Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-13

said; ] don't know; that box was there
when | got the house, and it was there
when my father got il. We haven't had
any curiosity TO look AT il; ! guess there
nothing in it," well, , said the stranger,
III give you two ponds for it. well,
done" The two pounds are paid, and
recently the contents Of that box were
sold to the car Of Russia for $50, coo.
Ia 1t the lathing maching of Peter the
Great, his private letters and documents
of value beyond ell monetary considera-
ton. And here are the events that seem
very insignificant and u%nimportant, but
they incase treasures Of divine providence
and eternitles 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 "a 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 throttle valve of the volcanoes2
Whose foot suddenly planted en- the foot
stool makes the continents culver? God
Cod He looketh upon the mountains
and they tremble. lie toucheth the hills
and they smoke. Cod God, | 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 ~ the crucifiXion against all the
down BOOKINGS of the centuries. This
GOD on our eide, wemay challenge all the
centuries Of time and all the cycles Of
eternity.
Those Of " who ere in mid life may
well thank God t.lat We have seen so
many ~wondrous things; but there are
people here today WHO will see the
twentieth century. Things obscure 10
us Will be plain 10 you yet. The TWEEN
tieih century will be as far ahead OF the
nineteenth IS the nineteenth is ahead Of
the eighteenth, and as you caricature the
habits and customs aud Ignorance OF the
past, others will caricature this age
Some Of you may live 10 see the ehim-
meriug veil between the material aud the
spiritual world lifted. Magnetism, a
word with which we cover up oar ignoT.
ance, Will yet be an explored realm.
Electricity, the fiery courser OF the SKY,
that Benjamin Franklin lassoed and
Morse and Bell and Edison have cried TO
control, will become completely manage
able, and locomotion will be switched,
and a 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.
fury, we will see these things. 1t does
not make much difference where VIZ
stand, but the higher the standpoint the
larger the prospect. We will see them
from heaven if we 90 not see them from
earth. | was at Fire Island, Long Island,
and / 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 the opening and looks out and
sees vessels far out at sea. While | was
talking with him he went up and looked
out. lie said; I'VE are expecting the
Arizona tonight ! said: "Is it posi-
Bile you know u those vessels? DO You
know them as you know q mans tacef'
lie said: Eyes, Inevermake "A mistake; be
fore / see the hulks { often know them by
the masts; | know them all, | have
watched them 50 long" Oh, what a
grand thing it is to have ships autographed
aud heralded long before they come to
port, that friends may come Co~n 10 the
wharf and welcome their )oor absent
loved ones. So today we take oar stand
in the watch tower md we loot of and
through the glass of inspiration or Provi-
Geuce we look oil and sec a whole hect
OF ships coming in. Ttgt i7 The ship oi
peace, flag it'll one star OF Bethlehem
floating above the top-gall4n.s. IAat IL
tnc ship 81 inc church. mark Of ealt wave
nigh up on smoke stack, showing che has
had rough weather, tuL The captain Of
ealgali0n comm0nis her, and NJ il
we'll with hcr. THE snip Of
Heaven. mighticsl craft ever Inluched,
millions OF passengers Whiting Tor
! millions more, prophets and apostles ana
martyrs In the cabin, ~cCnqnerors al jbe
foot or the mast. while from TIE rigging
hands are waving this way SIS taey knew
us. and we wave back again, for they are
ours; they vent out from our W house
holds. Ours Haill Hoil' Put off the
black and put on The white. Sop toll
ing the funeral bell and ring the Wedding
anthem. Shut Up the hcarse and take the
chariot. Now. The ship comes around
the great handiand. Soon she will strike
the wharf aud we will go aboard her.
Tears for ships going out. Laughter for
shipe 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 eter-
nity of reunion. St&nd back and give
way until other millions come n Fare
well 10 struggle. Farewell TO sickness.
Farewell to death. All aboard for
hpavpu'