Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-02-04
Sermon preached by ReU. S.
Cyrus Olds at the NJ. E.
Church Jan. 81. 1915

that fly as Il cloud, and as the
doves to tahe Windows
Subject, The winged or flying
squadron of the Lord
The path of the cloud has no set
boundaries Us course is through
the trackless air. and It's vehicle
of motion the viewless eiheT Born
near the crest of some lofty noun
tain, or sprinjging INTO being on the
loW.anh plain; it floats TO the
north, south, east or west al the
behest of the wind or the electrical
currents. Sometimes t moves laZil,
as if there We're no need OF its
ever getting anywhere AT other
periods it seems moved by some
/ erCe spirit, who is angfy at de
fenseless world Or as if speedy
vengeance must be meted out to
an offend ng crowd. At times it
gently d.ssolves, and quietly and
poetically drops it's ben ficent show
VI upon llS liIiS sly SJAl.
Occasionally as if in battle mood
it huris lis missiles of hall w tn des-
true tive force on vegetable and
All NAL life Frequently it scatters
its chila.ng snow like morselS, and
covers the earth n beautiful, but
Hninviting array. Yet "A cloud what
ever lis form is usually a bless M
and always a sacrifice. And no
matter i'm what form it moves or
low it dissolyes. it knows no par
tiality or respect of place in its
benifb enae and dissolution. 1t
gladdens the rose or the Upas tree
it refreshes the lN and the thistle
IL blesses the cereal and the noXious
weed. 1t falls on the Shiny disease
breeding marsh IS where reptiles
crawl and d sease breeding vapors
are exhaled 1t blesses and beauti-
f'es the upland meadow, where
sweet-bre athed clover blooms, and
fair and fragrant flowers spring. It's
drops fall upon the wooded fores;
whose thousand leaves respond in
measure | ke some soft toned or
ohefs;ra, whose melody would soothe
TIE weary soul to peaceful slumber
Its Fghtnings have cheered the
darkest night, yet have thrilled with
fear the stoutest heart as like a
war; or it sent its deadly shaft
through hut or palace dome. And
how ever long or short it's journey
or whether sooner or later dissolved
growing grain, and be met wit
thanks and embraces as a thing OF
beauty and joy while lasts, and
To be thought of in gratitude after
II is gone. or if its coming is greet
cd with grcwls Of disapproval, and
its gentle power profanely spurned
yet IL follows the bidding of it's
creator and IS loyal to the law
without word of complaint, or mo-
duty AS in the natural so also IN
the Spin tual realm there is the life
that flies like cloud. 1t is not
the mere dream of a dreamer. Or
Il vision of a visionary, idealist;c.
unreal fancy of fanatic, but the
sane practical OutwOrkimg OF a
Il 4
its be 'ng Its motor powers are the
IL ade- windS of heaven, and spirit
ral electrically Its orig n is in
the heart of the father whose crea-
tive personality fills the Universe
1t is transplanted into the heart OF
man through the life OF the God
man, Jesus Christ. 1t receives its
direct on from the Holy Spirit who
comes as its guide, illuminate tor, and
fe imparter. Thus it is not an
idle fancy, but consoling reality
And It moves in unison with the
other-wOrld life. Its operations are
poetioal IN form and practical in
application though its possessor be
not a poet. Its percepts and con-
cepts are idealistic and art sr,ic Whil
it's possessors are not all ideaLists o
artists lis hlarmOnies are So grea1
ss to lift the posseesor into the
ecs.acies of subAimest muse, while
he may be no musician The in
sight of higher things is 80 clear
that We get large visions of the
heavenly lfe Through faith in it,
versities We mount up on wings as
eagles" and revel in the pure ALL
Of the suntt world. What an elite
company, what translucent hight
what transfigured life. Jesus uttere4
this sublime paradox. "They are
mot of this world even as An
not of this world Yet God has
set his army the tremendous anG
daring task of conquering this worl
for himself. To be an approved
member OF the "Fly'nR Squadron