The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12

done" The s2 was pnid, and recently the
contents Of thnt box were sold to tho
cznr Of Russia for 100000 In it
the lathing machine Of Peter the
Great, his private letters aud docu-
mcnts. OF value beyond nll monetary con-
sideration. Aud her" are the events that
seem very insignificant nnd unimportunt.
hut they incasc treasures Of divine prnvi-
deilre and ctGrnities of meaning which alter
awhile God will demonstrate before the au,.s
as being Of stupcntlous value. As near us
can tell from what src there must be Il
God somewhere about.
When 'fitnts play quoits they pitch noun
tains; but who owns those gigantic forces
You llave been reading about the las, two
mouths? Whose hand is on the throttle
valve of The volcanoes! Whose foot s,l,l,lrn-
ly planted on the .ontStool makes the con-
tincnts quivcr. God! Col! NE lookcth M.
on The mountains and they t~lnb.e. lie
tnuchct'. the hills and they smoke. Col.
God! 1nust l." ut peace with him. Through
Tue u, Lord Jesus Christ this God is mine nml
he is yours. ! put tn" earthquake that,
shook Palestine nt the rruciNinm ngn,nst
all hc d"wntrorkings of th" centuries. This
God ON our silc VIZ may rhnllrh;.. all the
centuries of time and all the cycles ofctcr.
hty.
Those 1f us who nrn in midliie may well
thank tod that WI have seen -, many on
N'puS WV t'FIP uIe IiN'Iit IltFr To-
day who will stn tho twentieth century
Things obscure to us will he as lar ahead ui
the nineteenth ns the nineteenth is ahead oi
the eighteenth, md az you c;rirltllre the
habits ant! customs alrl ignorance nf the
past Others will rariratu urc 4 his age. Somr
OF you may live to sre he sh,nmnrillg vcl
between the material and the spiritual world
lifted. Magnetism, II word with which we
cover up our Ignorance. will yet br an en-
rlorrd realm. Electricity. the fiery roursrr
of the sky TINT Benin min Franklin lass,md
and Morse and Bell and Edison have ,rirl
to control, will become completely manage
ahlc. and locomotion will he swittencd. aud
II world Of pr,,cticnl Knowledge thrown in
upon tho ra'a. Whether We depart in this
a more wonderful cntury-wr will Nee these
things. IL does not max" much difference
whri" We stand. but the higher the stand
point the larger the prospect. W" will
SIC them from heaven II We do
not sec them from earth. WAS at Fire is
land, Long lslnn,l, and ! wen: ur in tile
cnpoln from whi,l, they irl"grap.,rd To New
they comeinto port. There Is an aprniny in
tie wall aud th" operator puts Ills telescope
through that opening aud looks out and
sees vessels M out at sea. While | WAS
talking with him hc went up aud louke,loui.
He said: We are rxprrtn: h" Arizoma to-
night said: "ls il possible ynu know
all those vessrla' No you know them rs YOU
know II mans ';trc" II" said "lrs. nnvrr
make II mistake: l"lor, s,r the hnlLs oft.
IN kn"w them by the mas,s: know them all,
have watched them $" long" Oh. what
grand thing it is to have slips ,"lrnrnplcl
and lrlal'i"l long !r.ulr they come tn port.
that friends may com" down th" wharf and
welcome their long absent loved ones. So
today VIZ take our stand in the wItrhlower
AMI VIZ lock "ii an,l through III" ";,ss nl in
splration %! providence We LOOK N aud srr i,
whole llr't of sllir. r"nu. in. That is it"
shipnf Peace, Nag with TN" star nj l;rthl"li"m
floating abov" he tGr ga!lantS. That il, HE
ship of he Church. mark of salt wave ll:h
upon the smOtr-a.;rk. showing. She has had
rough weather. hut LIE captain nf saliva.
tlnn commands her and atl is we'll with her
Thu ship of heaven, m@ilirSt rrn't ever
launched. miliuns of passengers whiting for
millions more. prophet. and apostles aud
martyrs in The cabin. conuucrprs nt Ic foot
of the must. while from the ringing bands
arc wnving this way ns they knew us, and
"" were back again. for they ar" ours: they
went out from ourown households. Ours!
Hail! Hail! Put "fi tn" hln"k anl pu' "n
thu white. stop tol:ing lc tinrril hill and
ring tho welding nu,lmm. Shut un The
lienlsc md take the cliarint. Now Tho ship
comes around the great h.n,llnul. Soum
she will strike tlIr wllalf nnl We will go
aboarl her. Tears FOR ships going "ul.
Laughter for ships coming in Now she
touches til" wharf Throw on til" planks.
Block not up that gangway will embracing
long-l"st friends for YOU will have eternity
of reunion. Stan back and give way until
other millions cam" on. Farwcl to sin.
Farewell to struggle. Farewell to sirknrsa
Farewell to 'l"nth. All aboard for lcavrn!