Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-09
NUMBER 40.
WEBSTER's ELOQUENOE.

One of the noblest bursts of eloquent specula-
tion and reasoning ever made by Daniel Web
ster, is contained in his Introductory discourse
of Nov ii, 1928, before the Mechanics Institute
in Boston, 1t may be found at page 439, vol. /,
of his published speeches. We refer to it the
attention Of every one who is fond of seeing no.
| BILE thoughts clothed in masculine Saxon Here
is single passage, taken at random: "a his
tory of mechanical philosophy, however, would
not begin with Greece There was wonder
beyond Greece. Higher up in the annals of
mankind nearer, far nearer, to our race out of
all reach of letters, beyond all history except
what remains in the monuments of her own arts,
stands Egypt, the mother of nations Egypt
rhebes the Labyrinth the Pyramids Who
shall explain the mysteries which these names
suggest? The Pyramids who can inform us
whether it was by mere numbers and patience,
and labor aided, perhaps, by the simple lever,
or is it not by what unknown machines mass
was thus aggregated to mass, and quarry piled
on quarry till solid granite seemed to cover the
earth and reach to the skies. The ancients dis
covered many things, but they left many things
u
truth is what one prosterity thousand years
hence, will DO able to say, doubtless, whom we
and our generation shall be regarded among
the ancients. For, indeed, God seems to have
purposed his material universe as standing,
perpetual study to his intelligent creatures,
where, ever learning, they yet never learn ALL
and if that material universe shall last till man
"a,
which, by the progressive improvement of his
faculties, he is capable of knowing, it will re-
main through duration beyond human meas
urement and beyond human comprehension."
VERY ALARMING If TRUE-A PLAGUE OF DARK
NESS CoMNd.-A very disagreeable prophecy is
quoted by the journal de Brureiies. The proph-
ecy is attributed to the venerable Anna Maria
Taigi, and is to the effect that two great chas-
tisments may be expected-the one from heaven,
the other from earth. The latter will consist in
wars, revolutions, and other calamties, being
terminated that from heaven will succeed, and
is explained as follows; " Great darkness is to
prevail over the whole land during three days
and three nights 1t will be so thick that abso-
lutely nothing will be visible, and will be ac-
companied by pestilence which will chiefly fall
on the enemies of religion although the scourge
will not be confined exclusively to them. While
this darkness lasts, no light will shine, no fire
will have any brightness, and only those who
have blessed things candles y will be able to
see. All this is very horrible, and it is to be
hoped that the lady may be mistaken in her
predictions and that they may turn out to be AZ
erroneous as that of the great tidal wave which
was the other day to have destroyed New Or
leans. The prophecies, however, gives full di-
rections as to the proper course to be pursued
during this reign of darkness and pestilence.
People are exhorted to not endeavor to scan the
heavens curiously during the darkness, for who
ever shall go and look out of window, or leave
his house for the purpose OF deserving what is
passing in the armament, will be Immediately
struck down. The whole time that the judg-
ment shall last ought to be employed in prayer,
and above ALL in reciting the Holy Rosary. Tho
director Of Anna Maria Taigi said, in August,
1864 /" 1t is most true that the venerable SER
want of God announced the scourge of three
days darkness, extending over the whole earth.
while it lasts the windows must bo kept closed"