The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-02-14

eyes-media between the soul inside
and the world outside, media that nc
one but the infinite God could createi
The eye, the window of our immortal
I nature, the gate through which al
colors march, the picture gallery OF
the soul! Without the eye this world
; is big dungeon. 1 fear that many
of us have never given one hearty ex-
preston of gratitude for treasure OF
sight, the loss of which is the great
est disaster possible unless it be the
loss of the mind. Those wondrous
seven muscles that turn the eye up
or down, to right or left or around.
No one but God could have created
the retina. If we have ever appreci-
ated what God did when he gave us
two eyes, it was when we saw others
with obliterated vision. Alas, that
only through the privation of others
we came to a realization of our own
blessing! If you had harp in hand
and swept all the strings of graft
tude, you would have struck this,
which is one Of the most dulcet of the
ten strings.
Further, there are many who never
recognize how much God gives them
when He gives them sleep. Insomnia
is calamity wider known in our land
! than in any other. BY midlife vast
multitudes have their nerves so over
wrought that slumber has to be coaxed,
and many are the victims of choral
! and morphine. Sleeplessness is an,
American disorder. If it has not
touched you and you can rest for
seven or eight hours without waking
if for that length of time in every "a
hours you can be free of all care and
worriment and your nerves are re-
turned and your limbs escape from all
fatigue and the rising sun finds you
new man, body, mind and soul--you
have an advantage that ought to be
put in prayer and song and congratu-
lation. The French fnancier, almost
wealthy enough to purchase king
dom, but the victim of ms omnia, wrote:
"No slumber to be bought in any mar
ket." He was right. Sleep is gra
tuity from Him who never sleeps. Oh,
the felicities of slumber! Let all who
have this real benefaction celebrate it.
That is one of the sweetest strings in
all the instrument of ten strings.
Further, celebrate on the instru-
ment of ten strings our illumined
nights. They spread their tents over
us, and some of us hardly 60 out to
look at them. During the nights 9TH
er worlds come in sight. The author
of my text chimed the silver bells in
the tower of the midnight heavens,
saying: "When I consider the heav-
ems, the work of Thy fingers; the
moon and the stars, which Thou hast
ordained, what is man that Thou art
mindful of him?" We thank God for
the day; we ought also to thank Him
for the night. Worlds on worlds in
sight of the naked eye, but more
worlds revealed by telescope. At
least one night in his lifetime evsry
man ought to go into astronomical
and see what has been
done by the great World Builder.
Thank God for lunar and stellar IL
Iumination!
Another string of this instrument
now touch-friendships, deep and
4 biding, by which / refer to those
people who, when good or bad motive
nay be ascribed to you, ascribe the
good; those concerning whom you d., !
lot wonder which side they will take
when you are under discussion; those /
who would more gladly serve you
han serve themselves; those to /
whom you can tell everything with ,
,ut reserve; those who are first in ,
,our home by person or by telegram '
When you have trouble. Oh, what q
blessing to have plenty of friendsi
Aye, if you have only one good friend,
vou are blessed in that glad possess /;
ion. With one such friend you can
.efy the world. But he must be a 5
ried friend. You cannot tell who are ;
our real friends till disasters come. :,
IS long as you collect vast dividends :,
nd have health jocund and popular +
~ unbounded you will have crowds ,
f seeming friends, but let bank =
uptcy and invalidism and defama- 4
ion come, and the number of your a
riends will be 95 per cent. off. If u
on have been through some great =
risis and you have one friend left, e
hank God and celebrate it on the II
weetest harpstring. n
But we must tighten the cords of II
ur harp and retune it while we cele- /"
rate Gospel advantages. The high i,
st style of civilization the world has .
YER seen is American civilization, n
nd it is built out of the Gospel of
ardon and good morals. That Co.'S :,
Ell rocked our cradle and it will |