81 the
chandeliers 81 = palace. The crystai
Is the Ssar % rhe mountain. II Is The
1ueen Of the cave u Is IKE cArdrcp %
the hills; - nn6S SIS heaven IN zoe dis
mond- Among a. the pages of IA
tural history there il 70 page more IN
tercstiag &C ne Shsz thS page c-yEtal-
lOr-ap hic- BIT I want 20 show you
Sh.t JOB ~as right when. taking re
1ig7Cr IL one hand s15 Tie crystal In
The other. ne declared that The former
g. O. far more vsios snd Beauty thE1
The latter. rrSonlrne ding % 90 az IT,
people Ene 20 a. 1-c-. declaring: The
crystal csunot equal g."
In The first pace. remark that re
AElOu a. superior 20 tie crystal 10 ~
ncrness. Tast shspcls less mass ~ crys-
Ia against which y0s accidental,
SsEhed ycur foot is laid cut With Eort
exartneks than any earthly city
1hs-e ars SIX styles q. cryssslizsiiou
and 81 - then divinely ordained
Livery cry.tsl h1s Ds tbemasicai pre-
cisioE- Gods geometry reaShes
Through II. Sn5 u il : square. OF it Is
-sCrauE.c. or rs r1oubolc. CT r.
scne uay az las IA hemzticzi z-ure-
Nov. religion BEATS thar in rhe simple
1act that spiritual accuracy is ucrt
beEUtltul than m1trrial accuracy.
Croc'E attributes zre exact. Gods Az
ez&rf- Co.'s DEGREES exact. Gods uac-
sZcueEt % The WorlG exact. Never
eouuti1E wrong thouch La counts the
EE1s e-aSes and rks stars snG The
EE4ds asc The cycles. His Provi5sact
Derer dealing vith rs PerPrE5icu-s--
u W1ez those Pr0riderces ought 20 BE-
cbiique. no- lz-eriy when they cuEh-
40 5e rcrticaL Everything Ia our lfs
arranged without any possibility II
mistake Esch lie . Eix-hesceo pTikri.
Bern a. The rlght time. dying az The
righs tine. There are 10 ~ ppsn so-s-
A CIR tkeoloCy- ~ thou=ht this WA
. aliPxhcd universe. Z would Be il de-
spar. God il zot a. auarckist. Law
order. sgnu-,erry. preciEio1, . Perfccf
square . psrfscs rectznEis. q psrfcct
rhu-bcl-. pcrfec- circle. The edge
of Cess robe never frzyx cut There
are 10 loose screws IL the words IA
rhi1ery- II did not iust hsppen that
Napoleon Wa ztrzcke1 NTH irci<es-
tirr a. borocino 80 that he became IL
corupetent for he 1sy. II did nos Jusi
kaPpcr rh1t john j buEax. ths rnizEic--
ar. on Leathen iELznc. waiting f0r
az Ourht and orcsrs fer another mis-
ElursrF tour. rrr~lreG that outfit a-c
these orders On boK that fost~c
1rkors, While tke skip snd the crew
that carried TIE ho1 were never heard
Of believe in = Pzrticu-zr prOvi-
cence- ! believe Go1'. gsouStry mas
De sees IN a. our life mere besutifulty
fhsa il eryEta1oErapbr Job ~Ns
riEh1. The crystal cznnot ~eusl ia
Again ] remark rhat gen j. supe-
rior to The crystal Il transparency
We kDow Dot Wh=1 or by whom glsss
vas frxt discovered. Beads % i have
b-en found IN he toni of Aiexsncer
EeVernx- Vases q q are brought up
1roU the ruins ~ Hsrculsneuu. There
were f~mzls scCrzz-nts made ou4 %
g. 1000 years zro-those scorEuSat s
<ounc now sttschrc 10 Tie uummIes
- Egypt A great many ccmmcr-
tstors believe that ny text means
glass What ~oulc ne Do without the
crystal? Tie crystal iz the window 70
keep cut me rtorz and let IN the Cay:
she crystal over ths wzteh. defending
fla deiicAte Eachin~ry yeT allowing "a
20 see she hour; the crystal Of the tel
escoPe. By which tks astronomer
brSEgs distant worlds 90 scar he can In
specf them On. tie triunphs % tAe
crystals In The celebrated windows q
KOuen z2d bx1xbaryi Bot there Is
EotAirg 50 transparent ln . cryasal "a
81 car koly rslision- IL il q trans
FzreHf region You Pot 81 - your eye
ard yOu see -nSn-his ar. his soul
his 6esfiny- T0u sook az Coo and yoB
ace something % the grandeur q His
character IL il a Transparent reli-
giou- fnncels tell Us Sc "a opaque. DO
you know why they tel IA & = opaque ?
IL s. because th~y are blin6- The