Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

be enough for all worlds and all eternities.
Bur notice that as otnsr wo.lis roiiei in
% t1e first bo1x OF the Bible, the book OF
Genesis, they also APPEAR in the last book OF
the Blble. the booS OF Revelation. They
will take part In the scaass o. that occasion,
which shall be- tue earth's winiing up and
tremendous occasion for you an me per-
sonally. My father was on tae turnpike
roa1 between Trsaton AMI Bouni Brook,
New jersey. He was coming tnrougn the
night from the le yisiatiys halls, wnsre he
was sarviny his Stat, TO his home, where
there was sickness. oftea heard him tell
about it. 1t was thu night of the l2eh AMI
the m1rniny Of the 18Th of November, 1888.
the sky was clou less ani the air clear
Su idenly the whole heavens becams scene
never TO De forgotten. Fro n the constella-
tiol Leo meteors began to shoot out In all
directions For the two hours between four
AMI SIX in the morning it was estimated taas
a thousand mateors a miausa Fl sih,l an j ex-
pired. 1t grew Zig ater than MONDAY. Ar
rows OF fire. Balls OF fire. Trails OF fire.
s lowers OF Lire. So NJ of ths appearances
were lar ger than the full moon. All around
the heavens exolosoi followed explosion.
Soua1s as well as sight. Tae air filled
with uproar. All the lu;ninlriss OF the sky
s4ens1 to have received marching orders
Tae heavens ri 15s an interiacs1 ami gar
landed with nste,rie display. From hori-
ZJ1 10 HOFlz m eFSrytul1g III C1nOIsbtol
and condagration.
The sp .esac,s easel no. u It'll thu risln:
sun OF tne Move nDsr morning eclipSei If,
AMI the whole Ans-icln nation sat down
exhauste with thu a3itations of night to
be me nora BE until the elr5i itself shall be-
come falil star Fhs Bible closes with
sucn scsne OF fa.lin, lights-not only
Fl igety metaors but grave Old stars. St.
Jonn saw it in prospect ani wrote, "lhe
stars OF haiyea fell unto the earth, even a.
tis tree caststa her untimely figs when she
is shaken of mighty wini." WAT time
there VIII be wden worlds drop! Rain -
planets. GraYitation letting loose her grip
on wori Is. Consultations fl Ting apart Gal.
axies dissolved.
The great orchard of the universe, swept
by the last hurricane, letting down the stars
Ike ripened fruit. OR old earth will GO
with the rest, and let it go, for ID will have
existed long enou III to complete its tremen
dous experiment. But there will be enough
worlds left to make heaven out of it, if any
more heaven nee Is to be built. That day
finding Us in Christ, our nature regeneratei
and our sins par1onet, and our hope trium-
plant, we will feel no more alarm than
when in September, passing through an or
chard. you hear the apples thump to the
grouni, or through conservatory and you
hear an untimey fl (, drop Oh the hoor
You will only go upstairs into another
story, better ligh5sI story, a better
furnished story, better ventllate story,
a better pictured story and into a story
where already many of your kindred are
waiting for you AMI where prophets ami
and apostles and MARTYRS will pay you Gales
t1ai visitation, and where, with a rapturs
beyond the most ra liant anticipation, you
shall bow before Him that 'buildeth HIS
stories in the heavens