The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-21
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
In Nature and Human Life Exempl-
fled Also in the Story Of Jesus
of Nazareth.

reu Also IN the story OF jesus
of Nazareth.
: Contrast" was the subject Of n
/ interesting sermon by Rev. Chas
armstrong at the Lutheran churc
sunday morning, the Bible text bein
out Of Egypt Have | Called My Son,
lev. Armstrong said in part
We are indebted to The law of Con
rast for much Of our knowledge
! objects or thoughts are understoo
uore fully when compared with otf
RS Things are compared by Seein
wherein they differ or are similar
ound and silence must be expert
nce3, contracted the one with tn
Their. before IN adequate idea o
ither will be lotten. 1t would bt
ely TO attempt 10 ascribe to the on,
orn deaf the exquisite compositions
4 Mozart, or TO convey to one blind
| rom tabyhood. 4 correct idea Of the
un in meridian splendor With the
leaf and hind. aelther sounds nor
/
Know little of the great loss that IS
| heirs because they do not possess
hesa senses With them, indeed
Where ignorance is bliss, It's folly to
wise.
Light and darkness sunshine and
hadow. Joy aud pain. smile and tear,
GOOD and bad these are opposiies
lnd yet. often Dy experiencing the one
fcr awhile. the aniithesis is doubly
appreciated Sunshine and shadow,
light and darkn@ss-in life--inter
ningline. dispoI tGn sanleness Of ma
ture as the smile and tear, joy and
sorrow, folowirs each ether as the
waves At old ocean break the mo
3otony OF life, tire fabric Of which is
Wtseq as the hatte 81 father time
sue IS backward qa6 forward across
The loom--the wool the smiles, the
ears, the warp
Contrast" in Nature.
Note the law OF contrast" as mani /
ested BY nature Yonder noun
ain rears it regal head, snow crowned
nd eneircled with a dark gray halo;
i magnificent river, alternately sill
cry and leaden, winds swiftly down
he slopes, speeds onward, and pours
nto a hilI-encircled bay. The foot ,
liIs. near aud far. carpeted witn ,
reen BY indulgent nature, present !
leasing and varied aspect: some M ,
ear quite dark. while others are
luch lighter. This phenomenon, by ;
rtists, is called "chiaaro-scuro. aud
what, for the artist to make a cor :
oct deliueation of landscape, must /
& initiated. We are only able 70 I
idge OF objects through conditions !
bove mentioned, in which contrast" I
an important or-interblendllg {
ghts and shadows. correlated. .
Truly. as in the realm OF nature. Va 4
ETY. abounds in the fitful fever Of \
aman life. here we have the most .
tense and trying contrasts. A We 9
II Hugo. referring to his character, Il
IAN Val Jean. graphically describes r
lie terrific storms that rage in the i'm
easurable depths OF the soul. and .
Ills US that he awe-like tempess a
lat roll and surge across the bosom Il
the mighty ocean are nothing com 9,
lred to the conflicts Of conscieAca +.
he sunny morn and the cloudy after n
,on; the good and evil experiences i,
at are ours; health and sickness, a,
IS and gain-why these bitter-sweet r.
the course Of our earthly ~
lgrimage-should come, we know g,
t; but in accordance with an I'M r.
own. memorable law, they confront !,
almost at every turn. n,
Out Of Egypt. 4,
The words. out OF Egypt have =,
He'd my son, are pregnant with n
,aning and promise Egypt typi- fl
S darkness. bondage. pain and sin. r.
cal was rescued from thralldom in 20
; domain of the Pharaoes. After 90
niger of death from cruel Herods N
e' Joseph, mary anu me child We're vi,
out of Egypt. Accordingly, ODE
mt to fiat Divine. the thralldom OF
ORANGE. superstition and evil is be-
thrown of, and We emerge from G,
yptian gloom
Where is he whose life has been
. unalloyed round of pleasure?
10 has never experienced pain. felt
soul sick within him, had his nm
res nipped in the bud by a killing nr,
st, been besmirched by sin. and bs.
0 has never felt remorse and sui Or,
ed as he atoned for laws Of God inc
lated? On the other hand. point +.
] out whose skies have glowered
stantly with sullen storm clouds. wo
D has never had a single pleasure, !
OF his days metaphorically- ort
idy? 1t cannot be done. 80
Every cloud" so said. has a sill oc,
lining" An old saying. handed a.
IN for long. 1t is always darkest h,,
before the dawn presupposes GOV
dawn, only a precursor Of the 7
giving and glorious sun. Long e.I
ow sings, you know, con
still sad heart and cease re. tbo
pining, rh.
ind the clouds is the sun still sr,,
shining, -
the Scriptures tell rs that the lec,