Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-24

well done" The two pounds are paid,
and recently the contents OF that box we're
sold to the Gar of Russia for fifty thousand
dollars. In it the lathing machine OF
Peter the Great, his private letters and doc
uments Of value beyond all monetary con-
siderstion. And here are events that seem
very insignificant and unimportsnt, butthey
encase treasures Of divine providence and
eternities of meaning, which, after a while,
God will demonstrate before the ages as
being of stupendous value. AS near as |
can tell from what | see there must be q
God somewhere about.
When Titans play quoits they pitch
mountains; but who owns these gigantic
forces you have been reading about the last
two months? Whose hand is on the throi-
lie valve of the volcsnoes2 Whose foot
suddenly planted on the footstool makes the
continents quiver2 God God He look
eth upon the mountains and they tremble
He toucheth the hills and they smoke God !
God must be at peace with him. Through
the Lord Jesus Christ this God is mine and
BE is yours. | put the earthquake that
shook Palestine at the crucifxion against
all the down-rockings Of the centuries. This
God on our side we may challenge all the
centuries Of time and all the cycles Of eter.
nity.
Those Of us who are
In Mid.Life
may well thank God that we have seen 80
many ondrous things; but there are peo
pie here to-day who will see the twentieth
century Things obscure TO us will be plain
get. ThetweDneth century will be as far
ahead of the nineteenth as the nineteenth is
ahead of the eighteenth, and as you carl
cature the habits and customs and ignorance
of the past, others will caricsture this age.
Some Of you may live to see the simmer
ing veil between the material and the spirit
usl world lifted. Magnetism, a word with
which we cover up our ignorance, will yet
be an explored realm. Electricity, the
he fiery courser OF the sky, that Benz amin
Franklin lassoed and Morse, Bell and Edison
have tried TO control, will become complete
~ manageable and locomotion will be
swiftened, and world Of practical knoWl-
sdge thrown in upon the race. Whether
we depart in this century, or whether we
zee The open gates of more wonderful CEN
tnry. we will ste there things. 1t does not
male much difference where we stand, but
the higher the standpoint the larger the
prospect. We will see them from heaven il
We do not see them from earth.
was at Fire Island, Long Island, and
vent up in the cupola from which they tele-
graph to New York
The Approach of Vessels
hours before they come into port. There
is sD opening in the wall, and the operator
puts his telescope through that opening, and
looks out and sees vessels far out at sea
While was talking with him, be went up
and looked out. de said: I'VE are ex-
pecting the Arizona tonight" said, is
It possible you know sll those vessels? Do
you know them as you know O msu's fscef
BE said, "Yes / never make mistake before
can see the hulks, ofteu know them BY
he marks; l know them all have
watched them 30 long Oh, what grand
thing it is to have ships telegraphed and
herAlded long before they come into port,
hat friends NAV come down 70 the wharf
and welcome their long absent loved ones.
So. to-day We take our stand in the watch
tower, and we look of and through the
glass Of inspiration or providence, We look
of and see whole feet Of ships coming
in. That is the chip Of Peace flag with one
star Of Bethlehem floating above the top
gsllauts. That il the ship Of the Church,
kpsrk Of salt wave high up on the smoke
stack, shoEing she has had enougbveather,
but the captsin Of salvation commands her
and all IL well SHh Der. The ship OF Heaven.
miehtiest crsIt ever launched. millions Of
passengers, waiting for millions more,
prophets and apostles aud msr-
tyrs IL the cabin, conquerors
at the foot Of the msst, while from the rig
gipg hand are waving this vsy a. though
they knew Us, and we wave back again, for
they are ours; they went out from our
households. Oursl Hail! hal Pat of
he black and put on the white Stop toll
ing the funeral ben and ring the wedding
anthem. Shut up the heArse and take the
chariot. Nov, the ship comes around the
great hesdlaud. Soon she viii strike the
sharf and We viii 90 aboard her. Tears
for ships going out Laughter for ships
coming in. Nov she touches the wharf.
Throx on the plsnks. Block not up the
eangssy with embracing long lost friends.
for you have eternity Of reunion. Stand
tsck ard give way until other millions
come On. Farew-ll to sin. Farewell to
struggle. Farewell TO sickness Farewell
TO death. All aboard fr Heaven