San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-17
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A. d. 1851.

All thinking men admit that this year Is
destined 20 he nh important year in the 30
lar system, and perhaps In the universe.
The guiding lights in astronomy and theolo-
~. Professor Proctor aud the Archbishop
II Canterbury, have gone NO far az to pre-
diet. that this earth at any time may break
mn with crash. Perhaps these learned
men have come TO this conclusion, because
FOR ages II has been observed that some nx-
ri stars have suddenly appeared with the
brightness Of perhaps dozen OF our suns;
and other stars equally as large, have sud
denly lost their light. am under the im-
PRECISION that when this earth is worn out.
and unable to support the higher organized
beings, that II viii not break to pieces, or
even become liable to accident. Under the
present progress and increase Of humanity,
The earth will show signs of decay in about
n thousand years. and host Of divine archi-
,ects will be ready mt such time to renovate
the earth. for new crop of empires.
have been for some time under the i'm
preston that il there lisa change to be III
this yenr from an old to new dspensation
III change from ignorance to knowledge,
a change from the reign Of satan (material-
lied in the precious metals. to the reign OF
Christ. change form general misery to gen.
crnl happiness; that there would be sign OF
il in the center of this year. Guiteau's ball
struck the President in the centre of this
wear, within q minutes Of standard OF
Greenwich time. according to newspaper
reports. Did God make M error OF .! MIN
ntes? believe not: the error must be III
the reports or in the chronOmeter ut the
Potomac depot Washington. How did
knew that something important was to hap.
pen in tie centre of this year! How did
knew the ball lodged in the center OF the
man? Was it design or guesswork? Why
God selected Guiteau, specimen OF human
depmvity. for his tool, is not for us to know.
The shooting or killing of the President
would have no effect on the revolution OF the
civilized world: but this man Guiteau has
wrote in former years book on the millen.
INN. perhaps Guiteau has forgot all about it),
although [ never read this book, neverthe.
less. I believe this book contains the corner
stone of new dispenSation.
consider the shooting of the President
Mt that critical moment divine gossamei
bread. If the 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 conYul'
sons If the leading men will not recog
nize nor be led by this gossamer thread
they will be pulled or driven to destiny
with a-inch ropes and curses. Shakespeare
SAYS: that in every human being is voice
so fine. that nothing lives 'twixt it and moth
ing. Nevertheless, this voice when occa'
sion demands it. can speak louder thar
Krupp's cannon or thunder peals About
century ago France changed her social sys'
TEN in less than six months. With the
railroads and telegraphs of the present Gay
n mghtier change can be produced IN less
than six days.
According to ain ancient poem, two
monks went to the chapel to pray early IL
the morning in mid winter. Each fount
on his stool fragrant, blooming rose, place.
there by divine interference; one OF thu
monks enjoyed the treat the other &C.
scared out of his wits. and died from the eft
fects I presume the man that died wa
something like modern scientist, and tn
other an ignornnus. So much for direc
Irvine interference. North STAR.