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But, like on the incoming tide from out the Sea, the Emerald Ocean up its estuary rolls aback the turbid stream of earth-dimmed River ; so flee into the darkness the last lingering ripples of those mundane melodies before a grander harmony wafted on Seraph wing far from the embowered Land of Dreams. The Music is softer now. Only the fragrance of the harmony remains ; 6 P i^ < T X^=^ rm and the Vision of that LAND INTANGIBLE is changing. Palms, and luxnrious, far-branched trees give gratefnl shade ; and, on the sheen of the golden Tropic air, the simmering Music palpi- tates, like lazy insect voices all atune. W h < Slowly, and as of deliberate mind, a wraith of faintly-flaming vapor, in height the stature of a Man, forms and takes feature. Who, on whose heart has burned that Holy Vision of ideal, pure Humanity, — those tender, pitying eyes in wondrous contrast to their fear- less depths, matchless in Love ; in Courage, as a God ; that form erect, yet quick to lift the fallen ; the flowing robe and sandalled, dusty feet ; who would not know and long to clrisp the hand of Him whose touch was healing, and whose lips breathed Blessings ? f r ■' -^ ■■<' 1- Oh, Thou who hadst not where to lay thine head ; and yet whose willing shoulders bore the Sorrow of a World ; how often would I in my weakness, and when my soul turns empty from unsatisfying Earth, draining the cup of pleasure to its very dregs, and, thirsty, lets it fall ; when, in my utter weariness, I long for sleep, yea, seek to hide me in the deeps of chilly Silence ; look down in pity on me, and Thine arms around me throw, and lay my throbbing heart close to Th}^ soothing breast ! O Vanity of Vanities ! How have I striven to quench that burning thirst with ashes ; to stay my Hunger with the husks of Life. l;i 1': B^ "M\ V ■•»>* »\ ' 'f^ -]', X > , I IV. 4 '• Aivnke, O jwrth nind ; mul. ronte, thou south ; blow upon my garden, that the spices there- of may fiow out , Let my Beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits" HE Master signs to follow. The shadow on the Dial has t^one backward ; back to the Garden of God, the Paradise for Man ; back to that bud of perfect joy and happiness and beautv vet to burst forth in full fruition as a World Restored ; when He shall come to claim and rule His ransomed own, and reign. Here stops the Dial's shadow. What, tears in Eden ? Alas, my Fair One, hast thou touched that fruit ? .■r<-x v> ir: . ••^ ^' W Nay, shrink not from me weeping. Come, mine own ; — And had I told tliee better, had I sat And given thee word for word the Holy Law, Nay, had I shown thee. What, and thou hast sinned, And thou must die, must part from me, must die ? My heart, my love, my breath of life, my light ; And I must wander here alone. Ah, give it me ; for without thee, my sun. This Paradise were blackest, darkest night. Now strike! thou Thunderbolt of God's just Wrath ; Yea, in thy Pity, strike ; and spare not ! 10 ■11 I, r a: \ r:.> .:v,>. ^/^TL •>: r'< --.7' /i ■■ t <- ) \1 .--,- -1 i;--. .\ The Master's eyes are moist with tears. Ah, sin-s:.k, dying World ; long must thou toil and weep, and weary wait for thy Redemp- tion. Taste of its bitterness, learn well the curse, that when the glorious Day of Ransom dawns, thou wilt know, and fear, and walk aright and Live. I '•1 !■:■ > 1. y ' ' 'Ik 1 ; V ?'• k^ 'M ■vr 1 N 'V II i-.-;■ " But thou Bcth-lehcm Ephratah, thoiKjh thou he little among the thousands of Jmlah, yet out of thee nhall He come forth unto mc tliat is to be Ruler in Israel" HE Vision fades ; and now behold the moon-lit night amid the Hills of Beth-lehem. Loftier strains of music fill the sky : ' * Fear not : For behold I bring you Good Tidings of great joy, Which shall be to all People. For unto you is bom this day In the City of David, A Saviour, Which is Christ the Lord." (■:■ ■ t % And now the Heavens resound with Angel melody : " Glory to God in the Highest, And on Earth Peace, Good will toward Men." And from adown the echoing Ages, the Voice from out the wilderness gives new vibra- tion to Creation's trembling Hope : ( ( And the rough places shall be made smooth And all Flesh shall see the Salvation of God." The humble Shepherds kneel, and wonder, and adore, O helpless Babe : O Saviour of the World ! Kings of the East bring gold, myrrh, frank- incense ; first to do homage ; wise, from afar, to see prophetic, when all shall lay their riches at His Feet. 13 :N?Ci.i:::55S^.-,- •ni W\ ,.r> N <> ^ -> /- \ ..' rH i VI. 'Then will the Lord be jealous for Bis Laynl, imd pity His People. I'ea, the Lord nil I answer and say unto His People, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be sututficd therewith." IS Cana now. From yonder Cottage joyous wed- ding song is heard ; and, for those days of days, Grim Poverty is driven far afield, and toil and sorrow needs depart. Spare not the while strange plenty reigns, nor let the cup remain unbrimmed. Full rare the Feast, that Want should mar its happiness ; that clouds across the sky should throw their shadow. ;l M :■■^:^ m. ^ W 14 • ««« '■•WJ. '■> .