Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-12


cords of anything like il, except references
to electricity in the Book of God. For in
stance the 4th verse of 9th chapter of Job
reads .sHs dir-cteth il under the whole
heaven aud his lightning unto the ends of
the sarth.'' The cast and
west, north aud south OF America are con-
nected together oy wires somewhat like
various separate parts of machine are con-
nected by belts. The nations of Europe
are wired in the same way, while Europe
aud America are CONNECTED together by
cables or telegraph wires running along tho
bottom of the sea from Americas shores &c
Burope's shores or from Europe to Ameri-
ca, and by telegraph from the shores
throughout the respective nations and
states of these geographical and great div
lsions of the world Accounts OF state
transactions, changes in government,
social doirgs, and the doings, sf-
fairs and actions that are brought before the
public pass over the cable wires between
the two great divisions in question These
and many other benefits come from tele-
graph wires and cables. And yet man Is
weak or unequal! without bis known ways oi
lightning speed of C o m n C I / n
from city to city and above all weak
or unequal without his known ways
of passing marriages, deaths, sermons, and
other dispatches along the wires IN the
let US illustrate the unequalness and
weakness OF men, both .'small and great"
thus Let any OF the prominent of Am-ri-
ca, and snv of the citizens and p=uple and
let any OF the rulers of Europe and any OF
the citizens and people. desiring TO ssnd
message as quick telegraph or cable
would carry it And only presume or sup
pose they ouid ignore the telegraph aud ca
ble, they would thereby reject these known
ways of electrical speed. the quickest speed
and would fail to have
tneir work done like the cable and Telegraph
do It. Such ignoring of electrical WAYS
at this period ofthe. 18Th century would
not be pfutitahis or successful any more
than at any time the ignoring of Christ. tbs
successful known way Of passing throurh
rhS derps Of uLiathomless and great part
unm-asuri space 10 the throne oi God would
bring success 10 the petitioner No sue
cess 10 him becaC.e OF Christ the
only wsy not used responsive Une
qual TO the occasion like the heather that
ignores the true God is unequal to petition
in q Cd tn rough d o Is. Is I
Eur.p an people Use the cable wires and
Americans hear from them promptly, in a
short passage of time, when once the Euro
pcsn spplIes TO the wires. A .uccess.
Also American peop'e use the wires snd
Europeans readi Y h-a-. vhsn once the
Amer can -ppies 10 the wire-.-A success.
Fqual To- he occasion INK perfect CHRISTIANS
10y their =pplic4ti"n to Christ rquAi 10
IetitIouiag God through him h e
narrow way the only proper way Let
people apply o Christ ami use Im md they
y ~. fad the ONLY successful way Of becnm.
ing I-csTI,b!- Hnto Grd to salvation by the
blood uf this wsy, whether iheir coming to
Il od IL sluN ami after lorg .e-kirg pra,sr
and conviction or quick ike the sudden
change taat came to Paul on hts way TO
Damascus Have your message touched
Z the telegraph wire and II will he carried
Nhere you desire a,ong telegraph lines, per
haPs tor miles and miles, because Uf seeking
by proprr way On rhs other hand let u
man touch the ppg-r Of CnrIst or .'comr
unto e od through him. and pardon ard
salvation sill encompass him along the lise
"f u on's wIil, because OF his seeking by the
only urnp-r say of q cd. Chri,t. Ignoring
th- known waS that has tie power fOr
4bling and t-iegraphIrg II not To succeed
in sure and the quickest vays OF s-ndIng
news Again To ignGre Christ, the only
savior. tht. only wav of s4lv lvaiion. Who said
..aa I,s~er l. given unto IN. IN Heaven and
earth" aud 1.-The Son oi man hath power IN
earth To- forgive sirs' L. to ignore the
y"wrr of Il Cd TO forgive sirs and is igLOr
ing hi- P~wer % save The tef-E.AIh L. De-
tore you. You arc prIvel- -gsd to scevpr or
reject it. Christ says ..Beho!h | stand Al
;h- door and knock. il sny man hear my
voice aud open the door will come in %
him aud sup with him sni he with me-"
Christ also is oeior- roT. IL sh,ll fall 10
vour lot tn accept or reject him Open 10
him and use his power Accept HIM the
oul. way oi God In Christian lands peo
pc are prisel-gei To- accept the known way
o' God. besides ih- ways of inan-th- iu-
The Electric Light L. great i'm
provement for Lighting public
squares, avenues sud houses Of cities
and large t.wns, and is lit bv sisc-
tricity cDmiug over wires that run
along the avenues somewhat alter
the manner of the telephone. TIE
uussen electricity i.shes light into
the electric lamp without the appli-
cation of match On the otasr
hand the unseen and yet often felt
grace of God comes rom him with.
out invented methods to enlightsn
the hearts of sinners, and comes
more unperceivsd :-an electricity
that passos over wires and lights
electric lamps. The Bible compares
the already enlightened and 10 m
ed, OF those born OF the spirit, liks
unto the wind or breezs "thou hear.
est the sound thereof but canst not
tell whence 1t cOIneth or whittier il
goeth 80 IS evSry ons that is born OF
the spirit. Whososver obtains light
from God givon through Christ
comes TO q knowledge Of his spiritua
standing, and position before God
and perceivss he cannot save himself
Yet through the spirit, a light TO tn.
eyes of the soul, he porceIves Jesus
Christ the only Saviour, whoss light
on Salvation and Immortality is
greater than all other lights, and
who said keep your lamps trimmed
aud burning Let your lights SC
shine, and evidently had rsfsrenc,
to the light received on redemption
and the resurrection, ani ha. given
mors light on ths plan Of salvation
and on immortality than tn,
planetary, stsller and invented hts
This can be proven by comparing
the light of the sun to the light
given by Divine revelation For in
stance the light Of the sun without
the Bible has left nations IN idolptry
and hence IN darkness concerning
the one God, while Christ and tn.
Bible is the light that has revealed
God to the world Christ said: L m
the Light of the world"
The Photograph Is one of the in
ventions brought to light at the clos,
of this the 18th century. When 1t il