The Yale expositor., 1902-02-14

things IN all the universe are old-old
mountains. old riyoTE. old stars, and
An old eternity. Then do not be
ashamed to be old unless you are older
than the mountains and older than the
stars.
How men and women viii lie, They
say they are forty. but they arc sixty
They say they are twenty, but they are
thirty. They say they are sixty. but
they arc eighty. Glorious old age
found In the way OF rishteousness!
How beautiful the old age 10 Jacob.
leaning on the top OF his stan. OF Joan
Quincy Adams falling with the har-
ness on; OF Washington Irving sitting
pen IN hand. amid the scenes himself
had made classical; OF Theodore Ere
liuGhuyson. down 20 fechlencss and
cmac!atior dcyotlng his illaatrious fac
ulties 10 the kingdom OF God. AZ even
tide Il was Hight!
See that you do honor 10 the aged.
/ smooth the way Tor that mothers feet;
they have not many more steps 10 take.
Steady those lettering limbs; they will
soon be az rest Thrust no thorn into
that old neart; il will soon cease 20
| beat. The eye that mocketh It's father
ana rcfuseth To obey its mother the
ravens OF the valley shall pick II out.
and the young eagles shall eat II.
| The bright morning and hot MONDAY
OF life have passed with many II Is !
1 o'clock. o'clock. 6 o'clock The
shadows fall longer and thicker and
/ faster. seven o'clock. S o'clock The
sun has dipped below the horizon; the
warmth has gone out OF tho air. Nine
o'clock 10 o'clock The heavy dcws
are falling. the activities OF HES day
are all hushed. II Is time To- go TO bed.
Eleven o'clock. L. o'clock, The patri-
arch sleeps the blessed sleep. the cool
sleep. tho long sleep. Heavens mos
songors OF light have kindled bonhres
OF victory all over the heavens Al
cycntimc Il Is light Light.
Again. my text shall Gnd iulhllment
In tho latter day OF tho church. Only
a few missionaries. a few churches,
few good men. compared with the III
stitulons lcprous and ruuiicd. II
Is early yet In the history of every
thing good. Civilization and Christ
ianity are just getting OUT OF the
cradle The light OF martyr stakes.
flashing up and down the sky. Is but
the flaming OF the morning but when
tho evening OF tho world shall come.
glory 10 Gods conqucr!ng truth. II
shall be light. Wars sword changing
back IN the scabbard. intemperance
buried under ten thousand broken de-
cantcrs: the worlds impurl'y turn
ing its brow heavenward FOR tho bene-
dictiCn. Blessed are the pure In
heart" the last vcstige OF selnshness
submerged In heaven descending
charities: vagrancy coming back from
tx pollution az the call % Elizabeth
F'rys RcdocmCr: the mountains COM
ing down. the valleys going up. holt
ness inscribed on horses bell, and
silkworms thread. and brown thrash
er's wing. and shells tinge. and manu-
lecturers shuttle. and chemists Ia
boratory. and kings scopter. and ma
tons Magma Charter. Not hospital.
for there are no wound7: not IN asy-
Ium. FOR there arc no orphans: not a
prison. Tor there are no criminals.
net IN almshousc. for there are no
paupers; not tear. fOr there are no
SORROWS. The long dirge OF earth q
lamentations has ended In the trium-
phal march OF redeemed empires. the
forests harping Il on vine-strune
branches. the water chanting IL among
: the sorges. the ihundcrs drumming II
b among tho hills. the ocean giving II
+ forth with its organs. trade winds
J touching the keys and EuroClydon'
foot on tho pedal.
, want 10 sec John Howard wher
p the last prisoner Is reformed. ] wan
( 20 see Florence Nightingale when the
p last saher wound has stobbed hurting
: / want 10 see william Penn when th,
p last Indian has been civilized: | wan
I 10 sec John Huss when the last fam,
: OF persecution has been extlnguished
: / want 10 see John Bunyan after th'
last pilgrim has come to the gate o.
the celestial city -abOye all, I want e
see Jesus after the last saint has hi.
throne and has begun TO sing his tri
umTh.
You have watched the calmnoss an,
the glory OF tho evening hour. Th'
. laborera have come from the field; TIT
!. heavens are glowing with an indie
scribable efulgenee. as though the SUI
In departing had forgotten 20 shut TIT
. gate after IL. All the beauty Of clou,
and leaf swim In the lake. For sta
. In the sky. a star in the water; heav
d en- above and heaven beneath. No
. leaf rustling or a bee humming or
p grasshopper chlrping. Silence In tn
J. meadow. silence among the hills. Thu
! bright and beautiful shall be the even
q ing Of the world. The heats OF earthl.
II conflicts arc cool; the glory 81 heavei
!, ellis all the scene with love. Joy ant
d peace. AZ evcntime u is light-light
n Finally my text shall lnd fulfllmen
i at the end Of the Christians life. Yo
: know how short n winters day q
u and how little work you can do. Now
!, ny friends life Is a short winters day
The sun rises az s and sets at 4. Tn
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