Christian herald and signs of our times . heAdirondacks and the Sierra Nevada and MountWashington heights of pomp and splendor fitto enthrone an archangel. In the time of Graham, the essayist, in onemountain district of Scotland an average of tenshepherds perished every winter in the snow- drifts, and so he proposed that, at ^s t^eof every mile, a pole fifteen feet higghtrrt, untwo cross-pieces be erected, showing thy pointsof the compass, and a bell hung at the top, sothat every breeze would ring it, and so the lostone on the mountains would hear the soundand take the direction given by
Christian herald and signs of our times . heAdirondacks and the Sierra Nevada and MountWashington heights of pomp and splendor fitto enthrone an archangel. In the time of Graham, the essayist, in onemountain district of Scotland an average of tenshepherds perished every winter in the snow- drifts, and so he proposed that, at ^s t^eof every mile, a pole fifteen feet higghtrrt, untwo cross-pieces be erected, showing thy pointsof the compass, and a bell hung at the top, sothat every breeze would ring it, and so the lostone on the mountains would hear the soundand take the direction given by this pole withthe cross-pieces and get safely home. Whetherthat proposed plan was adopted or not I do not know, but I de-all clare to all youwho are in theheavy and blind-ing drifts of sinand sorrow thatthere is a crossnear by that candirect you tohome, and peace,and God ; andhear you not theringing of theGospel bell hang-ing to that cross,saying: This isthe way, walk yein it ? No wonderthat the sacredpoet put the Psal-with that ringing. A LAST LOOK AT MOST BLANC. mists thought into rhythmchorus we have so often sung : Dear Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole ;I want thee forever to live in my down every idol, cast down every foe 1Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow IWhiter than snow ! yes, whiter than snow !Now wash me, and 1 shall be whiter than snow! Get that prayer answered, and we will be fitnot only for earth, but for the heaven whereeverything is so white because everything is sopure. You know that the redeemed in that landwear robes that are white, and the conquerorsin that land ride horses that are white, and Johnin vision says of Christ, his head and his hairswere white, and the throne on which he sits isa Great. White Throne. By the pardoning andsanctifying grace of God, may we all at laststand amid that radiance ! Ten thousand Hmes ten thousand, In glittering armor bright,The armies of the living God, Throng up the steeps of finished,
Size: 1380px × 1810px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublishernewyorkthechristia
