The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-02-18
A SUBLIME PERoRATIoN.

The closing passage OF Professor Mitch.
ellis Lecture, at Wv York on the evening Of
the lst, was delivered with thrilling effect.
After speaking gfthe unfathomabe distances
which no telescope can penetrate, lying far
beyond the systtln in which the earth re-
wolves and TITLED with Independent sys-
TENS OF. worlds Of infinite numbers, he said.
Light travctes space at tho rate Of mil
lion miles. fiihnie, yet the light from the
nearast star figures ten years to reach the
earth, and HeYchsl's telescope revealed stars
two thousapd| three hundred times further
distant. Theigreat telescope Of Lord Ross
pursued thssS Creations of God still deeper
into spnce, I'd having resolved the nebule
Of the Milky Way into stars, discovered other
systems Of st}s-beautiful diamond points
gllttering thsek Athe. black darkness beyond.
Wleesh4 h5 slhis amazing abyss---when
he saw These systems scattered profusely
throughout spnce-when he reflected upon
their immense distance, their enormous mag
tude, and the countless millions Of worlds
that belonged to them, it seemed to him as
though the wild dream of the German poet
was more than realized.
"God called man in dreams into the vestl-
bule Of heaven, saying, come up hither and
will show thee the glory of my house, And
to his angels who stood about his throne he
said, 'tnke him, strip him of his robes of
flesh; cleanse his affections; put n new breath
into his nos.rils; but touch not his human
heart-the heart that fears and hopes and
trembles.' A moment, and il was done, and
the man stood ready for his unknown voyage.
Under the guidance of n mighty angel, with
sounds of flying pinions, they sped their way
from the battlements of heaven, Some time
on the mighty angels wing they fled through
Saharas Of darkness, wildernesses of death.
At length, from distance not counted save
in the arithmetic of heaven, light beamed up.
on them-a sleepy flame as seen through a
hazy cloud. They speed on in their terrible
speed 10 meet the light; the light with lesser
speed came TO meet them. In n moment
the blazing of suns around them-a moment
the wheeling of planets; then came long
eternties oftwilight; then again on the right
hand and the left appeared more constella-
tons. At last the man sank down, crying,
"Angel, can go no further, let me lie down
in the grave, and hide myself from tho nfini-
tude of the universe, for end there is none"
END is there none? demanded Tho angel.-
And from the gittering stars that shone
around there came choral shout, END there
is none! END there is none?' demanded the
angel again, and is il this that awes the soul!
| answer, end there is none to the universe
Of God. Lo, also, there is no beginning!'
DRESS YOUR CHILDREN wARM.-This is
one of the most dangerous season for chill
drcn. Colds and coughs are now easily
fastened upon them, often resulting in con-
sumption and premature death. Therefore
dress them warm. Let their necks and
throats be well protected. Let your boys
pantaloons reach to the instep. Don't dres.
them in monkey trousers, reaching only &c
the knee or middle of the leg, and leaving
their limbs exposed to the chilling mir. Dc
not sacrifice your chldren's health TO tn,
qualification of n crcus-rider's taste; bu
dress them with the paramount view of com
| fort and safety