Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-11

anu there 1act appears, In 1911 inc
cold was so terrific that the wolves en-
tered Vienna. In 146S it was so cold
that wine was cut with hatchets and dis
tributed among the soldiers. In 1234
a whole forest was killed by the cold at
Ravenna. In 763 the Black sea was
frozen over. As we so further back the
frostS are mightier, but as we come fur
Their down the frosts lessen. The worst
seventies have been halted. and the
SHOWS have lost their depths, and the
thermometers announce less terrific falls
OF temperature, and the time will come
when the year will be one long summer
of foliage and bloom. While the worlds
moral condition will be reformed, the
worst climates will be corrected. You
could not have a millennium with Jan
uary blast possible.
Behold, also, as it is possible in no
other month of the year, the wondfous
anatomy of the trees in January, the
leaves of the last year all gone and
not so much as bud of a new botan
zeal wardrobe appearing. the trees stand
ing with arms stretched toward heaven,
one of the greatest evidences Of the wis
dom and the power Of the Creator. The
these great arms are stretched up to-
ward heaven in silent prayer for scores
Of years. now mailed with ice, now robed
in snow or bowling TO the God of the tenn
pests rs he passes in the midnighs hurri-
cane In July the trees stand clarifying
the earth; in January they stand defying
the winter. Under the same tree the
child plays with his toy and growing mp
10 manhood sits under il IN sentimental
or philosophic mood and, having passed
on 10 old age, rests himself under its
shade, In these January days the trees
seem to say: The leaves that rustled
their music in the last summer are dead
and gone. but the leaves that win adorn
this uncovered brow and these bare arms
shall have as much beauty and glory as
their predecessors. Only wait.
The Increasing Daylight.
Behold also in this January month the
increasing daylight. Last month the sun
went down AT 1870 but in this month the
days are getting longer. The sunrise and
the sunset are farther apart. Sunlight
instead Of artificial light, and there is
for our dear old battered earth growing
light. The dayspring from on high hath
for the home, more light for the church,
more light for the nation. more light
for the world-light of intelligence, light
Of comfort, light of rescue, light of evan
geliZation, light from the face of God,
light from the throne. The day enlarges
very little, and the reign OF sunlight is
not much increased, but do not despise
the minute of increasing light each day
OF this January, and do not despise the
fact that more light is coming for the
church and the world though it come
slowly. As we are now in this season
gradually going toward the longest day
OF next summer, 50 our world is moving
forward toward the long day of enamel
patton and Christly dominion 1t may
now in the state and the church and the
world be January cold, but we are on
the way to July harVests and September
orchards.
Do not read your almanac backward.
DO not 90 out and ask the trees hung
with icicles by January storm whether
they will ever again blossom in May and
leaf in June. We are moving toward the
worlds redemption, The frozen tears
will melt, the river of gladness will re-
the edge Of the snowbank, the morning
star will open the door for the day, and
the armies OF the world will ground
arms all around the world The Janu.
airy of frost will be abolished and the
balm and radiance OF a divine atmos-
phere will fill the nations. If YOU do not
see it and hear it for yourself. | think
at the utmost your grandchildren will
see and hear it. The heavens will take
part in the conflict between righteous
ness and sin. and that will settle it. and
settle it Alright, and settle it forever.
The month Of January has seen many
Of the most stupendous events in the
worlds history and rocking OF cradles
and the digging OF graves that have ar
fccted nations. In this month American
independence was declared. followed by
Lexington and Bunker Hill and Mon
mouth and Valley Forge and Yorktown
January saw the proclamation that abol.
ished American slavery. Though at the
time there were two mighty opinions
and they were exactly opposed--thos
who liked the document and those who
dsilscd there is but one opinion now
and il it were put to vote in all the
States OF the South, shall slavery be re-
instated?' there would be an overwhelm-
ing vote of NO" The pen with which
the document was signed and the ink
stand that contained the ink are relies
rs sacred and valuable as the original
Declaration Of Independence, with all its
erasurcs aud interineations. The insti-
tuition which for seventy or eighty years
kept the nation in angry controversy has
appeared, and nothing is left to fight
about The North and the South to-day
are in rs complete accord ssyeyer were
hute aud cornet in the same orchestra
The North has built its factories on the
banks OF the Chattahoochee and the Ro-
anoke, and the South has sent many Of
its ablest attorneys into our northern
court houses, it's most skillfnl physicians
into our sick rooms. rs wisest bankers
into our exchanges, its most consecrated
ministers into our pulpits an this the
result Of the proclamation Of Jan. l,
1853.
Birthdays of Great Men.
Furthermore, notice that January has
been honored with the nativity OF some
OF the greatest among the nations. Ed