St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-02-04

4 bursting song of the angels marked
/ the close of the second of the creation
days. = Nf@&
| The third day brought the dry land,
1.-THE springing grass and herbs, and the
spreading, fruit-laden trees. The fourth
day added it's wonders Of starry heav-
ems and the sun and moon; the fifth
days its living creatures in the air
above the earth and in the waters
upon the earth, and the sixth day was
marked by the cattle ard the creeping
| things and the beasts of the earth is
suing forth from the creative hands of
fthe Son. Each day brought new glory
and honor to the Father Who had
planned, and the Son and the Holy Ghost
Who had wrought out the Divine will.
Each day brought new wonder to the
angels as they Deheld all the mighty
works OF the Triune God, and each day
Egave them inspiration for newer and
better song of praise.
And on this sixth day, with the earth
radiant in its verdant beauty and TEEN
ing with life, with the glorious heav-
ems stretching their encircling splendor
about the aarth,apd the newborn sun
shedding ~ NC md warmth over all,
lit seemed TO thSsanEels as they beheld
an these marvelous creations that
there remained nothing more to make
Chem complSts Hut they were not
within the circle OF the Fathers coln-
sells; they did not realize that all this
was but preparatory and preliminary
to the last great act of creation. The
Son and the Holy Spirit had Withdrawn
to the Palace. A mysterious silence
fell upon the angelic hosts as they
waited and the Son tarried within. A
spirit of expectancy took possession OF
ALL Surely some great event was
pending, some marvellous. climax was
approaching. 'asT
Suddenly the Palace flung wide Its
doors and forth stepped the Son and
His inseparable com panion. On &the
threshold stood the Father and He
whispered to the Son as He released
Him from His loving embrace: BE
sure that Thou make it according to
the pattern shown Thee"
The PROSTATE angels wondered what
it could be, but ere they had time TO
question, the Son called them to arise
and to go forth with Him. Forth from
the Realm of the Eternal and Almighty
One proceeded the glorious hosts and
journeyed until they came to the new
born earth. They looked and saw that
everything that had been created was
good. Amidst the charming beauty Of
fresh. young nature they all came to
rest and the Son spoke as follows:
9t'It liz but fitting, oh, We angels, that
you should know the purpose of our
visit hitheEs The aeEQHning Story at
creation il yet to be realized. God
hath purposed within the counsels of
His own will to make man in His own
image, and place him here upon earth
that he may have dominion. over it and
rule it IN srighteousness,3 even as the
Realm of the Eternal and Almighty
One is governed. 1t is His purpose that
His Spirit shall be in man, even. as it
is in you, and sends you hither and
thither in fulfillment of His will. But
there is to be one great essential diff
ference between you and this new crea-
ton, man. He is to be given the power
of choice He must choose whether
Gods Spirit shall rule mis- life. Of
whether mans spirit snail usurp
the place of God, while you are pure
and holy through the Limitations which |
God has placed upon you as inhabitants
of the Realm of the Eternal and AL |
mighty One. All that this browning |
act of the Fathers creative power
means it will take the events of the
ages to unfold"
As the Son finished speaking the an
gels again bowed low before Him in
loving reverence, and they heard Him |
say: Thou shalt tarry here while We !
go yonder to perform the Fathers
will @...
Long it seemed to them they waited,
but at last were heard the footsteps of |
four walking in the garden and
the voice of the. Son speaking His
blessing upon the man and his |
helpmeet which had been formed
from the dust of the ground. BE
fruitful and, multiply. and replen-
lsh the earth, and subdue it; and have
dominion over the fish Of the sea, and |
over the birds of the heavens. and over
every. living thing that moveth upon
the earth. Behold, l have given you
every herb yielding seed, which lis |
apon the face of all the earth, and ev-
cry tree in which is thesfruit of tree
seed; to you it shall be for
God, and to every beast of the earth.
ard to every bird Of the heavens, and
o everything that creepeth upon the
,arth,. wherein there is life. l have
given every green herb for food" And
having again blessed them, the Son
Ind the Holy Ghost rejoined the wait
Ig angels and returned to the pres
nee of the Father, where the Son was
leard to speak Of the man made in
he likeness of God in purity and holi-
less Of character, and the Father re-
,lied: yea, have created him for
Ny glory" And the angels as they
vent about PERFORMING the will of the
Father wondered at the first revela.
ion Of the mystery which was to take
he ages to unfold ID tSs
The Know-It-All Man. i
Who of us has not known that type
II man which is never content to like
hat best which by a general consensus {
# opinion is SO labeled, but must ever