The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-06

here to-day who will see the twentieth
century. Things obscure to us will be
plain 10 you yet. The twentieth century
will be as far ahead of the nineteenth as
the nineteenth is ahead of the eighteenth,
and as you c%aricature the habits and GUS
toms and Ignorance of the past, Others
will caricature this age. Some of you
NAV live to see the. shimmering vail be-
tween the material and he spiritual world
lifted. Magnetism, a word with which we
cover up our ignorance, will yet be an ex-
plored realm. Electricity, the fiery courser
of the SKY hat Benjamin Franklin
lassoed and Morse and Bell and Edison
nave tried to control will become
completely manageable, and locomotion
will b. 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 century, we will see these
things. 1t does not make much difference
where we stand, but the higher the stand
point the larger the prospect. We will
see them from Heaven if we do not see
them from earth. I was at Fire Island,
Long Island, and l 81 up in the cupola
from which they telegraphed 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 tsle.
scope 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: w are ex-
pecting the Arizona tonight" !
said: as it possible you know all
those v~esselsp Do you know them as you
know a mau's face?" He said: Eyes, 1
never make a mistake; before l see the
hulks, l often know them by the masts; /
know them all, | have watched them so
long," o, what q grand thing 1t Is to
have ships telegraphed and heralded long
before they come to port, that friends may
come down to the port and welcome their
long absent loved ones. So to-day we
take our stand in the watch tower and we
look off and through the glass of inspira-
tion or Providence, we look off and see .
whole fleet of ships coming in. hat 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 her. The ship of
Heaven, mightiest craft ever launched,
millions of passengers waiting for
iiiO AaOAot PtOphoto oho oPoSeioS ~
martyrs in the cabin, conquerors at the
foot of the mast, while from the rigging
hands are waving this way as they NOW
US, and we wave back again, for they are
ours; they o. out from our own house,
holds. Ours! Hail! Hail! Put Off the
black and put or the white. Stop tolling
the funeral bell and ring the wedding an
them. Shut up the hearse and take the
chariot. Now the ship comes around the
great headland. 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 OF the planks. Block not up that
gangway with embracing long lost
friends, for you will have eternity Of re-
union. Stand back and give way until
other millions come on. Farewell to sin.
Farewell to struggle. Farewell to death.
All aboard for Heavenl