-' v^ A ';V7 Now, down the stony hill against the even- ing sun, a little company approaches ; the Master of Nazareth and His disciples come. The Bridegroom gives his invited Guests an honored welcome ; the merry song, the blithe- some dance continue. O happiness, so pure and undefiled, with Christ at the assembly. So, with the Wedding Feast begins His Ministry on Earth ; and with His Wedding Feast, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, will He rejoice who cometh in His Kingdom. The whisper tells the Blessed Mary, "the wine has failed." Where is there one who always at that Village home was ever in unselfish readiness to render aid ? What Lad so oft received the Bless thee" of the widow and the aged ; or ■A •r' ..t, V>/ J sn^:-- ^ gave His vigorous manhood strength to share some heavy load ? To whom for counsel had the Mother heart so often turned ? ;'^ ii Mv Son, thev have no wine. Ah, plenty now ; for the Master provides from His bountv. I// I vy w id VII. i* ','' t " 7 am the right of the Worhir HK scene is changed. Up from tlie priestly Jericho a great procession wends its morning westward way. Around the iMaster throng the Crowds. The Shadow of a Cross already dims the Sky, as His face is turned toward Jerusalem. But the eye of the Healer sees not the vSor- row of Plimself, for His People suffer. Louder than all the clamor of the multi- tude, an eager voice is heard ; again, and with the vehemence of near despair : -* ■ .- ». t,/ - ?^4 '-,/ H K # (/tl -*r % '4) -7 ; / .(••"T f ' '^ i'l ,(^;'., A\ ^4: "Jesus, Thou Son of David, have Mercv on me." And they call the Blind Man, saying unto him : '' Be of good comfort ; rise, He calleth thee." " What wilt thou ?" '* Lord, that I might receive my vSight." " Thy P^aith hath made thee whole." And he received his Sight, and followed Jesus in the Wav. ic* h'-r :1 i} '\ 'I ,-) * < ...-.^':- ^i/V; S^^^^-^ ■■■' --JC—' .''■■') re \ « 1 -^. --. '>*^. ,J> I-; VIII. HE King, and He a prisoner in Pilate's hands. And the soldiers platted a Crown of Thorns, and put it on His Head, and they put on Him a purple robe, and said, '' Hail, King of the Jews!" and they smote Him with their hands. \ ! ) Yet hear the Verdict : r- ( I Behold I bring Him forth unto 3'ou, that ye may know that I find no Fault in Plim." Then came Jesus forth wearing the Crown of Thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate said unto them, " Behold the Man!" 20 ,v^/ i hi '"■3:- --. ..■>:.. V. >. .^J f ■S>>i:-''v-> Truly a Man, and yet the wSon of G(k1, who came to die the Death in Adam's stead ; that he who sinned mi),rht sleep, not die; that he, and all his Race who sinned in him, mi^ht wake to Life in the Glad Morning of tlie King> dom, ransomed from Death by Him who paid the penalty of death. t'rr I i \ L»^.v-J- I r V,— -^r -^ -^-c ,. .-^^-;" XI. They shall obtain Joy and Gladness, and Sorrow and Sighing shall flee auay.'' HE Morning ! The Morning ! Darkness is over, and the clear Snn shines. The World Restored, the thistle and the briar gone, the desert blossoms as a rose. Awake now from your sleep, ye Ransomed Race ; the Heathen and the Utmost Earth are His inheritance. Give forth the Dead, ye Graves ; and Seas, yield up your prey. And ye who were His willing servants, who trusted in Him, clothed in His Righteousness ; Arise, your Bridegroom comes ! 25 ^■^Xi-- ..■■' 1 m n ...>h-:. ■' i.'i ■I' 'I ■ 1 ■■V-i ; \ ■^ ^' .-••> Far and wide expands the picture of lost Paradise Restored. Sin is o'ercome. The Angels sheath the swords of ' ' Selfish- ness" and "Discontent," that erstwhile barred the Gate of Eden. Therefore the Ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come with singing into Zion ; And everlasting joy shall be upon their head. ( ( Six days shalt Thou labor, V ', But the seventh day 1 '^i Is the Sabbath of the Lord. ' ' ]f]\ 26 ri<'- ■1 *A ' ' iJ N) \ The toiling and the striving of the Weary \ World is past. i Rest comes at length. 'f A new meaning writes itself into those j in words from Sinai : I \ ] i And the look of Sorrow fades from the Master's Brow ; His features are transfigured 'neath the irradescence of the Crown. It is the smile of Him who cometh Home rejoicing, bringing His sheaves with Him ; it is the triumph of Him who in Love hath overcome. He hath passed through the deep waters of Affliction alone ; He hath made the depths of the Sea a way for the Ransomed to pass over. And now, behold His Chosen Ones, His brethren; they who, with lighter affliction have followed in His footsteps. Behold them Kings and Pries s, to reign with Him, His Saints to judge the Earth in Righteousness. VW X. 27 _-£> ■A I • .'r 'i ;,Vi, Ik \:: I. s-i^> ^^::J -.^'' ••■---- --r-v ■^^., XII. " J slec]), hid 7)17/ Heart irnkcth : H is the roice of vnj Be- loved that knovkcth, .saijiyig, open to me, my sister, my Love, my Dove, my undefded ;for my head is filled nith dew, and my locks icith the Drops of the Nifjht," HE radiant glory that suffused the Shimberer's face like sunset gold is passing- now ; and, as the Master, standing there, looks, oh, so tenderly, upon His sleeping child, she seems to hear that loving Invitation : ' ' And I will give you Rest ; ' ' and an answering smile lights up her trembling lips, and in the fading glow she murmurs : Our Father, .... Thy will .... on Earth, . . . Thine . . . Kingdom . . Glory, ever, AIMEN!" ( ( ■kr 'W ij'l i I i.' ..J..''.- ':ii:},^--^:_ 28 ■ -> Wt3 --Vi>i. ,--:,.^- I NEWS Publishing Co.. Ltd. T«URO, Nova Scotia ..A-M-^lA^^