The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-07-05
S DIVINE POTTER
BY Rev. F. r. Shannon

'Rer Frederick +. Shannon.
Of Louisa. but now pastor
NJ. E. Church, Brooklyn. be-
| fourth year Of his passionate
/ church a few Sundays ago
occasion he took for his
mbiect, THE Souls Divine
The taxi was from jeremiah
Arise, and 20 down to the
house. and there ! win cause
/ hear my words" Mr.. Shannon
,ermoua are always illustrated
L 10 life. Arguing his weak
l,ap suffers In abAtractions.
ii IN metaphysics, darkens ccun
'eIg words Revealing His Wis
IN speaks through objects IA
u All. Man would anAlyze the
], the lily. But God loves the
much TO see It's beauty tar
Truly. this il Gods speech
|,et the lilies OF the field. how
Low.H striking his brain agains,
4. man. says. How do they
Nothing can keep n worm
|tlllng ia ia native soil. Plae-
a snowy marble slab. a worm
dls Of Cleanliness But while
| burrowing about the how. God
|.snt TO behold TIE growth OF
H. God prefers 10 teach In OBJ
because lie knows the rim OF
brains IL no, large enough To-
mblectlyes 10 any great "a.
rhnt is Why lie sent jeremiah
III n the potters house. There
I.l.delinod analogy IN the house
hotter and the house OF mans
'cod seems 70 nay to the proph'
lga,h the potter work. and you
Sic work Look At the pot.
~. Tor that Is what ! made
In o. Consider the potter
| Zoe a. he puts bis clay upon
heels. 70 do !. Examine his
yss.sla l have them Htrcwn
he earth. Above all, BE- sure
him romake his mantd YES.
~ that Il what ! dalirns ~
And Jeremiah had his ser
Id Is one Of the bcs, be ever
ause IL came from the lips Of
Id 5 worth our while. therefore.
|,iasr Via; the propas, a~ and
Ia the HOUSE o; ne g1,,cr
nv A. you know. Ia Gas 81 q .
SBelsn, Of arts There 10 . 60
|Asrm about Il which mas en-
II 10 all civilized nations
illusions To u are found In
poetry Homer compares the
Of a dance 10 the measured
the poitrrs wheel with the
on o. the caye-dWellern Of the
period. the art OF pottery "a
b have bscn practioed BY all
prehistoric raoea Nor "a this
strange when Ne are told on
authority that mo process IN
ahdicrafi II more beautiful than
a potter molding = vessel on
bel Little wonder. therefore,
= smlah iorgets % soold on his
, The po,ter's house Il caused
% remember that God Ia M, n
per Of mems lives. but that II,
~ a divine artis, touching then
sApes OF imperlshAble beauty
gihefs cradle song was ever
b than these words: % hous,
rasl, oauno, ! do with you A
otter sAith the Lord. Behold
clay IN the potters hand. "
in mine hand. o house Of
INK the FIRST thing that attract
e prophets attention WAS IN,
My nodded clay. II was not yel
10 be fashioned into some
shape The hand OF the pottel
oaehed It but slightly. And ihai
y as he looked. jeremiah dis
u that !, was clay OF nm ordi
Character. Authorities tell NJ
Tho potter never sees his ella,
on rich shades OF silver. or red
eam. or brown. or yellow. until
tho burning These colorS com,
the burning The clay q
i'al-atier the burning. The vas
a. possible-atter the burning,
not leremlah's sermon cum
to liie' After the burning, Nj
a purity that sees God. Ate
burning We have a wisdom tina
God After the burning. on
ness is coined INN strength an,
an upon God, After the burning
hlih is no longer a fllckerinl
but an owe set In the sou
IN which We behold the face o
L he burning hurts. as II al
does It is only u prophecy o
strength which will be ushere'
NE life When the little gir
Der music teacher that Il hur