Milford chronicle., 1905-09-22

ates? Therefore, . man, Is not TN
Creator Of the mountains a mighty, al
omnipotent God. because he has ere
ated meY "Yes, yes" we answer
"the God of the hills must be an omnip
otent God, for none but OmnipOtencl
could have laid their foundations and
erected their heights"
Great IS the Omnipotent power oi
God. No one man and no one race OF
men could live long enough to do what
is necessary to do for the creation OF
the hills We look with amazemeni
upon the great cathedral called st
Peters Of Rome. This cathedral was
supposed to have been begun by
Michael Angelo in 1884 Every gen
Grafton since then has had part in its
construction. But, though st. Peters
Of Rome was building for 500 years,
the seven hills upon which Rome was
originally built have been building
for a longer time than that Away
back in the past millenniums God be
gan to collect the materials for the
foundation Of the hills. He spoke the
word and manufactured a gaseous sub
stance-poOr stuff, some people might
think-Out of which TO build the
strength of the hills, yet that was the
first substance God created out Of
which to make the mountains. In all
probability this earth in the beginning
was nothing but nebulous gas. After
awhile God cooled this gas, transform
ing it from gaseous to liquid form. As
a thousand years in his sight are but
as yesterday or a watch in the night,
God through long ages kept up the
cooling process. He cooled this liquid
substance until there was a thin crust
over its surface, as a floating film
might form on the surface of the cof-
fee cooling on the breakfast table. He
kept on cooling the planet until wrin-
kles and creases began to appear like
ridges on an orange skin after the
juices have been squeezed out Of it.
Then the waters ran down into the val
leys or the ocean beds and the dry
land appeared. Then the strength Of
the hills revealed themselves in mighty
mountain ranges, which ran up and
down the continents, giving strength
to the land as the vertebra does to the
humap frame
The work went on for ages upon
ages. The divine workman's tools
were fire and storm and hail and pencil
Of ice and volcanic eruption. A mighty
workman is God. Mighty are the ele-
ments and the times which he used as
he means for his creation of the hills.
We must honor the divine strength Of
he Creator Of the hills. That strength |
llOne was sufficient to pile mp the Mat
.erhOrn and Mount ChimbOrazo and |
Mount Gualtahera and Mount Nevada |
lie Sorata and Mount Everest. Om-
lipotent as well as eternal is our Lord. |
de alone hath created the hills and |
.reated us. Who is He that fOrmeth |
he mountains and treadeth upon the |
ligh places OF the earth? The Lord,
he God of hosts, is his name"
The beauty of the Mountains.
But as I go wandering over the east
IN valleys with this herdsman Of my
ext / say to him: Amos, why do you
raise the hills? OF course it is right
nd proper for one of your poetic tenn
,erament to admire the gigantic cliffs
nd the rocks. In the evening hour 1t
) beautiful to see the white clouds
waving their garments in the faces Of
hrrf A VrnT !
re not NimrOd nor an Esau. You do
lot leave your fiOcks and as a mighty
lunter pursue the wild goats that leap
rom crag to crag. You care nothing
bout Staying the hungry lion, unless
le comes down to steal one of your
ambs. Why do you not praise the val
eys and the green fields and harvests
md the OrchardsY Then l see the old
,rOphet turn and look at me with a
Iuiet smile as he answers: Friend, /
IN praising the green fields and the
and the orchards when l am
raising the mountains. Do you not
NOW that the beauty and fertility of
he valleys are dependent upon the
strength Of the hills? The stork builds
Ter nest in the fir tree, the grass grows
or the cattle, the grapes hang heavy
lpOn the vines and the harvest fields
ire filed with grain merely because
he mountains shed their waters into
he valleys" Then I say, Amos,
when thou art praising the God Of the
ILLS thou art rendering thanks unto
he divine Creator, who feeds and
.lothes and houses us" Then the old
prophet answers: "Yes, my son The
4ord Of the hills is the God who is the
PRACTICAL provider for the everyday
wants Of his children"
But though the God Of the hills feeds
md clothes us in the valleys, as he
eeds the birds Of the air and the
lilies Of the field, how few of us ever
top to think of his kindness and good
less and care. Indeed we have beer
accustomed to be fed and clothed by
lin so long that few Of us ever stop
o give him thanks We think the
blessings have come from the soil and
re the works Of our hands and not
rom his hills. We feel a great deal
oward God as a little boy felt toward
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