As the fairy god Ceres in the old Greek mythologies went forth
from Mount Olympus moving over the desert land, touching the
miry bog and widening it into a river; touching the thorn-tree
and causing it to be laden with olives, and the brier and it
bears its luscious figs; touching the desert plain and it
becomes a garden, so these disciples, filled with the light
and love of Jesus Christ, go forth into the mortal darkness
and spiritual destitution of the heathen world until under
their influence pagan Rome casts all her idol gods into the sea
and crowns Jesus King of kings and Lord of lords.--J. H.
JOWETT.
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