San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-08-25
,CommunIeat
A. d. 1851.

All thinking men admit that this year
IL destined to DO an important year in the
solar system, aud perhaps 10 the uni
verse. The guiding lights in astronomy
aud theology, Professor Proctor and the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, have gone
so far as to predict, that this earth at
my time may break up with crash.
Perhaps these learned men have come
to this conclusion. because for ages it
has been observed that some fixed stars
have suddenly appeared with the bright.
ness Of perhaps dozen Of our suns ; and
other stars, equally large, have suddenly
lost their light. am under the i'm
preston that when this earth is worn
out, and unable to support the higher
organized beings, that it will not break
to pieces, or even become liable to acct
dent. Under the present progress and
increase of humanity. the earth will show
signs of decay in about q thousand
years, and IN host Of divine architects
will be- ready ut such time to rcnovatc
the earth. for new crop oil empires.
have been for some time under the
Impression that if there is change to
be 10 this year from an old TO new dis
pcusation--a change from ignorance to
knowledge, change from the reign OF
satan (materialized in the precious met.
als), to the reign Of Christ, change of
general misery to general happiness !;
that there would be sign Of it in the
centre of this year. Guiteau's ball
struck the President in the centre OF
this year. within q minutes OF standard
or Greenwich time, according to news.
paper reports. Did God make an error
Of "a minutes? believe not; the error
must be in the reports or in the chrome
meter at the Potomac depot at Wash
ington. Why God selected Gui'enu, Il
specimen of human dcpravity, for his
tool, il not for us to know The shoot
ing or killing Of the President would
have no effect on the revolution Of the
civilized world; but this man Guitcau
has wrote in former years book on the
millennium. (perhaps Guitcau has forgot
all about it), although never read this
book, nevertheless, | believe this book
contains the corner stone of new dis
pensation.
consider the shooting Of the Presi
dent at that critical moment, n divine
sossamer thread. If tho leading men
will be guided by this thread from the
old into the new world, the nations
will progress into the new era, without
violent national commissions. If the
leading men will not recognize nor be
led by this gossamer thread, they will
DO pulled or driven to destiny with
2inch ropes aud curses. Shakespeare
says that in every human being is II
voice SO iine, that nothing lives 'twist
it and nothing. Nevertheless, this voice
when OCca5iOu uciuuuus III cau oPV""
louder than krupp's cannon or thunder
penis. About u century ago, France
changed his social system in less than
nix mouths. With the railroads and
telegraphs of the present day. mighticr
change can be produced in less than six
days.
According to an ancient poem, two
monks went to the chapel to pray ear ly
in the morning in mid winwin,er. Each
found on his stool fragrant, blooming
rose, placed there by divine interference
one OF the monks enjoyed the treat, tb,
other got scared out of bis wits, and
died from the effects. l presume the
man what died was something like 0
modern scientist, and the other an igno
ramus. SO much for direct divine in
reference.
Lately | have made bet With some
body, that one or more Of the crew Of
Benefits Polar expedition will turn uT
this year in the southern hemisphere
after having entered the interior of the
earth from the north hole, aud passing
through, came out on the south hole
To give reasons for this presumption
will take more time OF space than q lee
tgre er newspaper article will allow.
Nnp-.t Sr.,