The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-04

many w0nurOns rnTngs; Dut there are
people here today who will see the
Twentieth century. Things obscure to
us will be plain to you yet The Twen-
tieth 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 NAV
live to see the shimmering veil be-
tween the material and the spiritual
world lifted. Magnetism, 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, viii be-
come completely manageable, and
locomotion will be swiftened, 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 CEN
tury, we will see these things. 1t does
not make much difference where we
stand, but the higher the standpoint
the larger the prospect. We win see
them from heaven If we do not see
them from earth: ! was at Fire Island,
Long Island, and went up in the GU
pola 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
was talking with him he went up
and looked out. He said: 'sWe are
expecting the Arizona tonight" I
said: rs it possible you know all
those vessels3 Do you know them as
you know mans facea' He said:
Yes, | never make mistake; before
see the hulks, often know them by
the masts, know them all, I have
watched them SO long" Oh, what
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 onss. So today we
take our stand in the watch tower and
we look off and through the glass
of inspiration or Providence we look
off and see whole feet of ships COM
ing 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 we'll with aer. The ship of
Heaven, mightiest craft ever launched,
millions of passengers waiting for
millions more, prophets and apostles
and martyrs in the cabin, conquerors
at the foot of the mast, while from the
rigging hands are waving this way
as they knew us, and we wave
back again, for they are ours; they
went out from our own households.
| Oursl 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 handland. Soon she
will strike the wharf and we will go
aboard her. Tears for 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
we'll to SIN Farewell to struggle.
Farewell to sickness. Farewell to
death. All aboard for heavenl