The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20


has thrilled the mmtimilions of stellar pop
ulation, especially when they heard that IN
order to arrest the disaster OF centuries the
World-maker and the World-starter ana
the World-upholder must give up ms only
son to assassination to expiate and restore
and save the victims of the planetary ship
wreck.
On the tower Of Pharos, Egypt, metal
Tic mirror was raised which reflected all
that occurred 10th on land and sea Tor a
distance of three hundred miles, and so
Egypt was Informed of the coming OF her
enemies long before their arrival. By what
process | know not, but i'll some way TINS
ship of the struggling earth ! think is illr-
rored to distant worlds. Surely this one
experiment Of a world unlOOsng itself from
God. will be enough for all worlds, and all
eternities.
But notice that as other worlds rolled in
to the first book of the Bible, the book of
Genesis, they also appear i'll the last DOCK OF
the Bible. the book of Revelations. Ihey
will take part in the scenes of that occasion
which shall be the earths winding up and
"A tremendous occasion fer you and me per-
sonaIly. My father was on the turnpike
road between Trenton and Bound Brook,
New Jersey. lie was coming through the
night from the legislative halls, where he
was serving his state, to his home where
there was sickness. | often heard hum tell
about it. 1t was the night of the 18th and
the morning of the 18th of November, 1888.
The sky was cloudless and the air clear.
Suddenly the whole heavens became scene
never to be forgotten. From the consteiia,
ton Leo meteorS began to shoot out III all
directions. For two hours between four
and six in the morning it was estimated
that a thousand mete0rs Il minute flashed
and expired. 1t grew lighter than noon"
day Arrows of fire. Balls of fire. Trails
of fire Showers of fire. Some OF the APP
pearances We're larger than the full moon.
All around the heavens explosion followed
explosion Sounds rs well as sights. The
air filed with uproar. All the lumlnarles
of the sky seemed to have received march
ing orders. The heavens ribbed and inter
laced and garlanded with meteoric display.
From horizon to horizon verifying IN com
bustion and conagration. Many a brain
that night gave way. It was an awful
strain on strongest nerves. Millions of
people fell on their knees in prayer. was
tL. world ending or was there some great
event for which all heare,, was illuminated?
For eight mcmentous hours the phenomenon
lasted East. west, norrh. south, it looked
as though the heavens were in maniac DIS
orders Astronomers watching the
started from 1900 miles above
the earth's surface and moved with
ten times the speed OF u cannon ball.
The owner Of Il plantation i'll South Caro-
lima says of that night scene. Il was sud
denly awakened by the most distressing cries
ror and cries of mercy | could hear from
most of the negroes on three plantations,
Amounting in all to about six or eight hun
drefl. While earnestly listening for the
cause I heard n faint voice near the door
calling my name. arose, and taking my
sword. stood at the door. At this moment
| heard the same voice still beseeching me
to rise. and saving. oh my Cod the world
is on tirer | then opened the door. and it is
difficult to say which excited me most.
the awfulness of the scene CT the distressed
cries of the negroes. Upward Of one hun
bred lay PROSTATE on the ground some
sDecchIass and some tutoring the bitterest
cries but most with thor h9nds raised I'M
Dloring God to save the world and them.
The scene was truly awful, but never did
rain fall much thicker than the metHor' tell
towards the earth" But the excitement
thus described by the southern planter r&'
among the whites rs wei! as the blacks.
among the intelligent as we'll as the super
Stilious.
Tbe sneetacle ceased not until the rising
sun OF the November morning eclipsed it,
and the whole American nation sa5 down
exhausted with thc agitation of a night to
be memorable until the earth itself shall be-
come a falling star The Bible closes with
such a scene Of falling lights, not only
fdgaty neteors but grave old stars. St
Holm saw IL in prospect, and wrote: "-rhe
stars Of heaven fell unto the earth. even as
n fig tree casteth her untimely figs when she
is shaken Of . ;Ghty wind. What Il time
that will be when the world drops. Rain Of
planets. Grayi:ation letting loose her grip
on worlds Consultations flying apart.
Gaaxies dissolved The great orchards OF
the universe swept by the last hurricane
letting down. The stars like ripencd fruit.
Our old earth will go with the rest, and let
it 90. for it will have existed long enough to
complete it's tremendous experiment. But
there will be enough worlds left to make q
heaven out Of If amy more heaven needs
to be built That day finding us in Christ,
our nature regencratcd, and our sins par
doned. and cur hope triumphant, we. will feet
no more alarm than when in September
passing through an orchard, you hear the
apples thunp to the ground, or through
conservatory and you hear an untimely hG
drop to the door You will only go up stairs
into another story, a better lighted story,
q better furnished story, \ better ventilated
story, a better pictured story, and into
story whore already many Of your kindred
are waiting for you. and where prophets and
apostles and martyrs will pay you CELESTIAL
visitation. and where, with II rapture be
You'd Che most radiant anticipation, you shall
bow before him that "buldeth his stories
in the heavens