Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-03
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Vernon. followed my guide across
the simple portico. Through corridor.
parlor. dining hall. library. bedroom
simple each in their Punishment.
was oppressed with the indciinablc
feeling the apartments OF great man
always inspire. Had a marble statue
Of the Father OF His Country stalked
by me. majestic. calm. inimitable.
herolke. would not have been sur
pfiscd The Bible Is the home Of the
spirit OF God Genesis Is the porch.
Exodus the hall. LevitIcus the kitchen.
Ruth the music room. The Psalms are
the gardens. the gospels the portrait
gallery. Would ! reverenly lift the
pen OF the first president and pass by
the author Of Exodus without a
thought? Il am human" cried the Ro-
man. "and nothing that is human Is
trivial 20 me-" II am divine" we
ought to cry. "and nothing that is d.
vine 4. trivial TO me-" Look then
with me NJ the first word OF the first
verse OF the first chapter OF the second
treatise of the book Of books.
And"
"And-these are names OF the chill
drcn." etc. And" we have passed
from porch into hall. And" is the
door 1t Is the coupling so small in
tho train. II derives Importance from
its setting. The translators have rob.
bed It Of much of its strength by call.
ing II now" but your Hebrew tells
you It is the plain conjunction and"
The Almighty uses 1t to begin story
rich in incident and pregnant in mean
ing. And" Is the connecting link. II
connects Jacobs death with Moses
birth. 4 long period interyencs. God
passes It by In silence The most OF
history Is unrccorded. Between Joseph
and Moses were many men. They sow
ed aud rcaped from birth Ill death,
TO them the smallest event was mo.
mentous. Their touring ear was a
camel. their clubhouse tent. Cain
built city and was first mayor. But
men tired Of cities after awhile. as they
will again. Tragedy. drama, comedy
were enacted: smiles. tears. applause
touched millions OF lives. The word
"and" covers It ALL II does more. II
makes all history one. There are no
breaks In Gods chain. We almanac
days. weeks and months. God sees
only continuous time.
"When Men Make Gods"
This land" shows that naturalness
Is a part Of God. Nature is the art OF
God. Art. artful and artless are ber-
ries never far apart. The first charm
in writing. speech. dress or life is due
TO unaffected grace. The lilac bush
and the village lassis with her face
full OF roses are creatures Of God.
Mural decorations and the cosmetic
counter are poor substitutes. Dispas-
sionate observers say the church sins
In Ike manner When ! was n boy
owned Noah's ark The structure
and It's passengers have all passed
away. but their memory rcmnlns.
There was Noah himself. carved from
pine and without n curve from head TO
foot. There we're Shem, Ham and ia
phcth. Noah's sons. the first was
painted yellow. the second black. the
third white The wives OF the four
had moyeless eyes and hands and
mouths -wondrous females The trees
were made In a planning mill. The
raven Poe would never have used for
his poem. The animals looked MS If
steam roller methods were used to
get them to take their part. No boy
who owned such collection would
ever run away with circus II you
have ever seen i've copies Of Noah's
family you viii understand my illus
tration.
"Tempora Mutantur."