Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-03
For the Republican.
Is there a Limit to Space 2

! Let u imagine ourselves gifted with power.
tul wings and extended vision, soaring above
the clouds and into ihtini,y, watching the
course OF the spheres which--rolling silently
, IN he blue vault aroun attest the fact ,ha,
there is God. Though our glance may err
be upward, We cannot see heaven; for no eye
bat that Of the archangel can care upon its
glcry. no mortal can pierce The veil; yet VIC
can " III our marvellous sight view the hanii-
work Of God. We watch those silen, orbs--
worlds like our own--only VIC hope purcr.
! setter and more blessed; and we canno, help
| praising Him who made and rules them ALL
! We contemplate the scene with wonder and
aruazcrien', and cry ''all this belongs to betty
i alone, this is, this ,.,At be the Eternity in
which he dwells; these mighty amounted
/ spheres; this glorious picture is only proof
If his power"
| The first eye that ever opened to the light
| viewed this displ ~ Of might and praised the
creator, and every opened eye, as i, realize.
! the glory, in sfiti, echoes he praise whic!
rises 70, and is reschoed in mighty cadence
around the throne Of the mos, Hi IA. While
we are borne upward we hear these words.
",wo simple laws govern all these worlds.
TWO mlle laws keep each within its bounds
Year after year ard century after century,
each rolls along its appointed rah in humble
obedience TO these laws. Resting upon vast
globe inhabited b beings whose countenan-
ces shine with singular radiance and " BIO
arc even blessed with youth, we bid farewell
TO cur little earth for season. We have
passed from her influence, are no, cove, ned
nv her laws Her year is but d.y TO US on
this favored glohe, now tasting eternity
Around us roll other worlds, silently but con-
clusively proving the power Of the creator.
ajestic Jupiter with his four lamps,
moves on in stately grandeur, and sullen SAT-
urn, around whch seven like Litauias fairy
,endants dance an airy coilion. possesses
also broad luminous band which, like the
arch Of i rainbow ID hr,..ancy, ever casts its
rays down upon its iniahitants-who strange
~ favored morta,s, never know the right. Of
in the dim distance gloo,nily rol $ world
upon which the bright rays Of the sun never
shine; for which there is no ligh. except q
faint glimmer, like The sad
"Glmmer Of funeral lamps,
Amid the chill and damps
or the vast plain wl,rc death encampsr
ETHEREAL snow wraps it in q mantle Of white
Upon il there is no vegetation, save that Of the
hardy iichcn, AMI no variety in scenery bui
snow heaps and the Jagged, irregular sur
faces Of constantly increasing glaciers. The
dashing Of waves, the rustic Of leaves, tho
/ singing of birds is never heard, for there can
lie no life, no motion in such intense cold.
| Ilerschel waits for the coming Of one who will
| lead him OF, Of The darkness Of desolation and
death into the brigh, light Of life and dcycl-
opmcnt.
| Floating on We lcarc the system Of which
| our sun is tho centre. Without it's bounds an
other power sustains US, and with wings out.
spread and a will to rise still higher, we iloat
and gaze In every direction around swiftly
| fly strange luminous appearances, behind
which stream ray. Of light, bright as the sun
at midday, messengers from the Almighty s
throne They perform their duty and then
speed back to Him that sent them. While we
watch, we feel n wondrous change brightness
closes our eyes our soul is filled with raj
turous ave. which plrmeates every nerve and
h5er Of our being while our lips open and
praise Him, whose glory is aIope the earth
and the hcavens-who is God alone.' A gasp
painful sensation, sorrow or agony follows,
and again We realize our SURROUNDINGS. Be-
yond us the streaming rays Of the comet prove
its passage. Ethereal brightness composed its
substance. We felt no contsct though it was
above, below, around US no sensation but ex.
quisit bliss. Gods messenger, though On an
gel, and clothed with his glory as mantle Of
power, could not harm US, for surrounded by
the atmosphere OF Gods love, he was power.
less to do aught but good. Reaching forth hi.
hands from which bright rays Of light stream,
ed in alteration to the Throne, the comet DIS
appeared. Its appearance and passage has
other results than shat Of allaying curiosity
1t opened our eyes to o realization of hos
bounaless is the kingdom Of God As far o.
our yes can reach they see matter and tina
matter in motion. Unnumbered spheres roll
in unison to the music Of the singers aroun,
the Throne. The line Of beauty marks tn
path followed by each. In majestic circle
they swing in harmony, nor interfere with 9th
ers paths. Beyond our power Of fight in tn
distant regions of in6nity SHINE uncounte
globes, and voice tells us they are suns
suns more magnificent more glorious than te
thousand Suns like ours; around which circl
worlds whose size, compared with the pun
planets composing our system, is 50 great q
to be almost Incompatible; suns with radianc
80 pure, 50 grand casting such refulrau
light upon their attendant worlds, that wer
mon (ss We know thcm) 10 receive it, like sno,