The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-14
see there must be a God some

from what see there must be God some
where about
When Ttans 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
volcanoess Whose foot suddenly planted on
the footstool makes the continents culver?
Godl Godl He lOoketh upon the mountains
and they tremble. He toucheth the hills and
they smoke. Godl Godl I 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 cruciiixion 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 NAV well
thank Sod that we have seen so many won
drous tslngsi but there are people here to-
day VINO VIII 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 tne habits and customs and ig-
norance OF the past others viii carl
catuIe Tnis age Some of you may live to see
the sInninerlng veil between the material
and the spiritual world lifted Magnetism. a
w0 !,, WIN which We cover up our ignorance,
VIII yeb De an explored realm Electricity
the fiery eourser of the sky. that Beniamin
tranKhn iassoed and Morse and Bell and
Edison nave tried to control, Will be
come completely manageable, and
loco1no1ion will De switched, and
a world Of practical knowledge thrown in
upon the race. Whether we depart in this
cehtuy, or whether we see the open gates of
more wonderful century we will see these
things 1t does not make much difference
where we staEd, but the higher the stand
point the larger the prospect. We will see
tntm from heaven if we do not see
them from earth. was at Fire Island
Long Island, and 1 went up in the eupola
Iretl winch they telegraph to New York the
approach OF vessels hours before they come
INTO pore- There is an opening in the wall
and the operator puts his telescope through
thab opening and looks out and sees vessels
far out at sea. While / was talking with
hlm ne went up and looked out. He said:
we are expecting the Arizona tonight"
SSSa1 is it possible you know all
Do $500 tom Is Zol
know a mans lace" He sid: - Is. fnever
make a mistake; before I see the hulks. I
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 thew
come TO port, that friends may come
down to the wharf and welcome their long
absent loved ones So to-day we take our
sbeiiu II tue Wdbcn tower ana we look OH
snd through the glass OF inspiration or
Providence we look off and see a whole fleet
Of ships coming in. That is the ship of
Peace, flag with one star of Bethlehem
floating above the top gallants. That is the
snip OF the church. mark of salt wave
nigh up on the smoke stack showing
she has had rough weather, but the Captain
of salvation commands her and all is well
with Ler. 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 us, and we wave
back again, for they are ours; they went out
from our own households Ours HALL HALL
Put of 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 the
wharf and We viii 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 viii
have eternity of reunion. Stand back and
give way until other millions comeo on. Fare
well to sin. Farewell to struggle. Farewell
to sickness Farewell to death. An aboard
for heavenl