The Washington times., 1906-12-09

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won H.. / kept the faith-Davids faith;
and il is stiil alive upon the earth. II
seems 10 me almost as II / had won
his soul from deatB-as II ! had saved
his spirit In minA-az II / could stnl re-
joice In his life. stia nave his power
ana his love; and there Is a kind OF
fearful consecration IN my heart. q
glory that I am afraid TO know OF. as
If God s hand had been laid upon me.
David used TO tell me. Arthur.
that If only that power is reused IN
a soul. If only il dwelIs In that sacred
ness. there can no longer be fear eE
evil in its life: that the strife and the
vanity and the misery "a this cruel
world about as come from nothing else
but that men 10 not know this vision,
that 1t is so hard-so dreadfuIIy hard
to win. And he used 10 say that
this power is infinite. that II depends
only upon how much one wants it.
and that be who possesses Il had the
gift Of King Midas, and turned ali
things that he touched 20 gold That
is real madness 10 me. Arthur. and
viii not let me be STILL and yet 1
know that il cannot ever die in me,
Tor whenever there IS an instauts
weakness there flashes over me again
the fearful thought Of David. that he
Is gone back into nothlngness. that
nowhere can i ever see him. ever
hear his voice or speak TO him again
that / am alone-alOnei And that
makes me cIench my hands and nerve
my SOUL and fght again, and stuI
again. Arthur. / did that for days,
and did not once know why-only be-
cause David had told me 10, because
1 was filed with z fearful terror OF
proving coward soul, because 7 had
heard him say that II one only held
M faith and prayed the word would
come TO him al last. And II was true
it was true. Arthur; IL was Ike the
tearing apart Of the skies. it waa as
II ] had rent my way through them
J saw, as / had never dreamed I could
see when 1 heard David speak OF IL
how Cod : presence is infinite and real.
now IL guides the blazing stars. ana
how our life is but an Instant and "a
nothing beside it, and how 1t makes
40 difference that we pass into moth
ingness-His glory Is stuI the same.
Then ! saw, too, what q victory I had
won. Arthur-hOw 1 could live in Il
ms life. There came over me a feellua
Tor which there is no word, a kind OF
demon force that was madness. I
thought Of that wonderful sixth chap
ter OF Isaiah that Davis ,ssa,= 20 thins
SO much beyond reading Jhat he used
10 call the artists chapter; and Oh.
1 knew just what II was that / had IL
DO in the world"
Helen had been speaking very i'm
icnSely. her voice shaking. the Others
gaze was riveted upon her face
Arthur she added, her voice sink
lng 10 a whisper. Il have no art. I..t
YOU have, and We must nght together
Tor this fearful glory. we must win
Jhls prize Of God" And for a long
time the two sat In silence. trembling.
While the darkness gathered about
them. Helen had turned her head and
gaZed out. with face upufted az tn-
starry shield that QuIyered and shook
above them. Suddenly Arthur saw her
lips moving again and heard her
speaking tile wonderful words ruzr
she had referred 10. her voice grow
ing more and more intense and sinking
into whisper Of a=e.
In the year that King Uzziah died
] saw also the Lord sitting upon
throne. high and Hfted Up. and lis
train filed the temple
Above II stood the seraphims Each
one had six wings; with twain he COW
cred his face. and with twain he COW
cred his feet, and Sith twain he did
fly.
And one cried unto another and
said. holy. holy, holy. IS the Lord o.
hosts; the whole earth is full of his
glory.
And the posts OF the door moved
AT the voice OF him that cried. and
the house was filled with smoke
Then said !, woe is me. for 7 am
uu5one. because ] am a man Of un-
clean lips. and / dwell i'm the midst OF
a people of uncIean lips, for mine ewes
have seen the King, the Lord Of los
Then flew one Of the seraphims ua-
10 me-, having a living coal I'm his
hand, which he had taken with the
tonEs from of the altar.
And he laid 1T upun my mouth, and
said- 10. this hath touched tiny Iips.
and thine miquity is taken away and
thy sin purged.
Also 7 heard the voice ~ the Lord.
saving, Whom shall ] send, and who
WI 90 Toy u.s. Thea said T. Here am
!. send me-"
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