The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-31

WSArES of Heaven and are
} tinted with dainty
nues which are mixed on the palette OF
the angels under the guiding eye of
God; the grass, how fresh and green!
the trees, low ~joyfully they wave their
branches in the swaying breeZes, and
move their spreading leaves to whis-
/. pered songs of praise! the lakes, how
placid and cool as the boats ride safely
upon their bosom and glide hither and
th1ther! the streams, nov they sing
over the rocks and pebbles and lave the
feet as one sits upon the bank! the CUR
Cling springs, how they sparkle as they
leap from their cool hidden depths and
gain the sunshine and mans need! the
insects in the air, from he great
dragon flies down to the tiniest speck
which microscope reveals as a mar
velously perfect little creature of Gods
handiwork! the tiny creature nesting
In the grasses and amongst the leaves,
building whole cities and manifesting
an activity and industry which is phe-
nomenal! the beasts of field and forest,
as they roam at will or serve the needs
VI 1NdIuIC III IL IaAAu VI "
rightness is fuller, more wonderful,
more interesting! Who is there to
whom the summer does not come with
wooing voice and lure away somewhere
into the restful depths of Natures
realm? Who is there who is so dead
to the perennial freshness and charm
of Dame Nature that there comes no
longing to gain a closer intimacy with
her during the vacation rest? Man
universally delights in the restfulness
and freshness of Nature, but nowhere is
Nature found with SO manifold charms
and such sanctifying influences as in
the Land Of Uprightness. The n who
steps from the land of the Natural Self
into the Land Of Uprightness is heard
to exclaim with exultant voice: Il
never knew the SUI was so glorious, its
light SO full; the songs of the birds so
like Heavenly music, and the rustic of
the leaves and the hum of nature so like
angels wings! the grace and beauty
and variety of the flowers of the field
so evidently betokening the impress of
the Divine hand! It's a new world"
Dear friend, did you know there was
such a land as the Land of Uprightness,
and that in that land old things are
passed away and all things become
new? Did you know that 1t was your
privilege to walk there, and that until
you do you are missing untold joy, and
privilege, and blessing? 1t is only In
the Land of ~Uprightness that you can
realize your best and highest. Then
let us go into the Land of Uprightness
together.
THE other DAY I noticed in the
l. hands of a young lady sitting OPP
posite to me in the train a ~transporta-
ton folder gotten up in attractive
form, describing summer resorts and
giving information as to the roads and
steamboats, leading thereto. She was
deeply absorbed, and one did not need
to be told that she was planning her
vacation outing. The claims of the
various places as to attractions and
advantages were evidently being care
fully considered. She wanted to go to
the place where she could have the
best time. The location of the place
~ Will oAO 4Cll ouc WOuIu SO was
carefully noted on the map, and the
route over which she would travel
was picked out. 1t was a matter of
the greatest importance to her at that
time. She was utterly lost to all
about her, so absorbed was she in the
thought of going away. When we
speak of the Land of Uprightness our
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is the Land of Uprightness? We next
want to know what attractions and adj
vantages that land has to offer over
the land in which we are now dwell
ing; and then we want to know how
to get there. AS I sat and looked at
that young lady SO absorbed in the
thought of going away and planning
for that outing, l could not help won
dering whether she would be as in
terested in the Land of Uprightness
as she was in the resort she contem-
plated visiting, and would as careful
ly and eagerly consider the e of
getting there as she did in picking out
her route to the former place. There
is a Land of Uprightness, as the words
of our text imply. l wonder if you
will be interested in hearing of that
land? l wonder if you feel an unsat-
isfied need of the soul which will make
you eager to search out it's location?
/ wonder If you will be willing to make
preparation for the journey and to
travel over the road which leads to
that land?
IT'S Location.-Where Is the Land of
L Uprightness? David said in his
haste that all men are liars, and you
may in your haste declare that surely
there is no place on this earth-which
Is SO rent and torn and troubled by
human distress, and crime, s%elfshness
and wrong-doing-where it could be
located; that 1t must be in Heaven.
Heaven is the abode of the redeemed
and the angels, but the Land of Up
rightness is the place in this life where
the soul abides if the will of God and
is led by His Spirit. ut is in mems
hearts, them" you exclaim. And we
reply: Yes and no. 1t is in mems
hearts as an inner experience, and it
is all about them in outward, practical
contact with the world and the people |
of the world. One does not need to
take Jacobs ladder or borrow GabriePs
wings to scale the heights and gain
tba borders of the Land of Upright
ness. 1t is not far away from the
busv rush Of life. It is not on the
..+ofn-ton of transfQuration nor IN