St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-02-11

splashing the eastern sky with his golden
and crimson colorings. And with what
charmed ear and fascinated eye must
this happy pair have listened and looked
as Nature first unfolded her rare and
beautiful treasures before them. The
mystery of the vanishing sun which
they had seen for the first time disap-
pear ii the west, the night before, and
he'gathering darknesssif it had troubled
them, must have been forgottensin the
presence Of That early morning splendor
in the Garden. Together they watch tho
spreading, deepening lightsin the east.
They see first the streaks OF gray light
reach up into the heavens like the fin
gers of an outstretched hand seeking to
push back the lingering darkness. They
marvel as they see the faint gray lines
change to crimson mingled with flashes
of gold, and then, as the great blazing
sun bursts into view, their wonder gives
place to great rejoicing. e
''It was but yester night that we saw
the sun disappearing just as the Lord
and His Heavenly host were leaving us. !"
I exclaimed Eve, with new expectancy
and hope in her voice, land surely the
coming of the sun again will mark the re-
turn to us of Him who is our Creator and
Lord"
Hardly had she ceased speaking, and
before her husband could frame the
words to express the thoughts that were
flooding his heart, when there burst upon
their ears a new and glorious sound.
1t was not the songs of the birds;
it was not the music of the rip
ping, splashing waters. 1t was tbs
harmony OF multitude of voices
lifted In praise of Him about Whom
they had just been speaking and
Who had been felt as a conscious pres
ence all through the night. Down the
shafts OF light which came from the
cleaning sun foated the Heavenly host.
and they came to rest in the Garden near
the place where Adam and Eve were
standing. -
Reverently the man and his wife bowed
themselves to the ground and listened
while the angel choir finished their an
them of praise, accounting the wonders
Of the creative days and rising in volume
and harmony until in one grand burst of
melody the story of mans advent was
told. In the impressive silence which
followed, the hearts of the worship1ng
pair were prepared for the message OF
the Son, who now advanced and touched
them on their bowed heads and bade
them rise.
"Thou hast just heard the story of crea-
ton as rehearsed by the angels in their
song Six days did the Father and the
Son and Holy Spirit labor in bringing
these wonders to pass, and this the sew
enth day-the first which you have
seen begin in all it's beauty-it is
the purpose and will Of the Father
to bless and sanctify. Every seventh
day hereafter you shall observe as
holy day. 1t shall be sign between you
and God, that you may know that am
the Lord that made and sanctified you.
This day is set apart for your physical
and spiritual good. On this seventh day
the Lord has rested from His creative
work, and SO shall you rest each seventh
day after your busy week of toll 1t is
fitting that this beginning of days to
you should be set apart for the worship
and service of your God" The Son
ceased speaking and the man and WON
an bowed themselves and pressed ths
hem Of His clustering white garment to
their lips as sign of alteration and sub.
mission and as they did so, again the
angels lifted their voices in praise.
Thus began q day of sweet and rest
full fellowship with God and His angels.
The man and his wife learned their first
songs of praise from voices that had
been trained in Heaven. All through the
heat of the day they rested in quiet Sc
clusion, intent in their hearts on the
thought of God and trying to understand
all the wonderful things that had come
to pass. and in the cool of the evening
hour while the sun was dropping to rest
they walked through the lovely Garden
paths with the Lord as their Companion
and Teacher. And as the Son and the
Spirit withdrew, followed b. the angels,
the latter overheard Eve exclaim:
what a blessed day this has BEEN" And
Adams response was: "Yes, dear, this
has been a beginning Of days, indeed,
with u.s. How good God is" And the
daylof rest continues with us still, and we
may have the Son with US. too! We may
hear Heavenly harmonies in our souls,
and may welcome at the beginning OF the
day Gods messengers. 1t is tho day God
has given 70 as to be sign between us
and Him that we may know the Lord,
and be sanctiAed by Him. VIII We make
1t such? #