The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-21

Asked. Who rides by with the rovo,
air?" VIZ" '"e royai
Inc self-same instant underneath
Inc Duke rode past In his idle way
empty and fine like a swordless sheath
he looked at her as a lover can.
sne looked at him as one who awakes:
Inc past was a sleep and her life beyon,
Yes. subtle one. The rythms and hsr
monies or the Gpirit the call OF a bird q /,
tWlnsnt' the skimmer OF light through
tne iorest leaves, the glow that echoes
the sun In the evening sky. the nearIs 30
oeW on the morning grass-why do these
Nakeh such memories and make musical
such secret chords OF the heartp
rhe rythms OF the spirit are nss, co,,-
prehension. yet lies sweetness and main
are woven OF their invisible barmonias 90, -
GOD IN 1T ALL.
az we ask ourselves where God ,s Z,
all this let us answer with one who hos
SAID: Let us grant that God IS I'm {, Ali
from beginning 10 end" '
AZ then we should demand To knov
Where the divine element is TO he found
on answer might be framed on the model
or the famous epitaph OF Sir Cbristorhe,
wren the architect OF ST. Paul's cvatha
dral: inscribed over one OF the nortsIs
OF that noble eoifce are the words uf
you are looking for his monument look
ABOUT you. lf you ask where Is the divIna
hahd manifested in life whose funds-
mental preference IL Christ like the a.
swer Is. LOOK about you The evidence
OF divihe workmanship is qualitative
u IoVe and he who dwells in love
We know not whence I, coroo,b -.
winner IL goeth. We know that that
hooNe mas stopped 10 earth. For CA
so loved the world, that ne 0ava his -
pesotten Son that whosoeyer beIieyo,b a.,
nm should not perish but have everlast-
LOVE AND LIFE.
That love and life OF God has ne-r,aa,oa
every institution. has filtered IN Its ,naas
ure lnto every human soul. n IS homo 90
us Oh the canvas and sings through tho
Nlnted page. who can be cc.,si,,
whence or how cometh those stray
thousht that mould us. those Ioftv ideat.
.hat hft us, that Inspiration that trans-
.vi .s ns US VINO can be in doubt whether
.nose thoughts and ideals and jnsnira.
tlons by which one lives are 30 Goa Prn,,
from below i-'n'erest'
We have not laid hold upon the, oo--
tainty God has given us We a. -.
epeah 'hst we do know. and bear vii
ness or that we have seen" We a.
deavor to Interpret what we are in ,or,,s
OF now ana when IL has come ~ us w.
need TO interpret life as n now is A.
tnese mountain peaks of hone iif,ine
themselves heavenward and are wa 60
deavoring to push on up and tberep or
are we content. living our narrow round
od idle pleasure and selfish aFgrandiza-
nent and low born destre1
DO we ift our eyes to the starr nv oro
they bent Inward while we ny,v aT
Ihank God that ] am not as other mon
THE REAL QUESTION.
II is not question when. what chs,so
"hither; is n question whether =,
low are born from above into the iise 30
ne spirit out Of the flesh into tho ligb,
'ut or the night, out OF hate In,o ,bo
owe. This is the Judgment; that ,bo
isht is come into the world and ,,c,
owed the darkness rather than tbe iigbt.
or their works were evil
tor every ono that doeth l.l hatetb ,be
ight and cometh not % the light lee, |
lls works should be reprieved Ru, he |
hat doeth the truth cometh 20 the Ilrbt /