Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-04-06

Of stupcndous value. AS near rs can
tell from what see, there must DO a
God somewhere about.
When Tiians play quoits they pitch
mountains; but who owns these gi-
gantic forces you have been reading
about the last two months2 Whose
hand is on the throttle valve Of the
volcanoes! Whose foot suddenly
planted on the footstool makes the
continents quivcrl God! God! He
lookcth upon the mountains and they
trcnblc. lie tonchcth the hills and
they smoke. God! Godl l 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 crucilixion
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 eternity.
THINGS THAT MAY COME To PASS.
Those OF us who are in mid-lifc may
many wondious things; but there are
people here today who will see the
Twentieth century. Things obscure TO
us will be plain 10 you yet. The Twcn-
ticth century will I've as far ahead OF the
Nineteenth as tho Nineteenth is ahead
Of the Eighteenth. aud as you carl
catuic the habits and customs and ig-
norancc Of the past. others will carl
caturc this age. Some Of you NAV
live TO STE the shimmcring veil be-
tween 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 comScr Of
the sky. that Benjamin Franklin
lassocd and Morse and Bell and
Edison have tried TO control. will be-.
come completely manageable. and
locomotion will be swificncd. and
a world Of practical knowledge thrown
in this century, or whether we see the
open gates of more wonderful cen
tury. We will see these things. II does
not make much difference where wc
stand. but the higher the standpoint
the larger the prospect. We viii see
them from heaven il 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 ont
and sees vessels far out nj SEA While
WAS talking with him hc wen, up
and looked out. He said We are
expecting the Arizona 10 night" |
said: us il possible ycu know all
you know mans faccf" lie said:
YES. never make mistake; before
| SEE the hulks, often know them by
the maSts; | know them all. have
watched them so long" Oh. what n
grand thing il is 10 have ships tclc
graphcd aud hcraldcd long before they
come io port. .hat friends may come
down io the wharf aud welcome their
long absent loved ones. So today we
take Our stand in the watch tower and
we lool; oil and through the glass
Of inspiration or Providence we look
of and see II whole fleet Of ships com
ing in. That is the ship Of Peace, flag
with one star of Bethlehem floating
above the top gallan,s. Tia, 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. migh,icst craft ever launched,
millions of passengers waiting for
millions more. prophets and apostles
and martyrs in the cabin. conqncrors
at the foot of the mast. while from the
rigging hands are waving this way
as they knew us, aud we wave
back again. for they are oars; they
went ont from our own households.
Oursl Hail! Hail. Put oil the black
and put on the white. Stop tolling
the funeral bell and ring the wedding
anthem. Shu, up the hcarSe and take
the chariot. Now. the ship comes
around the great handland. Soon She
will strike the wharf and we will 20
aboard her. Tears for ships going
out, Laughter for ships coming in.
Now she touches the wharf. Throw
on the plauk> Biss'k 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 sin. Farewell To struggle.
Farewell 10 sickness. Farewell To
death. All aboard for heaven!