The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-20
THE DISTRIBUTION or GIFTS

The Bible tells us that there Is One
glory of the sun, and another glory
of the moon, and another glory OF the
stars. for one star difereth from an.
other star in glory"
How true that Is.
We sec its truth verified every.
where in nature. Rarely are two DIS.
tinct gifts bestowed upon s,agle OBJ
ject. While nature is lavish with her
gifts, fortunately she does not pile
them up in heaps, but like the early
and the latter rains they are distrib.
uted over the earth alike to the jlst
and the unjust.
We admire the giant trees Ct the
forest, net for their beauty, bet for
their strength, while Ne admire the
flowers of the fields, MT fo- their
strength, but for their beauty.
How beautiful, vet how different.
are all the flowers-none arc bestow-
cd with the same gifts. hose thai
are beautiful are not el~.ays frlgroa
and these that re fcas.-n. @
always beautiful. The yio'e. md che
lily cannot boast Of the queaEly caa'
tiles OF the rose. ba, none the less
the violet is wovshipped for IT'S mc1
esty and the lily for It's purity.
Among the birds Of the air this rule
holds true also. as i does among the
beasts OF the forest.
The elephant posse SEES no l.ncf q
beauty. but he Is admired for his
bulk and for his strength. anl the lion
for his ,ery righteousness. while The
smalle~ animals win our Arbitration
along the lines of their nimbieness
and coyness.
The mocking bird Is not 50 gor-
geously arrayed As the bird % para.
disc, nor has the canary the brilliant
hues of the red bird. but they are pos.
sessed with the greater gift Of sons.
We see this truth Of gifts verified
in the higher creation of man. While
nature Is as lavish with her gifts here
as elsewhere she has NO fayorites. to
the extent at least OF loading al her
gifts on any one man
No great painter was ever = great
composer or musician No scholar i
at the same time a great astronomer
and a great geologist
These lines run along different
channels.
Patrick Henry aroused a nation -
action by the zeal and ere Of his or
atory. but he could not lead an arms
to victory. II required a Washington
for that.
Thomas Jefferson could write he
Declaration OF independence hat a.
an orator he could not stand before
an audience nor did he possesses ans =
the qualities OF a soldier
Nearly all great writer's fail ~
speakers. Joseph Addison sac fhr
most graceful and aaemt wrlter - the
eighteenth century There wma
charm about his writings that ~ oua
else possessed lis pieeea wefe
classics lie finally won 4 aaaf Ia
the house II commons. aud he arasH
ed great expectations. but when 81
arose 60 make a speech hls tiHni8iis
oyerpowered him and be- could nsi ~
ter a syllable.
The same story - told Of feHefsun
but both Addison aud Jpffersnn. ahlia
not possessing the sir Of oratoFy -
erclsed a powerful Influence wtih
their associates. and their FeFg tim
idity in speech won for them fFienda
Nature makes M miatakea n I'll
well that she has given a aiafg a.
the sun. and a slors to the mnun. ana
a glory to the stars and that enc ataf
differeth from another star ln sieff
The world Is beautiaed aaa Nlaflaea
by the distribution. AID not - ths
concentration 81 these eiffa.