The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-05

TIE Ln6nity Of Space and the
Planetary System.

Professor r. A. Proctor, recently,
in closing his lecture on "The
Wonders Of the Star Depths
said tafas ,s-$.t
| do not know that I can conclude
my lecture better than by quoting
Richter's dream, in which he shows
the feebleness Of mans Imagination
an he presence Of the initiate wond-
ers of the universe. 1t ls translated
by DE Quincy:
God called up from dreams . man
into the vestibule Of heaven, saying
"Come thou hithcr and ste the
glories Of My Kingdom" and to the
angels which stood around HIS
throne He said Take him strip
rom him his robes of flesh, cleanse
his vision, aid put a new breath into
his nostrils only touch with any
change his human heart, the heHrr
that weeps and trembles. )" 1t was
done, and with mighty angel for
his guide the man stood ready for
his Intimate voyage and from u the
terrace OF heaven without sound OF
farewell, on sudden they sweep
inlo mduate space-Somelines, with
the solemn flight OF angle wings,
they pass over the horrors Of dark
ness, through wilderness of Death
that divide lie worlds of life: some
times they pass over thresholds that
were qulcksnelng under prophetic
motions trUmGod; tAen, tron beyond
dlstance that are counted only III
heaven. light dawned az through
shapeltss film; by unutterabie pace
tLey passed d night, = light unutler-
abe pace passed them. LII u moment
the blaze OF the sums was upon, tnssM
IN Il moment the rush OF planets WAS
around them.
Ihsn Came eternity OF twilight
thaE revealed, but Were not revealed
On The right hand and on lhe lief
toward gigantic cous.eiia' lons that
10y seh lrptll'lons and ansm cred Iron.
altar, tll@t ny neutrality-suspicious. anu
quilt up llunpnal SaLe--
ways, arc ways: "nooe archltlaqes,
horizontal, upright, ralsed and lost
at alliIuue Il SPANS Inai seentd
g"OslLy tIoui lntlnl,ud1 Without
lneasure we've The ArcnlLa>es, icy ol,u
1hen.ory Tic gales. past nuniOer tie
archwAJs. Within we've o.alA lhai
sea- u Sicrnltles aIuunu; above VA
below aud belOw Was above I'D man
stripped oi gfavI atIus Lody. Dep.n
Was s"aliomed up III nlsnt unsur
m9unte1abte, iI"iaAt IN dcpth uuIatn-
onhaOle. On d sudden. as llat they
xode iIUIn lnhnlty 20 1ntlh! u, Oh u
suuuen, as Illus lhey iIl.eu over
Any sma' No lbs, "a nngnly ciJ aruoc
that SysIelne mole ny s',rous tEat
words lnale bNLoMy,, v,n.E IIgilis,
depths, we're '4eAIing, we've 81 maud.
Ine nIau INA, oisncu and stoppeu
sAuddeltd and "ept. l1.o ovel laden
Aearl utlc.rd l,se. II Ia lea.s s. ana a..
SAID ''A"SI VIA 60 ~ further
tor Tie spl'h Ut lnan acnetn Win inns
lhtnlIy. lnsuhoraLje . ire glofyl
or No1. Ltt ne Ile 40 WI, ana aide
rne Ia III. ave froDn Tue peisecuslsn
OF tAe animate, iJI eAu ~ ihere 10
ntne. And nom all ll.e nslcAing
ktars thai shoLe aruuuu lnei,; Issued
q chOlai voice /: ii i.e t.ssan sspcakr
tTu,y, End /, here Loiu 4I,al We
ever YET heard ot." ''Eli<4 heie ID
nohtT The angel soiunii,. slcnlAnd-,,
ed lis tiitre li.tieeu 10 ~nu, and
ls EhlS the sorrow tnAl Ai.4s yUu ~
But 10 voice ANSWERED., tia. h
might ans~el llIH.sell / nel Inv
angle thlew up his glorious hands 10
The heaven CT ileavonn. sata4g, ''nhd
As Tier hLne ln tne uAigegge ots
Goo Lo alas, IL ,tle,s 10 Begin
n'ng,'