Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-19

or that, for we are free agents; but there is
II, laid by the hand of Almighty God in sock
cts that no terrestrial or satanic pressure can
over affect. And along that track the car of the
worlds redemption will roll and roll to the
Grand Central Depot of the Millennium. l
have no anxiety about the track. / am only
afraid that for our Incidence God will dis
charge us and get some other stoker and some
other engineer. The train is going through
with us or without U.S. So, my brethren,
watch all the events that are going by. II
things seem to turn out right, give wings to
your joy. III things seem to turn out wrong,
throw out the anchor of faith and hold fast.
There is a house in London where Peter
the Great of Russia lived awhile when he
was moving through the land incognito
and in workman's dress, that he might
learn the wants of the people. A stranger
was visiting at that house recently. and
saw IN a dark attic an old box, and he said
TO the owner of the house: whats in
that boxp The owner said, 81 don't
know; that box was there when l got the
house and it was there when my father got
it. We haven't had any curiosity to look at
it; | guess there's nothing in it." "Well,"
said the stranger, "Pn give you two pounds
for it," ''Well, DONE" The two pounds are
paid, and recently the contents Of that box
were sold to the Gar of Russia for fifty thou
sand dollars. In it the Iathing machine of
Peter the Great his private letters and docu-
ments of value beyond all momentary con-
sideration. And here are the events that
seem very insignificant and unimportant, but
they increase treasures of Divine Providence
and eternities Of meaning which after 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 some
where about.
When Titans play quoits they pitch mount
aims; but who owns these gigantic forces you
have been reading about the last two months?
Whose hand is on the throttle valve of the
volcanoes? Whose foot suddenly planted on
the footstool makes the continents quiver2
God Godl He looketh upon the mountains
and they tremble. He toucheth the hills and
they smoke. God God 1 must be at
peace with Him. Through the Lord Jesus
Christ this God is mine and He is yours
put the earthquake that shook Palestine at
the crucifixion against all the down BOOKINGS
of the centuries. This God on our side, we
may challenge all the centuries Of time and
all the cycles of eternity
Those of us who are in mid-life may web
thank God that we have seen so many won
drous things; but there are people here to-
day who will see the Twentieth century.
Things obscure to us will be plain to you yet.
The Twentieth 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 ig-
norance of the past, others will carl
cature this age. Some of you may live to see
the shimmering veil between the material
and the spiritual world lifted. Magnetism, a
word with which we cover up our ignorance,
will yet be an explored realm. Electricity,
the fiery courser of the sky, that Benjamin
Franklin lassoed and Morse and Bell and
Edison have tried to control, will be-
come completely manageable and
locomotion will ne switched and
world of practical knowledge thrown in
upon the race. Whether we depart in this
century, or whether we see the open gates of
a more wonderful century, we will see these
where we stand but the higher the stand
point the larger the prospect. We will see
them from heaven if we do not see
them from earth. l was at Fire Island,
Long Island, and I went up in the cupola
from which they telegraph to New York the
approach of vessels hours before they come
into port. There is an opening in the wall,
and the operator puts his telescope through
that opening and looks out and sees vessels
far out at sea. While 1 was talking with
him he went up and looked out. He said;
1--WE are expecting the Arizona tonight"
| said: us it possible you know all
those vessels? Do you know them as you
know a mans face?" He said: Eyes, never
make mistake before l see the hulks, ]
often know them by the masts; know them
all, have watched them SO long" Oh, what
a grand thing it is to have ships tele
graphed and heralded long before they
come to port, that friends may come
down to the wharf and welcome their long
absent loved ones. So to-day we take oui
stand in the watch tower and we look 90
and through the glass of inspiration OF
Providence we look off and see whole feet
of ships coming in. That is the ship of
Peace, flag with one star Of Bethlehem
floating above the top gallants. That is the
ship Of the church, mark of salt wave
high up on the smoke stack, showing
she has had rough weather, but the Captain
of salvation commands her and all is well
with her The ship of heaven, mightiest
craft ever launched millions of passengers
waiting for millions more, prophets and
| apostles and martyrs in the cabin, con-
querers at the foot of the mast, while
from the rigging hands are waving this
way as they knew U.S. and we wave
back again, for they are ours; they went out
| from our own households. Ours! Hail! Hail
| Put off the black and put on the white. STOP
tolling the funeral bell and ring the wedding
anthem. Shut up the hearse and take the
chariot. Now, the ship comes around the
great headland. Soon she will strike tn,
wharf and we will go aboard her. Tears fol
ships going out. Laughter for ships coming
in. Now she touches the wharf. Throw on the
planks. Block not up that gangway with
| embracing long lost friends, for you will
have eternity of reunion Stand back and
give way until other millions come on. Fare
well to sim Farewell to struggle Farewell
to sickness. Farewell to death. All ABOARD
| for heavenl