Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22

ject lesson has thrilled the multimillions
of stellar population, especially when they
heard that in order To arrest the disaster
of centuries the World Maker and the
World Starter and the World Upholder
must give UP his only son to assassination
to expiaie and-r. store and save thevictims
OF the planpt' 60 s,lipwreck
TIE ulniE IS SCIENTIFIC.
On the cover Of Pharos, Egypt, a metal
lie mirror was raised which reflected all
thar occurred both on land and sea for a
distance Of taree hundred miles, and so
Egypt lTas informed Of the coming Of her
enemies lsug before their arrival. BY what
process J know not, but in some way this
shin 4 sfrti reling earth / think is mir
rlrtd 70 distant worlds Sareiy this one
experiment OF aworld unloosing itself from
God win be enough fowall worlds and all
eternities.
But notice that rs other worlds rolled
into the lrst boos Of the Bible, the book
Of Genesis, they also appeal in the last
book o. the Bible, tne book OF Revelation.
They viii take part in The scenes of that
occasion Which shall be the earth's wind
ing up, and tremendous occasion for you
and me personally. Ny 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 him tell about it. It was the
night 81 the 18th ana the morning Of the
18th Of November, 1898.
The sky was cloudless and the air clear.
Suddenly the whole heavens became a scene
never to be forgotten. From the constel-
lation Leo meteors began to shoot out in
all directions. For the two hours between
4 and In the morning it was estimated
that a thousand meteors a minute flashed
and expired. II grew lighter than noon
day. Arrows of fire Balls Of fire Trails
OF Ere. Showers Of fire. Some of the APP
pearances We're larger than the full moon.
All around the heavens explosion followed
explosion. Sounds as well as sights. The
air filled with uproar. All the luminaries
Of the sky seemed to have received march
ing orders. The heavens ribbed and inter
laced and garlanded with neteoric dis
play From horizon 20 horizon everything
in combustion and confagration.
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 the world ending or was
there some great event for which all heav-
en- was illuminatedY For eight momen-
tous hours the phenomenon lasted. Eas !
west, north, south, it looked as thourl
the heavens were in maniac disorder A Il
tronomers watching that night said tn
those meteors started from 1900 mil
how, t. cart crpfara md ,,,o.r,I mi &,
ten times the speed OF cannon ball.
WHEN "THE STARS FELL"
The owner Of plantation in South Caro-
lima says of that night scene: 81 was sud
denly awakened by the most distressing
cries that ever fell on my ears. Shrieks Of
horror and cries of mercy / could hear
from most Of the negroes on three planta-
tions, amounting in all TO about six or
eight hundred. While earnestly listening
for the cause heard faint voice near tho
door calling my name. arose, ana taxing
my sword stood at the door Al this mo-
ment beard the same voice still beseeehing
me TO rise. and saying. oh, my God, the
world is ON fireF | then opened the
door, ard it Is difficult 20 say which cx-
cited me most, the awfulness Of the scene
or the distressed cries Of the negroes. Up
ward of one hundred lay PROSTATE on the /
ground, some SPECIFICS and some uttering |
the bittercst cries but most with their |
hands raised imploring God TO save the /
world and them. The scene was truly
awful. for never did rain fan much thicker
than the meteors fell toward the EARTH /
But the excitement thus described by the 4
southern planter ran among the whites as
well as the blacks, among the intelligent /
n well as the supcrstitious.
The spectacle ceased not until the rising 4
sun Of the November morning eclipsed It, /
and the whole American nation sat down /
exhausted with the agitatiuns OF night 4
to be memorable until the earth itself shall 4
become a falling star The Bible closes
with such scene of falling lights-not
only fidgety meteors, but grave old stars.
St. John saw il in prospect and wrote, 1.-THE
stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as
4 fig tree casteth her untimely figs when
she Is shaken Of a mighty wind. " What a
lime that will be when worlds dropi Rain
1f planets Gravitation letting loose her
grip on worlds. Consultations flying apart.
5alaxies dissolved.
The great orchard of the universe swept
BY the last hurricane letting down the
,tars like ripened fruit. Our old earth will
20 with the rest, and let it go, for it will
ave existed long enough to complete its
experiment. But there will
De enough worlds left 10 make a heaven
nut of. If any more heaven needs to be
,uilt. That day finding Us in Christ, our
lature regenerated, aud our sins pardoned.
md our hope triumphant, we will feel no
more alarm than when in September pass
ug through an orchard you hear the APP
lies thump 70 the ground, or through a
and you hear an untimely fg
rop on the floor.
You will only go mp stairs into another
tory. better lighted story. better fur
shed story, better ventilated story
etter pictured story. and into story
shere already many Of your kindred are
Waiting for YOU, and where prophets ard
postles and martyrs will pay you celestial
and where, with a rapture be
ond the most radiant anticipation, you
bail bow before him that 'buildeth his
tories in the heaven"